Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-04-07, 00:21

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I have this 'white' model: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/235096727128 Dell U2412M 1920x1200 IPS (VGA, DVI-D, DP) I don't think that's a 4:3 aspect, maybe 16:9? PS: but if 15inch is what is required, then that one might not be suitable 😊 (still has a 4:3 aspect setting, + it is a 1920x 1200 though) Not …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-04-06, 23:33

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Thanks everyone, appreciate the compliments! Good eye, the Samsung 15” was originally black/silver. I added internal speakers and painted it. Stupidly tossed VGA monitors that I now wish I’d kept. I’ve seen a few beige LCD monitors but prices kept me away. I have this 'white' model: https://www. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-02, 03:09

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What I thought I was going to pickup was a 19 inch Viewsonic CRT monitor (my dream), turned out to be a 22 inch!!!!! If I am reading the manual correctly, this thing can do 2048 x 1536 @ 60 Hz. Now I am going to feel like John Carmack when he was coding Quake!! LOL Me just curious, when you turn it …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-22, 21:13

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BitWrangler wrote on 2024-03-22, 00:02: I've a dozen reasons to hate the four letter "S" word, but their headphones are useable, if Koss didn't exist I guess I would have to buy them second hand and scratch off the logo. Well, don't we all hate *HIT headphones ? 🤣

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2024-03-20, 22:52

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kixs wrote on 2024-03-20, 19:55: Lets just wait first till the auction for RTX3090 ends 😉 Heh, I know I know... just found the whole 'picture' rather funny, so.... 😇 PS: though take note of the 3080 Ti Ultra 🤣, top left, at the bargain basement BiN of a mere £569

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2024-03-20, 18:55

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Well, talk about a halo! This one below surely must have reached sainthood by now! (not to mention I actually want an RTX3090 instead of my GF6800 cards... L.OL) Filename BFG GF6800 Ultra-funny pricing.jpg File size 227.96 KiB Views 204 views

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

Posted on 2024-03-11, 23:35

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Trying to come up with a slightly uncommon P4 based 98 build. Any suggestions for what GPU should I go with? Quite literally ANYTHING goes - AGP or PCI-E. So far, these are the parts I've come up with, short of a GPU: - ASRock P4Dual-915GL - P4 2.8GHz (Northwood) -2x256MB DDR400 -120GB SATA HDD ( …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-06, 16:42

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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. Yup ...I have wanted one myself but not at the prices they go for now, …

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Re: Rare storage media aficionado build

Posted on 2024-02-29, 12:16

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They make floppy -> USB adapter boards for internal use. Some have internal USB 2.0 header connectors. You can always adapt the A connector to a header. Screenshot 2024-02-28 222433.png Do these adapters work both ways ? USB floppy drive --> motherboard with regular floppy connector. Retro floppy …

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Re: Megagames and noCD

Posted on 2024-02-18, 22:35

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+1

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Re: Latest hardware for a Windows XP 32-bit computer.

Posted on 2024-02-17, 19:15

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My absolute end of the line, overkill XP machine is: CPU: Xeon E5-1680 v2 (set to 4.0GHz on all 8 cores, though plenty powerful enough at stock for anything XP) Mobo: ASUS Rampage IV (X79 chipset, LGA 2011) RAM: 32GB DDR3 2400MHz (obviously only 4GB usable in XP 32-bit) GPU: Geforce GTX 980 ( …

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Megagames and noCD

Posted on 2024-02-17, 16:15

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So, was looking into noCD fixes, and megagames.com gets mentioned a lot, and there 'seems' to be a lot of files there (5000+ hits on my search), but when I click the links, I just get sendt to the main game page where no such file exists? Megagames noCD has no noCD.jpg Tried looking for clues about …

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Re: What SSD for winXP

Posted on 2024-02-14, 02:59

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So, it seems version 17 may work for WinXp, and perhaps trim as well, even if they do not mention how to switch to AHCI for XP, only the newer systems gets a how-to: https://docs.oo-software.com/en/oodefrag17/trim-incompatibility (I do know how to set AHCI on XP, just thinking the lack of info on …

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What SSD for winXP

Posted on 2024-02-14, 02:39

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matze79 wrote on 2024-02-13, 21:38: O&O Defrag supports TRIM on Windows XP and could run as Service. Which version works on WinXP ? The main page only mentions 64bit Win10/11. https://www.oo-software.com/en/products/oodefrag List: https://www.oo-software.com/en/download/archive

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2024-01-26, 15:40

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So, what is currently(?) going on with the prices for the lowly i7 3770K processor ?🤔 ...was just a bit surprised while randomly looking at their prices. Sure, it is the top dog for the LGA1155 socket (and relatively pain free WinXP support), but still.... It is not that much better than say the …

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

Posted on 2024-01-15, 21:21

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After 22 years (!) running daily/weekly, my Enermax EG465P-VE 431Watt PSU seems to have finally and suddenly died. Replaced it with a lowly Corsair RM550 and the PC lives again. The lack of sufficient 4 pin power connectors is a PITA. The Enermax was bought new in 2002 for my Pentium 4 PC, and had …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2024-01-09, 18:26

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Nice, I keep seeing R5 2600s pop up for decent prices here, but used AM4 motherboard pricing in my local market is wacky. Stuff people panic bought at high covid prices and now want 100% of their money back after beating on it for two years, umm, no. Though weirdly the GPU pricing is somewhat sane, …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2024-01-09, 10:28

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Nice, I keep seeing R5 2600s pop up for decent prices here, but used AM4 motherboard pricing in my local market is wacky. Stuff people panic bought at high covid prices and now want 100% of their money back after beating on it for two years, umm, no. Though weirdly the GPU pricing is somewhat sane, …

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Re: How to:install Microsoft Office 365

Posted on 2023-12-31, 23:25

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Etc...😉 Filename totally unrelated.jpg File size 23.9 KiB Views 163 views

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Re: Do you have a backup motherboard for your build.

Posted on 2023-12-21, 11:01

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Spares all the way! Back in the day (18 years ago now! how time flies...) I started buying up motherboards in particular, of select models I had had good experiences with. As I knew already then how hard old mobos are to find later on, if you want a specific one . And for some reason, my chosen slot …

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