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

Posted on 2022-12-31, 01:13

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by Radical Vision

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This is classic useless chinese paste easily obtained on ebay and other junky online sellers. This one is sparkly. Cheers, Yes this paste is just an nasty Abomination, and UNholy thing to ever get in touch with any computer part or anything even, since it will just paint it, and then you cant even …

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

Posted on 2022-12-30, 21:14

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Tested the new parts i got.. Did not test the LanParty eXpert tho, but the seller had pictures with the mobo installed in a case with parts and all working.. But will test it these days anyway... Tested the Banshee ofc to see if will post (in my experience, 90% of all parts i buy second hand just …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-30, 21:05

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BetaC wrote on 2022-12-30, 20:40: Why yes I’ll take a GeForce 2 Ultra for $14. 862F54DC-52CE-4102-A423-58CD14636361.jpeg Me too, but so far best i saw locally was GF2 GTS 🤣... It looks like this GEforce 3

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-30, 20:12

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So Christmas seems is longer this year... Got these stuff for 50 euro (shitting included), from x2 different sellers.. Was not looking at all to find/ get LanParty NF4 Expert, as for me the NF4 Ultra-D is more then perfect for my needs.. I have also MSI DIamond s939, and i find it better in terms of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-30, 19:56

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Iv had DVI ports on old AIW Radeons do similar things from the DVI to VGA adapters being abused over the years. Annoying on a card that didn't have VGA. Well the fact the one DVI port have the whole RGB spectrum,a nd the other not, to me this is from the crap DVI out of the card, as the adapter …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-30, 01:23

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Got these 2 cards for dirt cheap (as usual for me), in good condition. The cards work, but that damn 7300GT refuses to post on the test system (an early on Radeon HD3650 AGP did the same shit on me on that test system), seems some of these AGP bridge cards just hate the damn VIA chipset or something …

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

Posted on 2022-12-28, 19:56

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3Dfx did pull shitty cards such as the Banshee or like Voodoo Velocity... The Voodoo Banshee wasn't a dumbed down Voodoo2 like most people think. Although having one TMU, it came with a 128-bit memory interface and lay the groundwork for the Voodoo3. Still, that doesn't change the fact that 3dfx …

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

Posted on 2022-12-28, 08:28

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Though looking at how mediocre the performance is in relation to board complexity reminds me of why 3dfx didn't survive very long. True, this was noticeable with the Voodoo5 and the VSA-100 architecture. A product that wasn't competitive with simpler GeForce and Radeon cards in terms of performance …

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

Posted on 2022-12-27, 22:17

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Well resurrected my failing dual taualtin system, since the AOpen seems got something bad on it, and will refuse to load/ install or do any load at all, seems some element failed i suspect half-working mosfet ... So i did initial testing for the new config, so my system to be still 2x2 (dual CPU - …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-27, 21:48

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Got these for dirt cheap 23 euro (SHITting included), they are like brand new in mint condition, gotta love when some ppl take care for their computers and parts, and there is no gunk, no shit, no disgusting stuff, broken elements ect... The interesting part is 2 of them are ATi cards, the other 2 …

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

Posted on 2022-12-21, 21:39

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Testing new config for the IBM DeathStar dual CPU - GPU system, since my AOpen went bit bad, and seems is unstable after windows logo, the system will crash in windows, or will not load the OS at all. Fails also to go in Safe mode some times, will fail every time new installation with errors... …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-05, 14:21

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Got these stuff for free from a guy, that did not need them, since he know i will care for them and store them properly. IBM good stuff, right the last models IBM did ever produce... IBM ThinkPad T60 IBM ThinkPad T61 IBM ThinkPad R60 Thinkpad Bag (non IBM dafuq..) The laptops are in great state both …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-29, 09:25

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Got these stuff for pocket change (as usual..) the 3Dfx cards are from trade, did have an working AMD 486 DX2 with wear off letters. And the drives the seller did gave them to me, to test them, and pay after that, the ones i will keep.. - 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee AGP (i think is Banshee) - 3Dfx Voodoo …

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

Posted on 2022-11-29, 09:12

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Tested the stuff i got, most of these HDD was ded or with bad sectors... The 3Dfx cards dont have signal as well for some reason LMAO... But the MVP of this lot was that Western Digital 40MB, that just works, and even have DOS games inside... Did alot of cleaning on both the 3Dfx cards, and some of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-19, 10:58

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Got this SeaGate (not Barracuda or Medalist) 200MB, for cheap it works fine, no bad sectors.. 20221018_144008(1).jpg 20221018_144020.jpg Bought a socket 423 GA-8IDX3 (rev. 1.x) board. Seller said it has stability issues. I can count 4 of those issues :) if it the BIOS I can desolder and flash + add …

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

Posted on 2022-10-17, 09:47

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Pulled out of the shelves SCSI parts in order to test the 540MB Conner i did buy (the crappy looking one), rest drives are mine, but was untested from some systems (Compaq AP550, NCR System 3300), so did get them to be tested as well. It turned out very well everything is working. The new Conner is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-17, 09:32

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Got this Conner for cheap, it even works, but has bad sectors after 350MB-400MB, so isolating after 350MB will prob make it work fine.. WIll need to find program for that.. 20221015_123917.jpg 20221015_123901.jpg Got this beauty recently ... and it works :). 20221012_101821.jpg Now, dilemma is …

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

Posted on 2022-10-15, 14:11

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Moved the 462 system in higher end case, since i got enough of that tank build like HP case.. The case was fine overall, but there was some paint wear, some broken plastic mechanism of the extension I/O of the expandable AGP/ PCI slots, and did not hold well anymore. + the SS case was empty, as i …

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

Posted on 2022-10-07, 21:45

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Today I switched out the PSU in my 233mmx and the 120mm Fan. The one on the left is the new one I switched in (250Watt) and the right one is the one switched out (230watt) The 250watt felt far better quality. https://i.imgur.com/wfkclgZl.jpg Before fitting it, I switched out the loud fan. I had a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-07, 17:18

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Got these stuff today, from a trade. IBM VRM Module for IBM PC365 (in order to become true dual socket 8 system..) Working active adaptor PS/2 to USB (it really makes the old keyboards working with USB) Damn the fake PS/2 to USB adaptors, did try multiple of them, non did work, and ofc i was not …

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