Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-09-08, 17:57

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by arncht

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ok, not today, but the saga continues here :) https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=62314 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Intel 975X Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 SL9UL Zalman CNPS9500 AT Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 1G 2x Asus EN8800GTX 768M PCIe NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty SB0460 …

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Socket 775 @ 2006.11 - Core 2 Extreme QX6700, Geforce 8800 GTX, Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty

Posted on 2018-09-08, 17:52

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by arncht

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in Marvin \ System Specs

project started: mar 2017 ended: may 2019 budget: ~110 EUR targeted month: 2006.11 goals: * high end computer before the windows vista * based on the first quad cpu * and the first unified shader architecture gpu (big milestones) Asus P5W DH Deluxe rev 1.04 Intel 975X Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 …

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Re: 2003 Q2 - Athlon XP 3200+, Radeon 9800 Pro, Sound Blaster Audigy 2

Posted on 2018-09-08, 11:01

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by arncht

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in Marvin \ System Specs

I plan to use an authentic enermax from 2002

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Re: 1994 Q4 - DX4 100, S3 Vision864, Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, Gravis Ultrasound, Roland MT-32, Roland SC-55

Posted on 2018-09-06, 17:52

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by arncht

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Re: 1994 Q4 - DX4 100, S3 Vision864, Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, Gravis Ultrasound, Roland MT-32, Roland SC-55

Posted on 2018-09-06, 17:48

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by arncht

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in Marvin \ System Specs

Msdos622 I like the authentic noises 😀 it is the part of the computer. Somewhere we build a vintage pc, because they are slow.

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Re: 1994 Q4 - DX4 100, S3 Vision864, Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, Gravis Ultrasound, Roland MT-32, Roland SC-55

Posted on 2018-09-06, 14:08

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by arncht

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

aug 2018 Sony CDU-55E 2x CD-ROM IDE finally i found a good condition 1994 drive. it is less yellowish, than my 1995 sony drive!

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Re: 1994 Q4 - DX4 100, S3 Vision864, Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, Gravis Ultrasound, Roland MT-32, Roland SC-55

Posted on 2018-09-06, 14:06

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by arncht

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in Marvin \ System Specs

jul 2018 backup cards. the alternative ct1690 also can be good as a sony cd controller. these gus pair had nicer pcb color, than my original gus - i replaced it. Creative Sound Blaster Pro 2.0 CT1690 rev 02 ISA DSP3.02, YMF262 OPL3 Gravis Ultrasound 3.74 1M ISA Gravis Ultrasound 3.74 1M ISA

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Re: 1994 Q4 - DX4 100, S3 Vision864, Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, Gravis Ultrasound, Roland MT-32, Roland SC-55

Posted on 2018-09-06, 14:02

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by arncht

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in Marvin \ System Specs

jun 2018 Genoa Phantom 64 2M VLB S3 Vision864 this is the twin brother of the another genoa - just in much better shape, and perfect output.

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Re: 1994 Q4 - DX4 100, S3 Vision864, Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, Gravis Ultrasound, Roland MT-32, Roland SC-55

Posted on 2018-09-06, 14:00

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by arncht

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in Marvin \ System Specs

feb 2018 Logitech Wingman Extreme replacing of the gravis joystick, it is in perfect condition. from 1994. Genoa Phantom 64 2M VLB S3 Vision864 my hercules tseng started to freeze - it looks it has a contact problem, sometimes does not boot, etc. i got another vision864 from genoa. the card is not …

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Re: 1994 Q4 - DX4 100, S3 Vision864, Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, Gravis Ultrasound, Roland MT-32, Roland SC-55

Posted on 2018-09-06, 13:49

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by arncht

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in Marvin \ System Specs

jan 2018 Roland MPU-IPC Roland MT-32 PCM v1.05 Control v2.00 Roland SC-55 Firmware 2.0 i could buy an mt32 rev0, a little bit later an mpu-ipc midi controller. it is a really authentic pairing - roland sold them in one package in 1988: https://books.google.at/books?id=fHghpJa3va4C&lpg=PA448&dq= …

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Re: 1994 Q4 - DX4 100, S3 Vision864, Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, Gravis Ultrasound, Roland MT-32, Roland SC-55

Posted on 2018-09-06, 13:41

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by arncht

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in Marvin \ System Specs

aug 2018 Roland SC-55 Firmware 2.0 i was very happy with the 2.0 firmware, it is general midi compatible. i compared with the rap10, they sounds nearly identical. i had to replace the sbpro2 with an sb16, but i found better the sbpro2+rap10 than the sb16+sc55. Western Digital Caviar 31000 1000M the …

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Re: 1994 Q4 - DX4 100, S3 Vision864, Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, Gravis Ultrasound, Roland MT-32, Roland SC-55

Posted on 2018-09-06, 13:36

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by arncht

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in Marvin \ System Specs

jun 2017 Gravis Analog Pro from 1992, i completely disassemble it, but i could not fix the very annoying creaky sound.

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Re: 2003 Q2 - Athlon XP 3200+, Radeon 9800 Pro, Sound Blaster Audigy 2

Posted on 2018-09-06, 10:33

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by arncht

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i wanted an original passive cooling, and i dont wanted to change the asus line :D anno i also had the nf7s. the nf7 would be the pair of the a7n8x, the an7 is a little bit later model (like the a7n8x-e or -x). i like the beige cases - that was the popular color, nobody uses black cases before 2003- …

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Re: 1994 Q4 - DX4 100, S3 Vision864, Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, Gravis Ultrasound, Roland MT-32, Roland SC-55

Posted on 2018-09-05, 18:27

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by arncht

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in Marvin \ System Specs

the authentic drives are always the hardest to find. the wd 31000 was a big catch, but after a while it did not started. i could find a backup electronic. it did not help. now i know, the heads are stuck - i had to hit the hdd, and starts again. it is great, but not practical at a built-in drive. …

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Re: 2003 Q2 - Athlon XP 3200+, Radeon 9800 Pro, Sound Blaster Audigy 2

Posted on 2018-09-05, 18:15

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by arncht

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in Marvin \ System Specs

aug 2018 most of the mainboards of this age has problems with capacitors. very common problem, it is hard to find something in an "original" condition, i dont want it to recap. i found an asus a7n8x deluxe 2.0, the caps are in quite good condition. anyway very bad experience. burned cpu, damaged …

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Re: 2003 Q2 - Athlon XP 3200+, Radeon 9800 Pro, Sound Blaster Audigy 2

Posted on 2018-09-05, 18:07

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feb 2018 Chieftec Dragon DG-01W originally i have bought it for my pentium iii project, but this is the real period for this case. AMD Athlon XP 3200+ the top cpu from amd, before the athlon 64 release.

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Socket A @ 2003.06 - Athlon XP 3200+, Radeon 9800 Pro, Sound Blaster Audigy 2

Posted on 2018-09-05, 18:02

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by arncht

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project started: feb 2018 targeted month: 2003.06 goals: * amd & ati computer from the golden age * r3x0 based ati vga with pre athlon 64 cpu * nforce chipset basically i prefer the intel and the nvidia products, but there was a period (2002-2003), when i liked more the green-red concurrency. …

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Re: 1999 Q4 - Pentium III 700, GeForce 256, 3Dfx Voodoo2, Sound Blaster Live!, Gravis Ultrasound P&P, Sound Blaster AWE32

Posted on 2018-09-05, 14:54

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by arncht

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in Marvin \ System Specs

Thats alot of computers! I thought you were just upgrading the same PC till I saw the spreadsheet, you have some very nice systems indeed thx, i have actually 4-5 retro pcs, i build them mostly on a test pad for the benchmarking. i wanted to make authentic pcs, but i was not sure about the …

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Re: 1994 Q4 - DX4 100, S3 Vision864, Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, Gravis Ultrasound, Roland MT-32, Roland SC-55

Posted on 2018-09-05, 14:51

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by arncht

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I really like the clean, tidy style of your builds and the period correctness, which is one of the main concerns for my own builds as well. What type of lighting equipment do you use for your "glamour shots" like the ones in the first post? According to the EXIF information you did not use a flash, …

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Re: 1999 Q4 - Pentium III 700, GeForce 256, 3Dfx Voodoo2, Sound Blaster Live!, Gravis Ultrasound P&P, Sound Blaster AWE32

Posted on 2018-09-04, 11:19

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by arncht

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

aug 2018 Abit BX6 v2.02 Intel 440BX Slot 1 an alternative mainboard - it has better layout than the p3b-f: * the mainboard pins are not (so much) overlapped by the isa cards * the floppy connector is in a better place on the downside: * slightly slower with the default bios * it does not detect the …

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