Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-04-21, 11:20

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Finally, after many years of search, I found a Gigabyte ga-8knxp-ultra 64 socket 478 motherboard. Luckily it came with a sl7ch Pentium 4 3.4 extreme CPU, original audio/USB brackets and 4x Corsair 1GB XMS3200 sticks, iirc these should be TCCDs. I am really happy with this purchase. ... Man, that …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2023-04-12, 01:04

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Not today, but I just installed a couple XEON E5-2699 V3 CPUs I bought a couple weeks ago into a Dell T7910. Less than $50 a piece for CPUs that were over $4k when released. Me just curious, how would these (single cpu that is) fare when gaming on an X99 chipset system I wonder ? Compared to a ' …

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Re: 'ultra-clear' bluray discs - anyone ever heard of these before ?

Posted on 2023-04-10, 21:27

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Hmm.... then I really wonder why on earth the regular region B BBC editions, say single season 4, consists of a whopping 5 (five) discs all on its lonesome.... ? 😅 https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/XRgAAOSwmIJe0WZt/s-l1600.jpg (granted, there are the 'extras', but still... ?)

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'ultra-clear' bluray discs - anyone ever heard of these before ?

Posted on 2023-04-10, 21:06

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So there is popping up a lot of 'ultra-clear' bluray TV shows recently, on evilbay. 5 seasons squeezed into 8 discs, which apparantly needs a " Blu-ray Disc player or Blu-ray drive " to be played...😲! 🤣😆 - Anyone know any technical data about these strange abominations ?? Now, I am not new to …

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'Old' IBM keyboards - model F's

Posted on 2023-04-08, 00:59

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So, not sure if this belongs in Milliways, or is old news already, but this thing caught my eye just recently: https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/brand-new-model-f-major-launch-full-size-and-other-models-march-april-2023-update/ https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/ "Check out the new full size and other …

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Re: Denuvo has published a book on the dangers of emulators

Posted on 2023-04-07, 04:33

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chinny22 wrote on 2023-03-31, 10:01: ... Irony is of course alot of those cross over dos-Win9x games on gog or whatever are now only available in dos mode as dosbox is easer solution then fixing the 9x code. Ok, now you got me curios - which games (names) might this be ? Just wondering if any ' …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-29, 18:56

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nuno14272 wrote on 2023-03-29, 15:20: The result with the Volaris.. Is it ok ? I remeber back then the annoucment of the "vaporware" volari duo ". Well, seems like someone actually tested it at one point, so who knows..... http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/volari-duo/index-part2.html

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2023-03-17, 07:27

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kolderman wrote on 2023-03-17, 07:14: What's so special about it? https://wccftech.com/microprocessor-history-amd-k5/ The K5 PR200 was not widely available due to its late announcement, and was only shipped out to reviewers and sold for a brief period of time to avoid cannibalizing sales of AMD's …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-12, 15:17

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And it is better to buy it now if available, because next year you might not find the item anymore or prices increase 🤣 THIS ! A 1000 times proven so far.... If you really want your particular/researched spare part, now is always the time, within reason of course. But personally I think I've …

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

Posted on 2023-03-11, 00:56

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At this point, I'd rather meet with a shady character in a dark alley to buy this stuff. :/ Well, i have actually done just that (!). 😱 This was a few years before I had much clue about the actual hardware - as in which models are good or sought after and such. But I met this dude in a dark alley ( …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-06, 19:40

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Random anecdotal example from my dealings with old spinners: Bought 2 identical models summer of 2002, 2x 80GB WesterDigital PATA drives, for my newly built Pentium4 machine. I may be mistaken, but I seem to recall their serial numbers were quite close, and was bought together in 1 order. After many …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-03, 15:46

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Bought a Ryzen 7 5700x CPU to replace my 2600x. I often buy used, but this one was new. It was 200 EUR, which I find quite expensive, but it came with a code for Company of Heroes 3, a game I wanted to buy anyhow (big fan of CoH), worth 60 EUR. I then sold my old CPU for 40 EUR, since I had no …

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

Posted on 2023-02-16, 19:33

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Correct me if I'm wrong because English is not my native language, but according to the answer from Arctic GmbH, there is no such statement that 2019 edition is all fake. They just claim that 2019 edition was faked pretty often. Yes. That is exactly what he said there. So, myth busted, heh... 😄 ( …

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

Posted on 2023-02-16, 11:40

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There is no such thing as an MX-4 2019 edition, it was released in 2020. Those 2019 editions are bootlegs. They are not terrible, but also not great. Now you got me worried, are you sure about 2019 not existing at all ? Or is it just that 'some' may be fake ? Or... did you mean the 45g packaging …

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

Posted on 2023-02-16, 02:59

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Is ARCTIC MX-4 2019 Edition any good? It is more price affordable for me, because I can get 45g for about 20 EUR. The specs on the internet say it has 8.5W/m-K. That has to be good. There is no such thing as an MX-4 2019 edition, it was released in 2020. Those 2019 editions are bootlegs. They are …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-31, 03:26

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BitWrangler wrote on 2023-01-31, 03:08: Yes, outgoing memory tech gets a dead cat bounce as availability dries up while systems maxed out are still useful. DDR3 appears to be near the bottom of the curve at the moment, but in a year or two will go spendy for a while again, so stock up if you think …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-13, 17:21

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Today's find is a MATSONIC MS8137C+ 2.0 VIA KT266a motherboard with a AMD Athlon XP 1700+ CPU with a Foxconn CPU Cooler. Also this board came with a I/O Shield. Any opinions? Well, it looks like it has a Universal AGP slot, which can be nice. And, what the ceck IS that loong black thin connector- …

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Re: What are the best Vga to hdmi scalers or peripherals for MS-DOS games ?

Posted on 2023-01-08, 19:30

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Depending on your budget, you might as well go for one of these handy things: https://www.amazon.com/SoulBay-Universal-Multi-Voltage-Selectable-Electronics/dp/B01N2K48HR/ (I have absolutely no idea about the Atlona barrel size etc, I just pick the one adapter part/tip that fits the best when I use …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-03, 16:32

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So, what's really the deal with these HD2900XT cards ? (I am mostly familiar with Nvidia from that era, never used any ATI cards before) If I find a cheap bunch/pair of these, should I buy them ? 😅

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2023-01-02, 20:22

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..... Remember, its not unethical to steal from a recycler or recycling bin. In fact, its good for the enviroment. Hug a tree: steal a PC ....... At this point I've amassed an inventory / hoard of probably close to a thousand systems which were on their way to landfill or China to be shredded. No …

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