The very first computer I bought new, with my own actual money (Celeron 633MHz) had a modern version of this case (rounded edges, updated look) but for the life of me, I can't find any pictures of it online...
Finished restoring this guy not too long ago, fun little Pentium 4 computer.
Pentium 4 - 2.80ghz - Socket 478
512MB PC133 RAM
80GB Seagate IDE HDD
512MB Jaton 3DForceXe-DVI (Nvidia 6200)
Not really all that retro but I was kind of craving a Pentium 4 XP computer that was SFF so when I saw this in a scrap heap with the matching monitor, keyboard and mouse I just couldn't say no. 🤣
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My newish build,doubling from "activity today":
Tualeron 1400
256mb sdram
Asus TUSC
80gb seagate hdd
Audigy with front panel
Case and such seems from reference "ASUS Terminator Tualatin"
Temporary untill i decide installed win xp sp3
now 2 opinions:
Put in geforce2 mx400 pci and let it be nice mid XP system or put in voodoo2 and let it be high end win98 system
some moar pics:
size compared with it own cd drive
wrote:My newish build,doubling from "activity today": […]
My newish build,doubling from "activity today":
Tualeron 1400
256mb sdram
Asus TUSC
80gb seagate hdd
Audigy with front panelCase and such seems from reference "ASUS Terminator Tualatin"
I remember this odd little case having an odd motherboard lacking any AGP. I was gifted one once but I ended up never using it due to its limitations.
But nice to see there's at least one still being used today 😀
It's a shame it only comes with 2 PCI slots. I thought a little about it, considered a bit removing the sound board and using the onboard one so you can use SLI, but air cooling might prove a bit problematic (I haven't opened up mine in a long time now but I remember it was very cramped).
Perhaps the PCI MX card is your best option now? It would still be a nice ME rig I think, but the options for that system for gaming is rather limited.
You don't happen to be in need of some NAS by any chance or something? 😜
The PCI MX Cards are often crippled by very slow memory bus.. GeForce 2MX PCI with 32bit RAM and such Things.
Be aware what you buy 😀
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wrote:Perhaps the PCI MX card is your best option now? It would still be a nice ME rig I think, but the options for that system for gaming is rather limited.
You don't happen to be in need of some NAS by any chance or something? 😜
Actually i found alternative solution which is VooDoo3 2000 pci.
But i like idea of retro nas 🤣
wrote:The PCI MX Cards are often crippled by very slow memory bus.. GeForce 2MX PCI with 32bit RAM and such Things.
Be aware what you buy 😀
Ikr,but this card was what exactly what i wanted when i bought it 😀
wrote:wrote:Perhaps the PCI MX card is your best option now? It would still be a nice ME rig I think, but the options for that system for gaming is rather limited.
You don't happen to be in need of some NAS by any chance or something? 😜
Actually i found alternative solution which is VooDoo3 2000 pci.
Now why didn't I think of that 🤣
Seems like a good solution, have fun 😀
"Gateway 2000" (okay just the case is Gateway, everything else has been upgraded)
HP Z420 Workstation Intel Xeon E5-1620, 32GB, RADEON HD7850 2GB, SSD + HD, XP/7
wrote:"Gateway 2000" (okay just the case is Gateway, everything else has been upgraded)
That's a great looking machine!
Life? Don't talk to me about life.
Thanks! Spent quite some time cleaning the case but the exterior didn't take too long. Magic erasers work wonders on scuffs and marks.
HP Z420 Workstation Intel Xeon E5-1620, 32GB, RADEON HD7850 2GB, SSD + HD, XP/7
@oeuvre: beautiful job. Is that a Pentium Overdrive?
The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.
OPL3 FM vs. Roland MT-32 vs. General MIDI DOS Game Comparison
Let's benchmark our systems with cache disabled
DOS PCI Graphics Card Benchmarks
Thank you! Nah, just your regular Pentium 133MHz Socket 7 CPU. I think I might add a SCSI drive in the future and put 95 on it
HP Z420 Workstation Intel Xeon E5-1620, 32GB, RADEON HD7850 2GB, SSD + HD, XP/7
wrote:Thank you! Nah, just your regular Pentium 133MHz Socket 7 CPU. I think I might add a SCSI drive in the future and put 95 on it
The integrated HSF made me think it was an Overdrive. I didn't think regular P54 came with one.
The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.
OPL3 FM vs. Roland MT-32 vs. General MIDI DOS Game Comparison
Let's benchmark our systems with cache disabled
DOS PCI Graphics Card Benchmarks
wrote:wrote:Way I figure it, a retro rig is whatever you use to do retro PC stuff. That could just as easily include a pristine IBM 5150 PC, or DOSBox running on a 24-core Xeon with 32GB of RAM and quad-SLI GTX590's.
I like this definition! 😁
I second this definition! 😀
The world is insane and so am I, which makes me more trustworthy with a chainsaw than a person who claims to be sane in an insane world. 😉
Here's my modest little XP build:
With just a pair of SanDisk X400 SSDs.
A couple of Western Digital Blacks.
A plain Dual Core E8400 (E0 Stepping) @ 3.0GHz.
A tiny little EVGA 750 Ti SC (with backplate).
Some G.Skill PC8000 DDR2 memory.
On a Gigabyte EP35-DS3R (Rev. 2.1) motherboard.
With some other stuff not really worth mentioning.
(...Oh, apart from a nice little Sound Blaster Audigy SB00900.)
Here it is, a tad younger, next to it's little brother:
Ooh! See how modest it is. It's even trying to hide behind it's big brother:
The world is insane and so am I, which makes me more trustworthy with a chainsaw than a person who claims to be sane in an insane world. 😉
I've been doing this somewhat casually over the past 13 years. Let's start with the original - An old Compaq Deskpro obtained from my school back in 2004. I don't remember the exact specs for it, think it had a 2.1GB hard drive (which I think I still have to this day). I no longer have this computer, and since moved everything into another system. Originally it ran Windows 95, downgraded to 3.1, and then upgraded to 98/2000.
The current case for the system, since early 2005. Painted black, LED's switched out for red, orange, and amber. I still have this system to this day, it survived two moves (with some dents in the case) and one PSU explosion. It currently dual-boots Windows 98/2000 and Debian Wheezy (antiX 13.1).
This is where it's set up now. I am looking to replace the keyboard with a IBM Model M13 at some point.
Also, here's a tower of old towers I once had. I sadly had to get rid of them.
Just got done making this guy. Now I need to do the software side of things - oh joy.
AMD K6-3+ 1.6v 400mhz OC'd to 2.0v 600mhz
386mb of Ram
Nvidia TNT2 Ultra 32mb
Voodoo 2 12mb 2x in SLI
Matrox PowerVR
Sound Blaster Audiguy 2 ZS + gameport expansion
Sound Blaster 16 CT 2290 + Wave Blaster daughterboard
64gb Flash Disk Module IDE
Modded to have the mouse port on the case, and an acrylic window
A fixer of things. I also broke those things.
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my retro game system
ECS P4M800-M
celeron d 2 53ghz
nvidia quadro fx1000
2X512DDR400
Ifsega2-pci
Matrox M3D
Silverstone Tj08E-BW
XFX XTR650
wow wow!! stop the presses, can you play NV1 games? Saturn games perhaps, wait....PC games with Saturn controllers?
wrote:wrote:my retro game system ECS P4M800-M celeron d 2 53ghz nvidia quadro fx1000 2X512DDR400 Ifsega2-pci Matrox M3D Silverstone Tj08E-BW […]
my retro game system
ECS P4M800-M
celeron d 2 53ghz
nvidia quadro fx1000
2X512DDR400
Ifsega2-pci
Matrox M3D
Silverstone Tj08E-BW
XFX XTR650wow wow!! stop the presses, can you play NV1 games? Saturn games perhaps, wait....PC games with Saturn controllers?
It works well for win98 with Saturn controllers
