Getting popcorn... 🍿

appiah4 wrote on 2021-04-30, 11:10:

Ok, now I dare you to do a 386/486 AT build with an ISA/VLB IO controller, let's see if you can pull that off in a way that will make me feel ashamed..

What is this, a test? 😁
I know what you mean ^^

But I post before a system with controller card:
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

I have only two 486 System, one of them is a IBM PS/2 (and I don´t like them because I havn´t a MCA soundcard)
The other have VLB slots, but unused and the I/O is onboard:

Mainboard: FIC 486-VIP-IO
CPU: AMD AM486DX4 100
RAM: 64MB
GPU:Spea V7 VEGA PCI 1MB
Sound: Creative Labs CT2760 Sound Blaster AWE32 + RAM + Roland SCB55
NIC: 3com Etherlink III
HDD: Noname Slot Adapter with 512MB CF Card
ODD: Mitsumi FX0001DE
FDD: 1,44MB 3,5"

I don´t like the config. I´m looking for a better GPU and the Soundcardset is wrong. I´ve got the Roland 2 weeks before and it´s new for me.

pan069 wrote on 2021-04-30, 22:26:

Getting popcorn... 🍿

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If appiah4 isn't ashamed I certainly am... That is the best cable management I have ever seen. Congratulations, it's very impressive!! 😁

That's just..

I'm lost for words. Take my money and help me cable manage my builds.

xD please don´t exaggerate ^^

Next System:

Highscreen Colani Desktop
I´ve got the PC in bad shape with missing parts.....

After cleaning and a long search for the missing aperture

It is the same board as the one in my other Highscreen....

Commodore PC45-III - NOS , never opened

Atari PC5

Sold a few months ago. Now it's in the hands of a real Atari fan. I post the pictures because this PC is really rare....

In Germany we have the Voodoo Alert Forum https://www.voodooalert.de/board/forum/ , a Forum roundabout the 3Dfx cards. The Users make every year some Lanparties (before Corona). The lanparties have themes like PCs only with 3Dfx included or "Midrange lanpartie".

Midrange mean: only 1 CPU Core and GPU max to Nvidia 7xxx oder ATI 1xxxx. This is one of my midrange PC:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 Prozessor 661 "Cedarmill" 3,6Ghz @ 4,38Ghz (max. 4,5Ghz)
CPU cooler: Zalman CNPS9900, converted to CNPS9900max rotor
Case: Zalman GT-1000 "Z Machine"
Mainboard: Asus Striker Extreme (NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI)
RAM: 4GB (2x 2048MB) GEIL Black Dragon DDR2 6400, CL4-4-4-12 with Xilence Dual Heatpipe Passive Memory Cooler
Grafik: 2x XFX GeForce 7950 GT 610M XXX with cooler conversion from Point Of View GeForce 9800 GTX+
NIC: 2x onboard
Sound: Asus SupremeFX
HDD1: WD WD2002FAEX Black 2TB
HDD2: Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB
ODD: LITEON DVD RAM
PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 10 400W
Frontpanel: Lamptron FC5 V2
FAN: 1x 120 & 2x 80 Zalman
Weight: 18,8kg

To new? Please let me know!

Wow that system is stunning to look at. Your cable management is top notch and all the copper looks great.

vad4r wrote on 2021-05-01, 21:33:

Atari PC5

That's one of the most beautiful PCs I've ever seen! 😳

Oh, all that copper makes me feel so good .. 😀

vad4r wrote on 2021-05-02, 05:55:

In Germany we have the Voodoo Alert Forum https://www.voodooalert.de/board/forum/ , a Forum roundabout the 3Dfx cards. The Users […]
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In Germany we have the Voodoo Alert Forum https://www.voodooalert.de/board/forum/ , a Forum roundabout the 3Dfx cards. The Users make every year some Lanparties (before Corona). The lanparties have themes like PCs only with 3Dfx included or "Midrange lanpartie".

Midrange mean: only 1 CPU Core and GPU max to Nvidia 7xxx oder ATI 1xxxx. This is one of my midrange PC:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 Prozessor 661 "Cedarmill" 3,6Ghz @ 4,38Ghz (max. 4,5Ghz)
CPU cooler: Zalman CNPS9900, converted to CNPS9900max rotor
Case: Zalman GT-1000 "Z Machine"
Mainboard: Asus Striker Extreme (NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI)
RAM: 4GB (2x 2048MB) GEIL Black Dragon DDR2 6400, CL4-4-4-12 with Xilence Dual Heatpipe Passive Memory Cooler
Grafik: 2x XFX GeForce 7950 GT 610M XXX with cooler conversion from Point Of View GeForce 9800 GTX+
NIC: 2x onboard
Sound: Asus SupremeFX
HDD1: WD WD2002FAEX Black 2TB
HDD2: Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB
ODD: LITEON DVD RAM
PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 10 400W
Frontpanel: Lamptron FC5 V2
FAN: 1x 120 & 2x 80 Zalman
Weight: 18,8kg
2018_01_22 zMachine (0).jpg2018_01_22 zMachine (1a).jpg2018_01_22 zMachine (2).jpg2018_01_22 zMachine (3).jpg2018_01_22 zMachine (6).JPG

To new? Please let me know!

this is one of those builds you look at and there is nothing you would change, very well thought and assembled, congratulations! (also for the other builds you posted)
ah, and nice overclock on the CPU!

Thx!

Next: my second Midrange Lan PC:

CPU: AMD Opteron 185
CPU cooler: Zalman CNPS9900NT
Case: Lian Li PC-60FNWX
Mainboard: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe (Nvidia nForce 4 SLI)
RAM: 2x 1GB Corsair XMS (CMX1024-3200C2)
GPU: 2x 7950gx2 (EVGA e-GeForce 7950 GX2 & Nvidia Geforce 7950gx2)
NIC: 2x Onboard
Sound: Creative X-Fi eXtreme Gamer
HDD: 500GB Samsung HD501LJ and WD Black 1GB
ODD: Sony DVD-ROM DDU1612
PSU: be quiet! Straight Power BQT E8-500W

The Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe didn´t run stable with 4 RAMs. Therefore, I bought an Asus A8n32-SLI Deluxe and will replace it at some point.

booth "in action"

This one is only for appiah4 😁

CPU: Intel Pentium 200 (no MMX)
Board: VX Pro+ USB Ultr - Bios von 08/14/97
RAM: 48MB EDO
GPU: Elsa Winner 3000-M mit S3 Inc. Trio 64V+ and Orchid Righteous 3D - 3Dfx Voodoo 1
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster 32 PnP (keine AWE)
HDD: WDC AC11000H 1GB HD
ODD: BCD 24x CD-Rom

The images are ~7 years old, I think one day in the future, I will fix the cable ^^

Ok, while pretty clean, that is not too far off from what I can do as well so at least it doesn't make me feel like a filthy noob 😁

I was flicking through my PC magazines from 1994, and I remember from that era how I liked (and still do) the warpy Colani desktops and towers from the Vobis ads.

Wonderful systems, I am more of the gonzo style, or rat look ( to avoid having to mention lazy). Great work and an inspiration to us all.

for flupke11: a copy of the Colani Desktop Quick Start Guide:

Thanks vad4r!

Ihre freundliche Händler, that's how the drug dealers across the road introduce themselves 🤭.

vad4r wrote on 2021-05-03, 11:52:

the Colani Desktop

I want one of those Colani Highscreen desktop cases so bad! I have some very nice 386 hardware and even a matching 14'' Highscreen monitor to go with it.
But they're so hard to find, especially with the 5.25'' floppy drive and the HDD caddy still inside! Closest thing I have is one of those Colani AT bigtowers but it's missing the front door and the HDD caddy which are essential to the design imho. -_-
And the tower just isn't the same as the desktop!

2019 I paid 50€ for the colani destop in bad shape+ 15€ for the missing aperture.They are searched in Germany too

Next:

CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2800+ Barton core > FSB266x16 @ 2237Mhz
CPU cooler: Cooler Master ALPS HHC-L61
Mainboard: Epox 8KHA+ mit VIA KT-266A Chipsatz
RAM: Corsair 2x XMS PRO CMX512-3200C2 512MB DDR
GPU: 3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 AGP
Case: Chieftec CS-601
Sound: Sound Blaster PCI 128 🙁
NIC: Realtek RTL8139
HDD: Western Digital WD2500JB-00GVA0 250GB and another ^^
DVD-ROM: Pioneer DVR-105
PSU: Enermax EG365AX-VE(W)
Runs with Win98SE and XP

I need a better PCI soundcard with green PCB for this PC, suggestions?

Get a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz 😀