TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Greenslade]

Sandy seems to be stable.

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Do you use ALI Express?if so can you answer some questions for me? Somehow i have to get these pictures on the sellers message page.They sent the IDE one instead of the Sata version.I have clicked the + on the message photos come up as you can see 668 i click on the photo then click open nothing comes up on the message.I keep on asking the seller to send me an email. He just keeps sending the same trolling message about getting the photos on there I don,t know weather it is to do with doing it on an Smart phone,i don,t have one or want one.I downloaded Chrome to get the ALI Media App.How do i get 666 and 674 on there? Why they can,t they have the button like we have on here
*Attach Files*?
Any one else have any ides?I know something i am never going to buy on there again.:,If it was £6 or
less i would write it off.but it is £12.50..If you can join me on my post about

ALI EXPRESS wrong item sent thanks​

i would be great-full thanks i have copyed the link the from here at least they have them now,hope that is good enough.

 

[68Olds]

At 5MB & 6MB I'm going to guess the images are too large. See if you can upload some smaller images @Greenslade .

 

[Greenslade]

At 5MB & 6MB I'm going to guess the images are too large. See if you can upload some smaller images @Greenslade .

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At 5MB & 6MB I'm going to guess the images are too large. See if you can upload some smaller images @Greenslade .

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There on there now i could see them they should to.
i could not get them on any other way.They have them now. they said
*Yes, what can I do for you?* I have put loads of messages on there.
after i sent them they know what want .They sent the wrong one
and after that they put this on yet again.
Dear customer! Welcome to our shop! We are not online at the moment. You can leave a message and we will reply to you within 24 hours.
they keep on putting the same message on there.
Along with this one.
We have received your question. At present, there are too many inquiries and the agent is occupied. Please wait patiently.
We will contact you as soon as possible. Thank you!
please upload: complete photos of the package received + on the package about the logistics face sheet + products received
Which they now have.it was the only way to get them on there.
And so it goes it is a nightmare just give me a refund

so i have to wait 90 and ask paypal.Watch the video theres no buyers protection this guy got zero dollers refund
I have one ide drive but it is only 80gb.

Looking at this video i can,t see myself getting a refund.It all sounds a con.

I have just seen this on gumtree

Gigabyte Pentium 4 motherboard & Scan PC Tower Case all this for £5 That seems to good to be true. Gigabyte GA-8IG1000 Pentium 4 motherboard with Pentium 4 processor, 1.5 Gb RAM. Full size ATX tower case made by Scan. With OCZ 600SXS2 600 watt PSU, DVD ROM drive, floppy disc drive.Multiple drive bays. All working when last used. I would take a chance on it even if it wasn,t working.I don,t know why Gumtree did not alert me about this.I bet it has gone now though. A seller in China is selling the same board for £128 wow If i get this it will make up for the 3 gpu,s not working plus the Psu that did not work all in £9 plus the wrong PS2 NETwork adapert £12.50​

 

[Ruru]

Do you use ALI Express?if so can you answer some questions for me? Somehow i have to get these pictures on the sellers message page.They sent the IDE one instead of the Sata version.I have clicked the + on the message photos come up as you can see 668 i click on the photo then click open nothing comes up on the message.I keep on asking the seller to send me an email. He just keeps sending the same trolling message about getting the photos on there I don,t know weather it is to do with doing it on an Smart phone,i don,t have one or want one.I downloaded Chrome to get the ALI Media App.How do i get 666 and 674 on there? Why they can,t they have the button like we have on here
*Attach Files*?
Any one else have any ides?I know something i am never going to buy on there again.:,If it was £6 or
less i would write it off.but it is £12.50..If you can join me on my post about

ALI EXPRESS wrong item sent thanks​

i would be great-full thanks i have copyed the link the from here at least they have them now,hope that is good enough.

Never used Aliexpress, sorry. :/

 

[hat]

Sandy seems to be stable.

Good lord, my main PC's hardware is popping up in the nostalgic thread at this point

 

[Greenslade]

Never used Aliexpress, sorry. :/

Never used Aliexpress, sorry. :/

I had the feeling you had.After my experience and lack of communication from them on there i say don,t.That motherboard and all the stuff with it ,is still Available.
Some people are bloody thick, i asked the seller with that PC i am going to buy .For his address and phone number ,he said its a garage two minutes from the station. Why don,t some people want to give there phone number ,iHis Garaer could be anywhere in that area.

 

[Ruru]

Had spare RAMsinks and thermal tape so I put heatsinks for my cards:

Vanta-16 (this was totally naked originally)

FX 5600 XT

Radeon 9550 (noticed that bulging cap, need to replace it ASAP as the card doesn't currently work)

Radeon X800 GT

Radeon X800 Pro

6800 Ultra

8800 GT

I had the feeling you had.After my experience and lack of communication from them on there i say don,t.That motherboard and all the stuff with it ,is still Available.
Some people are bloody thick, i asked the seller with that PC i am going to buy .For his address and phone number ,he said its a garage two minutes from the station. Why don,t some people want to give there phone number ,iHis Garaer could be anywhere in that area.

Ah, I just buy my retro stuff from interwebz buddies or from ebay

 

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[Ruru]

For some reason I practically missed the whole first gen Phenom. Well, built a XP rig around that finally.

The board has pretty "meh" OC options, but I'll try something later.

 

[Greenslade]

Had spare RAMsinks and thermal tape so I put heatsinks for my cards:

Vanta-16 (this was totally naked originally)

FX 5600 XT

Radeon 9550 (noticed that bulging cap, need to replace it ASAP as the card doesn't currently work)

Radeon X800 GT

Radeon X800 Pro

6800 Ultra

8800 GT

Ah, I just buy my retro stuff from interwebz buddies or from ebay

I will to after this

For some reason I practically missed the whole first gen Phenom. Well, built a XP rig around that finally.

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The board has pretty "meh" OC options, but I'll try something later.

That PC for sale is 730mm that is 29 inches high seems very high to me. Has anyone had a high pc case with wheels on like the one i am getting. I bet it will be heavy. I got to pick it up 6pm Saturday it,s a bit late for me would prefer earlier. but that was the only time and day.

 

[Ruru]

I will to after this

That PC for sale is 730mm that is 29 inches high seems very high to me. Has anyone had a high pc case with wheels on like the one i am getting. I bet it will be heavy. I got to pick it up 6pm Saturday it,s a bit late for me would prefer earlier. but that was the only time and day.

That case looks pretty damn awesome. I can't even imagine what kind of a watercooled beast that could house.

 

[lexluthermiester]

They sent the IDE one instead of the Sata version.

Did they ever make a SATA drive adapter for the PS2?

 

[Ruru]

Did they ever make a SATA drive adapter for the PS2?

They do exist, though only third-party ones. I have a third-party PATA version, though I'll probably get a SATA one when the current Seagate 200GB drive dies one day.

 

[lexluthermiester]

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This is a thing of beauty! DFI FTW!!

They do exist, though only third-party ones. I have a third-party PATA version, though I'll probably get a SATA one when the current Seagate 200GB drive dies one day.

Nice! Didn't know that. Makes for an easy SSD upgrade for a PS2. @Greenslade Is that what you were planning?

 

[Ruru]

This is a thing of beauty! DFI FTW!!


Nice! Didn't know that. Make for an easy SSD upgrade for a PS2. @Greenslade Is that what you were planning?

Yeah, a SSD would be nice as they're hella cheap these days. Probably I'd upgrade one of my 480GB Kingston A400's and put one there, though a quieter fan would also be nice (I have the fat PS2 with the noisy fan). Would be almost dead silent then

 

[lexluthermiester]

Do you use ALI Express?

I do not. I rarely buy from outside North America due to customs costs that are more hassle than is worth dealing with.

(I have the fat PS2 with the noisy fan)

That is easily fixed, as long as you're willing to open it up, clean it and re-oil the fan bearing.

 

[Ruru]

I do not. I rarely buy from outside North America due to customs costs that are more hassle than is worth dealing with.

Customs are the reason why I also prefer buying from EU as they came tax/customs-free. I used to buy stuff from UK but after Brexit it's not worth it anymore in most cases.

That is easily fixed, as long as you're willing to open it up, clean it and re-oil the fan bearing.

It's not the bearing, I remember when I got my first PS2 brand new back in 2002 and it was just as noisy as my current one

 

[lexluthermiester]

It's not the bearing, I remember when I got my first PS2 brand new back in 2002 and it was just as noisy as my current one

Oh ok, it's just the fan noise itself. I've done fan servicing on OG PS2's, it's not difficult.

 

[Greenslade]

Had spare RAMsinks and thermal tape so I put heatsinks for my cards:

Vanta-16 (this was totally naked originally)

FX 5600 XT

Radeon 9550 (noticed that bulging cap, need to replace it ASAP as the card doesn't currently work)

Radeon X800 GT

Radeon X800 Pro

6800 Ultra

8800 GT

Ah, I just buy my retro stuff from interwebz buddies or from ebay

Customs are the reason why I also prefer buying from EU as they came tax/customs-free. I used to buy stuff from UK but after Brexit it's not worth it anymore in most cases.


It's not the bearing, I remember when I got my first PS2 brand new back in 2002 and it was just as noisy as my current one

They just charged me 2.50 tax 12.50 with. the tax.
I am still getting thr same old spam from them
*please upload: complete photos of the package received + on the package about the logistics face sheet + products received*i showed them the links bit they they did not open them.Why can,t i speak to a realy person,rater than a Bott

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That looks new is that from AliExpress?

 

[Ruru]

They just charged me 2.50 tax 12.50 with. the tax.
I am still getting thr same old spam from them
*please upload: complete photos of the package received + on the package about the logistics face sheet + products received*i showed them the links bit they they did not open them.Why can,t i speak to a realy person,rater than a Bott


That looks new is that from AliExpress?

Can't remember what I paid from mine. Bought that few years ago and my ebay history doesn't show that.

Look more carefully, his board pic is from elsewhere.

 

[Greenslade]

I do not. I rarely buy from outside North America due to customs costs that are more hassle than is worth dealing with.


That is easily fixed, as long as you're willing to open it up, clean it and re-oil the fan bearing.

I don,t blame you i wish i hadnt They don,t want to talk on there just BottsI am nit going to get my money back there.In the video i put on here earler,the guy said if you pay by Paypal like i did ,you can get your money back after 90 days. I don,t know how that works,or how i go about it

Can't remember what I paid from mine. Bought that few years ago and my ebay history doesn't show that.

Look more carefully, his board pic is from elsewhere.

Some years ago i bought a thunderbolt enclouser ,and i have to pay 24 custums chargeI did manage to get in touch with the seller i don,t know howHe said that was nothing to do with him thats uk custums.If i had known that i would have got it for less in the uk.

I do not. I rarely buy from outside North America due to customs costs that are more hassle than is worth dealing with.


That is easily fixed, as long as you're willing to open it up, clean it and re-oil the fan bearing.

At least i have made up for it by buying the £5 pc.All though i son,t know how i am going to get it hime as it is 29 inches high he said you could take the feet off .

 

[Ruru]

Some years ago i bought a thunderbolt enclouser ,and i have to pay 24 custums chargeI did manage to get in touch with the seller i don,t know howHe said that was nothing to do with him thats uk custums.If i had known that i would have got it for less in the uk.

LMAO, I still don't actually know what Thunderbolt is

 

[Deleted member 232534]

They just charged me 2.50 tax 12.50 with. the tax.
I am still getting thr same old spam from them
*please upload: complete photos of the package received + on the package about the logistics face sheet + products received*i showed them the links bit they they did not open them.Why can,t i speak to a realy person,rater than a Bott


That looks new is that from AliExpress?

that was actually stock photo,

I owned this in ~2010

both ATX versions - UT and DK.

I had UT watercooled but can't find photos

 

[ExcuseMeWtf]

DFI! Ah, I miss those times...

 

[Ruru]

DFI! Ah, I miss those times...

Yep. Sucks that they left the consumer market and are only in the workstation/server segment these days..