Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2022-02-02, 09:18

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TrashPanda wrote on 2022-02-01, 15:20: The Radeon VII is/was a great card for heavy lifting work - it was very well appreciated by CAD / 3D users in both PC and Mac environments, just a hot, stonking great card when it came out and totally not for the consumer market at all.

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Re: Compaq armada 1750

Posted on 2022-02-01, 09:12

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Does anyone have a fix / solution for getting into the BIOS of the 1750? I have what looks to be an original HDD inside this 1750 but can only get as far as a 'Non system disk error. Press any key to reboot' error even with a Win95 boot disk or Win98 boot disk (official) installed in the FDD. I know …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2022-02-01, 07:05

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All the searches online show ~60mhash. I swapped to the overclocked bios setting (2600mhz boost) it hits 65 ish. thanks to the winter cold, the die temp is only 48C. ^.^ My goal isnt to "make money" just to keep my house warm. Thanks to solar, I have effectively free power. I just play games on …

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Re: History of 3Dfx Graphics cards Vol. 1

Posted on 2022-02-01, 04:35

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How rare are the Voodoo5 PCI cards, do you know yjfy?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-02-01, 04:30

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I'm going to catch some flack for this, but in a bubble, I prefer things to be "expensive " AND AVAILABLE. Compared to it being "worthless" and dumped thus lost. Yea, its sure fun to get something free, but that hasn't been realistic in almost a decade. Hear, hear. I don’t mind paying if it’s in …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2022-02-01, 04:27

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Nice build! I miss my 6900xt - I exchanged it for a Galax 3090 SG purely for doubling up on hash rate and it wasn’t much more back then. I keep an eye on the ProArt range cos of their bang for the buck compared to EIZO / NEC and am curious how they are in terms of colour accuracy and uniformity. I …

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Re: Athlon64 3700+ / DFI LanParty / 9600GT / X-Fi Titanium

Posted on 2022-02-01, 04:20

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Nice build here. Love those old Athlon 64 rigs, they were truly at my apex point for enjoying and pushing boundaries of computer tech (liquid cooling a 5950x/3090 ITX build for some reason just doesn’t come close. I’ve got my original 3000+, and a 3700+ and an FX-60 lying around with a DFI LANParty …

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Re: Whats the most rare piece of hardware you own?

Posted on 2022-01-31, 12:58

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I see your FX-57 and raise you an Opteron 190 or *gasp an Opty 156 😀 Disclaimer: I own neither

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Re: Whats the most rare piece of hardware you own?

Posted on 2022-01-31, 01:24

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Your FX-51 made me wonder if my FX-60 might be considered rare. There’s nothing on ebay right now so maybe it is 🤔

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-01-27, 03:10

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https://i.imgur.com/MBpnxRIh.jpg the current state of my new-old-stock 5170 - IBM EGA adapter - IBM 5154 EGA display with memory expansion (for mode 10h) - 80287 FPU - AST Rampage 2MB memory expansion - Adaptec 1520 16-bit ISA SCSI adapter - 4gb Quantum Fireball SCSI drive - SB Pro 2.0 with CMS …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-01-26, 15:24

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Gonduron, do you have a little external mixer, for all the sound sources? I don't have an LAPC-I, but I have a MT32, SCC1 and normal sound card and it's a pain to get the levels correct. I've been looking for a small external mixer to do this job in hardware.. If you search for threads containing " …

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Re: Compaq armada 1750

Posted on 2022-01-26, 15:23

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Yeah, that is probably what I get as well.. I really should give mine some work, but similar to the old guy I bought this from, I never seem to get more. More time that is.. Ain’t that the understatement of the day. I’ve got about eleven computers or laptops sitting around in various states of …

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Re: My dream machine from 1996-1997

Posted on 2022-01-25, 06:49

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Nice restoration job on the front panel. I had a beige / turquoise 'iMac-inspired' atrocity of a late 90s-early 00ies case once as well that served me well during my university years. Keep the updates coming please 😁

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Re: Whats the most rare piece of hardware you own?

Posted on 2022-01-23, 09:23

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Backfire_67 wrote on 2022-01-22, 08:45: 3dfx Voodoo 5 6000 Rev.3700 100_5795.JPG - Backfire - Win

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

Posted on 2022-01-20, 02:19

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That fan bracket looks massively over engineered, but cool! I went for the Zalman BR123 myself, not nearly as impressive. https://www.quietpc.com/br123ff1 or simply bending a I/O cover and mounting a fan on it is the period correct way ;) As you say not many LX builds exist, really why would you? …

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Re: Any Thinkpad 600x users here? Need help with a nagging FRU 301 issue

Posted on 2022-01-19, 23:07

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The problem with my 58-301 error is that the system prevents you from booting any further. I can’t even enter the BIOS…but I guess a thorough cleaning and disassembly of the keyboard may fix the issue. I’ll report back…

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-01-19, 08:01

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I'm digging it too, good job 😀

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Re: Whats the most rare piece of hardware you own?

Posted on 2022-01-19, 07:45

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I feel this kind of thread should be more relevant to conversations about valuation and scarcity, I'm just not sure if I'm qualified to be the one to resurrect it after 5 years ;) I don't have much but I would consider these the rarest of what I own: - Quantum3D Obsidian 2 X24 SLI boxed - Voodoo5 …

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Re: Database of best NVIDIA driver revisions per card per OS

Posted on 2022-01-18, 08:17

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Apologies for reviving an old thread but did anyone manage to find anything? I just thought of this exact question today as I was looking at the pile of VGA cards and GPUs I still have to test on my systems and realise that driver management is a b*tch.

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Any Thinkpad 600x users here? Need help with a nagging FRU 301 issue

Posted on 2022-01-14, 12:10

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I picked up a 600x off a user in France that came with a bunch of accessories and in full working condition aside from the French keyboard. I then found a 600x in even better cosmetic condition but with a dead CMOS battery off eBay with a USA keyboard - here thinking I'd have a suitable keyboard and …

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