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First post, by PcBytes

Posted on 2025-03-22, 00:06

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Kinda what the title says. Built a "breadboard time-killer" build for whenever I'm in the mood of playing some retro stuff.

Specs:
- 350W Seasonic PSU
- 10GB Samsung Spinpoint SV1021H
- 768MB SDRAM (3x256)
- ABIT BH6 v1.02
- Celeron 300A SL2WM OC'd to 450
- 3D Prophet 4500 Kyro II
- LG GSA-H58N DVDRW (disguised as CDRW)
- 3com 3C905B-TX (MBA bootrom removed)
- Turtle Beach Montego II (AU8830A2)
- NEC USB 2.0 card
- Windows ME 4.90.3000

Works surprisingly well and snappy, given the CPU and the OS it's running.

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Main PC: i5 3470, GB B75M-D3H, 16GB RAM, 2x1TB
98SE : P3 650, Soyo SY-6BA+IV, 384MB RAM, 80GB

Reply 1 of 7, by acl

Posted on 2025-04-05, 20:22

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The kyro like a fast CPU because it's emulating TnL in software.
I really like this card but I think your system would run better with a GeForce MX instead. Depending on the games you play.

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Reply 2 of 7, by PcBytes

Posted on 2025-04-06, 06:21

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The Kyro actually performs very well with the Celeron OC'd to 450. In my experience, Geforces actually performed worse than the Kyro.

"Enter at your own peril, past the bolted door..."
Main PC: i5 3470, GB B75M-D3H, 16GB RAM, 2x1TB
98SE : P3 650, Soyo SY-6BA+IV, 384MB RAM, 80GB

Reply 3 of 7, by paradigital

Posted on 2025-04-06, 07:14

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I do love me a Kyro, and I do love slot 1, but why is this “breadboard”? I came expecting some kind of breadboard based retro-hardware tinkering breakout box, and discovered a run of the mill retro PC?

Reply 4 of 7, by sfryers

Posted on 2025-04-06, 08:26

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paradigital wrote on 2025-04-06, 07:14:

I do love me a Kyro, and I do love slot 1, but why is this “breadboard”? I came expecting some kind of breadboard based retro-hardware tinkering breakout box, and discovered a run of the mill retro PC?

I think something's lost in translation 😀 I'd describe this open motherboard layout with protruding cards as more of a "toast-rack" than a breadboard.

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Reply 5 of 7, by paradigital

Posted on 2025-04-06, 09:06

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sfryers wrote on 2025-04-06, 08:26:

paradigital wrote on 2025-04-06, 07:14:

I do love me a Kyro, and I do love slot 1, but why is this “breadboard”? I came expecting some kind of breadboard based retro-hardware tinkering breakout box, and discovered a run of the mill retro PC?

I think something's lost in translation 😀 I'd describe this open motherboard layout with protruding cards as more of a "toast-rack" than a breadboard.

I like it! Toast-rack form factor.

Adds into the other food based form factors like pizzabox and lunchbox 😁

Reply 6 of 7, by CMB75

Posted on 2025-04-11, 05:25

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paradigital wrote on 2025-04-06, 07:14:

I do love me a Kyro, and I do love slot 1, but why is this “breadboard”? I came expecting some kind of breadboard based retro-hardware tinkering breakout box, and discovered a run of the mill retro PC?

Same here.

Did an Eater style CPU a couple of years ago - on breadboards, though kinda sad what's left of it today... feels like body robbing every time I need a component.

Reply 7 of 7, by Bruno128

Posted on 2025-04-21, 12:03

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I clicked purely to see breadboard / devboard build

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