Re: Best hardware for Need For Speed Porsche 2000 / Unleashed

Posted on 2018-03-31, 20:03

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by SpectriaForce

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Ozzuneoj wrote: I'd try the 28.32 nvidia drivers since those were a bit earlier and more likely to be built with your setup in mind. They don't support my Quadro4 380XGL (at least not to my best knowledge).

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Best hardware for Need For Speed Porsche 2000 / Unleashed

Posted on 2018-03-30, 22:50

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by SpectriaForce

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Hi guys, Recently I have built and configured this pc that's now finished: h500c a.jpg h500c b.jpg Some of its specifications: - Soltek SL65FV+ S370 motherboard (VIA Apollo Pro 133), recapped - Intel Pentium III 866 MHz CPU - 512 MB PC133 RAM - NVIDIA Quadro4 380XGL AGP graphics card - Creative …

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Re: Massive warehouse of stuff.. anyone want to do a group buy?

Posted on 2018-03-28, 00:08

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by SpectriaForce

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The seller should be really, really lucky to get 10k for that lot, judging by the photo’s. In fact 1k would be more likely. I see a LOT of junk, many discolorated and very dusty systems and unvaluable accessories, stored at the wrong way in a wrong environment. I assume he sells the good stuff …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-03-15, 17:45

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Not a GeForce4 Ti4800SE but a real Ti4600 (I hope) or Ti4400. And cheap too! Heh, I got tripped by one of these in my PowerMac G4 build. I completely didn't realize there were damn-near-identical 4400 and 4600 variants of this card. Spent a good hour trying to flash an incompatible ROM and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-03-14, 23:57

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by SpectriaForce

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did you really pay $6000USD for a sound card? No, not even close. Check the seller ratings and you get the right figure I believe (if you're that interested :confused: ) As long as you are happy, who am I to say anything, but at $4000 It must be nice to have more money than sense. I rather have a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-03-14, 23:50

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by SpectriaForce

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Not a GeForce4 Ti4800SE but a real Ti4600 (I hope) or Ti4400. And cheap too!

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Re: Something worth in this pile of cards ?

Posted on 2018-03-11, 21:51

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by SpectriaForce

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That is 100% guaranteed a good deal, a no brainer 😀 Sure, I see lots of probably not very valuable 15-20 year old graphics cards, but you can sell the rest and keep what you want anytime.

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

Posted on 2018-03-10, 21:17

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Today (and yesterday) I realized that I'm not good in soldering small components on 'newer' hardware. I tried to recap my GeForce4 Ti4800SE, but the solder joints stayed 'cold', despite using flux, cleaning the pcb and solder tips that I have. I've spent hours on getting it right, but without luck. …

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Re: Restoration Tools

Posted on 2018-03-06, 23:02

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You want to save money on the two most important tools: the soldering iron and the multimeter. Here's a top tip: don't! I once had the same idea, but I regret it. If you buy good (e.g. Weller, Fluke) ones, then you'll never have to spend money on them again (well perhaps a soldering tip) and enjoy …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-03-06, 22:54

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Today started awfully frustratingly with someone on Marktplaats having too much interesting stuff, but terrible communication (like listing the same items three times in different combinations, telling me to bid publicly after I messaged him - fair enough- but then selling to someone else five …

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

Posted on 2018-03-05, 01:20

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I’ve inventoried what electrolytic capacitors of my old motherboards, graphics cards and sound cards need replacement. Identified all the bad Taiwanese and Chinese ones. I ended up buying 180 new Japanese ones. That was pretty expensive 😐 So I have a lot of soldering jobs to do..

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-03-03, 23:08

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Toshiba laptops.jpg Left (yesterday's score): Toshiba Satellite Pro 4300 (SP4320). Seems to be a PIII 600 MHz. This one is filthy, quite a project, but it works and has the important 3D capable S3 Savage/IX graphics card. Might need a donor to restore it to perfection. Middle: Toshiba Tecra 8000. …

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Re: What you thought you will never have?

Posted on 2018-03-03, 22:52

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But what I did not expect, after asking the seller whether he has other old hardware for sale, that he had a (dusty) Leadtek Winfast GeForce 4 Ti 4600 he wanted to get rid off (together with some other stuff). The seller had no clue what for graphics card it is, even after I told him. Naturally I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-03-02, 23:35

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Damn, just missed (by <5min) a box of "old crap" with piles of 90s stuff. Condition looked iffy here and there but there were al least 10 regular 486 CPUs, an Overdrive and a PODP-83 and some Pentium Pro, along with So5/7 stuff, DIMMs, VRMs and who knows what else under that. My first offer (while …

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Re: What you thought you will never have?

Posted on 2018-03-02, 23:29

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Yesterday I've collected another Toshiba Satellite Pro, this time a PIII 4300 series, the final one to complete my small '97-'00 Toshiba laptop collection. But what I did not expect, after asking the seller whether he has other old hardware for sale, that he had a (dusty) Leadtek Winfast GeForce 4 …

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Re: Fully operational, As-is sales

Posted on 2018-02-21, 22:21

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I don’t understand why people expect warranty on electronics of 10+ years old. If you buy such an item, then you should be reasonable about your expections, despite statements like ‘working’, ‘mint condition’ etc. The manufacturer has likely never designed the product to last 10+ years. If you’re …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-19, 16:18

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That case must have been very popular in NL >25y ago. My first thought when I saw this was that you had bought the one on Marktplaats (NL Craigslist-equivalent) since Saturday claiming to be a 286 - but nope, double-checked and it's slightly different (it has a CDRom and a Shitec badge instead of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-02-19, 10:36

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There actually were several of those on MP last week. I’ve also picked one up, it is too a 386SX with what looks to be the same motherboard but with 1 MB, OAK VGA, Seagate 3.5” HDD, different case badge etc. Mine cost nothing except for petrol and some beer for the previous owner :blush: The case is …

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

Posted on 2018-02-18, 21:26

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I removed the photo to stop the profanity and idjits being idjits. Is there some rule that states an internet forum will have at least one of these types at any one time? I swear that as soon as one moves on then another one steps in to keep the disruptive nonsense coming. Pointing it out is also …

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Re: Bonami Computer Museum

Posted on 2018-02-11, 21:04

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@vladstamate Totally agree with you. The museum is pretty new, but a couple pictures certainly wouldn't hurt. It's a long trip to the north.. What I really don't understand is why so many people in the Netherlands (plan to) start computer musea and after a while realize they horribly fail in it. …

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