Here is last months build before I found out that I needed to build some older PC's. I had a lot of spare parts that my wife thought I should get rid of so I built this. Then I made the mistake of asking for old parts at work and then things just got out of hand. The video card is the only red …

My home work area.

Good advice and I will take it, it is a blanket actually but I will use an anti static mat from now on. I have posted the new parts that I found at work in "Bought these (retro) hardware today" since I usually bring a box or two of hardware home each week. http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t= …

I found these at work and decided to bring them home to see if they were useful.

Thanks for all the answers, It is a grey blanket but so far I have never had a static problem with it but I guess I should clean off a desk for the next pictures before I fry something. The orange Opti card came in a box with some 5.25 floppy's and I only saved it because it had a volume control on …

I will keep an eye out for the Matrox and 3DFX cards next week. Today I found a few sound cards one of which is a Creative CT2940, the others I haven't looked up yet other than the Turtle beach N270. I plan to use the Sound Blaster unless I hear that one of the others would be any better. I found a …

Thank you I had thought it had 3 of each slots, I will take your advice and just stick with the 64MB and the SBT WInd/X video card (found an old article in COMPUTE! magazine. I don't know about the drivers I didn't see them in VOGONS Vintage Driver Library but they must be out there. Now I need to …

The card with FCC ID D2A1024IPLUS is the only card that had no documentation or driver floppy's in the box so I wondered if it was any use. As for the RAM there are 3 slots and I am sure that I can find another 32MB stick at the shop would 96MB be at all beneficial? I could also find 2 128MB sticks …

That is the way we received this MB in a box with the 4 sticks of RAM installed, the other RAM it came with is two sticks of Hynix that I will look up and leave pictures below. I haven't found the Soyo manual for the SY-5XA yet. I did however find a few old parts in some new boxes that were dropped …

Do you mean the 3dfx V2 Voodoo 2? I have seen a few of these while working but did not know they were worthwhile. Also working on finding a new photo host

I just found these at work today and had to bring them home, I rarely see socket 7 motherboards with USB ports. I would like some suggestions from people who know old tech for sound and video cards. Computer recyclers usually get in a few 90's PC's every month and since the parts usually get …