TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Robert B]

YUMMMMmmmmy CHOCOLATE!!!

 

[Jetster]

YUMMMMmmmmy CHOCOLATE!!!

I loved the 6600gt when it came out

 

[Ahhzz]

So, a little nostalgia this morn. First up, Logitech! And a PS2 to IBM adapter



We'll follow that with a single sided 64Mb Dimm


Not quite PC related, but definitely Hardware Anyone have an original gameboy? Threw mine out several years ago as it had stopped working somewhere in time



edit: fixed the upside down image So, here we have the full manual for the USR56k faxmodem, programming included We also have the pricing for some older processors, for me to drool over while trying to pay my bills. Lastly, we have an article which addresses something you noobs will NEVER understand: attempting to squeeze the last bit of Kb out of the memory by shoving mouse drivers in the Upper memory blocks



And last, but certainly the best, Dos 6.2, 6.21, 6.22, and Windows 3.1 (altho, the best would be 3.11; so sue me )

 

[Ahhzz]

*sigh* also found my collection of PC gamer disks. Pretty solid collection, starting with "Disk 12", Nov 1995, skipped all of 1996, and then 30 disks thru Feb 2001. Also found my stash of older Vid cards.
TNT2 32Mb AGP
NVidia P73
3dForce MX440
Riva TNT2
And my Lovely Viper V550 Diamond
plus a couple of USB expansions, and an ATA100 IDE expansion

 

[stinger608]

*sigh* also found my collection of PC gamer disks.

Man, I used to have a ton of those as well. Not even sure where or what I ever done with them all. Wish I had them........May still, just don't know where.

 

[Jetster]

I use to look forward to those disks

 

[havli]

I was looking for decent 775 board and DDR2 RAM for a long time. Now the waiting is finally over

Asus P5Q-E definitely should be one of the better 775 boards with all the overclocking capabilities (also for C2Q). And should also work with LGA 771 Xeons, after I mod the socket to fit both 775 and 771 CPUs. As the board alone is not good enough for good OC... I also bought some DDR2 sticks. On this photo you can see OCZ Reaper HPC 2x1GB DDR2 1066 CL5.

And to do at least some binning, I got these G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 1066 CL5 as well. It seems they are slightly better than the OCZ above. The best i could do after quick testing is 725 (DDR2 1450) http://hwbot.org/submission/3677852_havli_memory_frequency_ddr2_sdram_724.9_mhz Most likely this is not maxed out, not the RAM at least... this particular C2D E8300 seems to have FSB wall at 580 MHz.

 

[agent_x007]

Try lower FSB/DRAM (from 4:5 to 2:3) ?
You will have to adjust MCH strap/Performance level accordingly (with timings and MCH voltage).

PS. How much VDIMM you are pushing through those puppies ?
I did 1380MHz CL5 on my 2x1GB Micron D9 (mismatched) kit back in the day... I went to over 2,8V on them to do it (air cooling)

 

[uuuaaaaaa]

I was looking for decent 775 board and DDR2 RAM for a long time. Now the waiting is finally over

Asus P5Q-E definitely should be one of the better 775 boards with all the overclocking capabilities (also for C2Q). And should also work with LGA 771 Xeons, after I mod the socket to fit both 775 and 771 CPUs. As the board alone is not good enough for good OC... I also bought some DDR2 sticks. On this photo you can see OCZ Reaper HPC 2x1GB DDR2 1066 CL5.
View attachment 93764

And to do at least some binning, I got these G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 1066 CL5 as well. It seems they are slightly better than the OCZ above. The best i could do after quick testing is 725 (DDR2 1450) http://hwbot.org/submission/3677852_havli_memory_frequency_ddr2_sdram_724.9_mhz Most likely this is not maxed out, not the RAM at least... this particular C2D E8300 seems to have FSB wall at 580 MHz.
View attachment 93765

Boards from this era still looked good and the heatsinks have a purpose other than looking good. Nowadays they only care about the "gaming" and "overclocking" looks...

 

[havli]

Try lower FSB/DRAM (from 4:5 to 2:3) ?
You will have to adjust MCH strap/Performance level accordingly (with timings and MCH voltage).

PS. How much VDIMM you are pushing through those puppies ?
I did 1380MHz CL5 on my 2x1GB Micron D9 (mismatched) kit back in the day... I went to over 2,8V on them to do it (air cooling)

I think this was pretty close to maximum RAM clock anyway, it is just a coincidence I also reached FSB wall at the same time. I found out earlier that 580 MHz FSB is the maximum (when running mem 1:1). Too bad FSB wall is the limiting factor so often when trying to max out Core 2. For example this E6750 can only do around 465, no matter what multiplier. http://hwbot.org/submission/3679192_havli_hwbot_x265_benchmark___1080p_core_2_duo_e6750_2.74_fps

I will try to find proper settings (performance wise) when I get back to 775. I think voltage for this validation was 2.35V, maybe 2.4... but definitely not more that that.
And as for actual benchmark settings - superPI 1M stable was -> 400 MHz @ 3-3-3-8, 540 MHz @ 4-4-4-12, 575 MHz @ 5-5-5-15. Always at 2.3V. I'm also curious how K8/K10 IMC will work with this memory.

 

[agent_x007]

I think FSB Wall may be a result of C0 revision of your chip.
Try to get a E0 CPU and check max. FSB again.

I did 470MHz on a QX6850 and P5B

However, I was pushing it quite hard (air cooling)

Best performance :

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

National Audio, the only company in the US that produces cassette tapes, says it has less than a year's supply left.

Now, its co-owner and president Steve Stepp says he is planning to build the US' first high-grade tape manufacturing line in decades to help meet demand.

Experts from National Audio are developing new ways to make magnetic tape using rust and a 62-foot-long contraption that is normally used to create magnetic strips on credit cards, Wall Street Journal.

If production goes to plan, the machine should produce almost four miles of tape a minute by January.

Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Stepp, said: 'The best tape ever made.

'People will hear a whole new product.'


Cassette tape is no longer widely produced, and since 2014, when National Audio Co's main producer ceased production, stockpiles have been shrinking.

Tape-making is not a simple process, and requires a finely calibrated slurry of metallic particles and polyurethane, miles of Mylar, 48 feet of ovens, a small amount of radioactivity and a very precise slicer.

And while Mr Stepp has kept the details of his new production method a secret, he hopes to ship the first cassettes with the tape by January.

 

[dorsetknob]

still got 100's of Audio Tapes with recordings on that i have never got around to digitizing
guess i will soon have the time to Digitize but that's Piracy of pirated material

 

[Robert B]

Good Ol' PII 450 MHz - I've been hunting for this one for some time I have a few PIIs - 333, 350, 400 but the 450 has eluded me until now.

 

[Disparia]

My first keyboard, a Gateway 2000 Anykey from 1994.

The 8-way directional keys did help a few games, Civilization II being one because of it's angled grid layout.

Could also use your thumb for the back/down key without getting a cramp. We're still a couple years away from Quake at this time, so a large number of games are played almost entirely by keyboard. Used it until it gave out, about 7 years IIRC.

The perspective makes it seem like a behemoth (which it is), but my G110 is about the same size.

 

[Ahhzz]

My first keyboard, a Gateway 2000 Anykey from 1994.

The 8-way directional keys did help a few games, Civilization II being one because of it's angled grid layout.

Could also use your thumb for the back/down key without getting a cramp. We're still a couple years away from Quake at this time, so a large number of games are played almost entirely by keyboard. Used it until it gave out, about 7 years IIRC.

The perspective makes it seem like a behemoth (which it is), but my G110 is about the same size.

heheh I haven't seen a keyboard with 9 dedicated direction keys in forever.....

 

[Red_Machine]

How well would that work for modern games?

 

[Disparia]

I'm drawing a blank on a good modern example, though I've only gotten around to a fraction of my Steam library. StarCraft Remastered has me drawn in, playing the campaign for the who-knows-how-many time.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Just found this in the back of a drawer. i think i need one for each eye.....

 

[havli]

Did I mention I really like workstation and server CPUs? Everything that fits dual socket boards is great to have. On top of that, processors alone are quite cheap... while boards not so much but it takes just one MB for many different CPUs, so it is worth it.

This time I managed to get my hands on these nice ES Opterons 8300 series. The upper pair is 8386 SE (2.8 GHz, K10, 4C) and bottom pair 8382 (2.6 GHz, K10, 4C).

They work very well in my Tyan S2932-E board.

 

[debs3759]

This time I managed to get my hands on these nice ES Opterons 8300 series. The upper pair is 8386 SE (2.8 GHz, K10, 4C) and bottom pair 8382 (2.6 GHz, K10, 4C).

View attachment 94046

Nice pair of ES chips

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

I never know what im going to find when i rummage around in my wifes drawers.





This is what women used in 1880 when they wanted to tell the time. It is a Swiss movement in an 18 k French case.

 

[GreiverBlade]

This is what women used in 1880 when they wanted to tell the time. It is a Swiss movement in an 18 k French case.

[warning joke] awwww a perfection encased in a crap[/joke]

what did you expect .... i'm Swiss .... beautiful 1 pound nonetheless

 

[debs3759]

Just got a 486 motherboard with a Weitek socket. First one I've seen. Now (or when it arrives from my drop shipper) I can test my 4167 (the chip cost more than the board).

 

[stinger608]

That is frigging awesome!!!!!!!!!!!