TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

Trekkie4 · Feb 14, 2021

F-Zero said:
Here you go, hope it helps !

Thanks bunches, I'll let you guys know if it did the trick :toast:

Edit
Almost... Can I ask you for a close-up pic of the area marked on your pic? Especially the one marked with blue arrow, perhaps in macro mode?

F-Zero · Feb 14, 2021

Trekkie4 said:
Thanks bunches, I'll let you guys know if it did the trick

Edit
Almost... Can I ask you for a close-up pic of the area marked on your pic? Especially the one marked with blue arrow, perhaps in macro mode?

Ruru · Feb 14, 2021

Even tho I don't like FX cards, it makes me sad if a better one is dead. I hope it gets revived!

Trekkie4 · Feb 14, 2021

Once again, thanks buddy :toast:

Everything works out, except I can't see, identify the letters (or numbers?) on that Q507 component, a transistor by the looks of it. Can you tell me what they are, no need for additional pics, just write them down, if you can see them.

@Chloe Price Me too! Again, it's not mine (I wish it was lol), but if anyone can bring that FX5900 back to life, it's that guy

Unfortunately one (or several) SMD components got chipped off, so he's on a lookout for reference values, to match & patch up the non-working card. Or at least that's the plan.

Ruru · Feb 14, 2021

Trekkie4 said:
Once again, thanks buddy

Everything works out, except I can't see, identify the letters (or numbers?) on that Q507 component, a transistor by the looks of it. Can you tell me what they are, no need for additional pics, just write them down, if you can see them.

@Chloe Price Me too! Again, it's not mine (I wish it was lol), but if anyone can bring that FX5900 back to life, it's that guy Unfortunately one (or several) SMD components got chipped off, so he's on a lookout for reference values, to match & patch up the non-working card. Or at least that's the plan.

As long as the pads are there, there's hope. :toast:

F-Zero · Feb 14, 2021

@Trekkie4 ( G419W )

Trekkie4 · Feb 14, 2021

F-Zero said:
@Trekkie4 ( G419W )

Perfect, thanks! :toast:

Ruru · Feb 14, 2021

Trekkie4 said:
Perfect, thanks!

We'll be waiting for the results here :toast:

lexluthermiester · Feb 14, 2021

Yeah, let us know how it goes!

Trekkie4 · Feb 15, 2021

He's working on it, that's all I know for now :toast:

Hmm, maybe I could talk him into joining TPU, so he might be able to tell you more about it

On a side note, I'm working on all the prep work regarding that last Adison system, 2nd Pentium II. Might even send it for sandblasting & powdercoating sooner than I expected! Stay tuned for more info

r0x · Feb 15, 2021

Hi, I'm the guy bugging you via Trekkie regarding my lil' sunshine MSI FX5900-TD128. (...potentially fx5950 one day...)

First of all, thank you for the help. I couldn't find exact component that was missing, but many FX cards have very similar fan controller circuit.
Specs for this component do vary, but main things are common or have similar range: SOT23, N-type transistor or MOSFET, Vceo=20-50V and Ic=0.5-1A.
1p SOT23 was my choice for replacement part.

Before and after surgery:

Soldering is sloppy but contacts are good and the problem is gone (video).

stinger608 · Feb 15, 2021

Welcome to TPU @r0x :clap:

And, our little nostalgic community.

lexluthermiester · Feb 16, 2021

r0x said:
Soldering is sloppy

It's not that bad. I've seen worse that is still functional.

Trekkie4 · Feb 16, 2021

Considering the amount of "nostalgic" hardware that he owns & technical expertise, I nominate @r0x to take my place here on TPU once I full "retire", after finishing my Adison systems!

That is, unless you want me to stick around & be a technical advisor on cable management

stinger608 · Feb 16, 2021

Trekkie4 said:
That is, unless you want me to stick around & be a technical advisor on cable management

Well of course we want you to "stick around" man!!!!!!!

You've been a great asset to this thread. :respect:

r0x · Feb 16, 2021

Trekkie4 said:
Considering the amount of "nostalgic" hardware that he owns & technical expertise, I nominate @r0x to take my place here on TPU once I full "retire", after finishing my Adison systems!

That is, unless you want me to stick around & be a technical advisor on cable management

Just got info from Deep Thought: "Retirement rejected, chosen substitute has insufficient amount of 3dfx blood cells, minimum level expected in 2042."
VoodooKeeper position remains unchanged ^^

Meanwhile in engineering bay, restoration of noise machine:

Work in progress....

QuietBob · Feb 17, 2021

r0x said:
Work in progress....

Still computing?

r0x · Feb 18, 2021

QuietBob said:
View attachment 188775

Still computing?

I had minor issues with temporal displacement of sawing machine oil....yesterday it wasn't among lubricants, and today it has magically appeared near it's place... after extensive search ofc.
There is a saying: "Ko maže, taj i vozi!" Eastern Europe wisdom

Cooler was completely disassembled, cleaned, bearing well oiled, sticker glued back, and whole thing reassembled, with minor upgrade.

Ready to bleed more ears on demand.

Mr.Scott · Feb 18, 2021

Wow, you think that's loud?
I'm used to a Vantec Tornado on a SLK900.

RJARRRPCGP · Feb 18, 2021

stinger608 said:
Shit @Splinterdog , now I got to go fire up my ole win 98SE system after seeing that pic!!!!

The recycle bin icon looks like Windows 2000 (or Windows ME, which uses Windows 2000's icons and sounds)

Trekkie4 · Feb 18, 2021

@r0x @Mr.Scott Pretty sure my Cooler Master Jet7 is even louder.

Yes - it looks really awesome, and I thought that it would be a really good idea to actually use it for something ... until I powered it up for the first time. Thankfully it came with speed adjusting trimmer (potentiometer), so instead of cranking it up to full speed I usually keep it somewhere around 25-30% at most. Any faster and it gives me a headache. In fact, I've been thinking about swapping out the entire thing for Spire FalconRock, because Jet7 only gets louder & louder over time.

Mr.Scott · Feb 18, 2021

Illusion.
Jet 7 - 41 dba @ 22 cfm
Tornado - 55 dba @ 110 cfm

Susquehannock · Feb 19, 2021

Most hideous sound I ever heard from a PC was this ultra high speed fan I mounted on the northbridge. Not just volume but the pitch. Could make your ears bleed from the next room and hardly made a lick of difference in overclock. Silly me went through trouble of mesh cable sleeve and shrink tubing before even trying it. :wtf:

stinger608 · Feb 19, 2021

r0x said:
I had minor issues with temporal displacement of sawing machine oil....yesterday it wasn't among lubricants, and today it has magically appeared near it's place... after extensive search ofc.
There is a saying: "Ko maže, taj i vozi!" Eastern Europe wisdom

Cooler was completely disassembled, cleaned, bearing well oiled, sticker glued back, and whole thing reassembled, with minor upgrade.

Ready to bleed more ears on demand.

I have one of the copper base units still new in the package. I remember using one of these on a 3200 Athlon XP and it was stupid loud. :laugh:

r0x · Feb 19, 2021

Mr.Scott said:
Wow, you think that's loud?
I'm used to a Vantec Tornado on a SLK900.

I was a bit dramatic about the noise level, it was relatively normal back then. After restoration it does sound a bit better.
I've got to ask: Why do you want to get used to that noise level? Cooling some golden P3 on 2GHz?

stinger608 said:
I have one of the copper base units still new in the package. I remember using one of these on a 3200 Athlon XP and it was stupid loud.

Is it afraid of camera?

P.S.
Sneak peek on one of my projects:

System Name	Adison "Open Space" 19
Processor	Intel Pentium II, 350MHz
Motherboard	Chaintech 6BTM, Slot 1
Cooling	SECC Cartridge
Memory	1x 64MB, PC100
Video Card(s)	ATI Rage IIc AGP, Diamond Monster 3DII 12MB
Storage	BTC BCD-40XH, Quantum Fireball 3.5 Series, EX6.4 GB
Display(s)	LG StudioWorks 57M
Case	Adison Midi Tower, ATX
Audio Device(s)	Creative SoundBlaster 128
Power Supply	Codegen 300W
Mouse	Genius SlimStar 110, PS/2
Keyboard	Genius SlimStar 110, PS/2
Software	Microsoft Windows 98

Processor	Intel Pentium III-S 1.4 Ghz
Motherboard	Asus TUSL2-C
Cooling	CoolerMaster Sckt.370
Memory	Kingston 2x256Mb SDR 133 Mhz
Video Card(s)	3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 AGP 64Mb
Storage	Crucial BX500 240GB
Display(s)	Fujitsu B19-5 ECO
Case	Antec PlusView 1000 AMG
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-FI XtremeGamer
Power Supply	XFX TS 550W Bronze
Mouse	Glorious MODEL O-
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB MK.2
Software	Windows XP
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK00-4905, 3DMARK01SE-2168

System Name	4K-gaming / media-PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-6700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero / Asus Z170-A
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50 / Thermaltake Contac 21
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 10GB / RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	27" 4K120 IPS + 32" 4K60 IPS + 24" 1080p60
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless / Corsair HS35
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

System Name	Adison "Open Space" 19
Processor	Intel Pentium II, 350MHz
Motherboard	Chaintech 6BTM, Slot 1
Cooling	SECC Cartridge
Memory	1x 64MB, PC100
Video Card(s)	ATI Rage IIc AGP, Diamond Monster 3DII 12MB
Storage	BTC BCD-40XH, Quantum Fireball 3.5 Series, EX6.4 GB
Display(s)	LG StudioWorks 57M
Case	Adison Midi Tower, ATX
Audio Device(s)	Creative SoundBlaster 128
Power Supply	Codegen 300W
Mouse	Genius SlimStar 110, PS/2
Keyboard	Genius SlimStar 110, PS/2
Software	Microsoft Windows 98

System Name	4K-gaming / media-PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-6700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero / Asus Z170-A
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50 / Thermaltake Contac 21
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 10GB / RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	27" 4K120 IPS + 32" 4K60 IPS + 24" 1080p60
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless / Corsair HS35
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

Trekkie4

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lexluthermiester

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r0x

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Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

lexluthermiester

Trekkie4

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Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

r0x

QuietBob

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RJARRRPCGP

Trekkie4

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Susquehannock

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

r0x

System Name	Dean Machine/2020 Ryzenfall
Processor	Intel 4790K/AMD Ryzen 5800X
Motherboard	MSI 1150 Gaming mATX/Asus ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming Wifi
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED/SilverStone AH240 AIO
Memory	16 gigs Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer/32 gigs G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 1660 Super/EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid Gaming
Storage	Crucial SSD 256 and 2TB spinner/Dual Samsung 980 Pro M2 NVME 4.0
Display(s)	Overlord 27" 2560 x 1440
Case	Corsair Air 540
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	Seasonic modular 850 watt Platinum/EVGA T2-850 Titanium
Software	Windows 10 Pro/Windows 10 Pro

Processor	5800X3D -30 CO
Motherboard	MSI B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	DeepCool Assassin III
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V @ 3800 CL14
Video Card(s)	ASRock MBA 7900XTX
Storage	1TB WD SN850X + 1TB ADATA SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell S2721QS 4K60
Case	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced USB 3.0
Audio Device(s)	Audiotrak Prodigy Cube Black (JRC MUSES 8820D) + CAL (recabled)
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750
Mouse	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Keyboard	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Master
Processor	Pair of Xeon X5675's @ 4.3
Motherboard	SR-2 Classified
Memory	12 GB of Corsair Dominator GT's @ 2000 7-7-7-21
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX680
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750

System Name	KHR-1
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
Memory	32 GB G.Skill RipJawsV F4-3200C16D-32GVR
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF OLED-ASRock PG27Q15R2A (backup)
Case	Corsair 275R
Audio Device(s)	Technics SA-EX140 receiver with Polk VT60 speakers
Power Supply	eVGA Supernova G3 750W
Mouse	Logitech G Pro (Hero)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2

System Name	Dell T3500
Processor	Xeon X5687
Motherboard	Dell - 9KPNV
Cooling	Dell U016F
Memory	12gb ECC 1333
Video Card(s)	MSI rx480 gaming X
Storage	1tb WD blue
Case	Dell T3500