vmunix wrote on 2024-03-07, 13:37:
badmojo wrote on 2024-03-06, 10:49:
Socket3 wrote on 2024-03-05, 08:37:
The roland card appears to be an SCC-1. I don't know much about it, apart from it's supposed to be sort of an internal version of the SC-55.
Internal SC-55 + intelligent mode MPU401... and it's worth a lot of money these days.
Same thought when I saw it, that, the PAS16 and the ESS with wavetable already worth whatever you have paid for the lot, imho.
I played a little over 200 euro for the whole lot. There was more stuff in that lot I did not post in the thread:
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Apart from these there was also an SB16 vibra (the version with a real OPL3 chip), a Radeon 9000 PRO (working), an AWE64 value with a couple of damaged caps (10uf and 100uf, easy to source), a low profile 128bit geforce 2 MX400, a pixelview Geforce 4 MX440 with 3.6ns BGA ram (working, overclocks to MX460 clocks no problem) and a radeon 2600XT AGP (also working).
Out of all the cards I got, so far:
Gigabyte GA 7DPXDW-P dual socket A board - working. Missing northbridge heatsink. Had to replace a couple of 2200uf capacitors, they were bent quite a bit, partially exposing the plates. The board posts with anything up to Athlon XP 2600+. Unfortynatly I can't test dual CPU functionallity since I don't own any athlon MP's. This board alone was (to me) worth buying the lot, since it fulfils a highschool fantasy. Back then I dreamt about owning a dual Athlon MP system with 1GB of ram, dual athlon MP 2000+ and a Geforce 4 Ti4600. Now I'll have to source a pair of athlon MPs - luckily I've found a few sources.
Acorp MVP3 board - working.
SiS socket A board - missing some SMD components on the back. So far I've only given it a bath. In the pile of "to be repaired" it goes.
ECS P6S5AT - dead. Came with two 1500uf caps ripped completely off. Recapped and washed the board, re-flashed bios, no POST. There is activity on the board, the CPU and chipset get warm, but it refuses to POST. I also lost my post code card when I moved my stuff almost a year ago and have yet to order a replacement. I think it might be repairable, but it's beyond my current skills right now.
Leadtek Winfast FX 5600 - working. Noisy fan. Another card I've been looking for.
Leadtek Winfast FX 5500 - missing SMD's. Untested.
Pixelview FX 5600XT - missing SMD's. Untested.
Gecube? Radeon 9600XT - artifacts.
Powercolor Radeon 9000 PRO - missing a couple of SMD caps. Replaced missing parts, working.
Palit Radeon 9100 - 4 missing SMD's. Untested.
Club3d 6600GT AGP - several missing SMD's. Untested.
EVGA Geforce 6800GT AGP - posts, driver installs, freezes in 3D or black screen. Works fine in 2d.
Skywell Vodoo 1 - working
Voodoo 3 3000 AGP - working
SiS 305 - working
Geforce 2 MX400 low-profile 128 bit - working
Geforce 4 MX440 pixelview - working
Creative Vibra16 - working
Creative AWE64 value - 2 damaged capacitors. Untested
Roland SCC-1 - working
Pro Audio Spectrum 16 - working
BTC (behaviour tech) ESS ES1868F + Wavetable ISA card - working. At least the sound blaster part, can't get the wavetable going, but I haven't tried for more then 30 mins.
Radeon x1900 - working
Digital Reasearch pentium 1 PC - untested
K6-III 400 CPUs - working. Took forever to get all the pins streight, but it was worth it.
PC-CHIPS board with on board VIA C3 800 - 1 working, 1 dead.
Most of the time over half the parts I get from this recycling center are dead or beyond my ability to repair - but they are cheap. But other times, I get really really lucky and find rare stuff in working condition or repairable. It's a gamble I know, but it still beats ebay prices. Hell, the dual-skt A board alone is 200$ on ebay, not to mention the SCC-1. My voodoo 5's (witch are now long sold) and ATI Rage Fury MAXX came from this source as well. If you don't mind spending a whole day half burried in piles of e-waste, you can still find rare hardware for good prices, but recyclers are getting expensive too. 5 years ago I would have payed 5e per addon card and 10e per motherboard...