Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2012-08-21, 02:29

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SquallStrife wrote: I think the case is probably from AOpen, just going on the aesthetics of the front panel. The internals are more interesting for me! I'm interested in both. 😁 Been wanting an Asus P65UP5 and the dual Pentium Pro processor board for a while now. And the Slot-1 P2 board for it as …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-08-20, 22:18

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Got a Freeway FW-6400GX/150/WS board. It's a slot-1/slot-2 uniprocessor board that supports up to 150mhz FSB. Also got a P2 Xeon 450mhz ES with it and a couple sets of quad Xeon board brackets. :D http://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/hotline/981128/image/64001.jpg Pics of my actual board to follow …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2012-08-20, 19:19

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Does anyone know what case this is?

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Re: My Ongoing Retro Rig Project - Xeon Prime

Posted on 2012-08-20, 17:42

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Beastly ram is beastly. Pic I found on Hardwareluxx.de

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Re: My Vintage/Retro computers

Posted on 2012-08-15, 01:15

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3DfxNerd wrote: my 486 recently died. note to self, unplug vintage computers during lightning storms.... RIP 486 DX2-50 1992 - 2012. Heh, you need to invest in a UPS for insurance. Don't want your retro stuff or your main rig eating it because of dirty power or a surge.

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Re: My Ongoing Retro Rig Project - Xeon Prime

Posted on 2012-08-14, 04:19

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Pretty much. It's too bad the slot Xeons maxed out at 1Ghz. Yeah. I bought mine for 30 bucks in as-is condition. Turns out the board was practically untouched, appeared to have been never used. Haven't run it much since I got it, but it appears solid. I ran an Asus Socket 478 P4 board for a time …

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Re: My Ongoing Retro Rig Project - Xeon Prime

Posted on 2012-08-14, 04:03

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Always wiling to help out a fellow retro enthusiast. :) The large-cache P3 Xeons with the 100mhz FSB went up to 900mhz. The 133mhz FSB P3 Xeons went up to 1Ghz, but they are pretty much just Coppermines in a Xeon form factor. They only have 256kb of L2 cache. I actually have a G200 sitting in a box …

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Re: My Ongoing Retro Rig Project - Xeon Prime

Posted on 2012-08-14, 03:43

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Absolutely amazing rigs! Personally, all I want to know is how you got that Obsidian2... *Drools* Can't wait to see some game benchmarks, especially Quake 3 running in SMP mode. Wonder how these Xeons stack up to the Tualatins... That will be an interesting comparison. Not sure how well Quake 3 …

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Re: My Ongoing Retro Rig Project - Xeon Prime

Posted on 2012-08-14, 03:29

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Absolutely amazing rigs! Personally, all I want to know is how you got that Obsidian2... *Drools* Can't wait to see some game benchmarks, especially Quake 3 running in SMP mode. Wonder how these Xeons stack up to the Tualatins... That will be an interesting comparison. Not sure how well Quake 3 …

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Re: My Ongoing Retro Rig Project - Xeon Prime

Posted on 2012-08-14, 02:13

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Just scored a Freeway FW-6400GX/150/WS board. It's a slot-1/slot-2 uni-processor board that supports up to 150mhz FSB. Also got a P2 Xeon 450mhz ES with it and a couple sets of quad Xeon board brackets. :D The first pic is of the actual board I bought, got it off a gentleman on the 2CPU forums. …

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2012-08-08, 21:30

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Can't really call this retro yet, but still. Had a good laugh on this. I actually missed out on a K8WE combo that was going for like 36 bucks a few days ago. Should have jumped on it. Oh well. Hilarious, the retail board probably didn't cost more than 300 back when it was new. http://www.ebay.com/ …

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Re: The first 3 words you see are what you want in life!

Posted on 2012-08-06, 01:23

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Love, intelligence, beauty

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Re: Hilarious Hardware Pictures

Posted on 2012-08-02, 23:53

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sliderider wrote: more as software than hardware […] Show full quote more as software than hardware I see what you did there. Lol.

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Re: Hilarious Hardware Pictures

Posted on 2012-08-02, 21:32

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Zip ties, the hardware junkie's duct tape.

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2012-08-02, 21:28

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P2B-DS Board + 550Mhz P3s + 512MB RAM. It's a steal at $500! GET IT NAOUGH! http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-P2B-DS-Motherboa … #ht_3124wt_1110

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Re: junked or retired hardware

Posted on 2012-08-02, 14:21

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Intel P4 Board, Mini-ATX, Socket 478 - Condition unknown, Junked Asus P4 Board, ATX, Socket 478 - Working, Junked 18GB Hitachi 10K SCSI - Failed, Retired 40GB Maxtor IDE - Failed, Junked Gigabyte X48-DS4, Working, Sold Core 2 Quad Q9450, Working, Sold 2x 2GB Corsair Dominator, Working, Sold ATI …

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Re: Your Best PC Dumpster Finds

Posted on 2012-07-28, 23:30

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MaxWar wrote: The day you find a Voodoo 5 in the trash is a good day 🤣 Heh. That or an IBM Z-Pro 6866. 😁

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Re: Your Best PC Dumpster Finds

Posted on 2012-07-28, 23:10

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My 1st voodoo 5 5500 was a dumpster find. It was dusty and muddy (quite literally) all over, but I said to myself: hell, even if it doesnt work, I will still keep it and treasure it. I washed it with alcohol, greased the coolers and cleaned the contacts - plugged it in and crossed my fingers. It …

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Re: My Ongoing Retro Rig Project - Xeon Prime

Posted on 2012-07-26, 21:03

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luckybob wrote: did you get those pictures of my xg-dls? Yep, I saw them in the other thread a while back.

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Re: My Ongoing Retro Rig Project - Xeon Prime

Posted on 2012-07-26, 20:21

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I tabletoped my ASUS XG-DLS earlier today. Booted right up with the 700/1mb Xeons I have. Now I can start planning how I'm going to go about building the brackets for this beast.

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