Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-07-22, 02:56
I finally got my Rage Fury MAXX working! I'm glad I didn't give up and trade/sell it off as broken. It might get it's own system if I can spare one.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-07-21, 14:19
It looks to me from the pictures that the lock is already turned to the unlocked position. Did you try to open the case? Of course, I unscrewed the two back screws, but the lock holds the side panel in place like it should when it's locked. Like all of us in this forum I am very curious what's …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-07-21, 05:23
The hard drives are locked to the motherboard or I would have replaced it. I didn't want to lose 7 years worth of save games though. I guess you're a bit too young to remember the xbox modding scene or you may have caught the tail of it like I did. There are quite a few ways of making it work, way …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-07-21, 03:27
Not just that, it's a great emulation machine. Although now we have better solutions they cost money compared to free xboxes. Not to mention the original Xboxs game library is excellent. It's also probably the best way to play games from that generation that didn't get a PC port. I just today …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-07-21, 02:01
They can't find the key and it is the larger round type. Kind of a pain or do you know a way to get that open without damage. They are selling all these items dirt cheap. Very unlikely, but you may be able to unscrew and push the PSU into the case enough to get your hand in there, then you can just …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-07-20, 21:36
Co-worker was cleaning out his office, and this was behind some books on his bookshelf. Thats a good spot to put a laptop! Complete with proprietary power brick! I snatched it up pretty quick when he was disgusted with the age of the thing. Looking up the model and part it was supposed to be a …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-07-20, 17:47
who likes the Xbox? lol Me! Chuck on XBMC and makes a good media centre as long as you don't want HD. or the 8GB IDE drives are useful for older PC's But openly admit rest of your finds are much more interesting Not just that, it's a great emulation machine. Although now we have better solutions …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-07-20, 06:41
Decided to oven bake some cards as it is summer and popped some rot caps on a Ti 4400, had to bake a Ti 500 as well because a previous owner ran it without a fan till it failed... I have a half dozen cards that need baked. What procedure do you use when you bake? The first on my list is a Quadro …
Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online
Posted on 2017-07-20, 04:21
cj_reha wrote: BTW, were you the guy who snagged the lot of ~4 towers, some CRTs and printers? There was an ad with those and one of the towers was a baby AT, so I emailed the seller who said it was already sold :c nope, I stick to dell systems.
Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online
Posted on 2017-07-20, 02:55
https://norfolk.craigslist.org/sop/d/old-ass-commodore-parts/6200333474.html I can easily assume this will be outrageously priced. Woah, you're in the Newport News area too? I saw that ad browsing my Craigslist and kind of ignored it. Not exactly, but close enough. BTW, how are you enjoying the …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-07-18, 23:23
All of this talk about power supplies for 6800s makes me think that might be a bit of what's going on with mine. It's a 460W PSU though, so it should be fine for a P4 EE 3.4 + 6800GT. Would flickering textures be considered artifacting?
Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online
Posted on 2017-07-18, 22:50
https://norfolk.craigslist.org/sop/d/old-ass- … 6200333474.html I can easily assume this will be outrageously priced.
Overclocking/trashing vs. longevity of retro hardware.
Posted on 2017-07-07, 06:28
I understand everybody has the right to make their own decisions and have their own fun. But, should we start considering the long road more when it comes to our old hardware? It's undeniable that overclocking leads to a faster rate of deterioration in old components. So should we consider longevity …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-07-07, 06:20
The Celeron 300A at 450 mhz was almost a default setting due to the performance, stability, and longevity of the setup. People ran these CPUs for years continuously this way. That's a single isolated case. Also, I guess I should start a new thread for this subject instead of continuing to clutter …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-07-07, 04:58
When you can easily put in a PII-450 or PIII-500 what's the point? Also, anything above a 10-15% overclock is most certainly not moderate. 10-15% is a drop in the bucket as a lot of us here at one point has done 50%+ without any long term issues. Cheap boards and power supplies with rot caps cause …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-07-06, 23:03
Probably not the best base system. It's an OEM build. Also, my CPU has been through hell and back, literally, so i'm not sure how well it performs. It is low on the spectrum for my config though. I love dell, but the cooling in this system is pretty dangerous. It's a small passive with two giant …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-07-06, 18:03
Farcry was running poorly so I decided to run 3Dmark. From what i've seen this is a typical score for my rig. P4 EE 3.4 478/6800GT OC AGP A bit low isn't it? My FX5950 rig scores 3500ish and I know for a fact the 6800GT has roughly twice the performance under DX9 so I would expect it to score high …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-07-06, 16:35
But if the overclock is moderate I consider overclocking 440BX chipset up to 150mhz FSB to be moderate. Or overclocking something like the legendary Celeron 300A up to 450-500mhz. When you can easily put in a PII-450 or PIII-500 what's the point? Also, anything above a 10-15% overclock is most …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-07-06, 05:18
What's wrong with the S370 boards that have ISA slots? Harder to find good board for underclocking/overclocking, less options for CPU choise and chipsets after 440BX are mixed bag in terms of performance. Personally I don't see the need for underclocking/overclocking vintage systems. The components …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-07-06, 00:58
Farcry was running poorly so I decided to run 3Dmark. From what i've seen this is a typical score for my rig. P4 EE 3.4 478/6800GT OC AGP
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