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Aftermarket Coolers for Hotter Socket A/462 CPUs?

Posted on 2018-09-16, 04:20

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Does anyone know of any coolers that could be used for the hotter AMD Socket A/462 CPUs? I'm doing basic searches on eBay and such, but I have not had much luck in this. At the moment, the only thing I can think of is replacing the 60mm fan with a Noctua fan, as far as I know, this cooler is a …

Re: Retrofitting SSD to Older Computer?

Posted on 2018-09-15, 22:02

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yeah, I think this is a good deal as in this kit you get an SSD, Tray, and adapter. https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/SSDMXLE060/ That's what I was looking at, but I will likely get the 250GB version, so I can have space to stash music, games and other files for possible other computer projects …

Re: Retrofitting SSD to Older Computer?

Posted on 2018-09-15, 18:27

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Wow, you weren't kidding, that's a good place to pick one up. Another question, I keep reading about TRIM, and how it extends drive life, but the X25-E doesn't have that, what do you do about that? I would NOT buy a used SSD. They have a warranty and life span. The warranty is usually, 3-5 years or …

Re: Retrofitting SSD to Older Computer?

Posted on 2018-09-15, 15:55

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

matze79 wrote: I use a 3AWARE 9500 and a 40Gb Intel SSD inside my K6-2 😉 Nice, what did you use to adapt the drive for your board, an adapter? Also what did you do to slim down the ribbon cables?

Re: Retrofitting SSD to Older Computer?

Posted on 2018-09-15, 15:40

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I just realized the Intel drive that I found was not the X25-E, it was the Intel X25-M, finding the X25-E much more expensive. Here's the one I found: https://www.amazon.com/Intel-X25-M-160GB-Internal-SSDSA2M160G2GC/dp/B07GY5BLB9/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1536968320&sr=1-1&keywords=Intel …

Re: Motherboard repair - Asus Socket A - Recapping?

Posted on 2018-09-15, 15:36

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

That's true, Rubycon discontinued all MxZ series in 2011 due to low demand from OEMs. Some NOS could still be found, though those offered by Chinese sellers are most likely fake. There's one thing to note about ultra low ESR caps. Their electrolyte is very temperature sensitive, so those caps are …

Re: Retrofitting SSD to Older Computer?

Posted on 2018-09-15, 04:40

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Never heard of IDE SSD. I found the Intel X25-E hard drive, and I find they are pretty cheap refurbished. Seems like a decent hard drive. Hi, don't worry you haven't. They aren't very common. Mainly intended for industrial or embedded use. For example, there's the Transcend TS32GPSD330 . But I've …

Re: Retrofitting SSD to Older Computer?

Posted on 2018-09-15, 02:40

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Never heard of IDE SSD. I found the Intel X25-E hard drive, and I find they are pretty cheap refurbished. Seems like a decent hard drive. Hi, don't worry you haven't. They aren't very common. Mainly intended for industrial or embedded use. For example, there's the Transcend TS32GPSD330 . But I've …

Re: Motherboard repair - Asus Socket A - Recapping?

Posted on 2018-09-15, 02:33

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've ordered some polymer caps to do a rebuild of a socket A board as well. But just the vulnerable caps around the CPU and chupset. I am doing something similar, however, I am only replacing the bulging caps for now. Here's a picture of the board I have, the ones I have circled in red are the ones …

Re: Retrofitting SSD to Older Computer?

Posted on 2018-09-15, 00:39

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

[...] I apologize, I totally forgot to add what my current system specs. It's not too old. OS: Windows XP 32-bit Mobo: Asus A7V266-E Socket A/462 Chipset: VIA KM266A Er no... the A7V266-E has the K T 266A chipset. Not that it make any difference in terms of SATA support... it's all PCI 2.2 …

Re: Retrofitting SSD to Older Computer?

Posted on 2018-09-14, 23:40

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Just buy IDE SSD and 2.5 inch IDE adapter. There are also other factors, such as host OS support for TRIM or alignment, whereas the latter depends on filesystem/partition types TRIM wise, Intel X25-E will be best option. it's SLC based SSD and will work absolutely fine with everything you'll throw …

Re: Retrofitting SSD to Older Computer?

Posted on 2018-09-14, 23:36

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So I'm sure this is possible, and I know a couple of options, but I do not know what limitations I have: 1. Will the SATA to IDE adapter work? 2. Would a PCI controller work better? 3. Would you be able to boot with the PCI controller card with SATA drive as primary? 4. Can I use the latest SATA …

Retrofitting SSD to Older Computer?

Posted on 2018-09-14, 22:54

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So I'm sure this is possible, and I know a couple of options, but I do not know what limitations I have: 1. Will the SATA to IDE adapter work? 2. Would a PCI controller work better? 3. Would you be able to boot with the PCI controller card with SATA drive as primary? 4. Can I use the latest SATA III …

Re: Motherboard repair - Asus Socket A - Recapping?

Posted on 2018-09-14, 22:09

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

No, I haven't used these ones. Yes, using caps rated for higher voltage will work fine. Also, rated hours will be largely meaningless for this application as they'll be running well under spec. Anyway, UCC/NCC is generally excellent so long as you stay away from their KZG and KZJ series. Also, …

Re: Motherboard repair - Asus Socket A - Recapping?

Posted on 2018-09-13, 04:23

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

You can go with these 16V rated UCC polymers. https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/united-chemi-con/APSG160ELL222MJ20S/565-4315-ND/5824538 They have a little bit more capacitance and are cheaper than the Nichicons. Also rated for 20000 hours instead of 2000 hours that the Nichicons are rated, …

Re: Motherboard repair - Asus Socket A

Posted on 2018-09-13, 03:00

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There might be some wiggle room, but those are your targets. Max ripple can be anything over the spec. ESR is circuit dependent but in VRM applications can usually be less than original due to simpler feedback. Thanks a lot, I appreciate the information, I've learned quite a bit. NP. Please, let us …

Re: Dual Sound Cards and the M-Audio Audiophile 2496?

Posted on 2018-09-11, 22:16

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

From the fancier cards I personally use ESI Juli@ in addition to some other sound cards and there's no problems. Main issue is just getting sounds all mixed together, one option is daisy chaining line outs to line ins. That is one fancy card you have and white... very white... https://www.esi- …

Dual Sound Cards and the M-Audio Audiophile 2496?

Posted on 2018-09-11, 16:16

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I was thinking about getting an additional sound card for my retro rig in addition to the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS. Thoughts on the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96? Or maybe something else. Just curious to know if anyone has done this.

Re: Sound Card Selection?

Posted on 2018-09-11, 03:36

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Audigy 2 ZS or X-Fi (not audio express as it does not use the real X-Fi chip). Some would say an Aureal for 3d sound though. The Audigy 2 ZS or X-Fi card will have a higher SNR (better, cleaner sound) though so if you are using hi quality headphones or a good stereo setup you should be able to tell …

Sound Card Selection?

Posted on 2018-09-11, 02:10

by gryffinwings

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I'm wanting to buy a sound card, but I am not sure what I would get, my first thought is to get a Sound Blaster Audigy, as you can get them cheap on Ebay, but since I'm here now, I'd like some recommendations on what else I could get, the only other option I hear that is good is the Diamond …

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