Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-11-29, 12:33
Does a full-hardware back-compat PS3 imported from US to the PAL plains of Romania count? 😁
Re: Checkmate SFX-200w - newly produced ATX PSU for Retro PCs?
Posted on 2024-11-27, 09:58
If I have to be honest, it looks a bit on the shit side. For starters, I don't see a single legit safety certification on the label - not even a fake "CE" mark. To me, that says, "we ain't even going to bother trying". Then there's the green electrolytic caps seen right through the vents - those …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2024-11-26, 20:34
Having fun with reading the SYSCON of a phat PS3 🤣.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-11-26, 18:17
Is it common for them to have different chips? I have a 3000 here, and all RAM chips are the same - Hyundai/Hynix HY57V161610D.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-11-25, 18:57
Nothing much on the retro front for me... Awaiting: - BlueRetro DC adapter - already sourced a Dualshock 3 for cheap (much to a lot of people's surprise, since it's a genuine one!) - FTDI FT232 adapter - not sure if this is retro given it's a normal USB-RS232 adapter, but bought two for the purpose …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-11-21, 01:44
Chaintech 6BJM arrived yesterday, alongside the modded PAL Dreamcast. Tested both, working well, awaiting a BlueRetro dongle for the DC.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2024-11-19, 22:22
Updated my QDI P6I440BX/B1S/2000 BIOS to the ones that are available for the standard (non-2000) version. Dunno why QDI literally re-released the B1s with a 2000 suffix since the only differences between them are PC99 colouring on the ports and a classic DIP32 BIOS chip instead of the soldered PLCC …
Re: QDI titanium iiib
Posted on 2024-11-19, 13:34
Wait, so the K6-II and III can be used to circumvent the TX's (cacheable) RAM limit? Not with K6-2 (this one lacks any on-die cache), but with K6-2+, K6-III or K6-III+. Yeah, forgot the plus lol Oh well, guess I can add a K6-II+ to my TX5 once I can get my hands on a K6-III to dump into my Soyo …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-11-19, 13:32
QDI arrived. Also a chance to flex half of my OBS capture dongle setup 🤣
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-11-18, 17:59
I was actually recommended the BlueRetro adapter, which supports virtual VMU
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-11-18, 12:03
Not exactly PC oriented, but I ordered a modded Dreamcast. Gonna be fun figuring out how to deal with it.
Re: QDI titanium iiib
Posted on 2024-11-17, 18:58
Wait, so the K6-II and III can be used to circumvent the TX's (cacheable) RAM limit? In that case, I know what upgrade my ABIT AB-TX5 is gonna get 🤣
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2024-11-17, 18:53
Took my Soyo 5EHM v1.2 (1MB cache version) out for a spin with the classic combo of TNT2+Voodoo 2. I might try out S3 Savage 4 up next.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2024-11-16, 23:41
I saw that recently when I started 3Dbench with the system in low speed turbo setting. 486 board, Trident 8900D ISA. So ensure it's not just a 3Dbench problem if you have some unusual clock setting, cache disabled or something. It's not a 3D Bench issue. The card is producing artifacts in …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-11-16, 17:19
Two more BX boards to add to the collection - Chaintech 6BJM and QDI P6I440BX/B1S/2000 (BrillianX 1S/2000)
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2024-11-15, 01:42
In turn, XFX's cards used the reference design. I briefly had a reference 7800GT AGP and at least three cards from XFX shared its PCB - your 6800, the 7800 and 7900.
Re: PSU from 1998 ok?
Posted on 2024-11-14, 13:08
Not really. Last two AT Deer units I opened were gutless "B-side" units, with the orientation swapped around and some long ass AC inlet wiring to acommodate the wrong direction.
Re: SHUTTLE XPC SN45G-V2 nForce2 drivers for 98
Posted on 2024-11-14, 12:17
I have a fake 2500 right here. No idea what actual model it is though, other than it was a XP-M originally.
Re: PSU from 1998 ok?
Posted on 2024-11-14, 00:48
That's cause it is a Deer. I'd recognize that warranty sticker anywhere.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2024-11-13, 23:37
Found a Sony Trinitron TV KV- 21FT1K although the cord was cut. Likely working though, since the yoke scalpers didn't manage to get their hands on it, and I did.
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