Re: Skulltrail - An exercise in excess
Posted on 2016-08-27, 19:41
This could be a nonsensical idea, but Intel X25-M SSDs from 2008/2009 are pretty cheap used nowadays, like ~$30 US shipped.
Re: Skulltrail - An exercise in excess
Posted on 2016-08-27, 19:32
m1919 wrote: May also de-sticker the 295s so they match. Go for it, they'd look amazing without the mis-matched stickers. On another note, do these cards run cooler than the dual-PCB 295s? I'd imagine they would, since the single board would have less components.
Re: My Super 7 Lives! Muuhaa!
Posted on 2016-08-27, 18:50
Just thinking out loud (or I guess in text?) but maybe the Belkin wireless card doesn't work is maybe the P5A doesn't support the PCI version of the wireless card? Could also be an IRQ conflict, drivers, etc. I could be completely wrong, just trying to come up with some ideas for what's wrong.
Re: Skulltrail - An exercise in excess
Posted on 2016-08-27, 18:35
What CPU coolers do you plan on using? This will be a very interesting build, for sure! Not sure yet. Probably will slap a pair of Cooler Master Hyper 212s on. Nice choice. I'm pretty excited to see how well this machine performs, GPU and CPU wise. What drive(s) do you plan on using? RAID-0 …
Re: My Super 7 Lives! Muuhaa!
Posted on 2016-08-27, 15:15
I read online that those Packard Bell sound cards a very weird pieces of hardware, and that they're a pain to install and/or get working after installing, but it's good that you got it working lol. Does the card have a normal ATX front panel audio connector or something Packard Bell-ish? Anyway, I …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2016-08-27, 02:23
Went looking for a desk for my 7950GX2 Quad SLI build I'm getting back into working on. That counts, right?
Re: Raid 1 vs raid 0 with ssd's and retro systems
Posted on 2016-08-27, 02:14
How old are the systems you're wanting to do this with? RAID with SSDs via PCI will most likely max out the PCI bus, regardless of the SSD setup or controller card. You'll get way more performance with a PCIe controller, if the system supports PCIe.
Re: Skulltrail - An exercise in excess
Posted on 2016-08-27, 01:55
What CPU coolers do you plan on using? This will be a very interesting build, for sure!
Re: Any Buckling Springs Fans on Vogons?
Posted on 2016-07-11, 01:18
Seems like there is a new color key set on the Unicomp website, looks very neat, to me anyway. http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/CKSET
Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online
Posted on 2016-07-08, 22:42
This may be the best one yet. http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOSBox-an-x86-emulato … Uu8vBnejwn7vO8Q
Re: Bitchin' dual p-pro setup
Posted on 2016-05-09, 15:34
I can think of at least one card that has an Intel i960 on it, the Adaptec ATA RAID 2400A, I'm guessing it's compatible since it also uses an i960. If you're in the US then you can usually get them for under $40.
Re: Any Buckling Springs Fans on Vogons?
Posted on 2016-03-07, 00:47
Hey all! In November 2014, I purchased a custom-built Unicomp Classic 101 keyboard (PS/2), black on black with no printing on the keys, I also purchased some extra keycaps. Purchasing this keyboard has made me loving typing my college papers (or playing Doom 2 when I'm *supposed* to be typing my …
Re: Any Buckling Springs Fans on Vogons?
Posted on 2015-10-22, 22:38
Big fan of buckling springs, but I can't convince my other half that I should have one. She hates the noise of my MX Blue TKL board as it is - she'll snap if she hears the CLACK CLACK of a Model M or a Unicomp! Clearly, the best solution here is to drive her totally mad so she'll no longer notice …
Re: Any Buckling Springs Fans on Vogons?
Posted on 2015-10-21, 22:21
EDIT: I need to spend some more time on Deskthority because it looks like a thoroughly interesting forum. I didn't find any specific mention of the Acer I found (6511 - Extension N91/BL/US), but from what I've seen popping off my ESC key, this keyboard is probably using some kind of Alps switch. …
Re: Another Pentium Build
Posted on 2015-10-18, 18:45
There might be a PNY GeForce FX5200 in my future. :cool: I'm just hoping I've got the right software for it. As far as I can tell it's Forceware 81.98 for Win9x/Me. Says it requires a PIII or higher, but let's just see about that :lol: I believe I've seen a couple Pentium builds with an FX5200, so …
Re: Any Buckling Springs Fans on Vogons?
Posted on 2015-10-17, 16:17
I lucked into an old Acer keyboard (manufacture date in 1996) that I'm just about positive is buckling spring at a Salvation Army for $4. It must have been some kind of NOS or office surplus they'd taken n as it was still in the box with the plastic packing that covered the keys. No fading or …
Re: Any Buckling Springs Fans on Vogons?
Posted on 2015-10-17, 16:16
Has anybody used the 122-key Terminal Unicomp? Is it any good?
Re: What computer related book are you reading now?
Posted on 2015-10-16, 20:26
Just ordered an ISA bus architecture book off Amazon, should be lots of fun to read 😀
Re: Another Pentium Build
Posted on 2015-10-16, 19:45
That looks really badass. Do you plan on burning any EPROMs with the EPROM burner? I'm guessing it hooks up to an external device that you actually insert the ICs into.
Re: Another Pentium Build
Posted on 2015-10-16, 00:47
Is that Gateway motherboard AT or ATX? If it's ATX, you can probably get a good cheap $30 case on Newegg, if you're in the US.
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