TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[80-watt Hamster]

Got some freebies, an E8400 and an E8500. I'll put the 775 testbed together soon.

An E8500 was my primary for probably three-ish years, supplanting an E7300. I really liked Penryn, and the quad cores are still viable, IMO, as long as you're not memory-bandwidth-constrained.

 

[Ruru]

An E8500 was my primary for probably three-ish years, supplanting an E7300. I really liked Penryn, and the quad cores are still viable, IMO, as long as you're not memory-bandwidth-constrained.

These days I use LGA775 hardware just for benchmarking... just like you said, memory bandwidth is pretty bad bottleneck with those. That's why I like Phenom II AM3 more.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Q9550 and 980ti is making a pretty good entertainment center, blows my smart t.v. out the door

 

[QuietBob]

Still have.


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Pretty much linear scaling in 3DMark, cf my earlier post. But in most games it wasn't the case, sadly.

 

[80-watt Hamster]

These days I use LGA775 hardware just for benchmarking... just like you said, memory bandwidth is pretty bad bottleneck with those. That's why I like Phenom II AM3 more.

I think there's only one AM3 platform on my parts shelf, and it's a little cranky; haven't been able to figure out why. Other than that, I haven't had the pleasure of tinkering with an AMD platform since Socket 754. That may change come upgrade time, but the ol' 6600K is holding up well, so that may be awhile yet. (Full disclosure, I only really mess about with "old" hardware in any significant fashion when trying to assemble Artemis bridges.)

Hi,
Q9550 and 980ti is making a pretty good entertainment center, blows my smart t.v. out the door

Cripes, I'd think so. If my experience with an R9 380 on 775 is any indication, that 980 ti's probably maxing out somewhere around half utilization.

 

[Durvelle27]

Rig this up and it still works

I’m not sure what kind of paste was on it but i can barely get it off.

old socket 939 with a Athlon 64 X2 4200, Board is a ASUS A8N32-Sli Deluxe, and GPU is a Nvidia 8600 GS

 

[Valantar]

Hi,
Q9550 and 980ti is making a pretty good entertainment center, blows my smart t.v. out the door

Cripes, I'd think so. If my experience with an R9 380 on 775 is any indication, that 980 ti's probably maxing out somewhere around half utilization.

I was pretty happy running my Fury X alongside my old Q9450 (@3.5GHz) for ... two years or so? Definitely CPU/memory bottlenecked, but 3D performance was decent nonetheless - didn't encounter anything that wasn't playable at great quality settings and good FPS. Though my 3DMark scores did skyrocket when I did my Ryzen upgrade, that is mostly down to physics subtests, as graphics tests only increased by 12-25%.

 

[Bones]

Rig this up and it still works

I’m not sure what kind of paste was on it but i can barely get it off.

old socket 939 with a Athlon 64 X2 4200, Board is a ASUS A8N32-Sli Deluxe, and GPU is a Nvidia 8600 GS

Looks like a Manchester with the stepping it has. Since I can't see all the rest of the model string it's hard to say, I'm just guessing here.
Have you tried blotting a papertowel with acetone on it?
That normally does the job.

 

[Durvelle27]

Looks like a Manchester with the stepping it has. Since I can't see all the rest of the model string it's hard to say, I'm just guessing here.
Have you tried blotting a papertowel with acetone on it?
That normally does the job.

I haven't tried acetone only Alcohol

 

[Valantar]

I haven't tried acetone only Alcohol

Acetone might be worth a try, but be careful so you don't spill any on the PCB, depending on the chemical makeup of the fiberglass resin that might not be a very good time.

 

[Durvelle27]

Acetone might be worth a try, but be careful so you don't spill any on the PCB, depending on the chemical makeup of the fiberglass resin that might not be a very good time.

I normally pour it on a cloth first than wipe on the IHS to prevent getting on the PCB

 

[80-watt Hamster]

I haven't tried acetone only Alcohol

Acetone might be worth a try, but be careful so you don't spill any on the PCB, depending on the chemical makeup of the fiberglass resin that might not be a very good time.

Some compounds that alcohol couldn't hack have wiped off nicely with Goo Gone, which shouldn't negatively affect components, but can leave a bit of oily film (that, incidentally, comes off with alcohol ).

 

[bobbybluz]

Rig this up and it still works

I’m not sure what kind of paste was on it but i can barely get it off.

old socket 939 with a Athlon 64 X2 4200, Board is a ASUS A8N32-Sli Deluxe, and GPU is a Nvidia 8600 GS

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I have one of those mobos with an Athlon 64 X2 6400+ complete with heatsink sitting in a drawer somewhere here. It was 100% fully functional when I parked it around 10-11 years ago.

 

[Bones]

I have one of those mobos with an Athlon 64 X2 6400+ complete with heatsink sitting in a drawer somewhere here. It was 100% fully functional when I parked it around 10-11 years ago.

No you don't - A 6400+ is an AM2/AM2+ chip and that is a 939 board.
Probrably an Asus variant but not that particular board with that chip.

Acetone might be worth a try, but be careful so you don't spill any on the PCB, depending on the chemical makeup of the fiberglass resin that might not be a very good time.

You're supposed to remove the chip before attempting to clean it. Also note I said to blot a paper towel which means one end of it wet/moist with acetone and go for it.
In truth I've had to apply it directly to tings like chipsets that woudn't clean up easily and so on, never had an issue with it aside from affecting plastic.

 

[Ruru]

Isn't isopropyl alcohol a good cleaner?

 

[Jetster]

No you don't - A 6400+ is an AM2/AM2+ chip and that is a 939 board.
Probrably an Asus variant but not that particular board with that chip.


You're supposed to remove the chip before attempting to clean it. Also note I said to blot a paper towel which means one end of it wet/moist with acetone and go for it.
In truth I've had to apply it directly to tings like chipsets that woudn't clean up easily and so on, never had an issue with it aside from affecting plastic.

When Athlon 64 came out it was 939 for a short time. I had a 939 Athlon 64 3700 + and an FX55
And I still have a working Athlon 64 X2 4200+ that is 939

https://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Athlon%2064%203700%2B%20-%20ADA3700DAA5BN%20(ADA3700BNBOX).html

 

[bobbybluz]

No you don't - A 6400+ is an AM2/AM2+ chip and that is a 939 board.
Probrably an Asus variant but not that particular board with that chip.


You're supposed to remove the chip before attempting to clean it. Also note I said to blot a paper towel which means one end of it wet/moist with acetone and go for it.
In truth I've had to apply it directly to tings like chipsets that woudn't clean up easily and so on, never had an issue with it aside from affecting plastic.

I know I still have an A8N32-SLI Deluxe here somewhere. I ran across the manual and install disc for it a few days ago. Thinking back and clearing the mental cobwebs I sold the CPU out of it then stashed the board. I originally had a FX-57 in it (still the most I've ever paid for a new CPU) then sold the CPU. I've been through so much hardware over the decades most of it is a blur now. When I moved 5 years ago I filled a commercial dumpster with obsolete things I didn't feel any need to keep. I kept the good mobos though even though I've only used one of them in a repair since moving. I doubt I'll ever find a use for the A7V133's gathering dust on a shelf in my basement. I have drawers with CPU/mobo combos in them downstairs. That 6400+ makes a great space heater, the hottest running AMD rig I ever built.

My standard go-to for removing stubborn residue is Prep-Solv and if that doesn't do it lacquer thinner followed with Prep-Solv.

 

[Jetster]

As far as cleaning solvent. I would have never believed it but Artic Silver ArtiClean CPU paste remover is the shit. Citrus based and non toxic. I have not used Acetone since acquiring it. And it smells nice

 

[biffzinker]

Anyone here have any of the IBM models with a 486 DX2/66? How about Qemm?

 

[Jetster]

I use to have one, and a DX4/120 Not sure where they went to. I still have all the software

 

[80-watt Hamster]

Isn't isopropyl alcohol a good cleaner?

Like so much in chemistry, it depends. Iso is mostly a solvent, while what we generally consider cleaners are surfactants. Why iso works on some stuff but not others is beyond my pay grade, but it involves voodoo like surface tension and ions and molecular bonds and more that makes my head hurt. Hopefully there's a chemistry nerd in here to correct me.

 

[Durvelle27]

No you don't - A 6400+ is an AM2/AM2+ chip and that is a 939 board.
Probrably an Asus variant but not that particular board with that chip.


You're supposed to remove the chip before attempting to clean it. Also note I said to blot a paper towel which means one end of it wet/moist with acetone and go for it.
In truth I've had to apply it directly to tings like chipsets that woudn't clean up easily and so on, never had an issue with it aside from affecting plastic.

Welp acetone did not help

 

[80-watt Hamster]

Welp acetone did not help

Sounds like time for sandpaper, a Dremel and some polishing bits.

 

[Durvelle27]

Sounds like time for sandpaper, a Dremel and some polishing bits.

I'm not even sure what the crap is on it. Doesn't look like normal time and it's very hard.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Isn't isopropyl alcohol a good cleaner?

Yes it is. Not universal, but great for most things.

Welp acetone did not help

GooGone? Wonderful stuff for cleaning electronics.