Re: This is a bad idea right?
Posted on 2016-01-23, 06:30
Washed few my mobos same way,works very well.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-01-23, 06:26
If you dont mind i'll bring on pics of stuff i got today :lol: First one - Asus based Riva 128 Second one Ati Mach64 And last one,not sure about brand but for sure it Vortex 1 and it works :lol: Nice find! (Re: Vortex 1). What O/S are you planning to use it with? I finally got legit copy of Win98 …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-01-22, 17:34
If you dont mind i'll bring on pics of stuff i got today :lol: First one - Asus based Riva 128 http://i.imgur.com/gy0shzDl.jpg Second one Ati Mach64 http://i.imgur.com/cJMqHbjl.jpg And last one,not sure about brand but for sure it Vortex 1 and it works :lol: http://i.imgur.com/IazX6Qpl.jpg
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-01-20, 16:03
Today i got... honestly can't call it retro - Asrock 939A790GMH Just for 7.5$ but it was pretty dusty and comes w/o backplane. Posts and boots fine,gonna test stability later. AMD 790GX chipset based,imo superior find for 939 platform. http://i.imgur.com/s1kefCJl.jpg If someone curious what i gonna …
Re: Artex's Build of the Week - "Always Bet On Black"
Posted on 2016-01-17, 06:18
Impressive,yep that's what calls high-end XP era build,good choice thermaltake with voltage control,its pretty loud,mine usually runs in 4k rpm or so or runs hotter. For this kind of build i missing only EE P4. Btw try to run TES4 Oblivion and see if its beating crap out of rig 🤣 jk
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-01-15, 22:11
Very nice catch,rarely saw aiw irl,but always liked stuff that you can play with using remote control.
Re: Artex's Build of the Week - 2016 Updates
Posted on 2016-01-15, 15:54
High-end very rare card,that can fit with P4 platform... if its not an dual-head xgi volari v8 then idk surprise us 😊
Re: Artex's Build of the Week - 2016 Updates
Posted on 2016-01-15, 08:30
Artex wrote: 😎 Another teaser...... http://1drv.ms/1Q9LroN Gosh i know that ram led play,have familiar pair of corsair cmx 2x1gb ddr@550mhz definitely great choice for high-end p4 gear!
Re: Artex's Build of the Week - 2016 Updates
Posted on 2016-01-14, 18:37
Artex wrote: Sneak peek.. Not sure why but i suspect gfx an GF6800 maybe even Ultra maybe even in sli...
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-01-14, 13:02
Probably best storage get for this week,behold a magneto optical scsi drive with disks(for my server needs ofc) 😎
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-01-14, 12:51
What CD-R's didn't do, Iomega's quality *click* control *click* did them in. *click* (of death) And they were so tone-deaf that they actually named a smaller version Clik! Just bought one with a disk, works fine so far, but no drivers are available under DOS... iomegaclik.jpg Very nice,that baby …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-01-13, 22:03
wow, finding a 750mb zip drive is like finding a unicorn... dont think i've ever seen one till now. Honestly that was just a part of haul that i grabbed,other part is never used 750mb and 250mb diskettes and 250mb compatible internal atapi zip drive with it driver disk :lol: http://i.imgur.com/ …
Re: High end XP retro rig
Posted on 2016-01-13, 20:48
Heard 400 model does not support core 2 series that means Pentium D 9** maximum.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-01-13, 20:23
Scored an iomega external zip drive that can handle 750mb diskettes and motorola advisor linguist pager(useless now but i have some warm memories about that model)
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-01-12, 16:17
I think the NX just need an Socket-A. Shame it was not the NX-2001. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geode_%28processor%29#Geode_NX Mine came from dead ASUS Eee PC 1201K as i know. Gooogling a bit found at cpu-upgrade chipset compatibility - SiS 741/VIA KT400A/SiS 741GX/VIA KT600/VIA KM266Pro Can find …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-01-10, 13:28
Today at local radio market i got something unusual(at least for me) First one - GF2 mx400 as sticker says its made by Tiga Vision,at least it posts,gonna complete tests bit later (whats unusual? look at memory),gpu-z says its SDR http://i.imgur.com/16oLjWyl.jpg And second one is AMD Geode NX 1750, …
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2016-01-08, 20:50
This is a really interesting early Athlon build. It could be made into a good match for systems of the day simply by switching to Win98 and using a more period appropriate video card (GF 256, Matrox G400, TNT2). Any interest in going that direction? Yep interested,got both version of GF 256(ddr and …
Re: My Retro Rigs - Andariel and Duriel
Posted on 2016-01-08, 12:12
First seen topic name i thought its gonna be Athlon and Duron builds (not a fan of Diablo so idk),but this twins is also rocks,looks clean and solid,have similar 5,25/3,5 adapter but mine from supermicro chassis.
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2016-01-07, 23:47
Well for now this is only retro rig im using atm. It acts as my local file server,music box and retro game station ofc :happy: http://i.imgur.com/tIUqudAl.jpg Specs: mobo - Fic SD11 cpu - Athlon Classic 550mhz Pluto core not OC'ed(got 700mhz Orion but it not stable even at default clock.. workin on …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-01-07, 10:04
Hey, I own that cooler! Mine is blue and branded by cooler master though. I bought it from either zipzoomfly or geeks.com a loooooong time ago. It's universal and a real nightmare to install, had it on a 6600gt for a while. At least for now it will stay with 6800,finally got one working,probably …
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