Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on Today, 08:33

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I don't get the problem of having a shelf of games to go with the hardware. I mean if you have a collection of 50 cassette decks and no cassettes to play wouldn't that be weird? Yes, it kinda would. Most of my hardware is not boxed and most of my games don't come in boxes either. It's often just …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on Today, 08:14

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That's fair. But even that, does come with complex implications. For example: If I reach Hoarder status, then move to a house with double floor space, suddenly I am not a Hoarder again, because nobody trips up any more? Bah, I realise in hindsight this is semantics and so, may be treated as such. …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on Yesterday, 23:08

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The definition of "hoarding objects" is very subjective and personal. One person can have 10 computers and spend much time playing with all. While the next person might have 5 computers and only ever use 2 of them. Which one then is the hoarder? Sheer quantity does not define it. A hoarder is when …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on Yesterday, 23:04

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I don't get the problem of having a shelf of games to go with the hardware. I mean if you have a collection of 50 cassette decks and no cassettes to play wouldn't that be weird? Yes, it kinda would. Most of my hardware is not boxed and most of my games don't come in boxes either. It's often just …

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Re: K6-2P Mobile CPUs

Posted on Yesterday, 14:50

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Having the same part numer is probably because it works as a drop in replacement for desktop CPUs? I mean, if I use this in a desktop Socket 7 board it should work fine, right? I don't know. It's possible, but I just don't know. I had Mobile chips (normal k6-2 )with voltages as low as 1.6 volts …

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Re: Fun thread: Things you thought you knew but were soooo wrong..

Posted on Yesterday, 14:46

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I thought Windows ME was bad. Boy was I wrong! xD 😜 I also thought all Pentium 4s were bad but Northwood is actually pretty decent.

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Re: Need to Identify type of mainboard (MSI MS6119) for correct Bios

Posted on Yesterday, 07:33

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stealthjoe wrote on 2021-11-11, 09:50: The P2 processors produced before week 34, 1998 (<=333Mhz) were the ones probably unlocked. The same goes for P2 400MHz CPUs. For some reason I never saw an unlocked 350MHz but 400MHz definitely is unlocked in some cases.

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Re: K6-2P Mobile CPUs

Posted on Yesterday, 07:17

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The only K6-2P I have is the 366 and it is 2.2V just like its desktop counterpart. Maybe it can OC like a beast or something I don't know but I never tried it in a board to be honest. Check the full code on the chip, it is likely rated with a high case temperature and lower wattage. Should go …

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Re: Lowest spec Windows XP pc.

Posted on 2021-12-01, 08:42

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There was "slower" though it was 2.5 mhz faster.... 63Mhz Pentium Overdrive for a 486 board, then you could also disconnect the fan to kick it down to 37.5Mhz. You mean 25MHz? Iirc disconnecting the fan of the s3 POD set it's CPU multiplier from 3.5 (in case it's the 83MHz POD) or from 2.5x (in …

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Re: What music are you listening to?

Posted on 2021-11-30, 19:44

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yvLjWokKjU 30 Minutes - Ambient Music (Nevada City by Huma-Huma) Ah. Another ambient music lover. You are probably familiar, but always loved the youarelistening.to project. Ambient music with streaming police scanner radios overlaid on top. No, I never even heard …

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Re: What music are you listening to?

Posted on 2021-11-30, 11:34

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yvLjWokKjU 30 Minutes - Ambient Music (Nevada City by Huma-Huma)

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Re: What's the dumbest retro mistake you've made?

Posted on 2021-11-30, 11:30

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I've made plenty of mistakes, but if I had to name a single one it probably is throwing out a bunch of old 486 boards. One was even a 486/386 combo board. This was when I was new to the hobby, back in 2005 or so? I also kinda regret 'testing' with my only SiS530 board a stash of old harddrives and …

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Re: vogonswiki.com? Not much action?

Posted on 2021-11-30, 11:16

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I was looking at Vogons Wiki, I requested an account but I'm wondering if its pretty much dead. https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=history Not a lot of activity on here, and there is a lot of information that gets lost in the chat's that might be better suited for the wiki. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-11-30, 11:06

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This definitely doesn’t count as retro at only 11-12 years old but I’m thinking future retro for a period correct 2010 build :) • Intel Xeon x5670 • Asus Sabertooth X58 with i7 950 • 8GB Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR3-1866Mhz I still have similar configs at work (with the same motherboard) used as a …

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Re: Riva TNT2 vs. Voodoo

Posted on 2021-11-30, 09:10

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A Pentium II at 300 Mhz is not powerful enough to get the best out of either a Voodoo 3 or a fast TNT2 as far as I have seen. Not worth to 'upgrade' imo. In my opinion it isn't always about getting best out of the card. It is more about if it is useful for what you want to use the pc for. I am sure …

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Re: Riva TNT2 vs. Voodoo

Posted on 2021-11-30, 09:08

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Hi guys, I hope you are all well. Pls, I have a Pentium II at 300 Mhz and a "Riva TNT2" graphics card. But I never had a "Voodoo". I would like to know if is worth it a "Voodoo" or better the "Riva TNT2". I would appreciate any clarification. Thanks in advance. This will depend on how much it would …

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Re: Early P5 + P54C (Socket 4 + Socket 5) mainboard

Posted on 2021-11-28, 16:03

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That's very cool! Could the missing oscillator be the culprit? If this would be the case, it would make me wonder why someone would even remove only the oscillator if the board was trashed? (I would have at least removed all the jumpers as well if it was a dead board) If I had to guess, I would …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-11-28, 10:20

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Got new RAM for my overkill build: https://i.imgur.com/HwQJi9T.jpg https://c.tenor.com/1EPcfrfuO3UAAAAM/more-power.gif Looks so nice with the red PCB. Then this happened: https://i.imgur.com/YT018zw.jpg https://c.tenor.com/l5w2Yzz35soAAAAd/home-improvement-fire.gif The sticks are fine. I checked …

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Re: Best (Super) Socket 7 motherboard?

Posted on 2021-11-28, 10:01

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Well, I was completely mistaken. Looked again at my 7800GS, 7900GS, and 7950GT cards and all of them only have a single notch. In any case, it has already been proven that the Geforce 2 and Geforce 3 series are the fastest possible solution for Socket 7 due to newer drivers having too much overhead …

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Re: Early enthusiast cases

Posted on 2021-11-28, 09:55

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The oldest enthousiast ATX case as I can remember it was the Chieftec Dragon (first produced somewhere in the Netburst/AthlonXP era I think, so roughly 2002 or so maybe??). I have a couple of versions of that waiting for retro builds. No idea how to date them though! Probably use them for sockets A …

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