Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-04-26, 13:29

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Got pretty lucky and landed this yesterday. 1 ghz athlon ! Filename PXL_20230426_005558281.jpg File size 1.61 MiB Views 2081 views Filename PXL_20230426_052544174.jpg File size 1.77 MiB Views 2081 views

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Re: Pentium MMX overclock - Does it affect it's lifespan?

Posted on 2022-11-28, 22:03

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Short answer is yes. I don't feel the need to over clock on older hardware when it is pretty cheap to get some of this stuff in the first place. Just upgrade lol. Sad truth is eventually all of this hardware will fail over time and I don't want to speed up the process on my collection. I'm sure …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-11-28, 19:42

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Total annihilation for me. Still have my original copy from the later 90s. Plus the sound track is amazing !

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Re: How do you plan a new retro-build? How did you?

Posted on 2022-11-28, 19:30

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I'm going to add sometimes planned builds dont always work out. Think I'm have issues with my a7n8x nforce board on my 9800 pro project. Back to the needs testing bin lol. So I just threw together a quick P4 3.6 presc hott with a 7800gtx out of my spare parts. Getting ready to have a LAN party at my …

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Re: New office has large window; is there a UV protective film that will keep my vintage hardware from yellowing?

Posted on 2022-11-28, 19:18

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I have seen people tint windows on a house like you would a car window. In my game room I had a heavy duty banner made as a window covering to block light. Was from a seller on Amazon. Just sent them the image I wanted on it. Filename PXL_20220913_232443954.jpg File size 1.29 MiB Views 384 views …

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Re: Recommendations for reliable and noisy spinning HD?

Posted on 2022-11-28, 07:26

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I have a few Seagate medalist drives that sound very satisfying 🤣 one of them is a 6.4 gig st36423A. Also have a 13 gig version that sounds the same. Both have been very reliable.

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Re: How do you plan a new retro-build? How did you?

Posted on 2022-11-28, 01:39

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Oh and back to the last part of the question. I was clearing out a closet one day and found my old voodoo2 tucked away. It all started there for me. Pretty much build a clone of the set up victor bart has on his you tube channel.

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Re: How do you plan a new retro-build? How did you?

Posted on 2022-11-28, 01:31

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Don't go broke doing it lol . I like to do period correct builds if I can. You can use wikipedia to see what year hardware was released if that helps. I pick a year and go with what you could have made back in the day. Just fished building my athlon XP 3000 with a Radeon 9800 pro. I always build and …

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Re: Pentium 4 - Silly overkill machine

Posted on 2022-11-25, 22:59

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Yeah 3.8 ghz P4s are pricey because they are the highest clocked ones out of the series... 4.0 ghz was canceled.... spare parts builds are fun... sounds like a good rainy day project to me.

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Re: Retro Styled Modular IPS Display for old and new systems

Posted on 2022-11-25, 20:41

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cosmetically it looks pretty cool.. that's about all I can say. I've though about retrofitting an LCD screen into a crt case... crts are getting hard to find in my neck of the woods.

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Re: How can I improve performance on Half Life running on Windows 98 SE

Posted on 2022-11-25, 20:37

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Mine is the same way. windows 98 se identifies as me... Have you installed a later patch for half life ? also check for latest geforce drivers.. You can still get them from the nvidia web site under legacy drivers... also what resolution are you running at ? other than that your system specs should …

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Re: Building a WinXP PC

Posted on 2022-11-25, 07:31

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To match a 9800 Pro I would use a fast Athlon XP Barton or Thorton core , late Pentium 4 or even an Athlon 64 . I am taking everyone's advice. Which of these CPUs is the fastest, and what kind of socket does it use? I would get Athlon 64 for socket 939 or 754. Both are fast and the best thing about …

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Re: Building a WinXP PC

Posted on 2022-11-25, 07:29

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If you can find a CPU motherboard combo that would definitely take some of the guess work out. I'd go socket 478 for a P4. Athlon XP are socket 462 or also referred to as socket A. I see a lot of mother boards for sale online that have a CPU in the socket. Always Leary about purchasing unless seller …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2022-11-25, 01:08

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PXL_20220922_014907267.jpg PXL_20220922_015024745.jpg PXL_20221121_031238071.jpg My computing area. Just moved into a new house. Can display my collection a little better now. Even had enough room in the closet of this room to set up a small tech station area that i have always wanted. Hello, could …

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Re: your last purchased retro graphics card or any of your collection

Posted on 2022-11-25, 00:39

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Latest for me is this sdr GeForce 256 and s3 virge vx with 4mb expansion card. Filename PXL_20221125_003457683.jpg File size 1.99 MiB Views 522 views Filename PXL_20221125_003525387.jpg File size 1.76 MiB Views 522 views

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Re: Building a WinXP PC

Posted on 2022-11-25, 00:29

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Agreed this is not a good choice of cpu. I'm actually building a 9800 pro rig right now. I went with an athlon XP 3000+ and using an Asus a7n8x-x nforce 2 motherboard

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2022-11-25, 00:25

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PXL_20220922_014907267.jpg Killerdoge ready to rip and tear anyone who would even think stealing the biggest treasure of the shelf: South Park! Never before seen the big box PC release of it, I bet it's so delightfully awful that now I kinda want one :) The south park game is actually pretty good ! …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2022-11-25, 00:19

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My computing area. Just moved into a new house. Can display my collection a little better now. Even had enough room in the closet of this room to set up a small tech station area that i have always wanted. very nice set up does having games on display inspire you to play them? Yes it does for sure …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2022-11-23, 18:57

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Filename PXL_20220922_014907267.jpg File size 309.91 KiB Views 1576 views Filename PXL_20220922_015024745.jpg File size 269.54 KiB Views 1576 views Filename PXL_20221121_031238071.jpg File size 95.79 KiB Views 1576 views My computing area. Just moved into a new house. Can display my collection a …

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Re: Help me design some computers around my Voodoo cards? (Ideal period accurate builds per card?)

Posted on 2022-02-13, 07:48

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Rig for my voodoo 3 3000 is as follows: P3 slot 1 katmai 600mhz asus p2b-s 440bx board sounds blaster live 256mb pc100 20gb quantum fireball Been a pretty solid rig so far.

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