TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

Norton · Mar 18, 2012

stinger608 said:
Well with this recent awesome purchase I just figured I would have to share a couple of photos with everyone.

Okay not really what one would really consider "nostalgic" but more like "epic" So I figured I would include it for your enjoyment.

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp236/stingar2203/Misc for sale/DSC00663.jpg

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp236/stingar2203/Misc for sale/DSC00664.jpg

Something tells me I have the mobo that your new card was running in :rolleyes:

phill · Mar 18, 2012

stinger608 said:
Well with this recent awesome purchase I just figured I would have to share a couple of photos with everyone.

Okay not really what one would really consider "nostalgic" but more like "epic" So I figured I would include it for your enjoyment.

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp236/stingar2203/Misc for sale/DSC00663.jpg

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp236/stingar2203/Misc for sale/DSC00664.jpg

I remember those cards!!

Fricking quick!! Best price/performance card out there

Also I have a few pics for you too

Got a few more coming, just needs a little cleaning

stinger608 · Mar 18, 2012

phill said:
I remember those cards!! Fricking quick!! Best price/performance card out there

Also I have a few pics for you too

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4534/imgp0003so.jpg

Got a few more coming, just needs a little cleaning

I see the center speaker for the Logitech 5500's :laugh:

Have that set as well. Frigging awesome speaker set.

Well, you could just send me the 580 :roll:

At any rate, some awesome hardware again Phill. :rockout:

phill · Mar 18, 2012

I do have the Z5500 set

Its not bad

Bit bass heavy at times but meh, I can turn that down!!

But I have a problem in that I've no where to plug in my Asus D2X sound card as all three 580's are in at the moment and I need one space to plug in my Adaptec 5805 card since I have 8 SAS Seagate Cheetah's to plug in with the rig!! The only other problem I have with that is that one of the cables aren't long enough for the drives, so I need to grab another one!! Then another problem from there is that I don't think I'll have enough SATA connections for power for the drives or if the cables will fit!! :lol: I' ain't having much luck with that one!!

Well I might just do that one day mate

I'm thinking of buying three new cards for my 762 rig... If you'd like one.....

I've got a little retro thing going this afternoon, I hope to have tested a few socket A rigs today.. My girl friends boys systems and a mates rig that he's asked me to put together using a Voodoo 3 card!!

stinger608 · Mar 29, 2012

Okay due to this not really being what you would call "nostalgic" I am not going to put it in the original post...........However this is sooooooooooooo frigging epic I just had to post it. :laugh:

Wait for it.............................

Nvidia branded reference 3gb GTX590 dual GPU bad ass card!!!!!!

phill · Mar 29, 2012

Mate thanks just fricking awesome!!

I'll see if I can post up some pics of the builds I'm doing for my girlfriends boys and her brother, not sure its old enough but I think it'll Be good to show here!

.

Nice one stinger!!

_JP_ · Apr 1, 2012

That is one hell of a beast! :respect:

That could be considered a nostalgic contender, given that the 600s are just around the corner.

stinger608 · Apr 2, 2012

_JP_ said:
That could be considered a nostalgic contender, given that the 600s are just around the corner.

I suppose that is kind of correct. Not sure if it would be considered a "nostalgic" piece of hardware, but they are kind of hard to find.

_JP_ · Apr 2, 2012

How about "Relic" then? It combines "nostalgic" and "rare".

G80:

That lump of metal that came with it...

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Apr 8, 2012

Here are some more treasures I found in the ol' computer closet.

Slot A 750mhz Athlon

Microsoft Force Feedback Wheel.

Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro

Ati Radeon 9800 Xt

Creative Sb Audigy 1 Platinum

Athlon Xp 3200+

Athlon Xp 2500+

Norton · Apr 8, 2012

I really liked the Slot A setup I had. as far as I know it's still running out there somewhere :cool:

How does a 9800XT compare to a Geforce 5500??

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Apr 8, 2012

Norton said:
I really liked the Slot A setup I had. as far as I know it's still running out there somewhere

How does a 9800XT compare to a Geforce 5500??

Well I know it will kick the shit out of the fx 5700 I have. :roll:

stinger608 · Apr 8, 2012

Very awesome Mad Shot!!!!!!!

I had an awesome Athlon 750 Slot A back in the day! Man it was a kick ass system!!!

Them 9800XT's were an unbelievable card for it's day. 256mb of ram at that time was huge! Extremely expensive when they came out.

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Apr 8, 2012

stinger608 said:
Very awesome Mad Shot!!!!!!!

I had an awesome Athlon 750 Slot A back in the day! Man it was a kick ass system!!!

Them 9800XT's were an unbelievable card for it's day. 256mb of ram at that time was huge! Extremely expensive when they came out.

Heavy card also. That heatsink has some thick copper in it.

de.das.dude · Apr 13, 2012

i'll just leave this here...

apparently we have a shop here selling GeForce FX5500
http://www.flipkart.com/forsa-nvidi...8Q--&ref=742f8466-7c95-44d1-900e-851352888eb9

Random Murderer · Apr 15, 2012

Pics are old, but i still have this system and it still runs perfectly.
Here we have a 1982 IBM 5150 Personal Computer.
It has two 5.25 floppy drives(standard was one, the second was an option you paid extra for; I still have a few hundred programs and data diskettes), a monster 63.5W PSU, 256K of RAM(again, optional. standard was 64K. what's interesting is it's integrated onto the motherboard, not removable) and an Intel 8088 processor at a whopping 4.77 MHz. Notice the AMD chips in the last two pics!

This has been RM with your 1982 flashback.

Frick · Apr 15, 2012

Now that actually belongs here.

Random Murderer · Apr 15, 2012

Frick said:
Now that actually belongs here.

Hard to believe it's 30 years old, eh?
Nostalgia sucks

stinger608 · Apr 18, 2012

Now that is frigging crazy awesome RM!!! Thanks a ton for sharing that man. Putting you in the original post.

The Von Matrices · Apr 18, 2012

It just amazes me to think of the integration that has occurred in 30 years; a modern computer might have 1/100 that number of individual ICs on the motherboard and a smartphone 1/10000 that number. Now all the functions they served are handled by the CPU.

de.das.dude · Apr 18, 2012

good to see what the geeks did before i was born XD

Norton · Apr 18, 2012

The Von Matrices said:
It just amazes me to think of the integration that has occurred in 30 years; a modern computer might have 1/100 that number of individual ICs on the motherboard and a smartphone 1/10000 that number. Now all the functions they served are handled by the CPU.

It is amazing I agree but what sucks is we put a man on the moon with slide rules and using less processing power than a cheap smart phone.... imagine what more we could have done if that level of achievement followed Moore's law along with transistor counts and processing power....

Random Murderer · Apr 18, 2012

Norton said:
It is amazing I agree but what sucks is we put a man on the moon with slide rules and using less processing power than a cheap smart phone.... imagine what more we could have done if that level of achievement followed Moore's law along with transistor counts and processing power....

the problem is not Moore's law, it has held up pretty well. the problem is we got away from slide rules and protractors and such and started depending on calculators and machines.
i'm sure you heard about the satellite about ten years ago that crashed into the moon... remember the reason? the flight computer was programmed to use metric and the engineers entered in standard/english flight parameters. had those engineers used a pen and paper for their calculations rather than calculators and computers, the problem would have been caught before the satellite was even launched.
though moore's law doesn't really apply to space travel(yet), as most countries with space programs are using technology from the 90's at the latest :wtf:

Norton · Apr 18, 2012

Random Murderer said:
the problem is not Moore's law, it has held up pretty well. the problem is we got away from slide rules and protractors and such and started depending on calculators and machines.
i'm sure you heard about the satellite about ten years ago that crashed into the moon... remember the reason? the flight computer was programmed to use metric and the engineers entered in standard/english flight parameters. had those engineers used a pen and paper for their calculations rather than calculators and computers, the problem would have been caught before the satellite was even launched.
though moore's law doesn't really apply to space travel(yet), as most countries with space programs are using technology from the 90's at the latest

and... when the subcontractor was building the new Mar's rover they used substandard material (a titanium alloy I think) for the frame.... probably because it added a little more profit :shadedshu.

I give props to 3 main things coming from the US space program beyond Apollo:
- The shuttles (running the same airframe through many years of launches)
- The Hubble telescope (turned from failure to success)
- The rovers Spirit and Opportunity (the longest 90 day mission in history :toast:

)

Random Murderer · Apr 18, 2012

Norton said:
- The shuttles (running the same airframe through many years of launches)

Don't forget the Saturn V rocket, that's still in use to launch satellites, and it's almost a 50 year old design with electronics from the 70s and 80s... :banghead:

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Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
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Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
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Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

System Name	Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D
Processor	Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Motherboard	Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha
Cooling	Lots!! Dual GTX 560 rads with D5 pumps for each rad. One rad for each component
Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix 3090 with front and rear active full cover water blocks
Storage	I'm bound to forget something here - 250GB OS, 2 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 1TB SSD, 4TB SSD, 2 x 8TB HD etc...
Display(s)	3 x Dell 27" S2721DGFA @ 7680 x 1440P @ 144Hz or 165Hz - working on it!!
Case	The big Thermaltake that looks like a Case Mods
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Power Supply	EVGA 1600W T2
Mouse	Corsair thingy
Keyboard	Razer something or other....
VR HMD	No headset yet
Software	Windows 11 OS... Not a fan!!
Benchmark Scores	I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :(

System Name	Dean Machine/2020 Ryzenfall
Processor	Intel 4790K/AMD Ryzen 5800X
Motherboard	MSI 1150 Gaming mATX/Asus ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming Wifi
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Memory	16 gigs Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer/32 gigs G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 1660 Super/EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid Gaming
Storage	Crucial SSD 256 and 2TB spinner/Dual Samsung 980 Pro M2 NVME 4.0
Display(s)	Overlord 27" 2560 x 1440
Case	Corsair Air 540
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	Seasonic modular 850 watt Platinum/EVGA T2-850 Titanium
Software	Windows 10 Pro/Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D
Processor	Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Motherboard	Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha
Cooling	Lots!! Dual GTX 560 rads with D5 pumps for each rad. One rad for each component
Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix 3090 with front and rear active full cover water blocks
Storage	I'm bound to forget something here - 250GB OS, 2 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 1TB SSD, 4TB SSD, 2 x 8TB HD etc...
Display(s)	3 x Dell 27" S2721DGFA @ 7680 x 1440P @ 144Hz or 165Hz - working on it!!
Case	The big Thermaltake that looks like a Case Mods
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1600W T2
Mouse	Corsair thingy
Keyboard	Razer something or other....
VR HMD	No headset yet
Software	Windows 11 OS... Not a fan!!
Benchmark Scores	I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :(

System Name	Dean Machine/2020 Ryzenfall
Processor	Intel 4790K/AMD Ryzen 5800X
Motherboard	MSI 1150 Gaming mATX/Asus ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming Wifi
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED/SilverStone AH240 AIO
Memory	16 gigs Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer/32 gigs G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 1660 Super/EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid Gaming
Storage	Crucial SSD 256 and 2TB spinner/Dual Samsung 980 Pro M2 NVME 4.0
Display(s)	Overlord 27" 2560 x 1440
Case	Corsair Air 540
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	Seasonic modular 850 watt Platinum/EVGA T2-850 Titanium
Software	Windows 10 Pro/Windows 10 Pro

System Name	LenovoⓇ ThinkPad™ T430
Processor	IntelⓇ Core™ i5-3210M processor (2 cores, 2.50GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Turbo Boost™ 2.0 (3.10GHz), HT™
Motherboard	Lenovo 2344 (Mobile Intel QM77 Express Chipset)
Cooling	Single-pipe heatsink + Delta fan
Memory	2x 8GB KingstonⓇ HyperX™ Impact 2133MHz DDR3L SO-DIMM
Video Card(s)	Intel HD Graphics™ 4000 (GPU clk: 1100MHz, vRAM clk: 1066MHz)
Storage	SamsungⓇ 860 EVO mSATA (250GB) + 850 EVO (500GB) SATA
Display(s)	14.0" (355mm) HD (1366x768) color, anti-glare, LED backlight, 200 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 300:1 co
Case	ThinkPad Roll Cage (one-piece magnesium frame)
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Power Supply	ThinkPad 65W AC Adapter + ThinkPad Battery 70++ (9-cell)
Mouse	TrackPointⓇ pointing device + UltraNav™, wide touchpad below keyboard + ThinkLight™
Keyboard	6-row, 84-key, ThinkVantage button, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight (PT Layout)
Software	MicrosoftⓇ WindowsⓇ 10 x86-64 (22H2)

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Processor	Ryzen7 5800x / Fx 8350 / Fx 8350
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite Ax V2 / Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 r4.0 / Msi 970a Krait
Cooling	Msi Mag Core liquid / H100i / Cryo-pc Cooler
Memory	2 x32 GB Gskil Ripjaws v series / 4x 8gb G.Skill Snipers / 2x 8gb G.Skill Ripjaws
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Rx 6800xt / Msi RX580 / Gigabyte R9 290x
Storage	1tb M.2, 2tb wd / 500 gb ssd, 2x 2tb Wd Blacks/ 500 gb ssd, 1tb WD Black
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Power Supply	Corsair Rm 850 watt / Corsair TX 850 watt / Corsair TX 750 watt
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero / Logitech G500s / Logitech wireless
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe / Corsair k50 / Logitech wireless
Software	Win 11 pro / Win 11 pro / Win 11 pro
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Memory	2x16GB DDR4 3600 Corsair RGB \| 16 GB DDR4 3600 \| 16GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX6700XT 12GB \| Vega 8 \| Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB
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Mouse	Logitech G400 \| nipple
Keyboard	Logitech G213 \| stock kb is awesome \| Logitech K230
VR HMD	;_;
Software	Windows 10 Professional x3
Benchmark Scores	There are no marks on my bench

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Processor	Core i7 4930K @ 4.5GHz \| Core i5 6600K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard	Asus X79 Rampage IV Extreme \| Asus Z170i Pro Gaming
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Memory	4x 8GB G.Skill TridentX DDR3-1600 \| 2x 4GB G.Skill RipJaws 4 DDR4-3000
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Power Supply	LEPA G1600-MA 1600W \| Corsair CX750M 750W
Software	Win 10 64
Benchmark Scores	over 9000 BungholioMarks, "Bitchin' Fast"

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Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Plantronics 5220, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	My Surround PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Motherboard	ASUS STRIX X670E-F
Cooling	Swiftech MCP35X / EK Quantum CPU / Alphacool GPU / XSPC 480mm w/ Corsair Fans
Memory	96GB (2 x 48 GB) G.Skill DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Suprim X 24GB
Storage	WD SN850 2TB, Samsung PM981a 1TB, 4 x 4TB + 1 x 10TB HGST NAS HDD for Windows Storage Spaces
Display(s)	2 x Viotek GFI27QXA 27" 4K 120Hz + LG UH850 4K 60Hz + HMD
Case	NZXT Source 530
Audio Device(s)	Sony MDR-7506 / Logitech Z-5500 5.1
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x 1 kW
Mouse	Patriot Viper V560
Keyboard	Corsair K100
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	Mellanox ConnectX-3 10 Gb/s Fiber Network Card

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