Re: Another retro PC - iBM Aptiva
Posted on 2015-04-21, 02:22
Ah very nice. I'm currently typing on my custom Unicomp 101-key, can't get enough of buckling springs 😀
Re: Another retro PC - iBM Aptiva
Posted on 2015-04-20, 02:55
I'm guessing that keyboard uses buckling spring switches?
Re: AT boards in ATX cases
Posted on 2015-03-25, 03:42
Sorry for being a noob, but there's something about using AT motherboards in ATX cases that confuses me to no end. How do you wire up the power switch on the case to the motherboard or PSU? I know on AT PSUs, they have the thick black cable with the huge clunking switch, but ATX PSUs don't have that …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2014-12-25, 02:31
Received an ATi Radeon X1550 today, installed it into my Sony Vaio home theater PC with a Pentium 4 HT 650 and 768MB DDR running Windows 10 Technical Preview :) very snappy system for being so old. Umm how? Doesn't W10 need SSE2? And PAE? Windows 8 does. Also, W10 Tech preview was sluggish on my …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2014-12-24, 17:54
Received an ATi Radeon X1550 today, installed it into my Sony Vaio home theater PC with a Pentium 4 HT 650 and 768MB DDR running Windows 10 Technical Preview 😀 very snappy system for being so old.
Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online
Posted on 2014-12-04, 20:50
obobskivich wrote: How about $2500 for a P3 system? http://www.ebay.com/itm/221619003478 $2,500 and he won't even ship it!
Re: Tex's new Socket 7 DOS machine
Posted on 2014-11-30, 10:47
carlostex wrote: I like zip drives their a good way to move data from one place to another. Much more reliable that floppy drives. For a while, I thought I was the only person who thinks this as well 😎
Re: Backpack for desktop PC?
Posted on 2014-11-26, 08:19
DFI used to distribute a case carrying strap/backpack with some of their LanParty boards, and as a separate product. This thing: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16811987001 They're pretty useful to carrying a case around, but it isn't a fully padded case or anything. Very …
Backpack for desktop PC?
Posted on 2014-11-26, 06:16
Hey guys! Soon I'm going to be purchasing a Corsair Obsidian 450D mid-tower case for my main PC. I'm currently using a Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced and it's way too big for my needs, and the features for a full-tower are somewhat lacking compared to the Rosewill Thor V2. I'm a college student who …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2014-11-23, 23:49
Completely stripped down an AT mid-tower case and washed it. It even has a case badge from a defunct local computer business from the town I used to live in. Might post pics later.
Re: Upgrading a 2008 machine
Posted on 2014-11-20, 22:41
You can buy Q8200 CPUs on eBay for around $30.
Need help finding bit for screwing in mobo standoffs
Posted on 2014-11-10, 02:53
Hey everybody, for the past two or three months I've been using a ratcheting screwdriver for working on computers. I've been building a lot of custom desktops lately and I've been installing motherboard standoffs by hand and then using pliers to tighten them so they don't come out when remove a …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2014-11-08, 21:56
Desoldered some old NiCad batteries from a couple Socket 3 boards, cleaned up all the corrosion, and desoldered some broken CR2032 sockets from my Socket 7 boards. The all now have new CR2032 sockets and batteries 😀
Re: Artex's Build of the Week: 1998 was great!
Posted on 2014-11-08, 21:53
Hoping maybe Voodoo II SLI, dual Slot 1 motherboard w/ dual Pentium II 450MHz (or OC'd), 1GB PC-100 SD-RAM, Nvidia RIVA TNT, massive full tower, and Windows 98SE Plus! 😁 I'm probably wrong on most of these 🤣.
Re: My retro rigs
Posted on 2014-11-08, 21:43
I always wondered what happened to these see-through cases. I remember seeing them for sale around 2005 or so but they seem to have disappeared. I recall seeing some clear acrylic mid-towers by Logisys on Newegg around a couple years ago. I went to check and see if Newegg still had them and they're …
Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online
Posted on 2014-11-08, 04:47
Sutekh94 wrote: I'd buy this neat-looking 386 if it wasn't priced at over $900 including shipping. I've never seen a 386 like that. Very interesting machine, although I still wouldn't pay that much money for it 🤣.
Re: My retro rigs
Posted on 2014-11-07, 20:44
Wow! Beautiful looking build.
Re: Missed opportunties on E-bay
Posted on 2014-11-06, 00:11
A couple years ago I saw a Matrox M3D listed for $4.99, the seller had no idea what it was. I didn't buy it because at the time I was under the impression that PowerVR cards were trash and I didn't know how rare they were until later. I wish I bought it so I could try out MechWarrior 2 on it 😵
Re: Post your 'current' PC
Posted on 2014-10-27, 14:30
tayyare wrote: http://imageshack.com/a/img674/5600/IUHMiA.jpg […] Show full quote First time I've ever seen an ASUS-branded PSU. Pretty sweet.
Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online
Posted on 2014-10-22, 13:56
Hahahaha, who needs a GTX 980, 128GB DDR4, and a 5960X when you can this baby girl. http://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEL-E8600-CORE-2-DUO-2x9800GT-6GB-1TB-MULTI-VIEW-PC-/170267177958?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item27a4b6f3e6 Honestly, it's probably a really old listing that's been up for like, I don't know, 6 or …
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