TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Greenslade]

FIY ebay prices are not always accurate, plus the price range can be wild too (but you can be lucky sometimes). Nowdays I'm not sure how many guys/gals wants some cheap AM3+ stuff in the UK/USA, but at this price it's highly suspicios. You can find many decent AM3+ mobos for 15-20 pounds, but in my opinion it"s not worth your time, even with the best FX cpus the platform will be inefficient & weak. Can I ask you what is your spending limit on this project?

I will give that a miss ,he is giving links ro the prices on eBay,So why does he not sell it on there?When he is only selling it for £20?Very little actually £35.It would have to be FM2 like i said earlier on here there are a lot less FM1 on there.And what is the situation with the Heatsink Fans most of then don,t mention FM2?.And the CPU,s you mention have a are 100w, so i take a 95w Heatsink want be enough.I was under the impression all AMD Heatsink Fans fitted all AMD CPU,s from 939 but not Ryzen.Is that right?

AMD Heatsink And Fan CMDK8-7152D-A5-GP0625HWGP63 3-Pin would this fit a FM2 board?They all look the same design with the clips and lever.If that fit i would get get a board without a cpu. £6 and £10 for a CPU.The most i would pay for a Board is £18

 

[Fücsök]

The retention is the same from S754 to FM2, however in your place I would only use the better stock cooler with dual heat pipes.

 

[Greenslade]

The retention is the same from S754 to FM2, however in your place I would only use the better stock cooler with dual heat pipes.

That one i showed you in here.So it is no good for intel with those crapy plastic pins.

ASRock FM2A75M-DGS AMD A4-5400 + 4GB RAM his offering it for £23.The thing is i don,t see A4 .5400 CPU anywhere?As you can see from the cpu upgrades there is a A4 5300 but no A4 5400?​

https://www.cpu-upgrade.com › mb-ASRock › FM2A75M-DGS.html.

The retention is the same from S754 to FM2, however in your place I would only use the better stock cooler with dual heat pipes.

That is going to cost me an arm and leg.What do you make of the seller saying it has got a A4 5400 there is no no such cpu as A 4 5400.I wll liave that i have heard of the Snowman £9.50.
AM2 / AM2 + / AM3 / AM3 + / FM1 / FM2
For Intel socket
LGA 1200/775/1150/1151/1155/1156/1366
DC 12V
Fan Type
3-Pin PWM Fan
Power Interface
3-Pin
Bearing
Hydraulic Bearing
Fan Speed
3-Pin 2000RPM 800-2000RPM
Fan Size
90 X 90 X 25mm
TDP
100W
Radiator Material
Copper + Aluminun

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My fav Aussie you tuber Brain Snowman rules

SNOWMAN MX2 CPU Cooler Fan 2 Heat Pipes 3-Pin PWM Radiator (Single Fan)

 

[Mr.Scott]

Probably typo. A6-5400

 

[Greenslade]

Probably typo. A6-5400

Could be , but after Fücsöks advice i will leave that out.I have been checking the FM 2 modals out But not made up my mind.

 

[LabRat 891]

I'm considering getting a X800GTO 16 pipeline version from Powercolor for a bit less than 20 bucks. From what I've gathered online, cards labeled "16 pipelines" can still be either R480 or R423, correct? Is there any preferred core to get? Can GPUz correctly distinguish these two variants or would a disassembly be necessary to determine the version?

The R480 is an 'X850 basically', slightly revised silicon, IIRC
The R423 is a slightly smaller (die size) and hotter chip (91W maxTDP), and "an X800".

I'd 'prefer' an R480 and be tempted to flash it to an X850 XT PE. Just to +1 over 'an X800'.

Looks like there might be a non-0 chance of 'hacking' Crossfire w/ 2 R480s too, but I got no links or research to reference. Both the X850 Crossfire Edition and Other X850-R480 cards used the same die.
I'm kinda-assuming there's been someone that made cross-PCIe-only crossfire work on pre-X1950Pro cards.

Not sure on the GPU-z question, and I only have 1 x8** PCIe card, which I cannot recall which core it was.

 

[Greenslade]

The retention is the same from S754 to FM2, however in your place I would only use the better stock cooler with dual heat pipes.

What do you think of this one

The retention is the same from S754 to FM2, however in your place I would only use the better stock cooler with dual heat pipes.

What do you you think of this one

it has a heat sink i know i will have to get a better heatsink fan ,will that be adaqute for one of the lower AUP,s. Or this one

 

[Fücsök]

What do you think of this one

What do you you think of this one

it has a heat sink i know i will have to get a better heatsink fan ,will that be adaqute for one of the lower AUP,s. Or this one

Well both will work, however the msi have decent 3+2 phase VRMs (wich will matter for the IMC). High-end FM2+ boards can handle OC better, but every 95/100W CPU/APU will work fine if you don't force OC above 4.1Ghz, and have some airflow around your VRMs. Overall the first board is better, anandtech reviewed all the available stock coolers 7 years ago!

 

[Greenslade]

Well both will work, however the msi have decent 3+2 phase VRMs (wich will matter for the IMC). High-end FM2+ boards can handle OC better, but every 95/100W CPU/APU will work fine if you don't force OC above 4.1Ghz, and have some airflow around your VRMs. Overall the first board is better, anandtech reviewed all the available stock coolers 7 years ago!

I am for the first one Asus one it is newer ,plus the fact the offer for it has gone ,£20 for the Asus one.I did see a FM1 Asrock which had USB 3? i can,t see on there now.But after seeing Phil,s video on a FM1 board i would give it a miss.

Using the CPU you recommend to me

Athlon II X4 651K.Below the one i thinking of getting for £20 i asked if it came with the heatsink he said yes.I got back to him and asked if it came with a Aup ,his not got back to me.I see there is ram there i doubt if that comes with the unit.When you look close at a lot of the Boards on eBay ,they look so dirty.

Well both will work, however the msi have decent 3+2 phase VRMs (wich will matter for the IMC). High-end FM2+ boards can handle OC better, but every 95/100W CPU/APU will work fine if you don't force OC above 4.1Ghz, and have some airflow around your VRMs. Overall the first board is better, anandtech reviewed all the available stock coolers 7 years ago!

Good article on Heat sink fans Coolers Fücsök
7 years is no time when you get to a certain age.

 

[Greenslade]

I just came across this guys video ,i have not seen any of his videos for years

i thought i would look at the prices on eBay of the Trash can Mac.I see the prices have really come down now.
Mac Pro Xeon E5 3.5GHz

32GB 256GB AMD FirePro E500 Trash Can for as little as £350 i don,t soppose anyone has got one ,or even had onr back in the day.

 

[Audioave10]

The very earliest of days with Adrian Black.

 

[Greenslade]

Today at the market i bought these two GPU.s ASuS 560 TI Direct cut and gt440 the two for £7 all though because it has been raining here in London Asus was all wet due to the rain I want try that for sometime tell it drys out. The GT440 was in one of thouse static bags.

Well both will work, however the msi have decent 3+2 phase VRMs (wich will matter for the IMC). High-end FM2+ boards can handle OC better, but every 95/100W CPU/APU will work fine if you don't force OC above 4.1Ghz, and have some airflow around your VRMs. Overall the first board is better, anandtech reviewed all the available stock coolers 7 years ago!

Well both will work, however the msi have decent 3+2 phase VRMs (wich will matter for the IMC). High-end FM2+ boards can handle OC better, but every 95/100W CPU/APU will work fine if you don't force OC above 4.1Ghz, and have some airflow around your VRMs. Overall the first board is better, anandtech reviewed all the available stock coolers 7 years ago!

Which one should i get the one i all ready showed you or
As rock FM2A68M-DG3+ AMD A6-7400K Radeon R5 Motherboard 4GB RAM this one looks a lot cleaner.than the Asus. £5 difference the Asrock is £25.

or ASUS A68HM =PLUS

 

[basco]

i swear yesterday i saw someone posting pics of a bfg gtx280 H²oc watercooled card ?
am i going full tilt

 

[Veseleil]

i swear yesterday i saw someone posting pics of a bfg gtx280 H²oc watercooled card ?
am i going full tilt

Rare GPUs / Unreleased GPUs

A new listing just popped up. I can't really identify anything on it aside from one sticker, and it's not helping a whole lot. Anyone got any ideas or clues? https://www.ebay.com/itm/125940330706 Edit: also update on the v540. No luck getting it to run but some others have been having varying...

www.techpowerup.com

Not sure how rare this is but not too many cards would have come with custom blocks back in the day!

Matching serials with the original retail box. It comes with a little torch light but unsure if this accessory is originally packaged with the card?

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She boots and got through an 03. I just held a fan over the block to replicate a HSF without pumping water through just for now.

Very cool 15 year old card!

Awesome stuff.

 

[basco]

thank you very much good Sir.
i did use search but only threads from 2011 came up

 

[Greenslade]

Is there any AMD FM2+Motherboard users in here?
Just Fücsök i see but. he has answered my question. This is the one i got yesterday i got this at my local market for £5

A very young Linus His only a yongster now at only 36

 

[basco]

smart doctor was able to push 1,40 volts i think
standard was 1,100 to 1,150
in this dcuII 560

i wish me back the good old ocing times

 

[Audioave10]

Every time I think I have too much old hardware, I just watch a "RETRO Hardware" video.

 

[Ruru]

FineWine strikes again

 

[Greenslade]

FineWine strikes again

I have got the RX 580 in my RYZEN PC. I think you are the person to ask about PS2 Steering wheels ,i see they have one at my local cex going very cheap.£2.Is there a video showing me how to set it up.?Cheap as chips at £2.Is it any good with out the pedals?I have got the 3gb version of the 1060.

Value PS2 Steering Wheel (3rd Party)

 

[Ruru]

I have got the RX 580 in my RYZEN PC. I think you are the person to ask about PS2 Steering wheels ,i see they have one at my local cex going very cheap.£2.Is there a video showing me how to set it up.?Cheap as chips at £2.Is it any good with out the pedals?I have got the 3gb version of the 1060.



View attachment 303982 Value PS2 Steering Wheel (3rd Party)

I remember those from the PS1 era. For that price, I'd grab it even though I use only force feedback ones myself.

 

[Greenslade]

I remember those from the PS1 era. For that price, I'd grab it even though I use only force feedback ones myself.

What are force Feedback ones?And a video showing how to connect and use it. Even our friend finds it hard to .use.

 

[Ruru]

What are force Feedback ones?And a video showing how to connect and use it. Even our friend finds it hard to .use.https://youtu.be/9eYd4DwWtXE?t=80

Force Feedback = the wheel behaves like driving a real car. Nothing special with connecting it, mine needs just external power. Otherwise I just plug the wheel via USB and the pedals to the wheel with its own connector.

I'm 99.99% sure that yours just turns around without any feedback. Anyway, with that price it's not a bad purchase.

edit: My Driving Force GT also works with GT4 on PS2, just haven't tried it.

 

[Greenslade]

Force Feedback = the wheel behaves like driving a real car. Nothing special with connecting it, mine needs just external power. Otherwise I just plug the wheel via USB and the pedals to the wheel with its own connector.

I'm 99.99% sure that yours just turns around without any feedback. Anyway, with that price it's not a bad purchase.

edit: My Driving Force GT also works with GT4 on PS2, just haven't tried it.

I get your point there so yours is like the real thing. I will give it a spin ,that,s true it has to be good at that price.And for the fact i can see it in person.,not like getting it on line when you don,t know what will turn up.

 

[Ruru]

I get your point there so yours is like the real thing. I will give it a spin ,that,s true it has to be good at that price.And for the fact i can see it in person.,not like getting it on line when you don,t know what will turn up.

Yeah, good point there. Though usually when I buy something online (or second hand), I usually know what I'm getting so it's a pretty rare scenario that I'll be disappointed of my purchase

But sometimes surprises happen when buying something uncommon in both negative and positive ways etc