dionb wrote on 2023-06-01, 21:56:

That CUBX-L looks amazing, hope you can get it working again.

It seems I got carried away and inserted unnecessary parts 🙁

Meatball wrote on 2023-06-13, 22:49:

pentiumspeed wrote on 2023-06-13, 21:42:

Nice, ivy bridge 6 core goes 3.7GHz all cores, one core boost at 4GHz, 15MB cache, takes DDR3 1866. ECC or registered ECC […]
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Meatball wrote on 2023-06-13, 13:43:

Compaq Voodoo3 3000 running at 3500 speeds; working well. A fan has been strapped onto the heatsink, also.
Xeon E5-1660v2; unable to test until board returns from the 'shop.' It's probably fine, though.

Nice, ivy bridge 6 core goes 3.7GHz all cores, one core boost at 4GHz, 15MB cache, takes DDR3 1866. ECC or registered ECC memory modules works great. I have E5-2667 V2 using 8 x 16GB registered ECC working great in my Z420.

Great as XP machine too.

Cheers,

Indeed; it will be paired with Noctua NH-U9DX i4, Titan X (maxwell) and 4x4GB of DDR3-2133 (perhaps I will boost bus speeds and/or increase timings).

If Xeon, should be then pair it with ECC or registered ECC modules. They are not that expensive.

Cheers,

ilmazzo wrote on 2023-06-14, 12:52:

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Hey guys...

Here are two of my latest purchases for my Olivetti collection....

Olivetti M19

Olivetti M300 Italia

The M19 is missing the dos disk (2.10 or 3.10 I don't recall well which should suit better...) but since I'm stuck since two months building a 486 with the only 5,25'' fdd I have around I've not been able to test it in deep (grrrrrr)....I still have to disassemble it and make a deep clean.

The M300 has been cleaned and it works like a charm

Nice. I love Olivetti. My Dad got an M24 in the late 80's via work. 8086, 2x 5" 1/4 disk drives, CGA color screen, no hard drive. For a 15 year old it sucked compared to the C64's (and the one Amiga) my friends had but I learned to love it. In less than a decade all those friends were on PC's... 😀

I have an Olivetti PCS-286 awaiting refurbishing and repairs!

shevalier wrote on 2023-06-14, 18:04:

dionb wrote on 2023-06-01, 21:56:

That CUBX-L looks amazing, hope you can get it working again.

It seems I got carried away and inserted unnecessary parts 🙁

Nice 😀

No pics, but I just received a Cirrus Logic CL-GD5465 AGP card; Cirrus Logic's last video chipset, with Rambus RDRAM memory. I have a nice dual P3 system with i820 chipset and 1GB of RDRAM. It's just itching for an AGP card with RDRAM too.

appiah4 wrote on 2023-06-14, 20:19:

I have an Olivetti PCS-286 awaiting refurbishing and repairs!

I used to have one of those as well... 😀 After the M24 died, no idea why it did so but one day it just stopped working, my dad took it to a service centre and they said it couldn't be fixed and he simply left it there... We then got the PCS-286, I can't remember if it was 12 or 16 mhz but it definitely had VGA onboard and it was the machine I got my first Sound Blaster for, I think it was a 1.5, must have been 1990 or maybe early 1991.

pan069 wrote on 2023-06-14, 20:03:

Nice. I love Olivetti. My Dad got an M24 in the late 80's via work. 8086, 2x 5" 1/4 disk drives, CGA color screen, no hard drive. For a 15 year old it sucked compared to the C64's (and the one Amiga) my friends had but I learned to love it. In less than a decade all those friends were on PC's... 😀

Yep, a M24 and a M20 are on my list....

I'm reading some italian games magazine of the '94 and I see the struggle of that years between PC community and Commodore community (but there were even spectrum and others) I did not feel on my skin at that time since I was a kid and just used what I had, a 386 of my father that he used for his job activity so yeah I was in the PC team form the beginning.

ilmazzo wrote on 2023-06-15, 08:48:

pan069 wrote on 2023-06-14, 20:03:

Nice. I love Olivetti. My Dad got an M24 in the late 80's via work. 8086, 2x 5" 1/4 disk drives, CGA color screen, no hard drive. For a 15 year old it sucked compared to the C64's (and the one Amiga) my friends had but I learned to love it. In less than a decade all those friends were on PC's... 😀

Yep, a M24 and a M20 are on my list....

I'm reading some italian games magazine of the '94 and I see the struggle of that years between PC community and Commodore community (but there were even spectrum and others) I did not feel on my skin at that time since I was a kid and just used what I had, a 386 of my father that he used for his job activity so yeah I was in the PC team form the beginning.

If you haven't already, go check out Tibo's Retro Computers channel on Youtube. He has an amazing collection of Olivetti systems.

https://www.youtube.com/@TiBosRetroComputers

Subbed! thank you!

Some stuff I got:

*) Sapphire ATI 7000 DDR 64MB
*) S3 Trio64V2/DX
*) Cirrus Logic CL-GD5434-j-qc-f
*) S3 Virge 2MB EDO
*) SIS 315E 32MB DDR VPS315ED1PS
*) Matrox G45FMDVP32DB 32MB
*) S3 Virge/DX ??MB
*) S3 Trio64
*) S3 Trio64V+ (P601, REV:B, FCC ID: KC8GUIVGAS1)

3 cards that I'll test out of curiosity:
*) Sapphire ATI 7000 DDR 64MB
*) Cirrus Logic CL-GD5434-j-qc-f
*) SIS 315E 32MB DDR VPS315ED1PS

In hopes they are good in DOS 😀 🤣

I know it's innapropriate , on a retropc forum , but :
look at my brand new... (Dell) Precision DOSMACHINE (little joke) ....

Riva TNT for a fiver. Surprisingly VGA output is sharp even at 1600x1200 and it performs pretty well.

A001 wrote on 2023-06-15, 16:36:

Riva TNT for a fiver. Surprisingly VGA output is sharp even at 1600x1200 and it performs pretty well.

looks good, most TNTs are versatile cards for that late 90's feel and nice price too

Bought a new lot today.
Package has just been sent.

For 34€.
I have no description at all. So just based on the picture i'm betting on :
- Radeon 9700 pro (Gigabyte Maya II ? Without ram heat spreaders ?)
-Probably an X800/850 (XT ? PE VIVO ???) Or could be something else
- A PCI FX5200/5500 ?
- GeForce 6600 GT AGP
- Promise Ultra 133 PCI
- A SATA IDE combo thing
- ASRock P4VT8+ with an unknown socket 478 CPU
- Random less interesting cards...

We will see at delivery.
What do you think?

Sounds good, I think you paid half price if they're all broke.

ediflorianUS wrote on 2023-06-15, 15:41:

I know it's innapropriate , on a retropc forum , but :
look at my brand new... (Dell) Precision DOSMACHINE (little joke) ....

What model? Remember, you have no issues using registered ECC memory modules or ECC memory modules.

I'm thinking about getting Z440 barebones. I already have video cards and 2011 socket Xeon 16 core processor, buy couple of memory modules to start with.

Cheers,

Got a nice box of copper this morning 😁 DKK200 including shipping (just shy of US$30)

Could question how retro it is though, as the cooler has an LGA1366 bracket included 🤣

HanJammer wrote on 2023-05-24, 22:24:

brostenen wrote on 2023-05-24, 21:44:

I have seen those Socket7 ATX boards before. I believe there is even 486 ATX boards out there.

Yeah, me too but those were usually MVP2 FIC boards and similar. Not HX motherboards.

Anyway, any recommendations for a good vintage Full ATX case? Preferably not a big tower and not server case...

I have the opinion, that when it comes to vintage ATX cases, then only two factors are to look for.

One being that the case need to be off white, like they used to be back in the days. The second factor is to look for a decent build quality. That would be a case that are extremely heavy and made from steel and not those flimsy ugly mid-00's aluminium cases. (Codegen Alien-eyes-drivedoor-flap being one bad example)

You can never go wrong with those A-Open 1997/99 off white cases. Heavy, great build quality, wonderfull PSU ratings. (Heavy on 5V rail).

HanJammer wrote on 2023-05-24, 22:24:

brostenen wrote on 2023-05-24, 21:44:

I have seen those Socket7 ATX boards before. I believe there is even 486 ATX boards out there.

Yeah, me too but those were usually MVP2 FIC boards and similar. Not HX motherboards.

Anyway, any recommendations for a good vintage Full ATX case? Preferably not a big tower and not server case...

I have the opinion, that when it comes to vintage ATX cases, then only two factors are to look for.

One being that the case need to be off white, like they used to be back in the days. The second factor is to look for a decent build quality. That would be a case that are extremely heavy and made from steel and not those flimsy ugly mid-00's aluminium cases. (Codegen Alien-eyes-drivedoor-flap being one bad example)

You can never go wrong with those A-Open 1997/99 off white cases. Heavy, great build quality, wonderfull PSU ratings. (Heavy on 5V rail).

HanJammer wrote on 2023-05-24, 22:24:

brostenen wrote on 2023-05-24, 21:44:

I have seen those Socket7 ATX boards before. I believe there is even 486 ATX boards out there.

Yeah, me too but those were usually MVP2 FIC boards and similar. Not HX motherboards.

Anyway, any recommendations for a good vintage Full ATX case? Preferably not a big tower and not server case...

I have the opinion, that when it comes to vintage ATX cases, then only two factors are to look for.

One being that the case need to be off white, like they used to be back in the days. The second factor is to look for a decent build quality. That would be a case that are extremely heavy and made from steel and not those flimsy ugly mid-00's aluminium cases. (Codegen Alien-eyes-drivedoor-flap being one bad example)

You can never go wrong with those A-Open 1997/99 off white cases. Heavy, great build quality, wonderfull PSU ratings. (Heavy on 5V rail).