I used the Geforce 6800 Ultra because I bought it new at the time - I remember it was quite expensive so I'm happy to get extra mileage out of it! Anyway, I don't have a better AGP card available, and I have loads of DVI to VGA adapters - I don't see any loss of quality using these adapters so …

Thanks As far as I know there's no onboard wifi on this board so I added a pci wireless g card that I took from a dell machine. The bracket above the soundcard is a 1394 and eSATA combo. I don't need firewire so i removed the cable, but I thought it might be convenient to have eSATA as I have an hdd …

Thanks! They're the SBS300, there doesn't seem to be many of them around because they were probably a bit expensive at the time - from what I remember they were one of the first attempts to produce something a bit better than the bunch of crappy speakers bundled with most PCs in the '90s. There's a …

I got this system in 1998 to replace my trusty Pentium 90 which was becoming really too slow for internet, games etc. It had a Matrox Millenium G200 because it was the card to get at the time, along with a 3DFX Voodoo II. I played quite a lot of games on that system, but for some reason they don't …

I bought the P4C800-E Deluxe in late 2003 and it became the basis of my main PC until 2007. This board was rock solid and I really enjoyed using it with XP over these years - I also started playing less games so I didn't feel the need to stay on the upgrade treadmill. The specs I had at the time …

I love CRTs. I had a lot of different models over the years: The first one I used was a CGA monitor in 1987, it was a " Oceanic MVP 367 ", possibly a French brand? Then a couple of years later we upgraded it to an EGA monitor... Samtron SC-431E . I was thrilled to rediscover all my games in 16 …

Main PC Components: 1987-2014 - in bold are the parts I still own =================================== CPU 8088 (1987) 386sx16 (1990) 486dx50 (1992) Pentium 90 (1994) PII-333 (1998) PIII-600E (1999) PIII-700 (2000) Athlon 1300 (2001) Athlon XP1500+ (2002) P4 2.8 (2002) P4 3.2 (2003) Core2Q6600 (2007) …

PCChips M507 socket 7 motherboard. Only $191.28. Bargain! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motherboard-Pentium-P … 6-/350290914555

I haven't used the global shipping program yet but your stories don't encourage me to do so. It reminds me of the time when ebay started to force you accepting Paypal, and you couldn't opt out. Or when google forces you to have a google+ account to post on youtube. These big corporations seem to …

The u-220 pre-dates general midi so it won't be compatible. I don't think the mv30 is GM compatible either.

Roland U-220 is not gonna be useful for games but its a nice module with late '80s - early '90s sounds. Listen to the demo songs below to get an idea: http://www.synthmania.com/u-220.htm

Cute laptop. Is there a VGA out to connect an external dislpay?

the LED display is completely independent of system speed. it was set by the computer manufacturer or reseller, and if later you upgraded your CPU you would have to change the display with the jumpers if you wanted the correct speed to be displayed.

Nice find. The jumpers near the LED display allows you to specify a speed to display when turbo button is on and another one when it's off. It takes a bit of trial an error but you should be able to figure it out.

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Thanks. Just figured out how to use Imgur so pictures should be fine now. Mau1wurf - I like this switch setup, it's a good way to make a mainboard that is not jumperless a bit more flexible, and also you don't even need to go into the BIOS to adjust the speed of the system. Just turn off, adjust the …

Hi everyone new user here but long time lurker. Really enjoy this forum, it's a wealth of information! Took some pics of my main "retro system" today so thought it would be nice to share them with the community. Specs: Fugutech M507 Socket 7 mainboard Pentium 200 32Mb Ram S3 Trio 64 SB Pro2 CT1600 …