Reply 20 of 40, by cyclone3d
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tomcattech wrote on 2021-10-19, 03:53:My 2 cents here: Retro systems are like rabbits.... You build one and then you are surrounded by builds that always need "just o […]
My 2 cents here:
Retro systems are like rabbits....
You build one and then you are surrounded by builds that always need "just one more thing".Both of my recent systems have been built by Craigslist and OfferUp, as I'm always keeping an eye open for stuff people are just getting rid of. Complete P3 Win98 SE with a bad power supply? I'll take it for $15 if they are going to pitch it anyway.
EBay prices are just insane these days so I normally stay away...
Without a car I echo the same about finding a working system and then tweaking to taste.
I'm still waiting on that golden Voodoo2 find.... It WILL happen.
Yeah, eBay prices have gotten crazy for the most part.. However, I snagged a huge lot of mostly PCI Creative sound cards for a whopping $12.50 shipped just a few days ago. I was really surprised that I was the only bidder.
Came with 3x AWE64 CT4500 cards, a CT3600 (AWE32 / Sound Blaster 32), 5x Audigy 2 ZS, Audigy 4, a massive number of Live! cards and a few other cards.
The deals are still out there, but they don't pop up near as much as they used to.