where there is a will, there is a way ^^

I've seen similar before. It's really fun to see the stuff people come up with.

I did something similar once when I broke the heatsink bracket on my s478 motherboard. Only with rubber bands.

Arrived today: goldfinger device clone

Ordered this PCI Video Card yesterday.
This is an 8MB ATI Rage XL PCI.
Costing less than $ 10, it will probably arrive next month.
I will use it on a socket 7, probably in a TX or VX, or in a VIA VPX.
I think 8MB can be better than the cards I use alone 2MB.

Those ati rage XL chips are actually REALLY quick dos video cards.

I found quality version of PCI Rage XL p/n 109-72300-10 by chinese seller for 25 cdn.

Cheers,

PC@LIVE wrote on 2021-04-30, 21:31:

...I will use it on a socket 7, probably in a TX or VX, or in a VIA VPX....

That's exactly why I used to buy Rage Pro LT, only the boards were with SiS chipsets (PC Chips M590 and Asus P/I P55SP4) and unfortunately, no picture. The card itself is functional, it works without problems on other boards with other chipsets, but there is usually an AGP port and therefore more suitable options.

Arrived yesterday my first 3dfx need recap and fix , but for 20 euro ..

I was contemplating the 4 hour round trip drive to buy one or both of these cases, but when I clicked again, both posts had been deleted. Just as well.

Well, there is not much to say..

GigAHerZ wrote on 2021-02-09, 21:15:

And a basis for my "higher-end" pentium 2 class machine. 15€
A ChainTech 6ESA2 motherboard, which has ISA, PCI and AGP slots and has integrated ESS Solo-1 sound card.
I didn't know it before i got it, but it also had one of the most desirable Slot1 celeron - Celeron 300A. Definitely will try to overclock it.

Now got a similar kind of "hassle-free" pentium 3 (Socket PGA370) class motherboard - Chaintech 6AIA2. Also has all the requirements ticked i have:
mATX
Good DOS compatible integrated sound card (Again, ESS Solo-1)
AGP, PCI and ISA all present on the board.
Cost me under 10€ shipped.

Won these 2 motherboards on ebay nice and cheap. Interested mostly in the highly integrated S7 board that I have IDed as this: http://www.win3x.org/uh19/motherboard/show/8103
Should make an outstanding DOS machine in a nice small MATX case... as long as it works.
The other one just seems like a basic P4.

I also got a £5 mystery box from FB market which, while still worth more than £5. Isnt all that exciting. (1.05ghz athlon, built in vga, sound)

Both are pics from the sellers.

Ydee wrote on 2021-05-01, 09:06:

PC@LIVE wrote on 2021-04-30, 21:31:

...I will use it on a socket 7, probably in a TX or VX, or in a VIA VPX....

That's exactly why I used to buy Rage Pro LT, only the boards were with SiS chipsets (PC Chips M590 and Asus P/I P55SP4) and unfortunately, no picture. The card itself is functional, it works without problems on other boards with other chipsets, but there is usually an AGP port and therefore more suitable options.

As a similar VGA to yours, I have a pair of 4MB ATI 3D RAGE II PCI.
I had put one away some time ago because it had problems, but reviewing it in the past few days, maybe I would have an idea of ​​what caused the problem.
They could be polarized capacitors (tantalum), I need to check them and replace them (as soon as possible).
The card is an ASUS 3DP-V264GT2 / TV, if I can fix it it should be fine in an iVX iTX, or VIA VPX PC.
Regarding SiS (chipset), I don't have S.7 cards with this chipset, but I remember they proposed one in the late 90's, it was not suitable for my needs, and it was not supported by the Hauppauge Win-TV card (it required Intel chipset ).

Elsa Winner 2000 4MB VRAM ISA/EISA fully OVP

PC-Engineer wrote on 2021-05-04, 14:53:

Elsa Winner 2000 4MB VRAM ISA/EISA fully OVP

woah, nice :3
I love these "flip" cards

LewisRaz wrote on 2021-05-03, 12:28:

I also got a £5 mystery box from FB market which, while still worth more than £5. Isnt all that exciting. (1.05ghz athlon, built in vga, sound)

1.05ghz Athlon? That's likely a 1.4ghz CPU with the FSB set incorrectly.

pete8475 wrote on 2021-05-04, 19:11:

1.05ghz Athlon? That's likely a 1.4ghz CPU with the FSB set incorrectly.

Or a malfunction. Markings on the caps means that someone already tried to fix it.

pete8475 wrote on 2021-05-04, 19:11:

LewisRaz wrote on 2021-05-03, 12:28:

I also got a £5 mystery box from FB market which, while still worth more than £5. Isnt all that exciting. (1.05ghz athlon, built in vga, sound)

1.05ghz Athlon? That's likely a 1.4ghz CPU with the FSB set incorrectly.

yea its actually an athlonxp 1500+

this nice trio of boxes arrived recently :3
I really like the simplicity of the old style gravis boxes

also couldn't pass this one up ^^
same as my very first keyboard from 1989 but in beautiful black and grey.