Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-21, 16:55

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Hirsch wrote on 2021-12-21, 12:43: I received my last Mouser order today. Yummy organic polymer capacitors from Kemet and Nichicon for recapping two DFI K6XV3+ / 66 mainboards. Looking forward to receive my K6XV3+/66 back. 😀

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Re: New at Vogons

Posted on 2021-12-21, 16:53

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Hirsch wrote on 2021-12-16, 22:00: I'm interested in retro hardware in general, in particular: - soldering (recapping, Dallas-mod, ...) I'd be lost without that guy and his soldering iron! Welcome.

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Re: PC tower cases by year

Posted on 2021-12-21, 02:06

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I think the desktop ones actually look pretty cool. It's just that when you find them these days that they look cheese-yellow and are often missing some drivebay cover that is irreplaceable. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/83/13/9e/83139ed6e3ab294f79bd12c2ce775240.jpg (ps: not sure what that weird- …

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

Posted on 2021-12-21, 01:30

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There's another thread for that: Bought these (retro) hardware today But Dual Tualatin system (with just 1 Tualatin) for 20 bucks is an awesome find.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-20, 12:52

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TrashPanda wrote on 2021-12-20, 11:38: heh hope so, cant let a good Voodoo go to scrap like that. Just what I thought! There was another lot from another seller. 10kg of scrap. Also with a Voodoo 1. But that went for 70€. Also the moron ripped out the socket with the CPUs, cuz time is money! -.-

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2021-12-20, 12:38

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Over the years I have bought collections from the relatives of deceased people, seriously ill and old people a couple times. They were all happy that I (almost) bought everything. They wanted to get rid of the stuff a.s.a.p. Really no one of those people cared that I was going to resell most of the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-20, 11:34

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I won an auction for a scrap lot for 30€. Most interesting piece: A Voodoo 1 from Diamond. Gotta have to earn my name! Lets hope it works or can be restored.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-14, 05:40

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Found this very well known case on Kleinanzeigen (Craigslist in Krautland): IMG_6482.JPG In an unusual color: IMG_6486.JPG Judging by the imprint on the plastic parts, it's an original Chieftec and not a clone. Sadly the front door (and the pin holding it) broke off. :( I will scavenge the plastic …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-10, 17:17

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Some days ago these bundles arrived: The first one unfortunately missing all the connection cables for the AIW 9600Pro making it pretty useless. At least it wasn't that expensive. Didn't test any of it yet. IMG_20211210_142445.jpg IMG_20211210_142541.jpg LOL, I've seen these before! Quite a steal …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-07, 18:43

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Ebay in a nutshell: Filename IMG_6372.JPG File size 571 KiB Views 1887 views Also: - MSI D-Bracket with broken LEDs - non-functional Pentium MMX 200MHz Ebay is fun! Time to get some refunds...

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2021-12-06, 18:47

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But buying retro computer things to flip later, presumably for ugly inflated Ebay prices and then claiming "There are no wrong ways to go about the hobby as long as you're enjoying yourself and not making other people's enjoyment suffer". Idk man. Sounds like you enjoy seeing peoples wallet suffer. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-05, 11:47

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Wow, that's really beautiful. What's the brand of the PSU?

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Re: List of PC games that you have not played or beaten yet that you'd like to

Posted on 2021-12-05, 09:12

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- C&C: Red Alert, the Allied campaign. I love the C&C series up to RA2 but I still haven't beaten the Allied campaign, I just find it less fun Long time since I did play the campaigns. I finished both. A trick that is useful for the Allied campaing: Cruisers, cruisers and more cruisers! Even if …

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium III 1ghz

Posted on 2021-12-05, 08:34

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I was just lucky and did some searching by generic board model, not by "3DFX Voodoo" or anything like that. Yeah, if it has "3dfx" or "Voodoo" in title or description, prices will skyrocket. So far I managed to "ninja purchase" three Voodoos. The first one was in autumn of 2020. I got four complete …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2021-12-05, 08:07

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Anyway, I found nothing else of interest there, other than the fact those weirdos operated until ~2012 without a computer. Seriously, every single file they had was on paper. The clutter easily put hoarders to shame Gosh, is that one of those machine that operate with paper rolls? My dad used one …

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Re: Asus P/I-P55 - How many versions are there and which one is best?

Posted on 2021-12-04, 04:45

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RaiderOfLostVoodoo wrote on 2021-12-03, 00:26: I have an P/I-P55T2P4 Rev 2.3 (which has an USB header) and an Asus USB3P (which came with my A7V which is long dead). Will that work? Or more importantly: Do I risk anything trying? Never mind. I tested it and it works.

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Re: Good PCI Ethernet Cards for Win98?

Posted on 2021-12-04, 04:30

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Perfect thread to ask my questions. And I don't even have to necro it. So, I got an Intel NIC and a 3com. After reading this thread, I will keep those for my personal gaming rigs. But I also have two rigs, which I no longer need and want to sell. Since it's not worth to sell (most) NICs individually …

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Re: Asus P/I-P55 - How many versions are there and which one is best?

Posted on 2021-12-03, 00:26

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Other minor issue with most of their late Socket 7 AT boards is non-standard PS/2 pinout. Instead of a regular header they have a USB/MIR/PS2 board like this: https://www.rheingoldmarkt.de/uploads/images_thumbs/2a/2add9397.jpg I have an P/I-P55T2P4 Rev 2.3 (which has an USB header) and an Asus …

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Re: Fun thread: Things you thought you knew but were soooo wrong..

Posted on 2021-12-02, 12:05

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waterbeesje wrote on 2021-12-02, 08:37: The Tseng ET4000 w32 I had was a weird Chinese brand, better go for trident as it is a better known brand. I'll gladly give you a Trident for your Tseng. xD

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Re: How over powered are modern PCs?

Posted on 2021-11-30, 15:13

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You probably won't for some time. As long as you have 8 threads and sufficient ram I doubt you will notice any issues. Drop that to a 4570 and 6-8GB and I bet the story might change. While I can't agree on the 4570 (I use one myself), I definitely agree on the RAM. 8GB is about the minimum now. …

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