Re: My Ongoing Retro Rig Project - Xeon Prime

Posted on 2013-04-09, 18:40

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Impressive assembly. I like the bundled wire IDE cables - what are they? Also, where are they plugged in as the IDE sockets appear free? That's a floppy cable I modded for better flexibility. I did the same for my IDE cables. The floppy controller happens to be in a really bad position near the …

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Re: Socket 8 --> Slot 1 Slotket Adapters

Posted on 2013-04-09, 15:52

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Logistics wrote: Aww, see now I gotta run to the surplus place, again. I saw a card which I'm pretty sure was not a slot 1 adapter, but it did hold dual Pentium Pros. Curious what it went to, now. Maybe it was part of an Asus P65UP5 board?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-04-09, 15:49

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Slot-2 Tualatin slocket? Wow, I had no idea something like that existed. I'm sure it would be useless in my HP though.. from what I've read it's latest BIOS won't even properly handle Coppermines. I guess DIY brands like Asus are easier to deal with. I have an Intel MS440GX board that would do good …

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2013-04-09, 01:48

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Scylla wrote: AlphaDangerDen wrote: The SW1000XG is a sound card. I know that, but for roughly 700€ it should also do your laundry. And with a nice smell of lavender. And make you dinner every night.

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Re: My Ongoing Retro Rig Project - Xeon Prime

Posted on 2013-04-09, 01:35

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good lord, dual slot 2 xeons in an lian-li. A sexier computer system there is not. I feel REALLY bad putting my xg-dls into a lian-li case. because I installed smoothwall on it (software router), and then I put it in my basement. Where I cant see it. :( It's actually a Kingwin case, but it's …

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Re: My Ongoing Retro Rig Project - Xeon Prime

Posted on 2013-04-09, 01:10

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What I call "The Brick" installed on the mobo tray. Changed some stuff due to clearance issues in the case. Also swapped in a reference FX5950 Ultra due to close proximity of the Audigy 2 to the intake of the previous A380 Ultra. The Obsidian's in storage until I get my Socket 940 machine up. I'm …

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Re: "Project Freeman" Retro 3dfx gaming build (Pentium3+Voodoo2 SLI)

Posted on 2013-04-08, 22:42

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VictorB wrote: http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/558487_511685612201204_1932225708_n.jpg […] Show full quote Start of a windowmod! OLD nice hardware must be seen! Very cool! Is that a new coat of paint I see as well?

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Re: The downfall of Firefox

Posted on 2013-04-08, 22:40

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Actually, I find Chrome consumed more memory than Firefox in my use. But then I tend to have 15-20 tabs open at any one time and Chrome runs each tab as a separate thread, where Firefox doesn't seem to do that. I was regularly seeing 3-4 gigs of memory use with Chrome, where Firefox tends to stay …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-04-08, 18:55

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After years of searching: Powerleap PL-K6-III CPU adapter. My Compaq machine is getting the ultimate upgrade, providing it works :D http://auctions.c.yimg.jp/img303.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/8/7/0/3/y0012756-img600x450-1346509860kzi6db14591.jpg Nice. I'm actually searching for something similar in …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-04-06, 00:03

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Got some new stuff in. These are the cards I nabbed earlier. They' re a little rough, going to clean them up/replace the thermal paste on all of them. The 9700 Pro is missing a fan blade, will probably ghetto something together to replace it. The Zalman heatsink on the 9800 Pro is missing a screw …

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Re: RIP LucasArts

Posted on 2013-04-04, 05:52

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Can't remember the last time I played a LucasArts game. Must have been over 10 years ago or so. Not really affected much hearing it's defunct now.

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2013-04-02, 06:39

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Check this shit out. IT'S A SPECIAL EDITION 3DFX RIG! Lol, how much does a standard edition cost? And what kind of elite hardware do we get in it? http://www.ebay.ca/itm/SPL-EDN-Win98SE-GAMING-DESKTOP-CUSL2-C-i815-512mb-3DFX-Voodoo5-5500-P3-1ghz-/360623124106?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item53f6d02e8a …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2013-03-31, 17:49

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Unknown case inquiry time. Does anyone know what cases these rigs are in? http://hardware.majix.org/computers/amalia/ http://hardware.majix.org/computers/amalia/images/amalia.01.big.jpg http://hardware.majix.org/computers/amalia/images/amalia.02.big.jpg http://hardware.majix.org/computers/amalia/ …

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Re: "Project Freeman" Retro 3dfx gaming build (Pentium3+Voodoo2 SLI)

Posted on 2013-03-31, 17:29

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http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/528306_508870245816074_1360591262_n.jpg I cleaned and rebuild the system. I swapped out the PSU and installed a 40gb maxtor. The modem and cheap nic are gone and is replaced by a 3com 3c905b. The video card is for now a S3 savage4 to try it out. :D Kewl …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-03-27, 02:58

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Just nabbed this lot of 5 cards. Hopefully I didn't piss off whoever was bidding against me when I just decided to hit the buy now listing. https://imageshack.us/a/img585/7789/39292688.jpg Gainward 6800LE? Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB Reference 5950 Ultra LeadTek WinFast A280 Reference Radeon 9700 …

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Re: My Ongoing Retro Rig Project - Xeon Prime

Posted on 2013-03-23, 20:20

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Got a Kingwin KT424-BK-WM for the Xeon rig. Decided the Xeons need to be shown off a bit more and what better way to do that than with an inverted-ATX case? The conversion didn't take much work, pretty much just needed to cut the backplate for the new tray position and then move the support rails …

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Re: Best low profile 370 cooler

Posted on 2013-03-20, 21:17

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Didn't know this Thermalright Si-9XV heatsink, looks interesting. http://www.picturepush.com/photo/a/12457056/img/12457056.jpg It's handy for Socket 604 and 771 boards because the sockets are often placed side-by-side. That can be a problem when you want to get rid of stock cooling and find you …

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Re: Best low profile 370 cooler

Posted on 2013-03-19, 14:12

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sgt76 wrote: m1919 wrote: I bought a cheap Tyan S2668ANR just because it came with a pair of these. http://www.orbitmicro.com/images/product_images/21314_ […] Show full quote I bought a cheap Tyan S2668ANR just because it came with a pair of these. Holy mother of God!! IKR? They're probably going …

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Re: Best low profile 370 cooler

Posted on 2013-03-17, 03:19

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I know its a bit late; but Alpha has always been a HUGE oem heatsink maker. They made the LEGENDARY slot-a heatsinks for overclockers, and still make them for socket 5/7/370/462. http://www.micforg.co.jp/en/cat_pfe.html#spec_pal they cost a pretty penny, in fact I was cseriously considering buying …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-03-15, 00:29

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Just nabbed a Gravis Ultrasound PnP v1.0 Photo from ebay listing.

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