Re: Unbelievable... PSU!

Posted on 2015-11-23, 18:58

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I have actually. It happened so often that I made it a habit to label every part I ever tested. If it worked, I'll write something like "tested" with a curly mark (dunno what it's called in English) so it's obvious that it worked the last time I checked. If it doesn't work properly, I'll mark the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-23, 18:42

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This just in... http://i.imgur.com/6QD61kOh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/CxYDxzlh.jpg The 4000XT seems to have a bulging cap directly to the left of the HSF. Have you checked if this is indeed the case? I remember one of my own Kyro's had the same issue (can't remember exactly what model it was though, …

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Re: Planning on Pentium 1 build... Suggestions?

Posted on 2015-11-19, 20:34

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Aren't some of the Pentium and MMX CPUs locked? Is there a list anywhere of which Intel Pentium and MMX processors are unlocked? I remember having once found a page on the internet (I suppose it's gone now) that had a list of all or most Pentium 1 chips with an indication as to the chances of the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-18, 17:21

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Do you have any of it's disks? I have two cartridges. It doesn't seem to like formatting regular audio cartridges either so if I want more space while there are constantly one or two NOS cartridges on ebay they are typically $40 after shipping. I have a floptical drive hidden away in my SGI Indigo …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-18, 17:08

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I paid way too much for it but god DAMN if it isn't sexy. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/ballsandy/Computer%20related/MD%20Data/CGS_1156.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/ballsandy/Computer%20related/MD%20Data/CGS_1159.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/ballsandy/Computer% …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-18, 16:29

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Bought a computer at a thrift store the other day. There were several, but I picked this one as I saw it had RDRAM slots (with memory modules) and a PSU that wasn't too flimsy looking. I was hoping for another s423 board, but I made a mistake as the board turned out to be an ASUS P4T-E, which is …

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Re: My Rocket Build

Posted on 2015-11-16, 14:57

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Is the Logic PSU any good? I never heard of the brand, but usually that's a sign I need to take a second better look before using it.

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Re: Anyone else questioning the point of retrorigs?

Posted on 2015-11-16, 06:33

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It's similar to what others have already said, to me it's not just about using the rigs, it's even more about actually building it. I've even built computers I barely ever used after the project was finished. So true. maybe it's like working on old cars. Years spent fiddling, researching, planning, …

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Re: Anyone else questioning the point of retrorigs?

Posted on 2015-11-12, 18:52

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It's similar to what others have already said, to me it's not just about using the rigs, it's even more about actually building it. I've even built computers I barely ever used after the project was finished. It's also part curiosity, thinking how a build is best balanced, what parts to use and what …

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2015-11-10, 09:37

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These days I mostly drive a pair of legs 😜

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Re: Advantages of WinME over Win98SE?

Posted on 2015-11-03, 20:50

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I understand it was met with scorn and still is by most people, but why am I seeing so many people using it for their P3 boxes? Not as many as people using 98SE or 2000, of course, but it's still a sizable amount of people. Is there something they know about it that I don't? Have they figured out …

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Re: I need a list of good PC multiplayer games that do not require the internets

Posted on 2015-11-03, 17:41

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Some of my more recent LAN games are: FEAR (gets boring after a while when you have few players though) UT3 (make sure you bring all the patches and the free titan add-on) UT2004 BF2 (with AIX2 mod) All of these are shooters though, I'm not really into offline RTS games anymore

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2015-10-04, 23:59

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Long time lurker, this site is amazing, the wealth of knowledge is fantastic. I just finished up a win 98 build last night I wanted to post. haha my cable management is pretty bad in the first pic, I smoothed it out a bit before putting it all together. Specs Gateway E-4200 case + mobo 2 x Diamond …

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Re: Pin modding a 1000MHz Tualeron - need advice

Posted on 2015-10-02, 21:48

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That's a really high voltage. Are you sure that board is working fine?

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Re: What to put this PSU in?

Posted on 2015-10-02, 11:05

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The SATA connectors are easy to convert to molex (I got a small bag of SATA2Molex adapters in my attic somewhere) and your PSU is good enough for a Pentium III (especially if it makes no use of ISA cards, then the -5v shouldn't be an issue, kinda like you already mentioned). I don't know if Acer- …

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Re: Memory Question

Posted on 2015-09-28, 10:30

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I have an old Gateway 2000 board with the 430VX chipset. It uses PC66 SDRAM and came with 24MB RAM installed. One 16MB stick (2x64) and one 8MB stick (1x64). It only recognizes 32MB of a 128MB PC100 stick (16Mx64), and 16MB of a 64MB PC66 stick (8Mx72). I've never had this problem with RAM before, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-09-27, 18:14

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Thanks! I'm curious to see what you have! I have never seen that case again after we put it away. I have one or two cases like that. Will check when I get to my stash. I also have somehow different midi tower case that resembles this design - LCD and buttons look the same. I will also try to find …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-09-27, 14:42

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Does anybody know the brand of this case? The 386SX 16MHz my dad had when I was young was a midi tower variant of this case! Would really help me in tracking it down! http://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=19767&t=1 Are there any stickers on the underside of that case or perhaps inside? …

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Re: Reasons to punch eBay sellers in the face

Posted on 2015-09-27, 14:40

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Worst thing ever is poor packaging. I've had computers shipped to me wrapped in nothing more than a cut up paper grocery bag tied up with twine. I've had CPU's shipped in nothing more than an envelope without even a piece of styrofoam to protect the pins. I've also had video cards shipped in …

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Re: New high end Win98se build. Renamed "The Beast"

Posted on 2015-09-27, 07:41

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Hi brostenen I think I have your exact motherboard (or a board very similar to yours). I was building a new rig years ago (finally upgrading from my P3 Katmai so I really couldn't delay it anymore) and had already bought a cheap Athlon64 3500+ s939, but ordered a s754 board by accident instead. In …

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