Anyone using vintage hardware on an open style ATX case?

Posted on 2021-03-23, 10:47

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For the voyeurs out there, is anyone placing their vintage / retro rigs in one of the open cases like the https://openbenchtable.com or https://yuelbeaststore.com/products/motif-mobius?pr_prod_strat=copurchase&pr_rec_pid=4865671823396&pr_ref_pid=4424775598116&pr_seq=uniform ? Is it too risky (cats! …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-03-23, 09:00

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Damn, I wish I could find old Trinitron and Multisync CRTs in Hong Kong. Everything I see on Ap Liu Street in Sham Shui Po is fit either for garbage or the recyclers... If there is one place in the world you'd expect to find an NOS stash then it probably be Hong Kong :laughing: Right? I must be …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-03-23, 02:03

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Damn, I wish I could find old Trinitron and Multisync CRTs in Hong Kong. Everything I see on Ap Liu Street in Sham Shui Po is fit either for garbage or the recyclers...

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Re: What modern PSU powers your Pentium3 setups?

Posted on 2021-03-22, 20:40

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I just managed to score a cleaned and tested FSP300-60 PLN with 180W on the 3.3V and 5V rails, and 30A just in the 5V. It wasn’t cheap at $40 and my fingers are crossed it arrives in good, working and clean condition.

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 build I never had. Until now?

Posted on 2021-03-22, 19:44

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Hahah, nice story on the Micron 266 there - and at least you had the funds to balance your parents suggestions! Going back to the original post now has some comedic historical value 😅 Additional updates on this build, I have now acquired the following: • Quantum Fireball SE 6.4GB • FSP 300-60PLN PSU …

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Re: Could you build a retro PC right now?

Posted on 2021-03-22, 13:08

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why the zip/tape drive? interesting but once a computer has USB support then after a win98 usb driver is installed then all external storage is done via usb sticks for me Always wanted a tape drive, only had a Zip drive for a hot minute before we all moved to rewritable CDs and then DVDs and USB …

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Re: Could you build a retro PC right now?

Posted on 2021-03-21, 23:57

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I have all the parts for my 2007-2008 dream PC, just missing a case and PSU, like many others. AMD FX-60 Asus A8N32-SLI Premium 2GB OCZ Platinum 2-3-2-5 ATI Radeon Reference 5970 2GB 74GB WD Raptor Almost all the parts for my 1997-1997 PC too, also missing FDD, CDRW, zip / tape drive and PSU and …

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Re: What modern PSU powers your Pentium3 setups?

Posted on 2021-03-21, 14:38

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The 30A on the 5V line is the needle in the eBaystack. I can find quite a few units with 20A on the 5V but nothing higher than that. I’ll keep an eye out for that combination of specs...

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-03-21, 11:56

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One Matrox Millenium II 8MB (with expansion board) seemingly pulled from an old Compaq. Cannot. Wait.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-03-21, 00:35

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Got these bad boys for my PowerBook G4 Ti A1025 running OS 9.22 / 10.4.11. Didn’t play many games on Mac in my teens as we were predominantly a PC household but I bought my first MacBook (BlackBook) in 2006 after saving some hard earned coin.

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Re: What modern PSU powers your Pentium3 setups?

Posted on 2021-03-20, 14:42

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I recently picked up a Seasonic 350W with 30A on the 5V line, both -12V and -5V present, ATX20p, but also ATX12V 'P4' and 6-pin AUX connectors. Oh and a few SATA as well. Pretty much the ultimate 'old style' ATX PSU in other words. Best measure of quality as usual: sheer weight. This thing weighs a …

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 build I never had. Until now?

Posted on 2021-03-20, 12:03

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a Quantum Fireball HDD That said, this is a component that I wouldn't want to keep period correct. I have since gotten a SATA to IDE adapter and a cheap 120 GB Kingston SSD. Works flawlessly while being completely silent. If you don't want that level of period correctness, I second the idea of SSD …

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 build I never had. Until now?

Posted on 2021-03-20, 10:45

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I buy a lot of my vintage audio (another passion/vice) from Buyee.jp the shipping rates are very reasonable and everything, as always with Japanese sellers, is immaculately maintained and packed. Had not thought to browse it for this project though, so thanks for the reminder! Am the proud owner of …

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 build I never had. Until now?

Posted on 2021-03-19, 09:51

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Damn. I used to love the name hence the desire to have it back in this build. I may have to supplant this desire and add either a zip or a tape drive instead 🤣 How come you chose the SSD over the CF card route? I do love the ease of drag and drop onto a memory card.

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 build I never had. Until now?

Posted on 2021-03-19, 07:07

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Good to know. Order has been placed and now it’s time to hunt down a case, a period accurate keyboard and mouse, a Quantum Fireball HDD and a CD-RW. Plus all the software and games again!

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 build I never had. Until now?

Posted on 2021-03-19, 00:42

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Damn, I guess that puts that idea to rest. Short and sweet though it was. Does anyone have an opinion on the Asus P2L97 with a Pentium II 333Mhz? I’ve found a great deal at $25 including 384MB RAM. I’m aware it’s an AGP board (the Millenium II I have is PCI) which I don’t have but I like how it is a …

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 build I never had. Until now?

Posted on 2021-03-18, 16:53

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I remember the excitement at this newfangled slot mechanism. A cartridge! It was almost like having a SNES again ;) Has anyone had much experience with dual Slot 1 builds? Are there any issues with drivers or gaming performance under Windows 98, specifically with the LX chipset and the initial …

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 build I never had. Until now?

Posted on 2021-03-18, 13:04

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Damn, so close yet so far. Sorry for my ignorance there. Don’t be. Not many people know that here either, they just assume nobody is travelling because of Covid. I regularly - used to - work in China. 2019 I spent probably 3 solid months there of the year but nobody is allowed to really go in or …

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 build I never had. Until now?

Posted on 2021-03-18, 13:00

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You'll be able to play Half-Life with a PII 266 and a Voodoo Graphics (which is better than what I used back in 98), just won't be the best experience if you're used to/expecting to play in higher resolutions than 640x480 and 60+ framerates. Though, if you pop-in a Voodoo 2 or Voodoo 3 that will …

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Re: The late 1997 - early 1998 build I never had. Until now?

Posted on 2021-03-18, 12:48

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[...] Not sure how easy it is to go to the mainland, but there are massive shops, malls even, of computing stuff, including older stuff, over in Shenzhen. Never been there myself, but colleagues who have were telling me I really should go, and pics and stuff other people found there lead me to …

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