Re: A box full of old video cards... are they worth saving?

Posted on 2023-08-22, 16:58

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by Trashbytes

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Everything else is redundant or not powerful enough to bother. I agree that some cards, like the Radeon 7000 (which was called Radeon VE earlier), or the Radeon 9200 are budget cards and were not meant to play current 3D games. On the other hand, even these cards can have some use. They don't need …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-21, 14:45

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by Trashbytes

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Bought a this rather nice bit of kit the other day, a Abit BX133-Raid with a P3 1Ghz and 768Mb of PC133 ram, board is fully tested, also grabbed an internal LS120 drive that was going cheaply its also fully tested. Been after a BX133 or BE6 II R2 for a while and neither have been listing for a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-21, 14:32

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by Trashbytes

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Bought a this rather nice bit of kit the other day, a Abit BX133-Raid with a P3 1Ghz and 768Mb of PC133 ram, board is fully tested, also grabbed an internal LS120 drive that was going cheaply its also fully tested. Been after a BX133 or BE6 II R2 for a while and neither have been listing for a …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2023-08-18, 22:30

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by Trashbytes

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Oh, I just saw that they are describing it as having gold that you could recover. That drives me crazy. What a waste. Does anyone know how much money you could get from extracting the gold from a CPU? Is it really enough to justify that cost? I'd assume that we'd hear more about people buying up …

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Re: Your approach to recapping Socket A and similar era boards

Posted on 2023-08-14, 05:40

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by Trashbytes

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replacing perfectly fine caps. There are no perfect-looking capacitors, there are capacitors with ESR and the capacity corresponding to the datasheet. Capacitors are not looked at, its are measured. Please everyone, guess the riddle. What will happen to the gigabyte_ga-k8n51gmf_rev_1.0 motherboard …

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Re: Your approach to recapping Socket A and similar era boards

Posted on 2023-08-13, 22:43

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by Trashbytes

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

And then some 10uF capacitor will dry up near the clocking IC, and the motherboard will start to bug. And the forum threads will begin to multiply "all capacitors look like new, but it doesn't work !?" How much money and time will you save by not replacing small capacitors? Thats easy, have I …

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Re: Your approach to recapping Socket A and similar era boards

Posted on 2023-08-13, 11:21

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by Trashbytes

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I haven't done a recap yet, but when I start testing and fixing my large collection of boards (which should start in a month or two), if I see one cap that needs replacing, I'll change them all. If one has failed, the rest won't be far behind. It's not like they are expensive, even when buying high …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-08-13, 10:33

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by Trashbytes

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

PD2JK wrote on 2023-08-13, 07:07: Yeah I suppose it's a Canadian thing. 😉 Hence ATi. Although MSI and PCChips made quite a lot of red mainboards around/after 2000... I could be Soviet 😜 I do see your point about Canuks loving the old colour red ! Hell they even have it in their flag 😁

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-08-13, 01:47

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by Trashbytes

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Tested out a Primax Soundstorm I received recently. Also upgraded it to a full 1024k of onboard memory. Primax Soundstorm Test 1.jpg I was a bit surprised at how easy it was to install. Just plugged it into a system in place of the previous GUS classic and it worked without issue, same drivers and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-11, 17:55

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by Trashbytes

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I can imagine that somewhere out there is a late socket A board, probably low end, that has a dummy or token 4 Pin connector on it, purely to reduce support volume asking "Where do I plug the 4 pin" as it was produced when all PSU were getting the extra 4 pin, but was mainly an old 5V design. Oh im …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-11, 17:54

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by Trashbytes

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Thanks, now I want to know the power draw on such a P4 connector. ;) IIRC its 192 watts max draw on that connector, but I think its also got a lot to do with what the VRM can handle via that connector. (8 Amps per +12v wire for a total of 192watts max, An Athlon isnt going to get anywhere close to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-11, 17:39

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by Trashbytes

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Something to keep in mind should your MSI board ever kick the bucket. There are a number of late Athlon XP boards that have the 4 pin +12v connector and its worth seeking one of these boards out as the +12v connector makes getting a PSU for Athlon setups as easy as grabbing any ATX PSU . .even …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-11, 14:54

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I could not resist und purchased the first part of my propsed athlon system already. I got an MSI K7T266 Pro 2 mainboard and a Athlon 1400 cpu. It was a impulse buy due to the low price. lol. I am fully aware that it might be tricky to get a proper power supply for a Slot System buy mind was weak. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-11, 12:15

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by Trashbytes

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I could not resist und purchased the first part of my propsed athlon system already. I got an MSI K7T266 Pro 2 mainboard and a Athlon 1400 cpu. It was a impulse buy due to the low price. lol. I am fully aware that it might be tricky to get a proper power supply for a Slot System buy mind was weak. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-09, 06:10

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by Trashbytes

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Bought *another* 9700 Pro off eBay. This time to the tune of $60 USD. Hopefully this one works. 3rd times the charm right? It is remarkable how difficult it is to find a working example of a card that sold like hotcakes. Even considering how comprehensively the cooling solution on them seems to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-09, 01:55

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by Trashbytes

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Bought *another* 9700 Pro off eBay. This time to the tune of $60 USD. Hopefully this one works. 3rd times the charm right? It is remarkable how difficult it is to find a working example of a card that sold like hotcakes. Even considering how comprehensively the cooling solution on them seems to …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-08-08, 11:06

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by Trashbytes

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Speaking of explosions, I had that happen too to the 486 : IMG_4543.jpg I replaced all these little blue drops with something else, and hopefully the ones on the motherboard itself will not start going out like this anytime soon lol The PSU immediately went into protection so that probably saved me …

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Re: Socket 423 curse

Posted on 2023-08-08, 09:46

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by Trashbytes

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If the board is working fine with and passing all the tests with the other CPUs then the issue might be the Willy 1.9, now it could be the CPU itself or some issue with it on that board. I suspect the board isn't delivering enough or a stable voltage to the CPU, might be worth checking that its …

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Re: Super slocket-iii and Tualatin p3 1.4 SL657

Posted on 2023-08-06, 09:34

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by Trashbytes

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Not with that Slotket unless you buy an interposer for the Tualatin or do a pin mod, then the motherboard still has to be able to supply the 1.45v the Tualatin requires. Slotkets designed for Coppermine dont supply voltage they simply pass it through from the motherboard, they did make slotkets for …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-08-06, 04:35

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by Trashbytes

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've had great success buying untested hardware. I find it works more often than not. Do you have any particular way of vetting sellers (beyond checking feedbacks) or it just comes down to luck? My experience is the opposite. Untested hardware if it's not bottom of the barrel almost always faulty …

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