Argggh me hearties. Bought a Black Pearl, I did. The seller also included the box with original CD and manual.

Turbo -> wrote on 2022-07-12, 16:40:

Argggh me hearties. Bought a Black Pearl, I did. The seller also included the box with original CD and manual.

Did it also come with a jar of dirt ?

Turbo -> wrote on 2022-07-12, 16:40:

Argggh me hearties. Bought a Black Pearl, I did. The seller also included the box with original CD and manual.

I remember reading about that motherboard when it was launched and just wishing I could afford one as a poor high school sophomore.

The Holy Grail of 440BX boards in my opinion : EPoX EP-BX7+100
Hardly goes under 400$ on eBay. Got this one on a local website for a decent price.
Works perfectly but will definetely finish the recaping process.

myrsnipe wrote on 2022-07-12, 14:30:

...a p86c911 marked card, that's an S3 chip right?

Yes, S3 911. One of their earliest designs (first one?).

JustJulião wrote on 2022-07-12, 17:47:

The Holy Grail of 440BX boards in my opinion : EPoX EP-BX7+100 Hardly goes under 400$ on eBay. Got this one on a local website f […]
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The Holy Grail of 440BX boards in my opinion : EPoX EP-BX7+100
Hardly goes under 400$ on eBay. Got this one on a local website for a decent price.
Works perfectly but will definetely finish the recaping process.
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Kinda sounds like the ABIT BE6-II I have. Most I see range from near $100 to as high as $400, yet I paid just about $46 in my country's currency (225 RON) and that's with shipping included.

Granted, mine had needed a recap too.
ABIT didn't pay attention and used caps that were nearly preventing any kind of slide-able heatsink-fan combo found on some P2 and P3 CPUs from being used on the board (the latches would hit the top of the caps). I fixed that issue when I poly-modded it with solid caps harvested from an late AM2+ mobo.

Turbo -> wrote on 2022-07-12, 16:40:

Argggh me hearties. Bought a Black Pearl, I did. The seller also included the box with original CD and manual.

one of the few cases where buying a P4 board is okay 😁

PcBytes wrote on 2022-07-12, 18:51:

Kinda sounds like the ABIT BE6-II I have. Most I see range from near $100 to as high as $400, yet I paid just about $46 in my co […]
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JustJulião wrote on 2022-07-12, 17:47:

The Holy Grail of 440BX boards in my opinion : EPoX EP-BX7+100 Hardly goes under 400$ on eBay. Got this one on a local website f […]
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The Holy Grail of 440BX boards in my opinion : EPoX EP-BX7+100
Hardly goes under 400$ on eBay. Got this one on a local website for a decent price.
Works perfectly but will definetely finish the recaping process.
20220712_191920.jpg
20220712_191933.jpg

Kinda sounds like the ABIT BE6-II I have. Most I see range from near $100 to as high as $400, yet I paid just about $46 in my country's currency (225 RON) and that's with shipping included.

Granted, mine had needed a recap too.
ABIT didn't pay attention and used caps that were nearly preventing any kind of slide-able heatsink-fan combo found on some P2 and P3 CPUs from being used on the board (the latches would hit the top of the caps). I fixed that issue when I poly-modded it with solid caps harvested from an late AM2+ mobo.

I wish I had the knowledge to switch to poly caps.
Talking about Abit, I'm hesitating on a BX133-RAID begging for a recap. I don't know if it's supposed to be superior to the BE6-II but it's the closest counterpart to my Epox (Highpoint IDE RAID controller + late 440BX).

JustJulião wrote on 2022-07-12, 17:47:

The Holy Grail of 440BX boards in my opinion : EPoX EP-BX7+100 Hardly goes under 400$ on eBay. Got this one on a local website f […]
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The Holy Grail of 440BX boards in my opinion : EPoX EP-BX7+100
Hardly goes under 400$ on eBay. Got this one on a local website for a decent price.
Works perfectly but will definetely finish the recaping process.
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Shiiiiiiiii... that board's a beauty 😁

JustJulião wrote on 2022-07-12, 23:47:

PcBytes wrote on 2022-07-12, 18:51:

Kinda sounds like the ABIT BE6-II I have. Most I see range from near $100 to as high as $400, yet I paid just about $46 in my co […]
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JustJulião wrote on 2022-07-12, 17:47:

The Holy Grail of 440BX boards in my opinion : EPoX EP-BX7+100 Hardly goes under 400$ on eBay. Got this one on a local website f […]
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The Holy Grail of 440BX boards in my opinion : EPoX EP-BX7+100
Hardly goes under 400$ on eBay. Got this one on a local website for a decent price.
Works perfectly but will definetely finish the recaping process.
20220712_191920.jpg
20220712_191933.jpg

Kinda sounds like the ABIT BE6-II I have. Most I see range from near $100 to as high as $400, yet I paid just about $46 in my country's currency (225 RON) and that's with shipping included.

Granted, mine had needed a recap too.
ABIT didn't pay attention and used caps that were nearly preventing any kind of slide-able heatsink-fan combo found on some P2 and P3 CPUs from being used on the board (the latches would hit the top of the caps). I fixed that issue when I poly-modded it with solid caps harvested from an late AM2+ mobo.

I wish I had the knowledge to switch to poly caps.
Talking about Abit, I'm hesitating on a BX133-RAID begging for a recap. I don't know if it's supposed to be superior to the BE6-II but it's the closest counterpart to my Epox (Highpoint IDE RAID controller + late 440BX).

IIRC the BX133 is basically BE6-II Rev 1.2/2.0 with Socket 370 instead of Slot 1. They share the same BIOS (note - the revision of BE6-II that it shares BIOS with is the one that uses the HPT370 controller) as well as 90% of the same PCB design. The easiest way I know that is that the older BE6-II that uses HPT366 (basically the one I have running w/ P3 650MHz) has the classic "Energy Star/EPA Pollution Preventer" yellow/green logo, while the newer HPT370 based BE6-II/BX133-RAID have the generic yellow Energy Star logo.

Depends on what version of the BE6-II you have. The BX133-RAID is, as I said, equal to the second revision of the BE6-II that uses HPT370. The only difference between those two is the CPU socket - BE6-II uses Slot 1, and BX133-RAID uses Socket 370.

PcBytes wrote on 2022-07-12, 18:51:

ABIT didn't pay attention and used caps that were nearly preventing any kind of slide-able heatsink-fan combo found on some P2 and P3 CPUs from being used on the board (the latches would hit the top of the caps). I fixed that issue when I poly-modded it with solid caps harvested from an late AM2+ mobo.

Goram Abit, I swear they just use whatever gosa caps were "fell of the back of a truck" cheap in Shenzen that week.

Mine at least was a lucky shot and came with Tayeh. I pity the people who had to deal with Jackons, and leaking ones at that.
Other than the caps, ABIT boards from the Slot 1 - pre DDR Socket 462 era were actually marvelous mainboards, and I'm not exaggerating when saying that.
Soyo, despite making a similar board to my BE6-II with HPT366 (both my BE6 and the Soyo board, 6BA+IV for those curious), couldn't even come close in overclocking.
ABIT's mainboard has a much more mature and developed v6.00PG Award BIOS, while Soyo's BIOS core is still 4.51PG.

I would be also interested in buying a BX133-RAID, should I ever have the opportunity to snag one for cheap. My dream is either that or a BP6, whichever will come in my way. I have some nice Coppermines that would be a real shame not to be paired with a BX based board. I try to avoid i815E because of the 512MB limit, and VIA chipsets aren't exactly the best (though the one Tualatin based Gericom M6-T laptop I have is based on the VIA 694T chipset and it's proven to be rather snappy) and BX seems like the best option to go with.

A couple of recent pickups..

There must be something awfully wrong with me if I have gotten to the point where I find a Socket 939 board boring. And a SLi capable one at that.

PcBytes wrote on 2022-07-13, 00:53:

There must be something awfully wrong with me if I have gotten to the point where I find a Socket 939 board boring. And a SLi capable one at that.

It'll grow (back) on you. It's still too new. 😉

I used to despise Pentium 4 CPUs, but they've somehow grown on me, not unlike a fungus inside one's unmentionables (likely a very similar feeling, actually, expect antifungals do zilch for Pentium 4 CPUs, except maybe as a makeshift thermal compound).

It's like Pintos and Vegas, they were piece of crap shitboxes until they were 20 years old, then classics 🤣

I don't have a soft spot for Pentium 4s either, but when in need, they do provide a slightly better punch than a Athlon XP 2500+, at least the 3GHz Prescott HT. Or at least that's what my brain might trick me into thinking lmao.

As for 939 - the reason that maybe I found them boring is the fact that dual core CPUs for those aren't exactly easy to come by, and then there's the fact that I don't really know what I should be pairing one of those 939s with. The lowest PCI-E GPU I have is a Geforce 9500GT 1GB from Leadtek (small nifty card, gotta love the small copper cooler on it though. All it needed was supergluing a fan to it and a new MOSFET inbetween the HSF and HDMI port (dunno how it went bad, but it did go bad *shrugs* ) and so far it's been running hassle free.

I also have one of those ASRock weirdo boards where it has Socket 939, PCI-E, yet it runs off a chipset that you'd expect on at least an late AM2/early AM3 mainboard - a Geforce 7025 if I'm not mistaken. Found it - 939N68PV-GLAN it is. Maybe I'll take this one for a spin, should I ever find a 939 based 64 x2 to drop in, and a suitable HSF. The features that ASRock dropped on this board are just bonkers for a 939 mobo.

bofh.fromhell wrote on 2022-07-12, 14:15:

How weird indeed And 128-002 gives only one relevant result in my searches and that could very well be your monitor. Its not lik […]
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SteveC wrote on 2022-07-12, 13:36:

Picked up an IBM PS/1 monitor, it's strange though how it has no IBM markings on the front, and the PS/1 logo is weird compared to what I've ever seen before...

How weird indeed
And 128-002 gives only one relevant result in my searches and that could very well be your monitor.
Its not like IBM to change or allow a different logo like that.
Possibly some promotional or maby even prototype of some sort?
Tho that's unlikely since its manufactured years after the PS/1 came to market.
Could ofc. be some shady manufacturer trying to cash in on the PS/1 brand =)

Still, matches the computer nicely =)

Does seem legit as part of the overall PS/1 range (Consultant, Expert, Essential, Advisor & Investor) - try searching for PS/1 HiFunction and you'll see a few hits like these

darry wrote on 2022-07-13, 01:44:

PcBytes wrote on 2022-07-13, 00:53:

There must be something awfully wrong with me if I have gotten to the point where I find a Socket 939 board boring. And a SLi capable one at that.

It'll grow (back) on you. It's still too new. 😉

I used to despise Pentium 4 CPUs, but they've somehow grown on me, not unlike a fungus inside one's unmentionables (likely a very similar feeling, actually, expect antifungals do zilch for Pentium 4 CPUs, except maybe as a makeshift thermal compound).

I like the late model 775 Pentium4's CeadarMill is not bad for retro gaming XP setups if you can find one of the Asrock AGP/PCIe hybrid boards and it being a die shrunk Presshot Extreme the heat CM produces is considerably less than previous models.

TrashPanda wrote on 2022-07-13, 03:53:

darry wrote on 2022-07-13, 01:44:

PcBytes wrote on 2022-07-13, 00:53:

There must be something awfully wrong with me if I have gotten to the point where I find a Socket 939 board boring. And a SLi capable one at that.

It'll grow (back) on you. It's still too new. 😉

I used to despise Pentium 4 CPUs, but they've somehow grown on me, not unlike a fungus inside one's unmentionables (likely a very similar feeling, actually, expect antifungals do zilch for Pentium 4 CPUs, except maybe as a makeshift thermal compound).

I like the late model 775 Pentium4's CeadarMill is not bad for retro gaming XP setups if you can find one of the Asrock AGP/PCIe hybrid boards and it being a die shrunk Presshot Extreme the heat CM produces is considerably less than previous models.

But why use a P4 on a board that can run a Core2 based chip?