Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2017-04-05, 10:26

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Hmmm, something like this "ancient" 4790K build perhaps: WP_20161203_05_29_51_Pro.jpg It's from the mid 2010s. Already old apparently, thanks to drive bay-less tempered glass cases, VR headsets, Windows 10, Kaby Lake, Ryzen & Pascal. :-P Looks suspiciously like Fractal Design case. Very nice and …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2017-04-03, 22:31

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Well lets say that the tamron 70-200 f2.8 g2 lens my wife bought last week was a bit more expensive. But not expansive enought that i could by a nzxt kracken x52, with my setup. My last AMD was a Athlon 63 3200+ or a 3000+ if i recall correct, before that came a Athlon xp 1800+, before that a k6- …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2017-04-03, 11:20

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My first new pc in 8 years going from i5 750 to AMD again with this Ryzen 7 1700, asrock x370 killer, 16 gb corsair vengeance, samsung evo 960 250 gb nvme, asus gtx 1070 dual, corsair rm650x and nzxt s340 elite build. Next will be a nzxt kracken aio cooler. EPIC! I daren't ask how much you forked …

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Re: Rusty Chokes Are The New Leaky Caps

Posted on 2017-04-02, 22:19

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candle_86 wrote: If they are rusty, they where exposed to water which is bad That was my first thought: incompetent water cooling by previous owner. But there is no other evidence of damage or residue elsewhere so I think it's the manufacturing issue mentioned in the article.

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Rusty Chokes Are The New Leaky Caps

Posted on 2017-04-02, 20:45

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I've not seen this mentioned here before so I thought I would raise the subject and see what knowledge people have on the subject. I'm a bit gutted because I picked up a badass AM3 board with the 790FX chipset for a bargain recently. I don't think I expected it to be without faults but I'd never …

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Re: Best LGA775 Cooler for under $25

Posted on 2017-04-02, 20:33

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I did lots of research when I purchased my Q9550 as I wanted to overclock and the stock cooler was barely keeping temps below 75 degrees under Prime95. I wanted to find the right balance between performance and price and came up with this: http://www.phanteks.com/PH-TC12DX.html Picked up a boxed and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-04-02, 20:26

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rein_ein wrote: Random pickup for less than 2$,can't say it retro much,but it also not such modern. […] Show full quote Random pickup for less than 2$,can't say it retro much,but it also not such modern. EPoX EP-MF4 Ultra That ATX power header is placed REALLY awkwardly.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-04-01, 22:13

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Toshiba 320CDS. Pentium Mobile 233 MMX, 32MB RAM (accepts EDO SODIMM), 4GB disk, YMF71x OPL3, Chips&Tech Video, 2MB. Working battery. It runs Commander Keen 4 just fine with music & all. Screen is laggy, but it has USB, VGA and PS2 with Y cable support. In excellent condition, I'll just put a …

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Re: Got a pile of old software to sort through...

Posted on 2017-03-31, 23:29

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keenerb wrote: Every 3.5" disk I've checked has been bad. That's unfortunate. I don't hold much hope out for the 5.25". Try and get an LS-120 / Superdisk - they are VERY good at reading old floppies. I was able to read 100% of the disks I own and image them where I was getting 75% success with a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-30, 18:38

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Couple of additions to my Socket 3 collection. Kinda hoping the X5 is magic and will handle a 50MHz FSB. Filename 20170330_183012-1600x900.jpg File size 255.21 KiB Views 1753 views

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Re: Why do punks hate hippies?

Posted on 2017-03-29, 11:20

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Is there some truth that both groups have a reputation for being hygiene-averse, or that their relative lifestyles don't lend themselves to frequent showers? I'm only being semi-facetious - it's another thing that suggests similarity or circumstances and / or ethos.

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Re: Peixoto's patches for a few old games

Posted on 2017-03-27, 10:26

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Ooooooooh... 16:9 Unreal!

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Re: I need some help deciding on a build

Posted on 2017-03-27, 10:25

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1600 x 1200 screams Pentium 4 at me, mostly because you're probably going to want AGP 8x and DDR RAM. However, The K7S5A, a popular socket 462 board will give you the choice of SDRAM or DDR and will do AGP 4x and if you can get a board with universal AGP all the better. What do you want to base this …

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Re: Let's restore my 486 motherboard - AOpen Vi11

Posted on 2017-03-27, 09:53

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You've got more patience than me. If I had the last 486 motherboard on Earth I might be bothered. I'll be thrilled if you get it working though!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-27, 09:50

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Finally own a 486 system backbone. Did I do good? http://i.hizliresim.com/D3kp4m.jpg http://i.hizliresim.com/2jQB8d.jpg I have no idea how a UMC U5SX 486-33F performs compared to a i486DX33 but it can't be too bad I guess. Obviously I can't use it with my DX4-100 CPU (my initial 486 build goal) but …

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Re: New old stock IBM AT

Posted on 2017-03-27, 09:41

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IIRC this specific machine was manufactured in 1988 so an early VGA card would definitely be period correct :happy: Well, as far as I know, production of the IBM AT ended in April 1987, when IBM introduced the PS/2 line, and VGA being part of PS/2. I don't think any ISA-based VGA was available at …

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Re: I found this

Posted on 2017-03-26, 09:11

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Oops.

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Re: I found this

Posted on 2017-03-26, 00:55

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https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=32776&t=1 MFM controller by the looks of it, making this a 286 aka AT class as Godlike said. Two of the ribbon cables go to the hard drive from what I understand. A 286 will play lots of EGA and early VGA games nicely. You don't even need a sound card, as …

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Re: How you define a 586

Posted on 2017-03-24, 14:44

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This changed everything, both Intel's naming scheme, and also the approach that other x86-manufacturers would take. They knew that they'd get tied up in court for years everytime they'd downright clone an Intel CPU. That was not a viable business model. So they had to start designing their own. …

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Re: Attic find - 286-16, that's right

Posted on 2017-03-24, 13:41

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It sure looks that way, but the page was last updated long ago, and I haven't actually tried to order one. It might be an old derelict, still floating around the net, or maybe they really are still for sale. I don't have anything with MCA slots currently, but if I ever come upon any, I'll try to …

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