These are still actively used in many point of sale markets and I always wonder when I see one installed in the managers office of a brand new restaurant or store. Does Lenovo still make brand new NetVistas that have the IBM branding on them still? Well, it's been replaced by ThinkCentre for at …

Hmm... no idea, but certainly not i7-970 as implied from the number markings. It's definitely an LGA 1156 CPU but without clear view of the IHS it's hard to say, hell it may as well be a lowly i3!

Before thinking of installing Windows 98, make sure your Geode PC has PS/2 connectors for both your keyboard an mouse, without them Windows 98 is pretty much out of the question as far as usability is concerned. Most AMD Geode GX/LX systems don't have them from my observation, at least none of …

Hate to be a bearer of bad news, but installing Win98 on AMD Geode GX/LX-based systems isn't easy, unlike the slightly older NS Geode GX1. Before thinking of installing Windows 98, make sure your Geode PC has PS/2 connectors for both your keyboard an mouse, without them Windows 98 is pretty much out …

Cool build mate! Nice mix of the old and new going on :) Thanks, I may do another retro build with a mix of new/old parts in the future, I just need to look for suitable candidates and see if I can free up some space in my home. At least you have a 256Kb Cache Sempron. Many have only 128Kb.. AFAIK …

A month has passed, any real progress on the build? Yep, but not as much as you'd expect for a month. At the very least though I'll fulfill my promises in my previous post and share the build's current state. Objective I haven't stated the purpose of this build yet, I'm gonna do that now so you may …

About 2 weeks without update, is the project dead? NOPE! Here comes a big update :-D Took me a while to source the right parts which caused the late update. New parts (Click on the image for a larger one) Graphics card: Gigabyte GeForce GT 430 OC 1GB and XFX GeForce 9500 GT 512MB https://i.imgur.com …

Nice build- an interesting blend of RGB modern-ness and budget parts from the 2000s. One slightly worrying thing is that machine is better than my daily driver... oh well. Also, if I were you I'd stick with Windows 7 over 10 simply because 7 tends to be more friendly and lightweight to old hardware …

Nice build- an interesting blend of RGB modern-ness and budget parts from the 2000s. One slightly worrying thing is that machine is better than my daily driver... oh well. Also, if I were you I'd stick with Windows 7 over 10 simply because 7 tends to be more friendly and lightweight to old hardware …

System assembly (Click on the image for a larger one) Time to put the parts together and build the system! First thing to do: a dab of toothpaste on the CPU :lol: https://i.imgur.com/6rAptZxl.jpg Nah just joking, it's Noctua NT-H1, cheap and with good quality. I did spread it as I used to do so …

Hello guys, I'm OverTallman. There's no intro thread in VOGONS (at least I didn't see one) and this is my very first post so I'll briefly introduce myself here. My name is OverTallman or OTM in short (in case you don't wanna type 11 letters each time). I'm from Hong Kong if you wonder... yeah I know …