Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-19, 14:09

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by Miphee

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Depends if in 25 years anyone thinks XP, is like what people around here think windows 98 is. That is the Gen Z people but they are probably too attached totheir phones to care? who knows. It's completely unpredictable, there are sentimental people in every generations. Young people collect ancient …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-19, 13:22

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-08-19, 13:06: I don't think there will ever come a day when 775 motherboards will ever be expensive. Probably not, except for the deluxe versions. But I like the idea of having a huge variety of boards to choose from 25 years later without the need to buy from a limited supply …

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

Posted on 2020-08-19, 12:50

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Those were so bad that an article regarding these noname units was written (it's really worth the read imho, they also put some of those noname units through their paces and unironically, those noname units always fail in the most spectacular ways): https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl= …

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

Posted on 2020-08-19, 11:11

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by Miphee

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Picked up a whole bunch of crappy PSUs yesterday for free. The "JNC Vargáné és Tsa. BT." models have a significant part in hungarian computing history, these power supplies ruined thousands of computers in the late 90's and early 2000s. Nobody knew why it was necessary for a hungarian company to …

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Re: What to do with a Laserjet ?

Posted on 2020-08-19, 09:48

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by Miphee

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All I want is a step motor. The printer is yours so do what you want with it. If you need the stepper motor then by all means cannibalize it. It's nothing special, just a very common laser printer that takes up lots of space. The important thing is what YOU want to do with it, not what other people …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-19, 08:32

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Oetker wrote on 2020-08-19, 08:28: A friend of mine had one of those boards with a molex power connector on them, he used it not to power the board but to run a case fan... I've never seen such a feature before, it has a red LED next to it that lights up when I connect a card that needs more power. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-19, 08:25

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by Miphee

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Time to stock up more on 478-939-775 mainboards before they become too expensive! (quite a few caps need replacing)

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Re: Riva tnt2 ultra OEM?

Posted on 2020-08-19, 07:55

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He screwed up. That's not the same as "scamming" someone. Agreed but I have a very dim view on these mistakes. If the seller doesn't know the exact type of the card then he shouldn't call it TNT2 Ultra. If the buyer told him about his mistake he should offer a refund & pay for return shipping then …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-08-18, 16:56

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Another rant: seller is unreachable. I won the auction so I sent an email to ask for payment info. No response after 5 days so I called him, phone was off. Tried again a few hours later, same thing. Tried again the next day from a different number, nothing. Tried again the next day and he finally …

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Re: Riva tnt2 ultra OEM?

Posted on 2020-08-17, 12:34

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I'm not sure exactly what to do about it being the wrong card. On one hand, I was expecting the tnt2, and feel a partial is owed, on the other hand, I kinda feel like as long as it performs well I should just tell him and be done with it, only $7. 🤷🏼‍♂️ I am open to any and all relevant opinions. …

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Re: Riva tnt2 ultra OEM?

Posted on 2020-08-17, 05:59

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He misidentified the card but I seriously doubt he was trying to "scam" him. If you don't want it for $7 then it's a perfectly good reason to return it though. So why did he wrote that specific name on a card he knew nothing about? The correct term should have been "unknown nVidia video card". …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-08-16, 17:37

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I understand your differing opinion on shipping, but I've gotten stuff packed far worse that only made it because it was new and robust enough to survive the trip. If that eBay seller had gone for the ol' "bubble wrap the item and fill in the rest of the box with brown paper fill/packing peanuts" …

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Re: What's the success rate of repairing faulty graphics cards?

Posted on 2020-08-16, 16:38

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by Miphee

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Oops, it's a Sapphire HD 2400XT, not a 3850. No wonder the card was dead, heatsink temp was 91 C° (196 °F). I installed a fan to get it down to normal levels.

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Re: What's the success rate of repairing faulty graphics cards?

Posted on 2020-08-16, 15:46

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But you really need the right equipment and skills And training to properly repair circuit boards. The equipment I have but zero experience with BGA chips. The smallest part I fixed was a SOJ RAM chip. I tried the heatgun method on the 3850 and it worked, the card is fixed. It could be temporary …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-08-16, 14:48

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I disagree, too much soft padding (i.e. bubble wrap) can be bad, because then whatever is packed inside can move and bang around in the package, and in the case of heavy items screwed into brittle plastic break them loose. Okay, I accept your different opinion. It's a pointless debate though, most …

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Re: Riva tnt2 ultra OEM?

Posted on 2020-08-16, 13:23

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Mephusto wrote on 2020-08-15, 12:00: I dont really care about the "High-End" or "Ultra" status. I just want a decently good card for my retro build to play 98 games up to about 2000 😁 Guy still scammed you though so a partial refund is in order.

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Re: Need help resurrecting a 486 dumpster find

Posted on 2020-08-16, 13:07

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PSU voltages are almost irrelevant when you deal with 20-30 years old hardware. Just this week my test PSU started to smoke even though voltages were perfect (+12,03V, +5,08V). One of the filter caps died and I don't usually replace those. It just didn't like a 30W monochrome monitor hooked up to it …

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Re: What's the success rate of repairing faulty graphics cards?

Posted on 2020-08-16, 12:53

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by Miphee

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It looks easy but soldering small components is very hard. I never sell my parts, too much hassle for too little gain. I have a faulty Sapphire HD3850 with obvious memory failure, it has BGA RAM chips so that's already a big challenge. This endeavor may stop before it starts. Well, I wanted to do …

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Re: What is your Favorite CPU and Why ?

Posted on 2020-08-16, 09:06

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I can't stay faithful to just one CPU. It's fun playing with them for a few weeks but then I get bored and want something new and exciting.

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Re: What's the success rate of repairing faulty graphics cards?

Posted on 2020-08-16, 08:22

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by Miphee

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I fixed a few cards over the years. 4870x2 just needed a new fan. HD7950 needed reflowed using a hot air workstation and some liquid flux. various other cards with broken power connectors, solder cracks, bad capacitors. Most dead cards stay dead. I got a bunch of low end cards, many of them only …

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