PD2JK wrote on 2026-10-08, 17:50:

ElectroSoldier wrote on 2026-10-08, 14:17:

H3nrik V! wrote on 2026-10-08, 14:01:

An Asus P4T-F with a 1.6 Willamette and 2x128 MiB RDRAM and C-RIMMs for a reasonable price 😀

Unusual arrangement of the RIMM sockets on that board. I wonder why they arranged them like that.

Hehe, take a look at the MSI 850 Pro2. 😆

Even stranger.
Can you imagine the tracks required to do that!
There must have been a reason for it.

ElectroSoldier wrote on 2026-10-25, 15:03:

PD2JK wrote on 2026-10-08, 17:50:

ElectroSoldier wrote on 2026-10-08, 14:17:

Unusual arrangement of the RIMM sockets on that board. I wonder why they arranged them like that.

Hehe, take a look at the MSI 850 Pro2. 😆

Can you imagine the tracks required to do that!
There must have been a reason for it.

thats the beauty of RDRAM, only ~18 pins total

myne wrote on 2026-10-25, 07:51:

.96 is the rough "constant" you want.

3*.96 = 2.88

Well, it's actually divided by 1.024^2

As in 3 gb/1024^2 = 2.861 gigabyte

Because hard disk manufacturers use 1000 byte as a megabyte and 1000 megabyte as a gigabyte (and again 1000 gigabyte as a terabyte) rather than the actual 1024.

rasz_pl wrote on 2026-10-25, 20:25:

ElectroSoldier wrote on 2026-10-25, 15:03:

PD2JK wrote on 2026-10-08, 17:50:

Hehe, take a look at the MSI 850 Pro2. 😆

Can you imagine the tracks required to do that!
There must have been a reason for it.

thats the beauty of RDRAM, only ~18 pins total

Yeah that makes it slightly less complicated but even then it seems like a very strange design choice.

I cant imagine they started out with the idea that they wanted to mount one of the sticks of RAM perpendicular to the others ...

I mean back then the astetics didnt matter as much as they do now sure, but they still had a design they followed. Especially MSI.
MSI were just about the first to design "a look" into their montherboards and PCBs in general really. Even if it was a basic like colour solder mask

---=== PAGE 3000 OF THIS THREAD !!! WOOOHOOOO 😜 ===---

6000 to go!

Nunoalex wrote on 2026-10-26, 16:37:

---=== PAGE 3000 OF THIS THREAD !!! WOOOHOOOO 😜 ===---

I fell into a cryogenic sleep on page 2000.
I just woke up here on 3000.
Now I gotta do what I gotta do... read the all 1000 pages I missed.
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There is so much in this forum, I can't see it go away.
I really hope the owners back it up regularly.

myne wrote on 2026-10-27, 05:33:

6000 to go!

From 2007 to 2026
6000 pages is roughly 40 years. Say 30 because we are many more than 2007.
If I'm still alive at page 9000.............. "Loading failed, rewind and press play"

Yes, but it'll be worth it to whoever screams "OVER 9000!" when that day comes

I guess I changed my display settings at some point because this is page 3040 for me. Sorry. 😋

myne wrote on 2026-10-27, 10:34:

Yes, but it'll be worth it to whoever screams "OVER 9000!" when that day comes

If I get there I'll make it count 🤣

Picked up a brand new Ti 200 and some Winbond sticks.

Dothan Burger wrote on 2026-10-27, 22:49:

Picked up a brand new Ti 200 and some Winbond sticks.

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Nice! Will you be opening the Ti 200 or leaving it sealed?

Ozzuneoj wrote on 2026-10-27, 16:57:

I guess I changed my display settings at some point because this is page 3040 for me. Sorry. 😋

Being a mod you are seeing a count that has all the hidden posts we cant see and don't count for us 😜

classic_cola wrote on 2026-10-27, 23:08:

Nice! Will you be opening the Ti 200 or leaving it sealed?

I'll definitely test it out just to make sure. It makes me feel better knowing I have a spare, then I'll use a Pixelview Ti 200 in a beige build.

We were cutting holes in the beige boxes around then, stuff was getting too hot. So don't be thinking a 98 case is real good for it plus enough CPU to give it a workout.

Dothan Burger wrote on 2026-10-28, 01:56:

classic_cola wrote on 2026-10-27, 23:08:

Nice! Will you be opening the Ti 200 or leaving it sealed?

I'll definitely test it out just to make sure. It makes me feel better knowing I have a spare, then I'll use a Pixelview Ti 200 in a beige build.

I'm always conflicted about sealed/brand new vintage parts.

On the one hand, my instinct is to preserve it; leave it in the box just as it was placed there decades ago, pristine; kinda like a time capsule.

But on the other, it's fitting that this hardware should finally be used after all these years dormant, and I always get a small buzz out of such things. LGR opened a brand new Pentium Overdrive, and seeing it fire up for the first time, fresh as the day it was made, is very cool.

Please do share pictures and feedback when you've got it working!

Dothan Burger wrote on 2026-10-27, 22:49:

Picked up a brand new Ti 200 and some Winbond sticks.

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Love the Ti 200!

3000 pages and still going strong 😉

Dothan Burger wrote on 2026-10-27, 22:49:

Picked up a brand new Ti 200 and some Winbond sticks.

VisionTek is still around—I wonder how that “lifetime warranty” works? 😀

BitWrangler wrote on 2026-10-28, 02:15:

We were cutting holes in the beige boxes around then, stuff was getting too hot. So don't be thinking a 98 case is real good for it plus enough CPU to give it a workout.

It's going in a Packard Bell mATX case with a Kontron Pentium M motherboard.

classic_cola wrote on 2026-10-28, 04:46:

Please do share pictures and feedback when you've got it working!

I'm excited to crack it open and I'll definitely post pictures.

oldGPU wrote on 2026-10-28, 08:47:

Love the Ti 200!

Thanks man.