Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-05, 12:29

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Visually nearly flawless Tualatin board with an ISA slot for the price of two cups of coffee is highly suspicious. All the caps must have dried up and there's going to be magic smoke. Filename 785.jpg File size 382.07 KiB Views 432 views E: We have a boot without errors!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-15, 21:23

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devius wrote on 2023-02-15, 21:04: TrashPanda wrote on 2023-02-15, 01:49: How about 8 Pentium IIs a Pentium 3 and a unknown board without the cover for ...27 bucks. I'm curious what kind of board would take those with the heatsink protruding below the connector 😕 Compaq Deskpro EN series machines …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-06, 19:04

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Munx wrote on 2023-02-06, 18:45: Be sure to pair it up with something slower like PC600 memory 😁 Jokes aside, its a fun platform to work on and should be very solid once the caps are replaced. I think I'll have to fire it up for brief moment and see if it's worth recapping. Then maybe build it in …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-06, 18:39

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I've got a fast PIII already so for backup I needed twice the heat without performance benefits. Also seven swollen caps plus hot & impractical memory. Filename 776.jpg File size 1.85 MiB Views 630 views

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

Posted on 2022-12-08, 17:30

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Since I don't plan on frying eggs I made a bracket for an additional 50mm fan next to cpu cooler, for cooling the voltage regulator. Screw holes are too small at 4mm, of course. Will be fixed tomorrow. 760.jpg Nice, I've got the same board I think TC430HX? That regulator gets toasty so the extra …

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

Posted on 2022-12-07, 18:42

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Since I don't plan on frying eggs I made a bracket for an additional 50mm fan next to cpu cooler, for cooling the voltage regulator. Screw holes are too small at 4mm, of course. Will be fixed tomorrow. Filename 760.jpg File size 1.27 MiB Views 851 views

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Re: Pentium 3 PSU.

Posted on 2022-12-05, 17:42

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Last time I checked power draw of a PIII 866 + GF2 Ultra + 2x 2000RPM 80mm fans + 1x HDD was 75W peak from the wall in 3DMark 2000. Assuming, maybe, 87% efficiency (SSR-550FX) the actual power draw is about 65 watts. Round it to sixty for 5V and that's 12A. HDDs are an easy way to increase power …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-02, 15:53

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Can I get rid of my proprietary Compaqs, or in other words, will these fire up without issues? Second question will be, is it a TC430HX and does it support MMX? Filename 750.jpg File size 1.13 MiB Views 470 views

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-11-21, 16:03

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I've stashed nearly all the beige and quirky hardware away and this is the machine that gets most use, as it simply works. PIII 866 512M 133 CL2 GF3 80GB HDD W98 SE IMG_0041.JPG IMG_0045.JPG I'm gonna copy your case choice for my X58 WinXP/Vista/7 build. It's definitely not worth the 50eur asking …

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Re: Troubleshooting Gigabyte GA-BX2000+

Posted on 2022-11-15, 09:42

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I have a GA-BX2000 with similar problems. Fans spin, no POST. Two swollen caps next to AGP slot.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-11-13, 19:53

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The best I can do is 1.1.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-11-13, 19:15

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PIII 866 512M 133 CL2 GF3 80GB HDD W98 SE Very nice machine. Did you connect the front-panel ports somehow? No, not yet. I don't know how that would be possible to accomplish with USB3. I'm thinking of a sleek IDE to (micro)SD adapter to move files to the computer, instead of using the built-in USB …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-11-12, 15:52

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I've stashed nearly all the beige and quirky hardware away and this is the machine that gets most use, as it simply works. PIII 866 512M 133 CL2 GF3 80GB HDD W98 SE Filename IMG_0041.JPG File size 849.83 KiB Views 504 views Filename IMG_0045.JPG File size 287.86 KiB Views 504 views

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Re: My top-build, a parts-surplus proof-of-concept

Posted on 2022-10-13, 13:00

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Case either looks to be a donation of mine or they all yellow the same way?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-18, 10:31

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I received a 4800Ti SuckerEdition for 2,5 European monetary units. Filename 709.jpg File size 1.15 MiB Views 740 views Since I have no interest in these cards, AGP 8x compatibility is bit of a mystery - can this be tested on a D815EEA without causing magic smokes?

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Re: Cost of living strikes!!!!

Posted on 2022-07-16, 12:48

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Even if the efficiency is poor, my PIII 866 & GF2 only eats ~70W from the wall in 3Dmark 2000. It is possible to crank the numbers up with multiple drives, cards, fans, etc though. I should use it more often.

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Re: Early 2000s tat-off: let's see your colored translucent plastic things

Posted on 2022-07-14, 22:43

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How does one take care of these overly brittle plastics and prevent their degradation as well as stop possible small cracks from getting larger? What kind of glue or treatment/maintenance should be used? Hot water, heat gun?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-11, 09:37

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It was 8 euros so I simply had to force myself

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-11, 09:30

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I bought something I highly dislike. Dislike might even be too mild of a word. Hate. I don't really like socket A or decorative leds either so those should absolutely be used to build something in this... thing. Filename 653.jpg File size 551.79 KiB Views 325 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-02, 08:20

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Radeon 8500LE. Caps 435, 473 and 465 seem to be missing but card booted to desktop without issues. What are these responsible for? Filename 645.jpg File size 1.19 MiB Views 881 views

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