Re: Slot A thunderbirds

Posted on 2022-01-10, 15:41

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I start with a 600Mhz Slot A and add a Rage Fury Maxx to it. The performance was good, but I caught an 800Mhz for only a few € - the performance got better well :D After this, I oc a700 with a Goldfinger Device, but there was no more room for improvement :( 001.jpg 002.jpg AMD Slot A 700 @ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-10, 10:30

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Never heard about Falcon 64 before, and STB Horizon 64 seems to be the only card based on that chipset. Compatibility with DOS games seems to be good, and not that slow either. I have to get one someday, but for definitely less than 80 EUR. ;) Nope. I only know an old report in German https://www. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-07, 22:31

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The STB Horizon 64 seems to be complete. Let's hope it works. There is currently only one on Ebay for 80€. Are they really that valuable? Never heard about Falcon 64 before, and STB Horizon 64 seems to be the only card based on that chipset. Compatibility with DOS games seems to be good, and not …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-07, 10:39

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And a used graphic card, because I didn´t found the cooler in new: Mushkin Enhanced 8800GT XP Overclocked Edition (1).jpg The graphic card had a special surprise for me, because it´s a card from mushkin! Mushkin Enhanced 8800GT XP Overclocked Edition (2).jpg Some days ago, a board from Albatron IMG_ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-07, 10:34

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A new housing as a puzzle. One of the parts: Filename Plexi (1).jpg File size 1.02 MiB Views 1859 views A classic for the C64: Filename 2022_01 Spy vs.Spy.jpg File size 1.57 MiB Views 1859 views New Cooler for a jungtimer project: Filename Thermaltake DuOrb (1).jpg File size 999.34 KiB Views 1859 …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-01-07, 10:27

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to much Solitär from Win3.11

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Re: Retrolan - Sad experience

Posted on 2022-01-06, 23:06

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One of my last lanpartys, 3 years ago - befor Covid. Filename 0002.jpg File size 917.93 KiB Views 956 views It was a "3dfx only" Party and my neighbours on the left and right both had such a beast in operation Filename 0003.jpg File size 1.52 MiB Views 956 views I miss it 🙁

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-01-06, 08:09

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Jungtimer XP Machine: 2007 - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 4Ghz 2007 - MSI P35 neo2 Mainboard 2006 - 4x 1GB Corsair DDR2 RAM 2006 - 2x MSI GeForce 7900 GTO @ SLI (with HyperSLI) 2006 - Zalman CNPS9700 NT CPU cooler 2007 - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 650W ATX 2.2 2008 - Lite-on ES 128 GB SSD 2007 - …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-01-05, 16:12

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My latest achievement: Highscreen InduS Tower DX 2-66VL: Intel 486DX2 66Mhz ECS UC4915-A AIO Mainboard with UMC491 Chipset and 256KB cache ECS VI-711A VLB Graphic card with Cirrus Logic CL-GD5428 chip and 1MB RAM 20MB FPM RAM 250MB HDD CT1350B Sound Blaster 2.0 (include CMS/Dream Blaster Chips) CD- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-05, 15:08

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Bought at the weekend from the local classifieds for €25: Highscreen InduS Tower DX 2-66VL: Intel 486DX2 66Mhz 20MB RAM 250MB HDD 1MB VLB graphics card Battery damage CD-Rom broken

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-08-01, 11:50

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My son's PC got a small update: new coolant cleaning the AiO changed the hoses from 11/8mm to 13/10mm new white RGB fans change the position of the front fans before/ after Filename L1.jpg File size 60.42 KiB Views 1561 views Filename L2.jpg File size 291.91 KiB Views 1561 views

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Re: A beautiful yet somewhat ponderous Pentium 4 build; what should I use it for?

Posted on 2021-07-26, 19:49

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Take some P4 and OC the hell out of them 😁 Filename 17_11_28 4500_kl.jpg File size 297.86 KiB Views 1972 views

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Re: SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel - Recommended games

Posted on 2021-07-20, 20:09

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I had bought the steering wheel at the time and TOCA2 was a revelation with it. You can use it for newer Games too, Grid from 2007 runs perfect with them. Current I own 3 from the wheels. For the last one, CiB, I only payed the shipping costs... https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=113373& …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-07-18, 20:30

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Work on this PC: Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread and test my GFD: Filename 2021_07 GFD.jpg File size 800.37 KiB Views 1469 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-15, 10:49

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vad4r wrote on 2021-06-28, 19:24: Sidewinder Force Feedback Wheel (1).jpg 😀 Today, his bro joined the arena 😀 Filename Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro.jpg File size 936.17 KiB Views 1671 views Edit: When the postman rings twice ^^ Filename 2021_07 CPUs.jpg File size 1.66 MiB Views 1659 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-10, 13:55

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Filename Yamaha WaveForce 192 XG.jpg File size 636.94 KiB Views 1547 views ~28€ Ebay+shipping

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-07, 18:04

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A 2 MB Matrox MGA-2064W without the upgrade card and a 4 MB Hercules Dynamite 128. The Hercules Dynamite 128 looks beautiful from the back. Have been looking for this card, but they were all too expensive for me. I took a group photo of all the graphics cards that arrived: 2021_07 Grafikkarten 01. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-06, 17:42

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Yes, it´s Asus 7950gx2 and this is my Quad SLI System with these cards: Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-06, 16:09

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A 2 MB Matrox MGA-2064W without the upgrade card and a 4 MB Hercules Dynamite 128. The Hercules Dynamite 128 looks beautiful from the back. Have been looking for this card, but they were all too expensive for me. I took a group photo of all the graphics cards that arrived: 2021_07 Grafikkarten 01. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-05, 16:13

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Made a major loot today - these are the main pieces Filename 2021_07 Hardware (1).jpg File size 451.47 KiB Views 1971 views

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