TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[micropage7]

Worth 5 quid I think

933 Coppermine with 512MB of PC133

Need to check board chipset revision to see if i can stick a Tualatin in there...

Outside bit beat up but cleanable

Inside like new.

Think will stick a GF2 MX in there for now.
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the case looks like a perfect case if you want to build some sleeper

 

[Ruru]

the case looks like a perfect case if you want to build some sleeper

Though it's a Dell so it could have some non-standard stuff. But something like that would indeed be cool for a sleeper

 

[framebuffer]

thank ya framebuffer for this extensive work !

no problem I do it just for fun and passion

IIRC, QuakeGL ran 1600x1200 at 60fps on a Pentium 3 1ghz with a Radeon 9800. It's been a while but I'm very certain it was P3 & Athlon days were Quake1 60fps at high res became a thing.

sure, GLQuake is another story of course, but the game doesn't look 100% as the original

 

[Ruru]

@framebuffer I'll check your stuff too later on, seems hella interesting

 

[lexluthermiester]

sure, GLQuake is another story of course, but the game doesn't look 100% as the original

You're right about that, it looks better.

 

[WhitetailAni]

Got myself a Dell Inspiron 531 and an eMachines something.
Neither work, and I only have pictures of the Inspiron, but I got some useful parts, including an Athlon XP 2000+, an Athlon 64 X2 2000+, 4 optical drives (2 SATA, 2 IDE), a whole bunch of screws, a floppy drive cable with only one connector for a 3.5" floppy drive (for P4HT), some storage, and more.
Here's the pictures I have:

Spoiler

Both systems sat in a garage for awhile with no protection, so I'm not surprised neither work. The optical drives do, though, and the two IDE ODDs are going to Y2K.

I got some stuff the Friday before last as well that I'll post here. I need to take pictures of it and then it's ready.
I will say that I got a Lian Li PC-62.

 

[basco]

Whats that graphic card Mr realK ?
7600gt\gs maybe

and other question: is it ok to post z97 stuff here or is that not old?

 

[WhitetailAni]

Whats that graphic card Mr realK ?
7600gt\gs maybe

According to TPU's GPU database it's an 8600 GT. The markings on the die say G84-303-A2.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Saw this and thought everyone might find it interesting.

What do you all think?

 

[F-Zero]

Hey guys ! Something new in the mail today: Asus PC-DL Deluxe. Too bad I have to go to work in an hour so it has to wait evening : (

 

[lexluthermiester]

Hey guys ! Something new in the mail today: Asus PC-DL Deluxe. Too bad I have to go to work in an hour so it has to wait evening : (

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Thing of technobeauty! What Xeons are those?

 

[F-Zero]

Thing of technobeauty! What Xeons are those?

No idea, the seller told me they run on 2.8 Ghz. Have to run CPU-Z. Will post findings and benches this evening I hope.

 

[lexluthermiester]

No idea, the seller told me they run on 2.8 Ghz. Have to run CPU-Z. Will post findings and benches this evening I hope.

The model numbers should be on the underside of the CPU's. Also, when you re-grease them, make sure you use a quality TIM. That generation of Xeons ran hot!

 

[F-Zero]

The model numbers should be on the underside of the CPU's. Also, when you re-grease them, make sure you use a quality TIM. That generation of Xeons ran hot!

Thank you for the information ! It's a 2800DP/512/533/1.50V Prestonia XEON

 

[lexluthermiester]

Thank you for the information ! It's a 2800DP/512/533/1.50V Prestonia XEON

YW! Yeah those are fun CPU's. That whole setup would make a great XP retro system if you pair it with an equally solid GPU! The 3GB of RAM will be good for such a system, but you might add one more 1GB dimm to get to the 4GB max for a 32bit OS.

 

[Valantar]

Thank you for the information ! It's a 2800DP/512/533/1.50V Prestonia XEON

Whoa, two cores and four threads? Damn, you're living in the future man!

Also, gotta love that ark.intel.com still lists CPUs from the early 2000s with detailed specs. No recommended price listed for that one (though they do have an Amazon buying link!), but the 1MB cache/1.525V version is listed at $307 ($450 adjusted for inflation). I wonder how much that system cost when new though - that motherboard can't have been cheap.
(sorry for the ninja edits!)

 

[lexluthermiester]

Whoa, two cores and four threads? Damn, you're living in the future man!

Try to remember, two cores and 4 threads @2.8ghz in late 2003 was the shiznit! Expensive, sure, but high end.

 

[F-Zero]

YW! Yeah those are fun CPU's. That whole setup would make a great XP retro system if you pair it with an equally solid GPU! The 3GB of RAM will be good for such a system, but you might add one more 1GB dimm to get to the 4GB max for a 32bit OS.

Got any recommendations for a AGP gpu ? I have a GF 4 Ti 4200 128 mb, FX5900XT, 6800Ultra.

 

[Valantar]

Try to remember, two cores and 4 threads @2.8ghz in late 2003 was the shiznit! Expensive, sure, but high end.

Oh, absolutely. I didn't mean it as sarcasm (this is the nostalgic hardware club thread, after all!), but rather a... let's call it a 20-year-late take?

 

[lexluthermiester]

Got any recommendations for a AGP gpu ? I have a GF 4 Ti 4200 128 mb, FX5900XT, 6800Ultra.

Personally? I would go with a Radeon 9700 or 9800. The Pro cards are preferred. But a Radeon X1800 would be an excellent choice as well. If you want to go Geforce, a 6800 would be a solid choice. Try to use something with at least 256MB but lean towards 512MB. You'll pay a bit more, but it'll be worth it if you want to let that system shine! Availability in the EU is something you'll know better, but statside those cards can be had for mostly reasonable prices...

Oh, absolutely. I didn't mean it as sarcasm (this is the nostalgic hardware club thread, after all!), but rather a... let's call it a 20-year-late take?

No worries!

 

[68Olds]

Lex, do you mean X800/X850 series instead of X1800? I know those were available in AGP & PCIe, but I thought the X1800 was PCIe only. (or super rare in AGP)

 

[lexluthermiester]

Lex, do you mean X800/X850 series instead of X1800? I know those were available in AGP & PCIe, but I thought the X1800 was PCIe only. (or super rare in AGP)

The X1800, X1850, X1900 and X1950 were all commonly available in AGP varieties, at least in North America. I can't speak for the EU.

EDIT: They are getting rarer but can still be had. Example;

ATI Radeon Sapphire x1950PRO 512 MB GDDR3 SDRAM AGP DUAL DVI +TV out | eBay

ATI Radeon Sapphire x1950PRO 512 MB GDDR3 SDRAM AGP DUAL DVI +TV out. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.

www.ebay.com

This one is even in the EU;

ATI Radeon Sapphire x1950 GT 256mb AGP Dual DVI, TV out Graphics Card TESTED | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for ATI Radeon Sapphire x1950 GT 256mb AGP Dual DVI, TV out Graphics Card TESTED at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

This one is in Russia. It's an HD3650, which is also a solid AGP card;

ATI Radeon Sapphire HD3650 512Mb DDR2 AGP video card | eBay

I was unable to install the drivers on this video card. Without drivers, the video card works and the image outputs. The image is smooth and without defects, as can be seen in the photo. External condition carefully look at the photo.

www.ebay.com

Here's one in Bulgaria, an HD2600Pro;

Sapphire Ati Radeon HD 2600 Pro 512MB DDR2 AGP | eBay

Model: Radeon HD 2600 Pro 512MB AGP. Exlellent card for AGP slot. Based on: ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro DDR2. Manufacturer: Sapphire. High Dynamic Range (HDR) Support. Other features: HDCP. Other features / Support.

www.ebay.com

Geforce cards can be found for similar prices.

EDIT2:
It's not that I'm an ATI fanboy, it's just that back then, the Radeons had the overall advantage. They were very balanced performance wise, the drivers were consistently stable & easy to use and the cards OC'd to a respectable degree with the stock coolers. The Geforce cards came into their own again with the 7000 series but by then ATI had been sold to AMD and things went south for the Radeon line for a time.

 

[TRWOV]

Got busy making a Windows XP build, mainly for EAX games and the weird one that doesn't run on W10. I used leftovers from my old FAH/WCG farm:

Asrock 880GM-LE FX motherboard
Phenom II X2 521, fastest 65w AM3 CPU (OEM part, basically an Athlon II X2 with an 667Mhz memory controller, every Athlon X2 had 533Mhz controllers)
Standard 125w AMD heatsink
4GB DDR3-1333 RAM (only 3.25 usable due to 32bit limitation)
Dell HD 7570 1GB GDDR5 (not DDR3 as standard part) OCed to 750/940. Low profile
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Gamer with custom low profile bracket.
500GB 2.5" HDD
Asus DVD-R
El-cheapo unbranded low profile mATX case

Sorry for the potato camera pics

edit: I have more XP setups but I wanted something smaller and easy to move around. My other XP boxes weight a TON XD

edit2: specs & benchmarks

The overclock puts the HD7570 well ahead of the 4850 (OpenGL) which was a pretty high end card at its time. By rule of thumb I'd say it's 2~3x faster than an X1950XT at least, pretty much overkill for XP era games.

 

[MaxiPro800]

Just tested my ASUS DirectCU II GTX670 2GB GDDR5 yesterday on my main machine (i5 3470 w/ 16GB RAM and a few other stuff) to check for artefacts in all circumstances.

Passed Furmark just fine, with the cooler barely reaching 65*C despite having only one fan attached (from a socket A heatsink).

So for $12, I already feel it's a steal considering it's working just fine. The only thing needed now is an aftermarket HSF for it and it should work just fine.

 

[Caring1]

Got busy making a Windows XP build, mainly for EAX games and the weird one that doesn't run on W10. I used leftovers from my old FAH/WCG farm:

Asrock 880GM-LE FX motherboard
Phenom II X2 521, fastest 65w AM3 CPU (OEM part, basically an Athlon II X2 with an 667Mhz memory controller, every Athlon X2 had 533Mhz controllers)
Standard 125w AMD heatsink
4GB DDR3-1333 RAM (only 3.25 usable due to 32bit limitation)
Dell HD 7570 1GB GDDR5 (not DDR3 as standard part) OCed to 750/940. Low profile
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Gamer with custom low profile bracket.
500GB 2.5" HDD
Asus DVD-R
El-cheapo unbranded low profile mATX case

Sorry for the potato camera pics

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edit: I have more XP setups but I wanted something smaller and easy to move around. My other XP boxes weight a TON XD

edit2: specs & benchmarks
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The overclock puts the HD7570 well ahead of the 4850 (OpenGL) which was a pretty high end card at its time. By rule of thumb I'd say it's 2~3x faster than an X1950XT at least, pretty much overkill for XP era games.
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I like the inclusion of cat for size reference.