TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Fouquin]

Alright I got one more before I finish my coffee and hit the road again.

Not old, but it instills nostalgia for me. I'm a youngin', and despite starting on a PII 333 system I built my first rig on an Athlon 64 X2 4200+. Not long after that the Phenom launched, then the Phenom II and AM3. I remember seeing the TWKR hit headlines, then hit the OC leaderboards. The exclusivity of it started the wheels turning and I spent ages trying to get one. I had to have one of these magic chips, even if there were only 100 of them. I settled with a 960T but finally got ahold of this particular TWKR in 2013 when it popped up on eBay. It's lived a full life, and hardly OCs much at all anymore above ambient, but it's still a massive staple of my collection.

Story time over, time to hit the road.

 

[GreiverBlade]

Damn, looks like the first gen Pentiums (60 & 66MHz)

ahah... albeit it was PII gen for those iirc (same as K6-2)

i already posted those but doesn't hurt to make new shots ...

P55 MMX 200 iirc and PII 233 mobile


P150 mobile (found in a laptop on the side of the road xD)


and yep i am up to something ... also need to determine which case to use, a original NZXT Phantom full tower (not the renewed one ) or maybe my AIR 540 if i go the Thermaltake Core P5 way and the mobo would fit in the 540... also the CPU on it are Optys 250 (Troy) need to check compatibility otherwise : revert to Optys 248 (Sledgehammer)

 

[uuuaaaaaa]

Alright I got one more before I finish my coffee and hit the road again.

Not old, but it instills nostalgia for me. I'm a youngin', and despite starting on a PII 333 system I built my first rig on an Athlon 64 X2 4200+. Not long after that the Phenom launched, then the Phenom II and AM3. I remember seeing the TWKR hit headlines, then hit the OC leaderboards. The exclusivity of it started the wheels turning and I spent ages trying to get one. I had to have one of these magic chips, even if there were only 100 of them. I settled with a 960T but finally got ahold of this particular TWKR in 2013 when it popped up on eBay. It's lived a full life, and hardly OCs much at all anymore above ambient, but it's still a massive staple of my collection.

Story time over, time to hit the road.

I have always wanted one of those TWKR chips!!! Congratz man!

 

[dorsetknob]

I have always wanted one of those TWKR chips!!! Congratz man!

Mean while in Sunny Rainless Wales a TPU member bangs his head in frustration on a Matchstick PC case

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Mean while in Sunny Rainless Wales a TPU member bangs his head in frustration on a Matchstick PC case

More like bangs his head in frustration with the builders from Dorsetlandshire who after 3 days havent fixed the leak that they caused while refitting our bathroom.....and the bastards wouldnt lend me a cup full of varnish so i can finish Matchbox.


On the plus/minus side....My Doctor signed me off for another 6 months, at least he hasnt written me off completely yet !....Long live my mentalness...


Oh, and yes, it is a beautiful day here. Time for some self medication.

 

[Fouquin]

Back again with a quicky. This I am VERY sad to admit is not part of my collection, as it belongs to a colleague who has refused on numerous occasions to part with it. I don't blame him.

It is one of the few 3dfx VooDoo 5 5000's. The 32MB little brother of the 5500 that never really made it out of testing. The card works perfectly and both VSA-100 chips report to run at a snappy 166MHz, or so I've been told.

I snapped these photos during a very rare viewing of his collection. I haven't seen it out of the safe since. (Yes, it's kept in a safe.)

 

[stinger608]

I Added ya to the member list @Fouquin !!! And for sure we all want pictures.

Back again with a quicky. This I am VERY sad to admit is not part of my collection, as it belongs to a colleague who has refused on numerous occasions to part with it. I don't blame him.

It is one of the few 3dfx VooDoo 5 5000's. The 32MB little brother of the 5500 that never really made it out of testing. The card works perfectly and both VSA-100 chips report to run at a snappy 166MHz, or so I've been told.

I snapped these photos during a very rare viewing of his collection. I haven't seen it out of the safe since. (Yes, it's kept in a safe.)

Cool, I have one of those myself. Pretty much that same AGP card. They are some pretty awesome video cards.

 

[Fouquin]

Cool, I have one of those myself. Pretty much that same AGP card. They are some pretty awesome video cards.

They are still out there. I remember awhile back finding a list of V5 5000s and their owners, I believe they had not even found 20 cards. If you in fact have a 5000 than cherish it, as they are quite the gem. Possibly more rare than the 6000, but again the numbers are fuzzy.

Edit: I found the list. It's from June 2014, and details 15 cards, 7 PCI and 8 AGP. It's possible that more have been found and weren't listed. (Besides the one I posted.)

 

[Ruru]

Voodoos are absolutely one of the most important thing in (3D) PC gaming

ahah... albeit it was PII gen for those iirc (same as K6-2)

I mean the golden heatspreader.

 

[Fouquin]

Voodoos are absolutely one of the most important thing in (3D) PC gaming

Yep! I just wish I had a way to store them, since I don't have any of the original boxes. (Very lame, I know.)

I've tried some methods, but I keep running out of room...

 

[GreiverBlade]

I mean the golden heatspreader.

as if i didn't know you talked about the heatspreader ... hence the "ahah" and the "albeit" ...

 

[Fouquin]

Damn, looks like the first gen Pentiums (60 & 66MHz)

Took me this long to find this image in my library:

First gen Pentium 60 celebrating 20ish years of existence.

Meant to post it earlier.

 

[Artex]

I spent about 5 hours this weekend putting up some shelves and organizing the pile of retro goodness (http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/tpus-nostalgic-hardware-club.108251/page-163#post-3415663) into something presentable. Enjoy all you retro maniacs!

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

 

[Ruru]

as if i didn't know you talked about the heatspreader ... hence the "ahah" and the "albeit" ...

Damn you...!

Took me this long to find this image in my library:

First gen Pentium 60 celebrating 20ish years of existence.

Meant to post it earlier.

That's something Intel should have used as one of the PR images when launching G3258


@Artex, damn! Just... damn! If someone says isn't jealous, (s)he shouldn't be in this thread

 

[GreiverBlade]

I spent about 5 hours this weekend putting up some shelves and organizing the pile of retro goodness (http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/tpus-nostalgic-hardware-club.108251/page-163#post-3415663) into something presentable. Enjoy all you retro maniacs!

i hesitate between ...

and

obviously joking

 

[Artex]

Lol - I knew you guys would enjoy it. Looks so much better all organized. So many colors!

 

[Ruru]

Lol - I knew you guys would enjoy it. Looks so much better all organized. So many colors!

That's what I miss in the 90's

 

[Ruru]

So after all this BS, let's fire that bad boy up!

That ribbon cable is from the SCSI RAID controller under the 7300GT card, and I must compare between my gaming PC's Recon3D and that Audigy2


...and yes, that slot was originally a closed PCI-E x8 slot

 

[Mr.Scott]

Back again with a quicky. This I am VERY sad to admit is not part of my collection, as it belongs to a colleague who has refused on numerous occasions to part with it. I don't blame him.

It is one of the few 3dfx VooDoo 5 5000's. The 32MB little brother of the 5500 that never really made it out of testing. The card works perfectly and both VSA-100 chips report to run at a snappy 166MHz, or so I've been told.

I snapped these photos during a very rare viewing of his collection. I haven't seen it out of the safe since. (Yes, it's kept in a safe.)

I have one on e-bay for sale right now.

 

[Mr.Scott]

Been a while since I posted a pic. Had this out benching the other day.

 

[stinger608]

@Artex , that isn't a collection, its a frigging museum man!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mr.Scott]

@ Artex - O.......my........god.

 

[Norton]

@Artex , that isn't a collection, its a frigging museum man!!!!!!!!!!

@ Artex - O.......my........god.

+1..... infinty

Daaayum!!! That's a heck of a collection @Artex

Nice to see the Diamond Monster Fusion (Voodoo Banshee) boxes.... my first gaming card

 

[Fouquin]

I have one on e-bay for sale right now.

Oh you do? I was just scanning eBay earlier today and did not see a V5 5000. Lots of 5500s though.