Re: RetroPC_King's Socket 754 Systems (2023 update)

Posted on 2023-09-26, 08:10

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s754/AGP is one of my favourite platforms :). IMHO, best combinations for stability and performance are: * VIA K8T800 + GeForce 6800 * nForce3 250 + ATI (R300 or R400) Nice! Also one of my favourite platforms are this one (Socket 754 with AGP), and also today I built another Socket 754/AGP rig. The …

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Re: RetroPC_King's Socket 754 Systems (2023 update)

Posted on 2023-09-25, 20:40

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Thanks! Nice. Also I replicated with this PC a old system I had in the past. It is exactly as the same 2005 original build, except for case and video card.

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RetroPC_King's Socket 754 Systems (2023 update)

Posted on 2023-09-24, 12:02

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In this topic I will post my Socket 754 retro systems, only the 2023 updates of them, especially new builds. ASUS K8V-X Build: -AMD Athlon 64 2800+ 1.8 GHz (ClawHammer core) with AMD Stock Cooler -ASUS K8V-X motherboard -DeLUX M99 ATX PC case -1GB (2x512MB) DDR400 (PC3200) GeIL Value RAM -ASUS …

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Re: What are the best Vga to hdmi scalers or peripherals for MS-DOS games ?

Posted on 2023-09-08, 08:25

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I also got a VGA to HDMI adapter, that works even on 720x400 and 320x200, and also a HDMI capture stick. I hope you are more lucky than me with that capture stick, two broke on me because they overheat very much. Yes. I am lucky with that capture stick, it doesn't overheat very much, it is warm or …

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Re: What are the best Vga to hdmi scalers or peripherals for MS-DOS games ?

Posted on 2023-09-08, 08:24

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I also got a VGA to HDMI adapter, that works even on 720x400 and 320x200, and also a HDMI capture stick. Also the old VGA-HDMI adapter I had (that broke, the problem was yellow tint on image and blue channel was absent) didn't supported 720x400 and 320x200 video modes. Now with the new VGA-HDMI …

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Re: What are the best Vga to hdmi scalers or peripherals for MS-DOS games ?

Posted on 2023-09-08, 04:53

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I also got a VGA to HDMI adapter, that works even on 720x400 and 320x200, and also a HDMI capture stick. Also the old VGA-HDMI adapter I had (that broke, the problem was yellow tint on image and blue channel was absent) didn't supported 720x400 and 320x200 video modes. Now with the new VGA-HDMI …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-10, 13:28

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Today I got those parts: -ASUS K8U-X motherboard with a AMD Sempron 3000+ 1.8GHz Palermo (E6 stepping, with 64bit and SSE3, SDA3000AIO2BX P/N) + cooler and with I/O Shield, also with a installed stick of 512MB RAM TwinMos PC3200 DDR400 CL3 -LITE-ON SOHC-5236V CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBO IDE optical drive - …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-08, 12:39

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Today I got two IDE optical drives. One of them is a white ASUS DRW-1608P (OEM Pioneer DVR-109) 16x DVD writer, and the another one is a black ASUS CB-5216A DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive, both of them in a good shape and working. Any opinions?

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Re: RetroPC_King's Socket A Systems (2023 Update)

Posted on 2023-07-24, 17:43

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Today update: I installed Windows 98SE and Mandrake Linux 9.0 on my Matsonic MS8137C+ rig. It works flawlessly. I had some problems at installing Windows 98SE, but was due to the IDE cables I used, so changed them and works, initially believing that were PC Chips quirks, but both operating systems …

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Re: RetroPC_King's Socket A Systems (2023 Update)

Posted on 2023-07-23, 19:06

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Mahigan wrote on 2023-07-23, 18:43: AOpen had cases that looked very similar to this one. Didn't know, but I guess that my case is made by Linkworld maybe, I don't know.

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Re: RetroPC_King's Socket A Systems (2023 Update)

Posted on 2023-07-23, 19:05

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Any specific reason you chose a TNT2-M64 as the graphics card? It's not a bad graphics card. For a Mendocino or a K6-2. But it seems very unbalanced for an Athlon XP. Because I wanted a setup that was similar to what my dad had in 2002. And that video card was very common in my country. But if I …

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RetroPC_King's Socket A Systems (2023 Update)

Posted on 2023-07-23, 18:03

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In this topic I will post my Socket A retro systems, only the 2023 updates of them, especially new builds. Y2K Athlon Matsonic Build from 2003 : -AMD Athlon XP 1700+ 1.467 GHz (Thoroughbred B core) with Foxconn CPU cooler -Matsonic MS8137C+ motherboard -some no-name ATX mini tower PC case (that was …

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Help - ASUS CB-5216A-U External Optical Drive Power Connector Pinout

Posted on 2023-07-19, 08:04

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Hello, I have a ASUS CB-5216-U external optical drive, but without power supply. It have a miniDIN 5 pin power supply connector. Any ideas about the pinout? I want to use it because it is retro and fits well with all my retro rigs.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-07-13, 08:35

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appiah4 wrote on 2023-07-13, 08:08: That case is amazing.. It begs to be turned into a Y2K Athlon build! Not everyone digs that aesthetic but presonally I love teal/trans-teal accents on beige ATX cases. Yes. I plan to put a MATSONIC MS8137C+ Amd Athlon XP 1700+ build in it if I want.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-07-13, 07:44

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Today I got this from a friend: -ASUS DRW-1608P3S 16x X Multi DVD-RW Drive -a ATX MiniTower PC Case like in those pictures (but in reality in a very good condition, and without GPU and motherboard, only case) + a floppy drive and a optical drive (not the one pictured in the photo) Any opinions?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-02, 16:34

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Also additional pictures of what I got today.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-02, 16:30

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Today I got this: -Sapphire ATI Radeon 9550 256MB DDR (maybe 128bit version) AGP 8x video card (with driver CD, TV-Out cable and its box) -a Kingmax 512MB DDR memory -some Nero OEM CDs from ASUS -a Creative Sound Vlaster Audigy 24bit HD SB0570 PCI sound card with driver CD -a VGA cable Any opinions …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-04-26, 09:30

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Today I got those 5 hard disks. They are: Top row, from left to right: -Seagate U10 ST310212A 10.2GB HDD ATA66 5400RPM 512KB cache -Seagate Barracuda ATA IV ST340016A 40GB HDD ATA100 7200RPM 2MB cache -Western Digital Caviar WD400BB-75FRA0 40GB HDD ATA100 7200RPM 2MB cache -Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-04-24, 11:33

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Today I got this 80GB Samsung SpinPoint P80 SP0822N IDE ATA/100 7200RPM 2MB cache hard drive. Any opinions?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-04-11, 09:03

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Yesterday's find was a bunch of used floppy disks (mixed brands). Any opinions?

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