Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-28, 23:03

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by pete8475

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Here's the rest of the stuff. The Aptiva is a Slot 1 P3-800 and it had a Radeon 9000 Pro 128MB graphics card. So that's neat and I'll definitely get some use out of that card. There was also a nice 256MB PC133 CL2 module in there! Also got a box of random speakers, cords, old power supplies, etc. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-28, 21:57

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by pete8475

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It's funny how things happen in life sometimes. I just ordered a bunch of AGP graphics cards on ebay, none have arrived yet and today I see a big lot of random computer parts on kijiji from a guy only a few minutes away. So I bought this stuff for $100 Canadian. There's a socket A AMD tower, an …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2021-12-27, 01:19

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by pete8475

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soggi wrote on 2021-12-20, 08:22: [*]Shuttle HOT-591P (with CPU) Sigh. Just ordered one of these from ebay a few days ago for just under $200 Canadian. Very rare to find any useful free hardware around here.

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Re: 9800 pro cooler

Posted on 2021-12-26, 23:24

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2021-11-13, 20:51: Noise levels are a concern. Zalman had passive cooler - ZM80. But there are some others, including early Thermaltake and Thermalright solutions. Zalman ZM80C is what I used on my 9700 back in the day along with the optional fan that mounted on the side. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-24, 04:34

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BitWrangler wrote on 2021-12-24, 04:28: pete8475 wrote on 2021-12-24, 02:37: Startech Wireless AC PCI-E card I don't unnerstand that wireless Armor Class crap, one AC450 router stood up to 3 whacks of a Model M, but an Armor Class 2400 model just about exploded with a light tap. I did a spit-take. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-24, 03:16

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Just bought an ASUS A7V600-X for £21 shipped. I asked the seller if it's working, and he said he thinks so, but will refund me happily if it isn't. VIA KT600 / VIA VT8237 chipset, so should be good for Athlon XP. Don't think it supports anything earlier than Morgan (Duron) or Thunderbird (Athlon) …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-12-24, 02:37

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by pete8475

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I went on a bit of an ebay rampage over the last couple of days. Ordered the following: Dell Geforce 440MX 64BM AGP Asus Radeon 9200 128MB AGP EVGA Geforce 5600XT 256MB AGP Shuttle HOT591P Super 7 AT motherboard Intel DQ77 + i5 3470 + 4GB DDR3 Startech Wireless AC PCI-E card My stock of old AGP …

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Re: K6-2+ 450, Asus VX97 Build - updated now to include some 430TX vs. 430VX benchmarks

Posted on 2021-12-21, 22:51

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by pete8475

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Pic as promised, as far as I can recall the only setting I actually changed is setting the CAS latency to 2T. Thank you. No problem, I also noticed in your post you were actually looking at memory throughput so I'm running Speedsys right now and I'll screenshot the results in a moment. EDIT - pic …

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Re: K6-2+ 450, Asus VX97 Build - updated now to include some 430TX vs. 430VX benchmarks

Posted on 2021-12-21, 22:22

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Pic as promised, as far as I can recall the only setting I actually changed is setting the CAS latency to 2T.

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Re: AOpen AP53 not POSTing?

Posted on 2021-12-21, 08:34

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by pete8475

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Those are very large sticks of memory, have you tried anything smaller like 2x16mb? Also the rage clip pci card I have only works in much newer boards than any of my pentium machines have.

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Re: Audigy Optical Out to main PC

Posted on 2021-12-21, 06:24

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Nice work! Funny story (I guess), I didn't introduce optical into my home audio at all until retro nudged me there. When I added a Roland SC-D70 to my setup, I saw its optical output, plus the unused input on my bookshelf speakers, and thought why not. Then I thought the TV deserved this love too - …

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Audigy Optical Out to main PC

Posted on 2021-12-21, 05:44

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by pete8475

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I've been looking for a way to get clean audio out of my Pentium 3 onto my main speakers/headphones that are connected to my gaming PC. The solution I came up with is to use an optical out board from Gigabyte connected to the Audigy and a Startech USB audio device to get the optical sound into my …

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Re: K6-2+ 450, Asus VX97 Build - updated now to include some 430TX vs. 430VX benchmarks

Posted on 2021-12-21, 01:43

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by pete8475

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Could I ask you what your memory settings are? Your memory bandwidth is noticeably higher than mine. Edit: I realized I was mixing up the memory throughput and memory bandwidth. I'll have tomorrow night, that PC is partly taken apart right now I was trying to get an MX4000 with DVI to work in it …

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Asus CUBX-E CL2 vs. CL3 PC133 compared

Posted on 2021-12-04, 18:24

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Finally found some decently priced and WORKING CL2 rated 256mb modules of PC133 for my P3 so I did some quick benchmarking to compare CL3 timings to CL2. This is with an overclocked TI4200 graphics card. Previously I had a 5900XT in here but after a power outage in my neighbourhood the 5900XT is …

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2021-11-28, 00:11

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Having some home made burritos. I use 1lb of medium ground beef mixed with 2 eggs to start, then mix in garlic, onions, rice, etc as it's cooking. These ones turned out really well!

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Re: Installing an Antec PSU into a Pentium 3 system. How to hook up P7 connector?

Posted on 2021-11-21, 02:35

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by pete8475

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Is it required to have the P7 connector hooked up to a modern PSU? If that's the case, do you know what a compatible adapter would be called like? Where could I get it? I really very much hope there is a way to install my 430W Antec PSU into my Pentium 3. The PSU is in perfectly good condition. Not …

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Re: Installing an Antec PSU into a Pentium 3 system. How to hook up P7 connector?

Posted on 2021-11-20, 23:28

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by pete8475

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Odiseo wrote on 2021-11-20, 23:10: Can I still get that kind of adapter somewhere? Is this what I'm looking for? No that one follows the standard for early P4 motherboards, the Dell thing is it's own non-standard bullshit.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-11-20, 23:24

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appiah4 wrote on 2021-11-20, 20:28: I used to own one of these and it is one of the most, and possible the most hated hardware I ever owned. Oh my, what was so bad about it? I remember wanting one when they were new.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-11-17, 18:35

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Ok, so not bough (yet), but... seller claims this thing is unique (and that he has no clue about computers). So, the front looks somewhat like a normal Pentium4 box. But the back....! https://images.finncdn.no/dynamic/1280w/2021/11/vertical-0/16/8/238/972/048_583485718.jpg https://images.finncdn.no …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-11-17, 18:34

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Got some case badges on ebay to add that extra little something to a few of my retro machines. retro inside i like that now everyone will have to watch the boot to see what cpu i have lol I didn't even order that sticker! I guess they just threw it in for free, which was very nice of the seller.

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