TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

kniaugaudiskis · Aug 31, 2014

Just got my ancient Radeon X800XT Platinum Edition 256MB AGP running again.

stinger608 · Aug 31, 2014

kniaugaudiskis said:
Just got my ancient Radeon X800XT Platinum Edition 256MB AGP running again.

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Awesome ole ATI card there man!
Also, just added ya to the original post. :respect:

JunkBear · Sep 1, 2014

Just a question about old hardware. Does the cpu power really change something if you want to make a download only rig? Let's say a Compaq Evo D51S SFF with a 2.8 gigs skt 478 and 2 gigs of DDR1-400 with Win7 32bits. A computer I already have and ready to roll but will it bottleneck if I start many downloads at same time and I let it run for whole day or weekend? Should I plug a PCI lan card instead to remove some "pressure" on the cpu data processing?

Thx guys and gals.

MaxiPro800 · Sep 1, 2014

JunkBear said:
Just a question about old hardware. Does the cpu power really change something if you want to make a download only rig? Let's say a Compaq Evo D51S SFF with a 2.8 gigs skt 478 and 2 gigs of DDR1-400 with Win7 32bits. A computer I already have and ready to roll but will it bottleneck if I start many downloads at same time and I let it run for whole day or weekend? Should I plug a PCI lan card instead to remove some "pressure" on the cpu data processing?

Thx guys and gals.

2GB of RAM for a Pentium 4 running Windows 7 should be enough.

If it has the Intel 82547EI LAN chip onboard,then you're gold,since it's a gigabit LAN chip.

Meanwhile,a picture of my desktop. I might go for Server 2008 R2 when I can find my pendrive,because IMO it's configured better and would run better on my PC after turning into workstation.

Countryside · Sep 1, 2014

Yezz old times here's mine ECS Soc 754 with HD3650 I could not find my Radeon 9800 Pro
1GB DDR Apacer and 3 cpus Athlon 64 3000, Sempron 3100 & Sempron 2500 Still working :toast:

MaxiPro800 · Sep 1, 2014

Countryside said:
Yezz old times here's mine ECS Soc 754 with HD3650 I could not find my Radeon 9800 Pro
1GB DDR Apacer and 3 cpus Athlon 64 3000, Sempron 3100 & Sempron 2500 Still working View attachment 58829

Nice! What OS you're going to put on it? Windows 7? Ubuntu?

Countryside · Sep 1, 2014

MaxiPro800 said:
Nice! What OS you're going to put on it? Windows 7? Ubuntu?

Thanks , I used Windows 7 but now im going with ubuntu fast and stable

GreiverBlade · Sep 1, 2014

little test ... i found that the Nemesis had cable management possibility in the end ... well for front panel :roll:

the AXP will be back in it as soon as i get my new case for my main rig

and the OCZ Vendetta 2 isn't half bad tho

Countryside · Sep 1, 2014

GreiverBlade said:
little test ... i found that the Nemesis had cable management possibility in the end ... well for front panel
the AXP will be back in it as soon as i get my new case for my main rig

Nice Rig and good cable management :rockout:

GreiverBlade · Sep 1, 2014

Countryside said:
Nice Rig and good cable management

still have some de dusting to do but that configuration will go in the Carbide Spec 01 i have and the AXP rig in my sys spec will be back in the nemesis, also i have to find several GPU for both that rig and the workstation ... lately it has been harder to look for something interesting (price wise) but i know i will find something ... at last end of october will be quite .... full of ol'n news for me

(budget raising ... slowly but steadily )

Countryside · Sep 1, 2014

GreiverBlade said:
still have some de dusting to do but that configuration will go in the Carbide Spec 01 i have and the AXP rig in my sys spec will be back in the nemesis, also i have to find several GPU for both that rig and the workstation ... lately it has been harder to look for something interesting (price wise) but i know i will find something ... at last end of october will be quite .... full of ol'n news for me (budget raising ... slowly but steadily )

What's your budget do you hav a gpu in mind

GreiverBlade · Sep 1, 2014

Countryside said:
What's your budget do you hav a gpu in mind

i have none ... because i seek the best deal, so the price of one piece can vary a lot, unlike actual hardware.
and i have no gpu in mind, i don't care as long as they are from before 2009

funny even a KT133 mobo from 1999-2000 has a isolated pcb around the soundchip? eh? what about the whole new concept from ASUS ASRock and co ... oh wait ... they stole it

stinger608 · Sep 1, 2014

Countryside said:
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Yezz old times here's mine ECS Soc 754 with HD3650 I could not find my Radeon 9800 Pro
1GB DDR Apacer and 3 cpus Athlon 64 3000, Sempron 3100 & Sempron 2500 Still working

awesome man!!
I, of course, added you to the original post man. :respect:

Countryside · Sep 1, 2014

GreiverBlade said:
i have none ... because i seek the best deal, so the price of one piece can vary a lot, unlike actual hardware.
and i have no gpu in mind, i don't care as long as they are from before 2009

funny even a KT133 mobo from 1999-2000 has a isolated pcb around the soundchip? eh? what about the whole new concept from ASUS ASRock and co ... oh wait ... they stole it
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Hahahaha

What mobo and cpu u have in your regular rig

Countryside · Sep 1, 2014

stinger608 said:
awesome man!!
I, of course, added you to the original post man.

Thank you very much but there is a hidden CPU in the picture what do you think it is

?
Hint: Microarchitecture K10

debs3759 · Sep 1, 2014

JunkBear said:
Just a question about old hardware. Does the cpu power really change something if you want to make a download only rig? Let's say a Compaq Evo D51S SFF with a 2.8 gigs skt 478 and 2 gigs of DDR1-400 with Win7 32bits. A computer I already have and ready to roll but will it bottleneck if I start many downloads at same time and I let it run for whole day or weekend? Should I plug a PCI lan card instead to remove some "pressure" on the cpu data processing?

Thx guys and gals.

Even a 486 should cope. The main thing that might matter is the onboard LAN and whether it can keep up with you internet connection.

MaxiPro800 · Sep 1, 2014

debs3759 said:
Even a 486 should cope. The main thing that might matter is the onboard LAN and whether it can keep up with you internet connection.

Intel 82547EI should be his target,since it's a gigabit chip.

GreiverBlade · Sep 1, 2014

Countryside said:
Hahahaha What mobo and cpu u have in your regular rig

my regular rig is the DW-Wretched Egg build in my sys specs and in my signature

JunkBear · Sep 1, 2014

MaxiPro800 said:
Intel 82547EI should be his target,since it's a gigabit chip.

Wrong. It,s Intel 815 chip with a 10/100 Mbps lan.

MaxiPro800 · Sep 2, 2014

JunkBear said:
Wrong. It,s Intel 815 chip with a 10/100 Mbps lan.

Again wrong. 82547EI is the LAN chip from i865/i875 chipsets and it's integrated on the motherboard.

Countryside · Sep 2, 2014

GreiverBlade said:
my regular rig is the DW-Wretched Egg build in my sys specs and in my signature

Hmm and you want to change your 290

If thats the case i would go with 780

GreiverBlade · Sep 2, 2014

Countryside said:
Hmm and you want to change your 290 If thats the case i would go with 780

the hell? a downgrade .... you are joking right? i dont want to change my main rig GPU ... we are in "Nostalgic Hardware" thread ... i was not talking about recent gpu ...
(why would i change the 3rd most powerfull gpu for the 4th

780<290<Titan<290X<780Ti specially when the price of one nV card is almost the double of one AMD card where i am

)

i was talking about that kind of gpu IE: 8800GT Ultra 768 edit: good the seller agreed to wait till Monday ... oh well i've found the GPU for the Salvager Mk II

MaxiPro800 · Sep 2, 2014

GreiverBlade said:
the hell? a downgrade .... you are joking right? i dont want to change my main rig GPU ... we are in "Nostalgic Hardware" thread ... i was not talking about recent gpu ...
(why would i change the 3rd most powerfull gpu for the 4th 780<290<Titan<290X<780Ti specially when the price of one nV card is almost the double of one AMD card where i am )

i was talking about that kind of gpu IE: 8800GT Ultra 768 edit: good the seller agreed to wait till Monday ... oh well i've found the GPU for the Salvager Mk II

Here in Romania it's exactly reverse: nVidia cards are cheaper than AMD/ATI!

Countryside · Sep 2, 2014

GreiverBlade said:
the hell? a downgrade .... you are joking right? i dont want to change my main rig GPU ... we are in "Nostalgic Hardware" thread ... i was not talking about recent gpu ...
(why would i change the 3rd most powerfull gpu for the 4th 780<290<Titan<290X<780Ti specially when the price of one nV card is almost the double of one AMD card where i am )

i was talking about that kind of gpu IE: 8800GT Ultra 768

Sorry bro i was like WTF

i thought that you just want to change it up and yeah i know the 780/780ti prices are ridiculous. 8800GT Classic :toast:

I would love to get my hand on 8800GTX

MaxiPro800 said:
Here in Romania it's exactly reverse: nVidia cards are cheaper than AMD/ATI!

Damn you lucky bro :rockout:

MaxiPro800 · Sep 2, 2014

Countryside said:
Damn you lucky bro

Sure I am!

Here,a ASUS GT210 with 64bit 1GB video card is about $43.20 which is 145RON. And to top that,you also get a 2 year warranty which is damn enough.

An HD5450 with 64bit 2GB of RAM (so a bit better)is about $62.71 which is 210.49RON. Around the same price that 5450 has I could get either a new original Xbox or 2 new PS2 slims. WTH?

Not to mention,a HD6850 here is as much as a second hand PS3 phat,which is 600RON or $178.77.

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TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

kniaugaudiskis

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

JunkBear

MaxiPro800

Countryside

MaxiPro800

Countryside

GreiverBlade

Countryside

GreiverBlade

Countryside

GreiverBlade

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

Countryside

Countryside

debs3759

MaxiPro800

GreiverBlade

JunkBear

MaxiPro800

Countryside

GreiverBlade

MaxiPro800

Countryside

MaxiPro800

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