TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Audioave10]

Fresh LGR ...

 

[Greenslade]

A nice old school Retro SFF pc

good design.

 

[Greenslade]

Another of my fave Retro and general computer Utube ers.

Top 5 Retro Applications, what would be on your list?​

 

[Audioave10]

Nostalgia system somewhat, but I forget what is in it.
also, a great old commercial...

I see an X850 XT PE

 

[Greenslade]

32GB Lexar 800x UDMA7 CF Compactflash Memory Card

how does this rate as a cf card? What does 800X UDM7 mean ?​

 

[agent_x007]

You know CD-ROMs, right ?
Usual ones (ie. later models), are rated at 52x speed option for example (which is ~7.62MiB/s).
This card can do 800x equivalent of CD-ROM speed (or ~120MiB/s).

UDMA7 is similar, as current CF cards can be faster than old IDE modes allowed, ie. 133MiB/s (and Compact Flash is native compatible with IDE/ATA).
So, manufacturers created a faster IDE data transfer standard called UDMA7 (which allows transfers of up to 167MiB/s)

 

[Greenslade]

You know CD-ROMs, right ?
Usual ones (ie. later models), are rated at 52x speed option for example (which is ~7.62MiB/s).
This card can do 800x equivalent of CD-ROM speed (or ~120MiB/s).

UDMA7 is similar, as current CF cards can be faster than old IDE modes allowed, ie. 133MiB/s (and Compact Flash is native compatible with IDE/ATA).
So, manufacturers created a faster IDE data transfer standard called UDMA7 (which allows transfers of up to 167MiB/s)

Yes i know about CD ROMs Well explainded thanks.

 

[Audioave10]

Adrian's Digital Basement ...

 

[lexluthermiester]

32GB Lexar 800x UDMA7 CF Compactflash Memory CardView attachment 255392how does this rate as a cf card? What does 800X UDM7 mean ?​

It means it's fast. That's a good card!

 

[Greenslade]

Another interesting video.The lava lamp is cool. The drive only 3gb wow.Packed to the max.

 

[ExcuseMeWtf]

 

[Audioave10]

If my GTX980 dies, this is my first replacement. The GTX760 2GB as I only do 1080P anyway. I just don't do always online games.
I'm stuck between Quake II and GTA 4, Fallout 4 (I did somewhat enjoy GTA5 for 5 years but then I was done). Other backups:
GTX560 Ti, GTX560, HIS4870, GTX 275...etc.

Sorry for double post......but this is GREAT!

still had an Edit

 

[Bones]

For kicks I decided once again to reconfigure my daily..... With a Socket 939 setup.
ATM it's working and browses the web just fine, posting with it here and I have no complaints about it.

Current specs:
CPU: Opteron 180
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake V1
MB: A8N32-SLI Deluxe
RAM: 4x 1GB sticks, OCZ Platinum
GPU: GTX 960

Can say there is almost no difference between this and what I just took out for web browsing (Maximus IX Apex - 7700K) but of course I know it's not as capable in other ways.
Gonna let my daily run for a little while and reconfig it again later.

 

[QuietBob]

ATM it's working and browses the web just fine, posting with it here and I have no complaints about it.

Also in my experience a dual core with 4 GB RAM can be used for web surfing and light office work quite comfortably. Preferably paired with an SSD. How does the Opty do in CPU-Z?

 

[Bones]

Don't know, I'm running Linux as it's OS.
I could load XP on another drive and try it but I'm not that worried about it, all I'm doing is letting it have a little runtime and making sure it still works. After that I don't know what I'll pop in next but will figure it out once I'm there.

 

[QuietBob]

Don't know, I'm running Linux as it's OS.

Oh alright, just being curious. In basic scenarios, I found out that an ST score of about 150 is enough. Lower than that the system starts feeling sluggish. I've been using my FX with these settings as a web browser - 1m/2t is not even two full cores - and it's still adequate for the task

 

[Robert B]

Got me some GOLD! amongst other things (too many to count) ...

Now I need to find some Socket 8 motherboards which are rarer than hen's teeth in my area.

 

[68Olds]

I've started to rebuild my old Abit C2D rig from 2006. I've got all the parts together and need to assemble it. That Antec Sonata case was horrible in 2006 & it's still horrible in 2022. lol I added a set of 5 UpHere RGB fans to make it not as horrible though.

 

[Audioave10]

Fixing a Monitor...by Adrian Black.

 

[68Olds]

Well, I've got things put together, but I've been having some problems & some victories.
The mobo won't boot with either 2x1GB G.Skill DDR2-800 4-4-4 (D9) kits, but I have a 2x2GB Mushkin DDR2-1066 5-5-5 kit working @ 800 4-4-4. Can't try 1066 until the CPU FSB is overclocked.
Also my X1900 Crossfire isn't working - getting a single long beep. The X1900 XT is working though. I also tested the X1900 Xfire in another system & it worked in there, so there's still hope.
WinXP is installed on 3 74GB WD Raptors in raid 0. That was fun to set up - been a long time.
Need to see if I can get the E6600 back to 3.6GHz, but I'm running some stock benches to get a baseline now.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Got me some GOLD! amongst other things (too many to count) ...

Now I need to find some Socket 8 motherboards which are rarer than hen's teeth in my area.

That PentiumPro SL22V is a golden sample! If you can find a board that supports it, that CPU will clock to 233mhz without any other changes and to 266mhz with a single bump to the voltage. As they were easy to keep cool, they were wonderful CPU's to run OC'd! I miss mine..

I've started to rebuild my old Abit C2D rig from 2006. I've got all the parts together and need to assemble it. That Antec Sonata case was horrible in 2006 & it's still horrible in 2022. lol I added a set of 5 UpHere RGB fans to make it not as horrible though.

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Excellent setup!

 

[KLiKzg]

Got me some GOLD! amongst other things (too many to count) ...

Now I need to find some Socket 8 motherboards which are rarer than hen's teeth in my area.

Getting nostalgic, as I used to have Pentium 100, which was clocked to 110 without any problems.

Then it was replaced with Pentium 133, which was clocked 150 but wasn't stable with those coolers. So I ran it just OK with 140MHz!

 

[68Olds]

I'm trying to install a browser on XP, and I've tried a few with no luck (UC Browser, Baidu, & Firefox 52.9). Can anyone point me to a working download link. I tried to get these from page 1 of this thread.

 

[Trekkie4]

So... After several months of searching around, I finally found these. Cookie to those who (immediately) recognize what this thing is



Noo? Fair enough, let's make it somewhat easier then:



And in case you're still confused, here's the final pic - to put things in perspective:


These are official Adi-branded monitor speakers, made specifically for their MicroScan Series - models 4P (15"), 5P (17") and 6P (19"). I also picked up yet another 4P (15" MicroScan) for the same price and decided to hold onto it, Justin Case things ever go south & my primary 4P breaks down ... for whatever the reason.

What I can't seem to understand is how come nobody bothered to keep these things, making them so difficult to come by, nowdays. Because the actual CRT isn't that rare, they pop up every once in a while, but 99% of them are single unit without any additional components, making these Adi speakers incredibly difficult to find *shrug*

 

[Mr.Scott]

I'm trying to install a browser on XP, and I've tried a few with no luck (UC Browser, Baidu, & Firefox 52.9). Can anyone point me to a working download link. I tried to get these from page 1 of this thread.

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