Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-18, 14:32

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Just a thought, but it may be worth looking into Utreon or other similar services where people can directly support your channel. I have considered doing this myself, but I'm not sure if I have the time to dedicate to make it successful, heh. Well I don't care about monetization. But if barely …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-17, 14:46

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...hmm wish I had thought of that ..selling the jumper card ..people really want that bit ? I see none for sale (in ebay.fr at least). The jumper card looks quite fragile. It's small and easy to lose. Boards are selling at least for ~50€ A jumper priced around 25€ may sell for a desperate A8N SLI …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-17, 14:24

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normally I might recap but these are the small fiddly in tight places type of caps on a multi plane board so Ill replace it rather than try saving it. And extra tedious because of that RoHS solder crap. That same board was in my second Athlon64 rig, being the MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum in the first and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-16, 14:39

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Also grabbed this recently. I seem to be a sucker for weird sound card and video card boxes. This one is still sealed, though I am moderately curious what is in the box. If the card inside is the one shown in the picture, then I have it and there is nothing special about it. It's as good as any …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-16, 07:06

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Also grabbed this recently. I seem to be a sucker for weird sound card and video card boxes. This one is still sealed, though I am moderately curious what is in the box. If the card inside is the one shown in the picture, then I have it and there is nothing special about it. It's as good as any …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-14, 18:55

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I just received this sound card. I was the only bidder so it cost only about the price of a beer. Cant say I was aware of this model before but it is a Guillemot Maxi Studio ISIS. If it was released today im sure they would have chosen another name. There are a couple of other owners here on Vogons …

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Re: Original Voodoo 5 6000 prototype for sale on eBay

Posted on 2023-02-13, 12:54

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It's exactly the same: something with zero practical utility and no value to anyone not deeply into the relevant scene. Also, while it could be considered an investment opportunity, the market is far too small and volatile to be considered such primarily - just look at the factor 10 difference …

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Re: Original Voodoo 5 6000 prototype for sale on eBay

Posted on 2023-02-13, 11:04

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Call me crazy, but spending 5 months worth of savings on an item like this is definitely part of the "risking one's budget" category (at least in my book). Now, on the other hand, if you're the kind of person who can afford to pay $10k during a night out clubbing (without even realizing or carying …

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Re: Asus P5A. Beeps. No POST

Posted on 2023-02-12, 12:07

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Seems like it's reporting two different problems. 1 long beep + two short beeps (AWARD BIOS): unable to initialize the display. Did you also try a PCI video card? Maybe the AGP slot has an issue. Repeated high frequency beeps (AWARD BIOS): CPU overheating - this might or might not be related to the …

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Asus P5A. Beeps. No POST

Posted on 2023-02-12, 09:41

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Hello. I've met yesterday with a local retro collector. He gave me an Asus P5A 1.06 that had issues. He said that the the card worked property. Then stopped working without any reason. Issues (see video https://youtu.be/nUrMRVBIHHg) : 1 long 2 shorts beeps followed by infinite short beeps (fast) no …

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Re: How to repair VRAM connection fx5900xt.

Posted on 2023-02-10, 14:40

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I use this one : https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005004281494790.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.10.19f25e5b85khnE&gatewayAdapt=glo2fra To be honest, it was also driven by the budget. But it's OK for my use (a few times each month) I know there are electronics professionals here. They may …

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Re: How to repair VRAM connection fx5900xt.

Posted on 2023-02-08, 21:54

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Press the chips to the board one by one with your fingers during POST or BIOS and see wether the patterns change. If they do you have bad connections on those chips where it changes when you press them to the board. If not you most likely damaged the card or chips in another way. To repair the …

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Re: Original Voodoo 5 6000 prototype for sale on eBay

Posted on 2023-02-08, 16:35

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(disclaimer : I may have a distorted point of view because i work in the network field for a cloud company) I know nothing about VR, so i can't really talk about it. About cloud gaming, Infrastructure used to be expensive. Because copper analog landline telephone system was expensive. Most western …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-08, 13:49

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I've still been trying to get my hands on a SW20PC, but have not seen one for sale in quite a while. V Speaking of odd Midi stuff, just ran into a boxed LynxONE . .has two buffered midi ports, its got a massive Altera IC on it .. not entirely sure what its for but I'm assuming its a Midi mixer card …

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Re: Original Voodoo 5 6000 prototype for sale on eBay

Posted on 2023-02-08, 13:44

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And even with the V5-6k, there are people who through incompentence kill theirs... that means shrinking supply, so even if the number of enthousiasts starts dropping at some point, prices probably won't. What really confuses me for the future is that younger generation just can't use computers. …

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Re: Need help complimenting my build. Lots of questions…

Posted on 2023-02-06, 16:08

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I would go for 2 systems instead of one. I'm a period correctness junkie. But I think there is a huge gap between the era you want to cover here. If you can afford a voodoo 2 sli, you can probably also get a second motherboard (Like a Socket 7 or Slot 1) to cover the late dos early Win9x era. Then …

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Re: Original Voodoo 5 6000 prototype for sale on eBay

Posted on 2023-02-06, 13:39

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Still, whichever way you dice it, it's an obscene amount of money for a bit of PCB - but really these things should be compared to fine art. Not because they are works of art as such. but because their value is equally disconnected from the intrinsic value of the object. The wood, canvas, oils and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-05, 20:34

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Cool, run a 32bit PCI card in it just to see everyone lose their shit. lol I have a PCI TNT2 which should be a great fit :D I like these PCIe + AGP + PCI boards I'm thinking about using a Linux hypervisor to run retro OSes with PCI / (AGP ?) Passthrough. Not sure if it's possible. Maybe on late …

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Re: expanding vga video card memory

Posted on 2023-01-26, 15:18

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Vogons user Tiido recommended me utsource for additional memory chips for my ATI Mach64 CT. It is usually much cheaper than ebay/aliExpress with tons of parts. At first, i wanted to steal modules from ram sticks, but it was a silly idea (refresh issue) (original topic : https://www.vogons.org/ …

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Re: How much of your retro hardware do you actually use?

Posted on 2023-01-25, 11:49

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I have a few "completed" systems that i use 2 or 3 times a week 1999 : P3 700 + GF256 2005 : Opteron 64 + GTX7800 SLI I have "almost ready to use" systems ready if i have specific needs (not filled by the 1999 or 2005 system) By almost ready, i mean a motherboard with a cpu + cooler and ram. …

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