TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[lexluthermiester]

Not at all. $100-$200 is less than half of what they were new. That card is an ultra rare collectors item, it's just not going to go for cheap or anything near it.

 

[Radical Vision]

Well is just me then i like to buy good stuff for dirt cheap, i am not really into the thing of spending lot of money on old parts, no matter what i like, i prefer instead the hunt for parts that just show from time to time on places where people dont have a clue what the are selling... 1 example is my MSI GEforce FX5950 Ultra that i did buy for 10 euro, and i got another one for free as the guy did not evenc are, sadly the card have artifatcs but seems is from a memory chips. Other is IBM Model M that i got for 5 euro, and the near pristine condition Model M that i got for 10 euro... Or my dual socket boards that i got even more dirt cheap, i just love the hunt for rare and exotic parts from places where people dont even care much about the parts or dont know their value. And also to save the parts from the scrap or the idiots that will just destroy them.
Sure there are lot of people that are willing to pay lot of money for parts like Voodoo 5 6000, Quantum 3D, Creative VLB 3D blaster, GEforce 5800 Ultra, and other parts while i dont care at all about these ones, only Voodoo 5 5500 is in my wishlist...



Found a cooler Zalman VF900-Cu that works on Voodoo 3 cards and is overkill for these cards as they run hot as hell 70c in idle kekw....
Only need to cut parts of the mouting so the card can fit in AGP slots ofc.




And this is how i pack Voodoo cards so the buyers to feel as they buy something special, as 3Dfx is special brand...



Jist to say, these packagings are cuz the buyers was localy, otherwise i will use ofc over these ones bubble wrap, and some boxes, as this is not good for transporting ofc, but for visuals it is the best...

 

[stinger608]

Thanks to our member @lexluthermiester , here is an awesome link for the newest ZDoom:

ZDoom - Downloads

zdoom.org

Please note that I added this ZDoom link to the original post. Give a big thanks to @lexluthermiester for posting this in another thread.

 

[Radical Vision]

Seems i got lucky soon new stuff will arrive, but most of all i am exited about the mechanical keyboard, as if is with the proper switches will be great, as i use vintage keyboards on my machine, and having only 2 types of quality keyboards is a bit booring...



NCR System 3300 an USA builded 486 based system
IBM 365 dual Pentium Pro system with only 1 CPU and no VRM module
IBM VGA monitor
Chikony keyboard with some switches i wish only if the mechanics to be Cherry MX Blue or atleast ALPS, as rest switches types they used on this model are shit..
Some 486 mobo with a CPU
Gigabyte Intel 740 AGP video really nice one, not only is is the only Intel separated card they ever made, but is also Gigabyte one never saw one of these before only shitty no names
S3 Savage 4
Radeon 9550
Radeon x1950 Pro AGP...










The guy have also IBM PS/2 9556-0B6, but i will get that system other time, as he dont have much time to deal with old computers (the usual stuff)
Wondering how much it will cost me if i am lucky not more then 50-80 euro...

 

[lexluthermiester]

This was a bad-ass card! One of the better AGP cards Sapphire made.

 

[Radical Vision]

Well i myself prefer other vendors then Sapphire for my collection, as they seems did put more efford in the cooling department..

Like these 2



But with some proper cooling the poorly cooled Sapphire cards can be good too

 

[lexluthermiester]

Well i myself prefer other vendors then Sapphire for my collection, as they seems did put more effort in the cooling department..

Like these 2

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But with some proper cooling the poorly cooled Sapphire cards can be good too

Ah, but that was the point. A lot of people wanted the single slot cooling for various reasons.

 

[Ruru]

Check this out!

This was a bad-ass card! One of the better AGP cards Sapphire made.

I have a Sapphire HD 3850 AGP

 

[Mr.Scott]

@ RV - the only good thing about the HIS cards was the cooling. Their cards were no better than anybody elses and their customer service was freaking terrible. You were basically on your own after you bought one.

 

[Grog6]

NCR System 3300 an USA builded 486 based system

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I worked at a company that sold those; it may or may not boot regular dos.

They had their own version, IIRC, and it was just exactly not compatible. It's one of the reasons they didn't sell well.
By the time they changed that, cheap Taiwanese mobos were selling for cheap, and they still didn't sell.

 

[basco]

the 5770 with ek looks very good Mr.Chloe - maybe have a look at the hwbot cheapazchips 5770 comp:

Cheapaz Chips Round 1 HD5770 @ HWBOT

Level 1 OC-ESPORTS competition running from 2020-03-01T12:00 till 2020-05-30T12:00.

hwbot.org

found some long forgotten ram kit:

 

[Decryptor009]

the 5770 with ek looks very good Mr.Chloe - maybe have a look at the hwbot cheapazchips 5770 comp:

Cheapaz Chips Round 1 HD5770 @ HWBOT

Level 1 OC-ESPORTS competition running from 2020-03-01T12:00 till 2020-05-30T12:00.

hwbot.org

found some long forgotten ram kit:

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Never seen these sticks before, i like them!

Well i myself prefer other vendors then Sapphire for my collection, as they seems did put more efford in the cooling department..

Like these 2

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But with some proper cooling the poorly cooled Sapphire cards can be good too

Beautiful cards!

 

[Ruru]

the 5770 with ek looks very good Mr.Chloe - maybe have a look at the hwbot cheapazchips 5770 comp:

Cheapaz Chips Round 1 HD5770 @ HWBOT

Level 1 OC-ESPORTS competition running from 2020-03-01T12:00 till 2020-05-30T12:00.

hwbot.org

found some long forgotten ram kit:

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Hm, I could check that out. Just put a loop for that GPU and put it into my 2600K rig..

 

[basco]

just keep care the rules at hwbot for which windows version and which futuremark system info is ok gets really frustrating.
it should be just for fun and i would be interested to see what mhz ya get out of it with water.
i think i have 1 or 2x 5770 from xfx still in original ovp so i will try some benches.


Mr. Decryptor: these Diablo sticks were guaranteed Micron D9TR\GTS which was very uncommon at this time

 

[Radical Vision]

Got the new stuff, and even more then that...

A shitty 3Dfx Voodoo banshee no name brand is crap, but at least is 3Dfx, will be good for sale ot trade
The damn Chikony KB is with Cherry MX Blue damn that feel nice when typing. Not on par with my Cherry G80-1000 in build quality on the frame and keycaps but still ok.
x3 Pentium Pros 1 inside the IBM 365
x2 big 5 inch floppy
bunch of small HDD good to revive old systems with dead drives
Creative nVIDIA Riva TnT x2
Gigabte Intel 740 prob one of the best looking Intel 740 cards
Its ST 486 CPU nice one..
And the machines and monitors with them
All for 100 euro is a steal i can say, i normally dont spend so much money, but i can get back my money only with selling the Voodoo Banshee and the Radeon x1950 Pro AGP...








Now there is a collector guy i know, and he have 3Dfx Voodoo 5 5500 AGP, keyboard NBM with Space Invaders switches and a Gigabyte BX2000+, now i dont need as much the BX2000+, but i really want his NBM keyboard and the Voodoo 5 5500, and i am wondering will a trade of the IBM PS/2 with the monitor, and the second monitor and 1 386 mobo and 1 486 mobo a good deal for his Voodoo 5 5500 and the Space Invader keyboard.........

 

[stinger608]

Now there is a collector guy i know, and he have 3Dfx Voodoo 5 5500 AGP, keyboard NBM with Space Invaders switches and a Gigabyte BX2000+, now i dont need as much the BX2000+, but i really want his NBM keyboard and the Voodoo 5 5500, and i am wondering will a trade of the IBM PS/2 with the monitor, and the second monitor and 1 386 mobo and 1 486 mobo a good deal for his Voodoo 5 5500 and the Space Invader keyboard.........

Maybe if you're lucky. Them 5500's are going for $500 and up on Ebay right now..........Although I've got one for sale on a tech forum for $250 and haven't sold it yet.

 

[E-Bear]

Got the new stuff, and even more then that...

A shitty 3Dfx Voodoo banshee no name brand is crap, but at least is 3Dfx, will be good for sale ot trade
The damn Chikony KB is with Cherry MX Blue damn that feel nice when typing. Not on par with my Cherry G80-1000 in build quality on the frame and keycaps but still ok.
x3 Pentium Pros 1 inside the IBM 365
x2 big 5 inch floppy
bunch of small HDD good to revive old systems with dead drives
Creative nVIDIA Riva TnT x2
Gigabte Intel 740 prob one of the best looking Intel 740 cards
Its ST 486 CPU nice one..
And the machines and monitors with them
All for 100 euro is a steal i can say, i normally dont spend so much money, but i can get back my money only with selling the Voodoo Banshee and the Radeon x1950 Pro AGP...



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Now there is a collector guy i know, and he have 3Dfx Voodoo 5 5500 AGP, keyboard NBM with Space Invaders switches and a Gigabyte BX2000+, now i dont need as much the BX2000+, but i really want his NBM keyboard and the Voodoo 5 5500, and i am wondering will a trade of the IBM PS/2 with the monitor, and the second monitor and 1 386 mobo and 1 486 mobo a good deal for his Voodoo 5 5500 and the Space Invader keyboard.........

Why always a 3dFx voodoo? There is more powerful cards than these.

 

[Jism]

Why always a 3dFx voodoo? There is more powerful cards than these.

It's something from the 90's, but technically any card not equal to really a collectors item / gem is'nt worth it. People think they'be getting 1000$ for their 2x 12MB SLI set. They wont. And proberly never will. You still can use them tho but it's more for a retro 90's gaming system. I've considered it building one, but what good is it launching up a piece of antique while a DOS or Virtual emulator does all the work for me on my own computer. I dont have the space to store a 90's PC either with it's loud fans and harddrive's. Mweh.

I see some cool stuff appearing here, but lots of garbage.

 

[Ruru]

Why always a 3dFx voodoo? There is more powerful cards than these.

It's the nostalgia. I've never been a Voodoo dude since I started PC hobbying in 2004, but I'm still much in the retro community. Just never had a Voodoo card* so I don't have that childhood nostalgia.

I love Socket A Athlon Thunderbirds, especially the 1GHz ones with AXIA cores, as much you could say that there's much faster CPUs around but it's not the same thing.

* I had one Voodoo2 several years ago and I sold it at too cheap price..

 

[Mr.Scott]

Maybe if you're lucky. Them 5500's are going for $500 and up on Ebay right now..........Although I've got one for sale on a tech forum for $250 and haven't sold it yet.

It's a niche market.
Highly unlikely to sell on a forum except for maybe Vogon's.
If you e-bay it, it'll go quick at that price.

 

[Jism]

I think years years years ago, i wondered on howto voltmod a Voodoo2 in the first place. Nobody ever could give a clear answer to that. To this day nobody still attempted it. What would it have bin if you have a SLI config running at 130Mhz or so. It would be blazing fast compared to the stock, 90Mhz models.

 

[Mr.Scott]

Now there is a collector guy i know, and he have 3Dfx Voodoo 5 5500 AGP, keyboard NBM with Space Invaders switches and a Gigabyte BX2000+, now i dont need as much the BX2000+, but i really want his NBM keyboard and the Voodoo 5 5500, and i am wondering will a trade of the IBM PS/2 with the monitor, and the second monitor and 1 386 mobo and 1 486 mobo a good deal for his Voodoo 5 5500 and the Space Invader keyboard.........

If he is a good collector, you don't stand a prayer. He'll know exactly what a V5 5500 is worth.

 

[Radical Vision]

Well the guy the collector have x2 Voodoo 5 5500, so my chances are big, as he will still have 1 piece of them, sure he have the second card as back up if the first die, but still he will get good IBM stuff for it and some more , so i think the deal is more then fair, and after all he trade something that he still will have cuz he have 2 pieces, while i will not have IBM PS/2 after the trade so it is fair. Also i told him that there is sold 3Dfx Voodoo 5 5500 AGP for like 400$ and i can trade him old parts for the same amount based on who what sell in ebay of the stuff i have...
Why not IBM parts are not cheap too, also i promise him to trade him fair stuff he need if i found any of them.

The guy is looking for these specially "Gravis Ultrasound карти, Adlib, IBM EGA монитор, Ciryx 5x86 120 мхз , Pentium pro black, IBM model F AT" from all of these i wont trade only Gravis, but rest i dont care much for them, and i was close to get IBM Model F AT that is also very rare, so he have chances to get something good, so that deal we made about that V5 is not only about the stuff we will trade, is promise from me to trade him something cool some day if i found one, so who knows...

Also the guy i did buy these stuff above have more parts, as he is busy and he cant show them all to me, so who knows what there may be...

Why always a 3dFx voodoo? There is more powerful cards than these.

Sure they are, but they are not branded as 3Dfx or Voodoo, that is the deal, and 3Dfx is a must have on every collector`s collection...

Maybe if you're lucky. Them 5500's are going for $500 and up on Ebay right now..........Although I've got one for sale on a tech forum for $250 and haven't sold it yet.

Well i feel i am, so i guess i will get the damn card prob...

Too bad as a guy in my neighborhood, did trow the fucking rooms of old computer parts, month before i even know him, and he said there was Voodoo 5 in his stuff, IBM PCs, mechanical keyboards, other voodoo cards, pentium Pros and others... But he was not interested in collection he was former service, and when his work did become less and less, he scrapped all parts and now work something else...

 

[E-Bear]

Personnaly the AGP card im using is newer end of life in 2007.

HIS HD 4670 IceQ Native HDMI Specs

ATI RV730, 750 MHz, 320 Cores, 32 TMUs, 8 ROPs, 1024 MB DDR3, 873 MHz, 128 bit

www.techpowerup.com

It's the nostalgia. I've never been a Voodoo dude since I started PC hobbying in 2004, but I'm still much in the retro community. Just never had a Voodoo card* so I don't have that childhood nostalgia.

I love Socket A Athlon Thunderbirds, especially the 1GHz ones with AXIA cores, as much you could say that there's much faster CPUs around but it's not the same thing.

* I had one Voodoo2 several years ago and I sold it at too cheap price..

Still got a Tualatin 1ghz with 1meg cache. It was considered a high performance one back then because all others tualatin had 256k or 512k cache. I cant find this model anywhere so could it be possible that its an ingeneering sample. Who knows.

 

[Ruru]

Still got a Tualatin 1ghz with 1gig cache. It was considered a high performance one back then because all others tualatin had 512megs cache.

Hold on a minute.

Tualatin was a Pentium III
Those were on Socket 370
Tualatins had 256k cache (except the 1400MHz model which had 512k)

e: you managed to edit the misspelling of the socket.