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First post, by Nexxen

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I have a few systems that I rarely use.

Retro rigs so far:

1) P 233 MMX
2) K6-III - 400
3) K7 classic - 700
4) P-III 1 ghz

Maybe a new Slot 1? Would fill the gap. IDK

I could remove the P233 and slide in a 486 instead?

As for gaming the PIII is more than enough to have me covered.

Thanks for any answer.

PC#1 Pentium 233 MMX - 98SE
PC#2 PIII-1Ghz - 98SE/W2K

Reply 1 of 12, by Joseph_Joestar

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The Athlon seems superfluous since you already have a faster Pentium 3 system.

The Pentium MMX can be slowed down to 486 and 386 speeds with ease, so I wouldn't replace it with either of those.

PC#1: Pentium MMX 166 / Soyo SY-5BT / S3 Trio64V+ / Voodoo1 / YMF719 / AWE64 Gold / SC-155
PC#2: AthlonXP 2100+ / ECS K7VTA3 / Voodoo3 / Audigy2 / Vortex2
PC#3: Athlon64 3400+ / Asus K8V-MX / 5900XT / Audigy2
PC#4: i5-3570K / MSI Z77A-G43 / GTX 970 / X-Fi

Reply 3 of 12, by cyclone3d

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Anders- wrote on 2021-10-22, 15:23:
Nexxen wrote on 2021-10-22, 14:30:
I have a few systems that I rarely use. […]
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I have a few systems that I rarely use.

Retro rigs so far:

1) P 233 MMX
2) K6-III - 400
3) K7 classic - 700
4) P-III 1 ghz

Maybe a new Slot 1? Would fill the gap. IDK

I could remove the P233 and slide in a 486 instead?

As for gaming the PIII is more than enough to have me covered.

Thanks for any answer.

Since you rarely use the current systems, maybe it's a sign there's no need for another box?

Blasphemy!

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Reply 5 of 12, by Nexxen

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Anders- wrote on 2021-10-22, 16:35:
cyclone3d wrote on 2021-10-22, 16:12:
Anders- wrote on 2021-10-22, 15:23:

Since you rarely use the current systems, maybe it's a sign there's no need for another box?

Blasphemy!

I know, I know! 😁
Just thinking it doesn't make sense to build and put something together unless there's a need for it.

In fact it's remove/add/transform. Your opinion to understand what I want 😀
And yes, total blasphemy.

I had more but dismantled, no sense having slot and socket Piii.
Athlon XP and a 939, AM2. No point in a FM1/2. I have 775 for that.
I found a K6-2 in a case I thought empty, one more to dismantle.
All the cases are in storage now except this one.

I took all down to those 4 in post 1, but I'm trying to get, as a retro guy and a collector, the most with my feet on the ground.
My space is limited, otherwise I'd have just left all as it was.

Well, it's hard to make room. And it no, it doesn't spark joy 🤣

PC#1 Pentium 233 MMX - 98SE
PC#2 PIII-1Ghz - 98SE/W2K

Reply 6 of 12, by ODwilly

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The k6 might be a good option to use for a LAN system in the future to play games with the p1. Kinda like having the p3 and Athlon classic, fun having a pair of almost similar gen systems to run a couple local games with someone.

Main pc: Asus ROG 17. R9 5900HX, RTX 3070m, 16gb ddr4 3200, 1tb NVME.
Retro PC: Soyo P4S Dragon, 3gb ddr 266, 120gb Maxtor, Geforce Fx 5950 Ultra, SB Live! 5.1

Reply 8 of 12, by AlexZ

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I would sell everything and keep just PIII as it can cover all those rigs when FSB is set to 66Mhz or L1 cache is disabled. If I had free space and time I would build a late 486 rig (5x86 133Mhz).

Pentium III 900E, ECS P6BXT-A+, 384MB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 128MB, Voodoo 2 12MB, 80GB HDD, Yamaha SM718 ISA, 19" AOC 9GlrA
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Reply 11 of 12, by Nexxen

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Anders- wrote on 2021-10-23, 15:35:
I thinking ATX + "old computer" (as you have plenty of new stuff), there's only one option - the NuXT. mATX + turbo XT :) https: […]
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I thinking ATX + "old computer" (as you have plenty of new stuff), there's only one option - the NuXT.
mATX + turbo XT 😀
https://monotech.fwscart.com/NuXT_v20_MicroAT … 4_19777986.aspx
NuXT - MicroATX Turbo XT Motherboard - 9.55MHz, UMBs, XT-CF, SVGA, HD Floppy, Serial

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It costs too much for my tastes but has its place in my to-get list 😀
I had no idea it existed. Very nice and clean.

PC#1 Pentium 233 MMX - 98SE
PC#2 PIII-1Ghz - 98SE/W2K