Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-30, 16:03

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A bit of a glutton for dual-chip VGA / GPUs - no matter how much they struggled at the time. There’s something haphazard and inelegant about a dual-chip ‘solution’. Needless to say, I must have these quirky, cantankerous beasts. ATI Rage Fury Maxx. Now to find a stable driver release for both Win98 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-30, 15:28

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Finally found a matching monitor for my Aptiva setup. IBM model 6327-022. After cleaning and repairs, it turned out to be really good one. Left hinge for the controls door is broken, but it stays in place when closed. Other than that, it is now near perfect condition. When I got it, it didn't show …

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 dual Deschutes build I never had

Posted on 2021-10-30, 14:27

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Some tight squeezes in the end, particularly with such a short 20p power cable and I think this is may be one of the first times I’ve ever used up all the molex adapters in a build from the 90s. I also love the slide out motherboard tray on the A-500 - though you need to be careful when using a slot …

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 dual Deschutes build I never had

Posted on 2021-10-30, 12:06

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And here was I coming from multiple years of ITX and SFF builds enjoying all this space when the reality sets in - I will lose two of my RAM slots if I fill this baby up.

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 dual Deschutes build I never had

Posted on 2021-10-30, 11:54

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The tricky thing is: do I place the StarTech rear expansion slot exhaust fan above the Matrox where I don’t waste a PCI slot or more effectively above the first Voodoo2 card? Common sense prevails. It’s better to have a spare PCI slot. I love how you can reverse the StarTech to either exhaust from …

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 dual Deschutes build I never had

Posted on 2021-10-30, 10:55

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Now for the move into its rightful home. Believe it or not, I’m still waiting for a couple of pieces to arrive: • Slot 1 SECC heatsink to match (as closely as possible) with CPU0 - you may notice a zip tied Noctua A6, unfortunately I have yet to come across an SECC1 heatsink that fits an A6 with …

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Re: Posts your Halloween/Octoberfest Build

Posted on 2021-10-29, 22:59

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Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-10-29, 15:44: Intel486dx33 wrote on 2021-10-29, 11:46: This tower is running slow compared to my Voodoo Desktop computer. I will have to rebuild it. And recurring nightmare starts all over again. This is worse than watching reruns of Coronation Street. Hear, hear! But …

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Re: What phone do you use currently?

Posted on 2021-10-29, 22:49

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I have an iPhone 13 Pro Max. I usually skip 2-3 generations but I was curious about the macro camera feature and C-AF in cinema mode and sold my 11 Pro Max and two older iPads to pay for it. Landlines? Who uses landlines these days?

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Re: How many video cards / VGA cards or GPUs do you have?

Posted on 2021-10-29, 14:51

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Oh good, we’re all completely bonkers in here then.

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Re: How many video cards / VGA cards or GPUs do you have?

Posted on 2021-10-29, 04:51

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BitWrangler wrote on 2021-10-29, 03:29: Let's see what I remember Key words I feel!

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Re: How many video cards / VGA cards or GPUs do you have?

Posted on 2021-10-29, 04:49

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I have well over 500. I stopped counting at around 200 :) I have 11 comic book storage boxes full (those boxes are strong enough to stand on), and shelves of boxed cards. Where do you store all this? I write from an 80 sqm apartment in Hong Kong. The struggle to store (and hide) is a constant …

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How many video cards / VGA cards or GPUs do you have?

Posted on 2021-10-28, 17:39

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My wife says I have way too many. I don’t think I have enough (though when I see them in list form, I admit I may have a problem). Am curious to see what levels of craziness are out there… 1995 - Cirrus Logic Alpine 2MB PCI 1996 - Elsa Winner 1000/D S3 Trio64 AGP 1997 - Matrox Millenium II 8MB AGP, …

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Re: A couple (or, perhaps, quite a bit more) rigs for all ages

Posted on 2021-10-28, 17:16

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Well, that was a good bunch of repair stories / fixer uppers. What happened to Tali and where are the rest of these never ending projects - don’t leave us hanging! 😉

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Re: Multiple Processors and Gaming

Posted on 2021-10-28, 12:52

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I feel this thread has every reason to be revived - and right as I have my eye on an MSI Pro266TD Master…

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-10-27, 11:57

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-Geforce 3 Ti 500 - this wasn't cheap but seems in very good condition and I was never able to afford one back in the day. I ended up with a Leadtek Winfast Ti 4400 as a birthday present a year later though, but my eye has now turned to sourcing either a 9700 Pro or a 9800XT as this card's potential …

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Re: Bought these (retro) software/OS today

Posted on 2021-10-27, 11:40

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Yes.

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Re: If you could only have two builds to span…

Posted on 2021-10-24, 09:53

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Interesting to see some people picking builds that can cover as much as possible in that period and others picking their two most nostalgic builds. The two most seminal games for me are Wing Commander III (or a WWII flight sim like European Air War / Aces of [insert any of the series here]) and …

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Re: If you could only have two builds to span…

Posted on 2021-10-22, 02:08

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I’m beginning to think it’s mighty unfair to only limit ourselves to just two builds in this timeframe. Three or four on the other hand…

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If you could only have two builds to span…

Posted on 2021-10-19, 15:04

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1994 and 2010, what would their specs be and why did you choose them? Arbitrary timeline I know but it’s the period I found the most engaging in terms of hardware and software development that I personally got to be part of as a consumer. For me, I’m thinking the 486 and either Pentium III or Athlon …

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Re: Most reliable internal IDE and SCSI CDRW / DVDRW drives

Posted on 2021-10-18, 05:35

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Okay, next question: who's got a rock-solid early-mid 2000s pre-takeover Plextor IDE and/or SCSI drive they swear by...

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