Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-15, 10:35

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by TrashPanda

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Finally I got the last piece of hardware that I was looking for. (I mean hardware I am planning to use and not just stuff into boxes and call it a collection :-)) A VLB graphics card for a future 486/66 build. It has only 1 MB but back in the days that was quite common and for DOS I don't see a …

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Re: Recommendations for decent cooler for Socket A/462 Athlon 3200+

Posted on 2022-03-15, 10:15

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by TrashPanda

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There generally is no end to air cooling extravaganza, at any stage and platform. But, if you just want to run a system stable and at low noise levels - with some research, you'll oftentimes be able to use a cooler of a much later socket that still fits the mounting - and a random boxed cooler for …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-15, 08:59

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by TrashPanda

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Mirage is the name of the card line by Spea. They were based on various S3 chipsets. This particular card is V7 Vega though and it will have Avance Logic ALG2228 chipset. Ahh, never head of the V7 Vega before. Pretty popular, budget cards by Spea although it may be like this in Europe. I stumble …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-15, 08:44

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Im guessing its a Mirage by the writing on the BIOS chip, after that ..well itll require the post string. Mirage is the name of the card line by Spea. They were based on various S3 chipsets. This particular card is V7 Vega though and it will have Avance Logic ALG2228 chipset. Ahh, never head of the …

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Re: Need Help Finding a Replacement Crystal Oscillator for an Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe

Posted on 2022-03-15, 08:43

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by TrashPanda

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From the picture it looks a lot like a through hole part. I think the chance of solder failing so spectacularly on two connections that this crystal would fall out are smaller than teensy tiny.😉 Ahhh but the rub is that its not 0% :P I like your Gimli approach of interpreting chances! 😉😄 Aye ! * …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-15, 08:32

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by TrashPanda

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Finally I got the last piece of hardware that I was looking for. (I mean hardware I am planning to use and not just stuff into boxes and call it a collection :-)) A VLB graphics card for a future 486/66 build. It has only 1 MB but back in the days that was quite common and for DOS I don't see a …

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Re: Need Help Finding a Replacement Crystal Oscillator for an Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe

Posted on 2022-03-15, 08:26

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by TrashPanda

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This thing has approximately 0 chance of falling off due to fall damage. Radiator pipe would fall first. Was it loose in the box? you might of gotten scammed. Well its possible the solder holding it to the board was dry and cracked .. its a very teensy tiny chance but still, IIm gonna go with your …

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Re: Need Help Finding a Replacement Crystal Oscillator for an Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe

Posted on 2022-03-15, 08:09

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by TrashPanda

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This thing has approximately 0 chance of falling off due to fall damage. Radiator pipe would fall first. Was it loose in the box? you might of gotten scammed. Well its possible the solder holding it to the board was dry and cracked .. its a very teensy tiny chance but still, IIm gonna go with your …

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Re: Socket A or 754/939 for Windows 98SE

Posted on 2022-03-14, 18:59

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2022-03-14, 12:17: and had better support Socket 754 chipsets were repurposed for Socket 939 AGP 🤣 not that type of support 🤣

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Re: Best GPU for Quad Pentium Pro Compaq Proliant R5000

Posted on 2022-03-14, 10:07

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Well, I am at an impasse here because this thing is very picky about what hardware it will take. So I am going to have to think hard about this. Sorry to hear the Rage 128 is a bust also :( , but wider Google searches for add-in PCI video cards on this chipset (450GX Orion) returns virtually zero, …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-03-14, 09:57

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A rare 3DFX Voodoo Quantum3D Obsidian2 200SBi just showed up on Evil Bay ..I have never seen a Quad Voodoo card before and this thing is .. beautiful even comes with the medusa cable which I have also never seen before. The price is kind of crazy but about twice what Voodoo 5 5500s are selling for. …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-03-14, 09:36

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A rare 3DFX Voodoo Quantum3D Obsidian2 200SBi just showed up on Evil Bay ..I have never seen a Quad Voodoo card before and this thing is .. beautiful even comes with the medusa cable which I have also never seen before. The price is kind of crazy but about twice what Voodoo 5 5500s are selling for. …

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Re: Socket A or 754/939 for Windows 98SE

Posted on 2022-03-14, 09:17

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by TrashPanda

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I wouldn't recommend 754 . .it was pretty much the budget board for that era, the 939 boards were much better and had better support. (This is not to say 754 was horrible, just that if you have the option of 939 then thats always going to be better)

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Re: Recommendations for decent cooler for Socket A/462 Athlon 3200+

Posted on 2022-03-14, 09:15

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by TrashPanda

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The copper 370 cooler would prob work alright https://www.ebay.com/itm/173850646045 Awesome, thanks ! There is also these https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/154789376023 CAKII-38 (I dont know this seller, just linking for OPs benefit) Which handle up to 2.3ghz .. tho you may want to change the 7000RPM fan …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-03-14, 08:55

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by TrashPanda

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A rare 3DFX Voodoo Quantum3D Obsidian2 200SBi just showed up on Evil Bay ..I have never seen a Quad Voodoo card before and this thing is .. beautiful even comes with the medusa cable which I have also never seen before. The price is kind of crazy but about twice what Voodoo 5 5500s are selling for. …

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Re: Vogons users, how do you deal with anxiety?

Posted on 2022-03-14, 07:45

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The cure is very simple: stop looking at online market places and also skip the 'Bought these (retro) hardware today' topic on this forum. You just have to be disciplined if you want to cure it. ;) Cure? Yes. Simple? No. Once you built a habit stopping is anything but simple. Oh there's anxiety .. …

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Re: Stereo speakers with tiny subwoofer for 5.25" bay

Posted on 2022-03-14, 06:05

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Looks like you still have 2 empty drive bays so why not add a monitor too? I love this joke, because I actually get the reference. I'm afraid of such things... Speakers have magnets, and it's not a good idea to place a HDD right next to a magnet :P You mean the super powerful neodymium magnet that …

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Re: Vogons users, how do you deal with anxiety?

Posted on 2022-03-14, 06:02

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Here on vogons we don't have anxiety, instead we have obsessive-compulsive desire to collect old hardware. Un fortunately, it's terminal and can't be cured. Oh there's anxiety .. right before that bid count down finishes ...I guess its a different kind. (Fuck bid snipers ...not that I wouldn't do …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-13, 23:01

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It looks like there is cache already on the board there. But maybe it's a different size or those chips aren't cache at all. Comes with 256k cache on board IIRC, coast is another 256k, will confirm if it adds to it or replaces on board when it arrives. There was a 512k module but it’s exceedingly …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-13, 13:11

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I wonder if anyone can figure out why I grabbed it. The CPU seems like a normal P54C with original Intel cooler glued to it? Was it about the COAST module? Rare enough, but not gold dust. Known working compatible coast modules may as well not exist here in Australia, so I snagged this as soon as I …

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