TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Ruru]

Yeah, those white slots are "classic" PCI slots

 

[Greenslade]

Yeah, those white slots are "classic" PCI slots

Thanks once again.

 

[Ruru]

Thanks once again.

No problem, glad to be for any help.

 

[Greenslade]

No problem, glad to be for any help.

I have put an offer for £3.75 there asking £5..00. plus shippong.I am taking a chance that it will work anyway.If they come back and say £4 pound i will accept that.I only got a messily £4 of the PC i am waiting for , they were asking £60 i first offered £52 for it.they refused i put another for £56 i should have said £54 i think 10% is fair.What percentage do you ask for things on eBay you and anyone else on here? Private sellers are more flexible than business sellers.

 

[Ruru]

I have put an offer for £3.75 there asking £5..00. plus shippong.I am taking a chance that it will work anyway.If they come back and say £4 pound i will accept that.I only got a messily £4 of the PC i am waiting for , they were asking £60 i first offered £52 for it.they refused i put another for £56 i should have said £54 i think 10% is fair.What percentage do you ask for things on eBay you and anyone else on here? Private sellers are more flexible than business sellers.

I have no idea of purchasing a whole computer on ebay, I only buy small things or movies/old console games there and not locally.

 

[Greenslade]

I have no idea of purchasing a whole computer on ebay, I only buy small things or movies/old console games there and not locally.

I am talking about buying any seconed hand stuff on there.Percentages .If you only buy small stuff you would not on the postion of the make an offer , unless it is collectable.

 

[Ruru]

I am talking about buying any seconed hand stuff on there.Percentages .

Ah, I've just bought everything with "buy it now" and paid the required amount including shipping without haggling.

 

[MachineLearning]

The power (only literally ) of Netburst...
Pentium D 930 on an Abit IP35 Pro. Granted, it's only a 4-phase VRM, but for a dual-core to bring any heatsinked VRM to 75⁰c+ is astounding. You'd never guess that I'm at 1.670v vCore set in BIOS.
This is also with two 92mm fans blowing on the bottom, right near the PWM.

 

[Greenslade]

Ah, I've just bought everything with "buy it now" and paid the required amount including shipping without haggling.

No problem I have taken your advice ,the seller has accepted the offer of 3.75 plus 3,25 for shipping i just hope it works haggling.is the name of the game I know someone on very good salary £50 grand a year.who haggles about everthing he is the tightest person i know.

 

[Ruru]

No problem I have taken your advice ,the seller has accepted the offer of 3.75 plus 3,25 for shipping i just hope it works

Alright, report how it goes

 

[onemanhitsquad]

Lavcon (KLH) Soundbites speaker system 1996

My first pc speaker system , they came in this color , black , wood veneer look , and carbon fiber . 30 watts (15x15) for the satellites and the sub is powered 130 watts . The sub was an option and helped round out the sound. I used to have it on the desk , sort of behind the monitor . Had a nice Quake 2 rocket jump rumble . The bottom of the power amp is a heat sink , and it needs it!

 

[Valantar]

Lavcon (KLH) Soundbites speaker system 1996

My first pc speaker system , they came in this color , black , wood veneer look , and carbon fiber . 30 watts (15x15) for the satellites and the sub is powered 130 watts . The sub was an option and helped round out the sound. I used to have it on the desk , sort of behind the monitor . Had a nice Quake 2 rocket jump rumble . The bottom of the power amp is a heat sink , and it needs it!View attachment 250831View attachment 250832View attachment 250833View attachment 250834View attachment 250835View attachment 250836View attachment 250837View attachment 250838View attachment 250839View attachment 250840View attachment 250841View attachment 250842View attachment 250843View attachment 250844View attachment 250845View attachment 250846View attachment 250847

Wow, those look amazing! And that little amp unit is really cool (even if I'd be a bit wary of sinking it's heat output into the desk, at least if it's wood).

 

[Trekkie4]

Lavcon (KLH) Soundbites speaker system 1996

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Have to admit, it looks pretty awesome ... although I don't get it..? Why would anyone choose something like that over the standard Integrated HiFi amplifier?

 

[onemanhitsquad]

Wow, those look amazing! And that little amp unit is really cool (even if I'd be a bit wary of sinking it's heat output into the desk, at least if it's wood).

I remember having it sitting on an over turned glass ashtray!

 

[lexluthermiester]

Have to admit, it looks pretty awesome ... although I don't get it..? Why would anyone choose something like that over the standard Integrated HiFi amplifier?

Because it's compact and will fit into small spaces.

 

[Trekkie4]

Because it's compact and will fit into small spaces.

Yeah, but words "compact" and "hifi" do not blend together easily. I could give you several reasons to "why", but one of the most obvious ones is heat dissipation & longevity. Considering how small that thing is, I would assume that the bottom-side heatsink gets pretty hot, as @Valantar already suggested.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Yeah, but words "compact" and "hifi" do not blend together easily.

That can be true. However, well engineered and quality built products can qualify.

 

[masterdeejay]

I have a very old Pentium D extreme edition engineering sample cpu. It was the last of the netbrust series.
It has the highest default multiplier (x21) but the lowest (533mhz like a celeron) FSB. Spec QGSZ HH80555KE0724M
Temperature sensor not working or not calibrated (it is not under 100C), and the cpu is a little thicker than the the other cpus in this socket, and it is brown/dark green pcb not green.
It can overclock a little to 800fsb - 4,2Ghz. 2c/4t
It is not an ES D 920 but an Extreme 920 that is not released.

 

[Greenslade]

I was thinking about building a Retro PC at some time in the future,And saw our favourite you tuber Phil building one in a new case as opposed to building on a bench as in most of his other videos.

 

[masterdeejay]

Not bad, but he shoud put copper shim to the cpu. SocketA cpus is sensitive to die breaking.
That Sound card and that psu is a little overkill.
That kyro card is interesting.

 

[Splinterdog]

A nice retro AM2 machine came in today for repair with an Athlon 64 x2 4800+, 3Gb OCZ memory and an MSI R5670 1Gb card.
Unfortunately the MSI K9AGM3 mobo is as dead as doornail and I haven't got another compatible motherboard to test the CPU and memory.
The graphics card works just fine, so I might do a deal on that.

 

[Ruru]

Bought a cheap LGA1155 motherboard, now I can build a little box which I'll take to my parents and leave it there.

-that board
-i5-2320
-4GB DDR3-1600
-GTX 660 3GB
-128GB SSD
-few HDDs
-Nexus 850W PSU
-Acer matx case from 2005

A damn solid budget gaming rig, I'd say!

 

[lexluthermiester]

Not bad, but he shoud put copper shim to the cpu. SocketA cpus is sensitive to die breaking.

Socket370 CPU's as well. I always put a square of metal tape on the bottom of the heatsink, which acted as a cushion and never hurt thermals.

Bought a cheap LGA1155 motherboard, now I can build a little box which I'll take to my parents and leave it there.

-that board
-i5-2320
-4GB DDR3-1600
-GTX 660 3GB
-128GB SSD
-few HDDs
-Nexus 850W PSU
-Acer matx case from 2005

A damn solid budget gaming rig, I'd say!

That's a nice semi-retro setup. What are you planning with it?

 

[Greenslade]

Bought a cheap LGA1155 motherboard, now I can build a little box which I'll take to my parents and leave it there.

-that board
-i5-2320
-4GB DDR3-1600
-GTX 660 3GB
-128GB SSD
-few HDDs
-Nexus 850W PSU
-Acer matx case from 2005

A damn solid budget gaming rig, I'd say!

850w Psu is a bit of an over kill for that system surely.

 

[lexluthermiester]

850w Psu is a bit of an over kill for that system surely.

Maybe, but the system will never exceed the PSU rating.