Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-26, 18:50

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by luckybob

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On my local craigslist, I saw someone selling a basic beige tower with internal parts for $20. I was intrigued. I looked at the crappy, low-res, blurry pictures and I instantly knew what it most likely was. I go pick it up, and my suspicions were right! It was a dual slot-1! YAY! PICS: http://i. …

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Re: Incredible how even fairly modern processors don't cut it

Posted on 2016-06-26, 14:35

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What could go wrong? [/sarcasm]

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-26, 14:32

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by luckybob

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stamasd wrote: Well yes - if your first death ray doesn't kill the aliens, the secondray surely will.

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Re: Fallout 4: Turd of the Year

Posted on 2016-06-24, 18:39

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imho, if you want a great RPG experience, grab a pen and some paper, go buy the latest D&D manual, and go make some friends. Hands down the most fun you will ever have. I've done it in the past, and will probably do it again in the future, but finding a GOOD GM is hard as fuck.

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Re: Fallout 4: Turd of the Year

Posted on 2016-06-24, 07:44

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So I'm really at a loss for why Fallout 4 is such a pig compared to 3 and New Vegas when seemingly the only thing different is God Rays, ambient occlusion and higher resolutions. It's maddening how badly it runs. "Seemingly" is the key word here. Higher resolution textures, higher polycount models, …

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Re: Incredible how even fairly modern processors don't cut it

Posted on 2016-06-24, 07:30

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With V3 2011's falling in price, I'm wanting this motherboard: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboar … 00/x10drg-q.cfm 4x ati 480's and I will be set for the next 4-5 years

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-19, 01:50

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by luckybob

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the ga-9inxp is a good deal right now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/231977926745

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Re: ASUS 386/33-64K - cache upgrade?

Posted on 2016-06-17, 07:24

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by luckybob

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considering 64k is literally printed on the board, I would bet the farm the board will only do 64k.

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-17, 07:20

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got myself a new tablet. A basic 8" model. it was free because of my cell service provider. So thats nice.

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

Posted on 2016-06-15, 17:06

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by luckybob

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Oh man! Tuesday is my favorite!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-15, 05:48

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Got a couple of these A bit of a gamble, since I never even heard of these before. And I don't think I ever seen hybrid CPU/GPU HSFs before and these were pretty cheap. I only intend to use these for broken or very loud VGA fans though. Also got some case fans on the way as I'm running really low …

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Re: Bitchin' dual p-pro setup

Posted on 2016-06-12, 21:20

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by luckybob

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no, not yet. I do have it on my short list of things to do. what cpu tools are you referring to? Also, this is Intel, so I hadn't thought to even look at them if I'm honest.

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Re: Bitchin' dual p-pro setup

Posted on 2016-06-12, 20:50

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mrau wrote: how fast are these OD's compared to normal p2? is the graphics card on the i960 or the other ports? significantly. The core is identical, but the overdrives have full speed L2 cache, where the normal p2 uses 1/2 speed. I have the gfx card on the normal pci bus.

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Re: Bitchin' dual p-pro setup

Posted on 2016-06-12, 19:59

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Got another motherboard recently. A Supermicro P6DLH. VERY similar to the asus. But overall a board that has several pros and cons compared to the P65UP8. Basically it comes down to how you want to use the board. edit pic: http://i.imgur.com/tZU7Uqlm.jpg Different pci placement, no onboard scsi, …

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Re: Seller raises price after receiving question about said price..

Posted on 2016-06-12, 19:17

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by luckybob

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It's a rare item so he can do what he wants with it. Though I think he could have done so with a little more tact. It doesn't matter what the price is. Someone asked to make an offer, and in stead of simply rejecting (should have done this) this person ALLEGEDLY, makes a fuck you statement and …

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Re: Seller raises price after receiving message about said price..

Posted on 2016-06-12, 18:34

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by luckybob

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You really should tell us who it is, so we can publicly shame him.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-11, 18:02

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by luckybob

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I mentioned a while ago about being in touch with a certain technician whom worked for a certain internet / video provider. I also said the source had "dried up". ( http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=39993&p=502099#p502099 )Turns out I was wrong. He called me the other day, and said he …

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Re: Bitchin' dual p-pro setup

Posted on 2016-06-07, 02:27

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I have found a 2nd board! Well kinda. It is actually a Supermicro P6DLH. just won it yesterday. http://www.ebay.com/itm/301969642018 now this wont be a dual socket 8, but dual slot 1. The auction comes iwht a pair of 333's! I did not have a pair of these chips, so I can scratch 2 things off the list …

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Re: The IBM Pentium Pro W95 Build

Posted on 2016-06-07, 02:11

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by luckybob

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no. sell it to me. I have a "thing" for dual Pentium Pro machines.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-06, 19:28

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kithylin wrote: luckybob wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CduA0TULnow http://www.ebay.com/itm/301969642018 yea, it's Ramen noodles for me for a while. If only that thing had AGP on it......... like this? P/I P65UP8 I had one, sold it. nice board!

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