Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on Yesterday, 16:51

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You are spot on pshipkov but where would we be without marketing. :D Next episode in the works: Geforce 3 Ti 500 - An above and beyond adventure This didn't pan out like in the manual. Well ... https://i.postimg.cc/rzrqxpgT/PRW-2021-293.jpg In other turn of events, stuff in need of rescuing is …

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Re: FM-V Towns - a tale of rare Japanese equipment

Posted on Yesterday, 01:07

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Great read and great piece of tech history! 😀

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2021-09-19, 18:34

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Bombdogs - First Time (Original mix) (No House of the Rising Sun song here) The card from The Land of the Rising Sun There are a few cards that stick with you for a very long time. You might think that I'm referring to some mythical cards like the VooDoo 5 6K or something along the line, but that …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-19, 14:57

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You are correct BitWrangler. I meant purple. Recapping is on the list. I'm not too worried. 😀 Thanks for the links. A friend of mine use to run the HoneyX OC Bios back in the day and I always wanted to test it out.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-19, 12:09

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Fresh stuff. AMD Athlon XP 3200+ AXDA3200DKV4E :D ECS K755A with a mistery pink ceramic CPU Albatron FX5600CP AGP- it needs a cap No name ISA controller FCC ID ID2-W83757AA / IOW87/78 ver 1.1 - these puppies keep popping up and usually I pick them up. Older motherboards need them as that stuff …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2021-09-18, 18:37

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You are absolutely right. Those sticks made me think of the DDR4 G.Skill Trident Royal memory :D As soon as I got them I really wanted to make that copper shine again. Took me about 45 minutes but in the end I got what I wanted. :D :)))) That container is filled with the primordial soup, the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-18, 13:04

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Yeah guys. This is also a first for me. The very first ATX SS7 I own. The jumper settings indicate a K6-2 450 or a K6-3 450. Any way it turns out, this board was a catch no question about it. Also, I'll replace only the caps near the socket and the smaller ones only if needed. Yeah I think that's it …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-18, 10:31

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Creative 3DBlaster GeForce Annihilator - GF256 32MB SDR Ati Radeon 9600XT 256MB with AC VGA Silencer Intel 486 DX2 66MHz ES Sk.3 Gigabyte GA-5AX Rev 4.1 - SS7 with mistery K6-2 or (wishful thinking) K6-3. The cooler is stuck firmly and I'll power it up next week to see what's what. :D Also it needs …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-17, 15:52

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Received this Macintosh Plus 1MB today. Everything seems to work perfectly fine, even the external 20MB SCSI hard drive sounds healthy. CRT is very sharp and bright. RAM has been upgraded to 4MB. It's dirty, but not scratched or cracked. I think it will clean up real nice. At price of 45 euros for …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2021-09-17, 15:29

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Some spit'n polish! :D https://i.postimg.cc/Yh6r2x51/PRW-2021-271.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/v48sYwLs/PRW-2021-272.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/5H6Wz5RK/PRW-2021-273.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/dZcbgbtg/PRW-2021-274.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/4Y8Tn2Bh/PRW-2021-275.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/HcMGZYHQ/PRW-2021- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-13, 15:10

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Been given a freebie PC. Robert B, I figure you remember these cases? 20210911_195935.jpg Mine came in PRISTINE condition (the PSU only has some very very early and slight rust spots) with the following parts: - PCChips M726MRT mobo - looks promising, quite unusually packed knowing PCChips is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-12, 16:40

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Thanks BitWrangler! :) The entire stuff was a job lot so I wasn't too picky. :) Yeah the K6-2 is meh but it can still do well in a machine. :). Also the prices were too good to pass. Competition was fierce so I didn't stand and think too much. Many of the parts will be sold locally after repairs, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-12, 15:30

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I'm on a roll baby! :) Fresh loot! 1. AOpen AK73(A) - S462 - VIA KT133A + Duron 1.4GHz 2. ASUS A7N8X Ver 2.0 DELUXE Gold - S462 - nForce 2 Ultra 400 + AXP 2000+ 3. ASRock P4AL-800 - S478 - ULi® A800N chipset - needs caps 4. Intel i7-860 - SLBJJ + H57 Mobo + 4GB DDR3 5. QDI KinetiZ 7T - QDI K7V8363A/ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-06, 09:36

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Good to know. 😀 For the time being I have no means to put it to use and it will stay in storage for the foreseeable future. Who knows when I'll power it up again.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-05, 15:40

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New HW found! 1. Micropolis ST506 - 85MB - 1985 - 5.25" MFM HDD - full height. 900435-01-7B - Rated Input Power 32W!!! :D Someone opened the HDD for who knows what reason. The top platter is scraped a little but there is no r/w head there, so the chances are that it is still ok. I found some case …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2021-08-30, 16:31

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epic. +1 Thanks pshipkov. :) I try my best but sometimes certain stories and/or experiences are meant to be great from the get go. This was quite a ride. Amazing job repairing and then fully restoring that beautiful Voodoo I knew that this story was destined to be a good one even from the moment I …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2021-08-29, 20:17

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Space Frog & The Grim Reaper - Follow me (Original) CJ#1 aka Client Job No. 1 - 3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 64MB AGP Usually I don't take repair jobs from anybody, for various reasons, but as they say, never say never, here I am performing one. In this instance, this particular card came from my best …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2021-08-29, 11:50

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I need to extend the table a bit to fit the board. :D Yep. SM is flea market loot! I really liked the SOYO. That was also a flea market find. I still haven't given up yet. Maybe I'll sort it out in the end. I have a sneaking suspicion that maybe because I used PANASONIC FR caps all around and those …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2021-08-28, 22:32

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I need to extend the table a bit to fit the board. :D Yep. SM is flea market loot! I really liked the SOYO. That was also a flea market find. I still haven't given up yet. Maybe I'll sort it out in the end. I have a sneaking suspicion that maybe because I used PANASONIC FR caps all around and those …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-08-28, 21:07

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Yeah I see where are you going so I'm going to stop. 😁 No need to turn this into a bloodbath. 😁 I was talking about computer parts. Excuse my french ahem english. And I have no idea about those creepy adds so I'm going to ask you to please stop.

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