Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Today, 02:54

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by Brawndo

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I would think it would work up to at least a K6-2 550 with no issues. And if the board doesn't have a 5.5x multiplier, just set it for 2x and it will read it as 6x. Thanks for the tips. I haven't fired it up yet but I'll see what it's capable of, and I have a couple K6-2 500 MHz processors I can …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Today, 01:55

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by Brawndo

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Arrived today, a Microstar MS5169 super 7 mobo with K6-2 300 MHz CPU and 64 MB SDRAM. I was looking at the MSI website support page and it looks like based on the available BIOS versions and this version 2 PCB that it will only support up to (I think) a 400 MHz K6-2 CPU, as support for the higher …

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Re: Buying/using NOS IDE hard drives

Posted on 2021-07-20, 02:44

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by Brawndo

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Thanks for everyone's replies. Good info. I'll be picking up a few as I come across good deals. I'm aware that Seatools can reduce the space visible to the host on larger hard drives (i.e. reduce a 160 GB hard drive down to 30 GB), does it also work for other manufacture drives? Or perhaps WD tools …

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Buying/using NOS IDE hard drives

Posted on 2021-07-19, 00:20

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by Brawndo

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So I've been accumulating hardware for several retro builds, period correct around the late 90s - early 00s, windows 98 and XP, and considering buying NOS IDE hard drives as I prefer legit hardware. I am aware of the CF adapter option, and I will also use those in some builds. I'm curious to hear …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-07-11, 17:02

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by Brawndo

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Last night I started a list of all the old hardware I've acquired thus far. When going through one of my boxes I was pleasantly surprised at a few things I had forgotten about. I re-discovered a Gigabyte GA-6BXC slot 1 motherboard brand new in the box, and remembered I got it for a steal, and when I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-11, 15:06

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by Brawndo

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I managed to score a complete PC from 1998 on eBay last week for $130 shipped. I was actually on the hunt for an Aopen AX59 Pro super 7 mobo, did a search and lo and behold, a complete tower! It was built by Dog Bytes back in the day and includes the following: AX59 Pro mobo AMD K6-2 350 Mhz 128 MB …

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Re: Are these Creative Voodoo IIs 8mb or 12mb?

Posted on 2020-10-24, 15:49

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by Brawndo

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For reference, this is what the back of a 8MB card looks like. Note the missing memory modules at the top.

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Any 3dfx games NEED a Voodoo 5500?

Posted on 2020-05-12, 21:00

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by Brawndo

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I am trying to decide if I need to keep my Voodoo 5500 card or not. I have two complete Voodoo 2 SLI setups (Diamond and STB) as well as a third spare STB card and wondering if there were any 3dfx games released which won't run well on Voodoo 2 SLI hardware. I use other video cards to play non-3dfx …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-20, 03:54

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by Brawndo

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Good day today. Bought another Original Xbox (2004, might be a 1.4 or 1.5, will open up, inspect, repair, and remove the clock cap) and a phat PS2 bundle (2 Logitech wireless controllers, cables, and the console) all for a good price of $60. Damn that's a good price! Especially with those Logitech …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-19, 06:48

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by Brawndo

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Got an original SBLive! with the daughter card for a decent price. I bought one of these brand new in 1998 for $160 from a store going out of business, still remember that time in detail. Stoked to put this in one of my 98 SE builds: https://i.ibb.co/T8Y9hZZ/20200218-223240.jpg Also received my MSI …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-02-17, 21:12

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by Brawndo

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Last night I missed out on an auction I'd followed all week, and I only missed it because I was playing Mass Effect and not paying attention to the time. Now I'm grumpy and I am talking myself out of impluse buying retro kit (I've got the itch to get something new!) Been there, done that. I've …

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Re: Valuation of old hardware

Posted on 2020-02-15, 17:49

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by Brawndo

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To address the original topic, using eBay as a measure of what some vintage hardware is worth is tough. A vast majority of that stuff listed for sale is "buy it now" format only, and while much of it is indeed harder to find these days, many sellers have determined their stuff is worth an asinine …

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Re: Any love for AM2?

Posted on 2020-02-15, 17:34

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by Brawndo

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The only AM2/AM3 system I've ever built was for my first arcade cabinet PC, and honestly I chose AMD because the whole build was cheaper than an Intel build, and for the purpose of running MAME and other emulators I didn't need a high performance system. At the time, the C2D platform just dominated …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-12, 05:21

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by Brawndo

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Made an offer on ebay (which was accepted) on a MSI K7T266 Pro2 version 2.0 motherboard with an AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz CPU and RAM, so that's on the way. It's pretty much the exact system configuration I had in my PC on my early 20s, so once I pick up a few more small components, I'll have everything I …

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Re: FIC SS7 98SE build

Posted on 2020-02-09, 04:32

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by Brawndo

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A ball mouse eh? You really are taking the period correct thing seriously, lol. That's one thing I just can't compromise on, no more ball mice. I bought a Logitech PS2 laser mouse on ebay for like $12, need to buy some more. The one thing I remember more than anything else with regards to ball mice …

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Re: Case Recommendations for ATX Build?

Posted on 2020-02-08, 22:21

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by Brawndo

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If you really want a white case, I like this one from Thermaltake: Thermaltake LEVEL 10 GTS Snow Edition White ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007LB07HM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_EqZpEbPWJ9BP2 It can be had from Newegg also for less than $60 shipped. For a retro build I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-08, 22:15

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by Brawndo

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Anyway, nice case. I’m interested in seeing what it looks like once you hook everything up. :-) Enjoy it! It's a solid case, and big! Deeper than your average case. I can definitely vouch for it. Sure wish I had kept my original one, hindsight being 20/20. I'm just deciding on which motherboard to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-08, 20:12

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by Brawndo

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That is a nice looking case! :-) I’ve been keeping an eye on cases on eBay for my PIII W98SE desktop, but haven’t seen anything decent looking, and shipping is just too high for cases. When you say you worked out a deal, what kind of deal? I’m curious to know. Well the seller had it listed for a …

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Re: Case Recommendations for ATX Build?

Posted on 2020-02-08, 19:49

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by Brawndo

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I know it's a very niche market but I wish somebody would manufacture new PC cases in the classic beige case color and design for the retro builds. If you're looking for a good condition beige case you just have to get lucky at a thrift store or flea market or something, or break down and pay the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-08, 01:22

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by Brawndo

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I FINALLY made a deal on the exact same model case I used for a 1.2 GHz AMD Tbird build in my early 20s, been watching it for a long time on ebay and it's the only one I've ever seen for sale. I'm going to more or less build it again to the same specs with a 1.2 or 1.4 GHz Tbird and probably throw …

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