Re: My little PC collection, Xmas Special 2020 (Advent calendar update - today it's #6)

Posted on 2020-12-18, 19:45

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I love this system. I wanted that case back in the day but sadly as a kid in highschool funds were quite limited. This is such a fun thread. I know what you mean ... This are all PCs that I would have liked to have by that time but couldn't afford. Usually I had to suffice with something more low …

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Re: My little PC collection, Xmas Special 2020 (Update today: #6)

Posted on 2020-12-18, 12:38

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gerry wrote on 2020-12-18, 11:46: #6 such power! impressive. 😀 strange to think its a spec from 17 years ago and would probably choke on an average youtube vid now! Moore's law stikes again ...

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Re: My little PC collection, Xmas Special 2020 ;-)

Posted on 2020-12-18, 10:14

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... and here comes the #6 of my little PC collection 😀 06.jpg #6: year 2003/2004 build … My rating: 5 from 5 stars Description: this the first PC of my collection that is mainly based on HW that I originally bought back then … and it is IMO a real beauty ;-) Board: MSI K7-N2 Delta2, with nVidia …

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Re: My little PC collection, Xmas Special 2020 ;-)

Posted on 2020-12-16, 11:32

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Note: I agree that 3dfx cards give Windows9x builds something extra :-) Hi igna78, in that case this one might interest you. It's on of my favoured builds :-) And here comes #5 ... 05.jpg #5: year 2000/2001 build … My rating: 5 from 5 stars Description: As much as is don’t favour the voodoo 1+2 add …

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Re: My little PC collection, Xmas Special 2020 ;-)

Posted on 2020-12-14, 21:17

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Hi igna78, the 3D Prophet 4500 is a typical S3 card concerning 2D => very good VESA implementation, didn't notice any flaw at 2D. 3D is also good and with the latest drivers "ST Elite Force" should be fine for windows 9.x, but I havn't tried it much, so far. From my personal history, I went with ATI …

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Re: My little PC collection, Xmas Special 2020 ;-)

Posted on 2020-12-13, 19:36

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... an here comes #4 04.jpg #4: year 2000 build … My rating: 4,0 from 5 stars Description: As far as I can remember, the P4 & Rambus Ram was massively spotlighted by the media back in 2000 and the Kyro II was set to compete with the Voodoo 5. ((… but it was far too expensive for me, so I had to …

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Re: My little PC collection, Xmas Special 2020 ;-)

Posted on 2020-12-11, 10:57

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... and today it's #3 03.jpg #3: year 1998 build … My rating: 3,0 from 5 stars Description: Basically, this is a great PC, but I was never happy with the loss of image quality due to the loop-through solution of the voodoo add on cards. Board: MSI MS6119 Ver. 1.1, Intel 440BX Chipset, AGP, PCI, ISA, …

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Re: Yet another 486 DX4-100 build

Posted on 2020-12-11, 10:46

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bloodem wrote on 2020-12-11, 09:30: I finally gave up on the SB16 IDE connector. Are you sure that it is an IDE-Interface? Most old Sound Blaster Pro cards feature a proprietary interface for a Panasonic (Matsushita MKE) drive (e.g. for a "Panasonic CR-652-B" CD drive). I just looks like IDE but …

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Re: Yet another 486 DX4-100 build

Posted on 2020-12-10, 17:22

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Great Rig 😀 I also love silent computers, but for my vintage builds I love the rustle and crackle of this old drives - makes the build more authentic. But I also understand if you discard them, after all this wear and tear such old drives are error prone ...

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Re: Facing the "retro build scare" - a nightmare before Xmas

Posted on 2020-12-10, 11:50

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Yes, I also check all capacitors first, but from my experiance the capacitor rott strikes when least expected ;-) I also draw a copy of all exotic drivers and software I stumble on, but often I find that I need exactly the one I don't have. The "scare" is no real problem, its just the second …

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Re: Facing the "retro build scare" - a nightmare before Xmas

Posted on 2020-12-10, 10:50

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Old PC-Systems are hard/expensive to come by here in Munich area (Germany) so I have to painfully collect the most parts all over the country and I have assemble the most of my "dream machines" from scratch. ((As we have a recycling-system for electronic junk here in Germany, old systems tend to …

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Facing the "retro build scare" - a nightmare before Xmas

Posted on 2020-12-10, 10:13

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I don’t know if is just me, but when I build a retro PC at some points I tend to hesitate or I'm even reluctant to go on with the project. That’s what I call the “ retro build scare ”. 1. In most cases the first time is after collecting/buying/finding/stealing (NO, forget stealing!) all pieces and …

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Re: My little PC collection, Xmas Special 2020 ;-)

Posted on 2020-12-09, 06:53

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... and here comes the #2 of my little PC collection :-) 02.jpg #2: year 1997 build … My rating: 4,0 from 5 stars Description: in 1997 I had a very similar machine and it was my first one with a 3D card. But the Hardware back than wasn’t very well balanced for the PowerVR PCX2 3D-card and Windows 95 …

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Re: My little PC collection, Xmas Special 2020 ;-)

Posted on 2020-12-08, 18:26

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Intermezzo, TIP: About colouring Cases or drive bezels Spraypaint is in most cases my choice, when retrobright failed or did produce "spotty" results. In such cases, I use this two colours for painting old cases and drive bezels: a) In most cases: RAL 9002 grey white, silk mat soes the trick - see …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-08, 15:10

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Got today a TEAC FD-CR7, Floppy & USB card reader Filename IMG_20201208_160716_s.jpg File size 87.61 KiB Views 1902 views File comment TEAC FD-CR7, Floppy & USB card reader

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Re: Best off the shelf spray paint for beige computer cases

Posted on 2020-12-08, 10:50

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Spraypaint is in most cases my choice, when retrobright failed or did produce "spotty" results. In such cases, I use this two colours for painting old cases and drive bezels: a) In most cases: RAL 9002 grey white, silk mat does the trick. b) ... or, if a bit more beige tint is required: RAL 1013 …

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My little PC collection (12 Retro-PCs)

Posted on 2020-12-07, 09:59

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Thanks to covid I got spare time to finally get some order into my little Computer collection ;-) Please find her a picture and the specs will follow in chronological order. Towards Xmas I will complete and share the profiles of all machines here - like some kind of advent calendar (for those who …

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Re: Need foam filter for old cases

Posted on 2020-11-21, 18:01

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Tetrium wrote on 2020-11-21, 16:27: Another favorite of mine are the AOpen H600 tower cases (the beige ones) especially after having removed the back exhaust fan grills =) Are you referring to this case (screenshot)?!? Filename xxxx.jpg File size 137.98 KiB Views 112 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-11-21, 16:07

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Today, I've finally got my CM Centurion 5 (Blue), that I intend to assemble with the (NOS) Aero Cool Modern V 😀 Had the very same back in 2008 in that combination and loved it, but sold it later on ... as usual 🙁 Filename centurion5.jpg File size 92.65 KiB Views 1638 views File comment CM Centurion …

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Re: Need foam filter for old cases

Posted on 2020-11-21, 16:01

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Today, I've finally got my CM Centurion 5 (Blue), that I intend to assemble with the (NOS) Aero Cool Modern V 😀 Had the very same back in 2008 in that combination and loved it, but sold it later on ... as usual 🙁 Hope the Filter Foam stays with me 😉 Filename centurion5.jpg File size 92.65 KiB Views …

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