Re: XP retro build

Posted on 2016-11-12, 15:02

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Just had a conversation with someone else on Facebook. I might score another mobo - an ASRock P4i65G,and also I might score a MSI 845E Max/Winfast A340 (FX5200) combo on Wednesday. :D As for the current P4 rig - I finished installing systems on both HDDs...however I have a problem. The 80GB is …

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Re: XP retro build

Posted on 2016-11-10, 13:08

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just set the bus speed to 215 to get 3 Ghz, but don't forget the RAM will be overclocked as well so make sure the RAM will handle it unless you can downclock the RAM. Another tip, don't overclock a Northwood too much and/or abuse of it because it can suffer the "Sudden Northwood Death Syndrome" …

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Re: XP retro build

Posted on 2016-11-10, 04:34

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Just a little warning about DEER power supplies, they like to pop and then smoke. I took care to recap and upgrade stuff inside this one.It looks like the one in this pic,except I replaced every cap on the low voltage (DC) side and standby zone. http://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id= …

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Re: XP retro build

Posted on 2016-11-09, 18:51

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why the 3450? I'd nab a faster cpu for the system if you can. I have some problems with the 1650 at the moment. As for the fastest CPU for this platform,I have a 3GHz Prescott,but knowing those 8IPE1000 motherboards are a bit fragile last time I tried a Celeron D with,I wouldn't risk it. (it puts …

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Re: XP retro build

Posted on 2016-11-09, 18:22

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Upgraded the specs. Does this still count as a XP build? :lol: Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 1GB RAM ASUS Radeon HD 3450 512MB AGP Modecom Feel III FEEL-400ATX (Deer is the OEM) Realtek RTL8139C NIC Winfast TV2000XP Deluxe TV Tuner Maxtor 6Y080L0 80GB & Samsung SP0411N 40GB (both IDE) Hitachi-LG GCR-8481B CD …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-11-07, 12:58

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ODwilly wrote: only boots to the bios when it feels like it. Bad caps most likely.

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Re: XP retro build

Posted on 2016-11-06, 08:41

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Just went for some retro shopping today. I didn't come home with a 9600 Pro...I came home with a X1650 Pro AGP from Sapphire. 😁

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Re: XP retro build

Posted on 2016-11-05, 14:42

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Decided to build a 2nd XP machine from whatever parts I had. Specs: 256MB RAM Windows XP Home Edition SP3. This might prove to be a painful experience :blush: I'd put 2x1GB DDR-400 in the board, overclock the XP2500+ to 2.2GHz (provided yours is a 333MHz FSB Barton) and use a GF6800 or so. Without …

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XP retro build

Posted on 2016-11-05, 13:00

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Decided to build a 2nd XP machine from whatever parts I had. Specs: ASUS A7V600-X motherboard AMD Athlon XP 2500+ TNT2 M64 GPU (placeholder until I get a FX5200/5500 or anything from the FX era) 256MB RAM 40GB Samsung SP0411N Hitachi-LG GCR-8481B CD-ROM JNC 4JA-8673 case (black w/ thermistors and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-10-27, 12:38

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Bought this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/RAR-Grafikkarte-Tseng-Labs-ET4000-W32-ET4W32-4-1MB-ISA16bit-VGA-GUI-1600-/262654929365?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=hZp%252FQUwKLu2OFq%252B2T7aZSra9Gi8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc Got this instead :-( :-( Kortet.jpg A totally …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-10-27, 11:55

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The TNT2 M64 is a great card for the right games . If you're looking at Quake 2, Expendable and Unreal, you will likely be disappointed. But older games should run great on it. It has excellent compatibility with older games, for example Incoming is broken with anything newer than a TNT2. Forsaken, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-10-26, 17:56

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Picked up a nVidia Riva TNT2 M64 32MB AGP card,the 3-notch type that works on everything. Is it worth anything? Or is it the worst of them (like the GF2 MX200 was). I recently got a QDI Advance 10F motherboard with a 1GHz Pentium III (Coppermine core) and had no other separate GPU to use it with. ( …

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Re: Oerk's K5 in multimedia case

Posted on 2016-10-25, 17:21

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You're sure that's a 430VX? I know Soyo made a board that big,but it had the 430TX and was named Soyo SY-5TF.

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2016-10-24, 19:38

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Agree, Put a 2TB drive in mine earlier this year. Not that big on gaming on it but XBMC + standard Def TV its actually more useful day to day then any of my PC's round that time if I want to be honest with myself (but I don't) Right. I might snag a FX5200 (or whatever AGP card I can find - I'd like …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2016-10-24, 17:50

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I love the original xbox up on the desk. I like that it's still working. They're built to last,and incredibily easy to mod if you're handy with a soldering iron. Mine's running an X2 5035 BIOS (mainly for the blue intro instead of green) and it's got a 80GB WDC WD800BB in it. (previously a robust …

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Re: My "nostalgia rig"

Posted on 2016-10-23, 08:02

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Is there any healer around here ? Pretty soon this board will take my CPU with her. I can feel it. Well,one thing that will quite surely prolong its life to infinite and beyond (I can't believe I'm saying this :lol: ) might be replacing the capactiors (ECS/Pcchips are known for using G-Luxon/Teapo …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2016-10-23, 07:41

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This is my computing area after a long time. Quite messy,I know. Not pictured is one of my 05' builds - see specs below: JNC RJA-52 case (which is literally massive) Modecom FEEL-400ATX 400W PSU (built by Deer/L&C - this one is also massive as hell,PFC may contribute to this?) ASUS K8N motherboard ( …

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Re: That one Armada E500...

Posted on 2016-08-13, 16:33

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Reminds of the Armada M700 that looked almost similar except it was slimmer. I think we had one E500 amongst 100+ M700 and M300 that sadly went to recycling two years ago after been stored for several years. Last year just as many Compaq EVO N600c saw the same fate :dead: Luckily i saved a couple …

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Re: "The Beast" - IBM PS/2 P70 8573-121

Posted on 2016-08-12, 19:16

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Another thing you could try is repairing some traces if the original battery was one of those leaky stuff ones.

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That one Armada E500...

Posted on 2016-08-11, 20:19

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Thought I might as well show it here. It's a Compaq Armada E500 I got for cheap (10RON) along with a Canon adapter (seriously...)that had two outputs,both rated at 13v 1.8A each,while the laptop was rated at 18v 2.5A. Oh boy. Anyways not really powerful but it's quite fast. 650MHz Pentium III ( …

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