TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

Bobaganoosh · Nov 10, 2023

boomstik360 said:
Few more things today! Courtesy of @Bobaganoosh

Ugh, makes me wish I kept my XFX 7950 GX2 11 years ago lol

You got me all nostalgic. I went digging through some old pictures. I couldn't find all my builds, but found a few gems:

This was the system that had that memory. It was in a Cooler Master case I honestly forgot I ever owned. I had an Ultra cooler that used a Peltier module on the QX6700 CPU and an 8800GTX (first card I bought after that 7600GT). Looks like I had some sort of blower fan below it. That cooler eventually melted it's molex connector, but it still worked. I RMA'd it anyway. Also a tank of an Ultra PSU from back when those were decent.

Then I got an Antec case, a second 8800GTX for SLI, the second memory kit, and some aftermarket heatsinks for the back-side of the GPUs lol:

Then the x58 setup with tri-channel memory, Thor's Hammer CPU cooler, and a GTX 285:

DUST! (sorry)

Upgraded that with the GTX 470 (put a backplate on it myself!):

Takes me back lol

boomstik360 · Nov 10, 2023

Bobaganoosh said:
You got me all nostalgic. I went digging through some old pictures. I couldn't find all my builds, but found a few gems:
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This was the system that had that memory. It was in a Cooler Master case I honestly forgot I ever owned. I had an Ultra cooler that used a Peltier module on the QX6700 CPU and an 8800GTX (first card I bought after that 7600GT). Looks like I had some sort of blower fan below it. That cooler eventually melted it's molex connector, but it still worked. I RMA'd it anyway. Also a tank of an Ultra PSU from back when those were decent.

Then I got an Antec case, a second 8800GTX for SLI, the second memory kit, and some aftermarket heatsinks for the back-side of the GPUs lol:
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Then the x58 setup with tri-channel memory, Thor's Hammer CPU cooler, and a GTX 285:
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DUST! (sorry)

Upgraded that with the GTX 470 (put a backplate on it myself!):
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Takes me back lol

Heck yeah I love it!!

Anymore old hardware pics there @Outback Bronze ???

Greenslade · Nov 12, 2023

I know you guys like this guys videos

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it must be cool getting a new old stock unused computer.

MachineLearning · Nov 12, 2023

Bobaganoosh said:
You got me all nostalgic. I went digging through some old pictures. I couldn't find all my builds, but found a few gems:
View attachment 320922
This was the system that had that memory. It was in a Cooler Master case I honestly forgot I ever owned. I had an Ultra cooler that used a Peltier module on the QX6700 CPU and an 8800GTX (first card I bought after that 7600GT). Looks like I had some sort of blower fan below it. That cooler eventually melted it's molex connector, but it still worked. I RMA'd it anyway. Also a tank of an Ultra PSU from back when those were decent.

Then I got an Antec case, a second 8800GTX for SLI, the second memory kit, and some aftermarket heatsinks for the back-side of the GPUs lol:
View attachment 320923

Then the x58 setup with tri-channel memory, Thor's Hammer CPU cooler, and a GTX 285:
View attachment 320924
DUST! (sorry)

Upgraded that with the GTX 470 (put a backplate on it myself!):
View attachment 320925 View attachment 320926

Takes me back lol

Is that an EVGA 780i I spy in the 2nd pic?

Bobaganoosh · Nov 13, 2023

MachineLearning said:
Is that an EVGA 780i I spy in the 2nd pic?

Yup! The 680i was the first one I had and they had a special upgrade program (which I think turned into the step-up program) that got me the 780i.

droopyRO · Nov 13, 2023

Bobaganoosh said:
I went digging through some old pictures. I couldn't find all my builds, but found a few gems:

Is that an Antec P180 ? I had a 8800GTX in one a long time ago and it got really hot. Swapped the P180 for an Antec 300 and temperatures were way better and the system was quieter. That i when i learned that "quiet cases" were kind of nonsense, but the build quality was top for the P180.

Jetster · Nov 13, 2023

droopyRO said:
Is that an Antec P180 ? I had a 8800GTX in one a long time ago and it got really hot. Swapped the P180 for an Antec 300 and temperatures were way better and the system was quieter. That i when i learned that "quiet cases" were kind of nonsense, but the build quality was top for the P180.

I had a P180, use to stand on the case it was so well built. Picture date is 2012

80-watt Hamster · Nov 14, 2023

Jetster said:
I had a P180, use to stand on the case it was so well built.

Ditto my SOLO. Ok, I never actually stood on it, but know that I could. I've sat upon it countless times.

Bobaganoosh · Nov 14, 2023

droopyRO said:
Is that an Antec P180 ? I had a 8800GTX in one a long time ago and it got really hot. Swapped the P180 for an Antec 300 and temperatures were way better and the system was quieter. That i when i learned that "quiet cases" were kind of nonsense, but the build quality was top for the P180.

Yup! It was OK without the HD sled I the front, but I beefed up the fan in the front and when I went to SLI, I put the aftermarket heat sinks on and one stuck out the side, which meant I couldn't put the side panel on anymore. I'm sure that didn't help my dust problem lol. I was really excited when I got the be quiet case I have now and was able to put the side panel on for the first time in years. Even after the sli days for me, the newer cards were too hot with the side panel on, especially because I always overclocked everything lol

Magic Cube · Nov 14, 2023

I had 2 Antec P180's black and metallic grey, P280 white and P380. Don't remember what happened to black version, but grey one I modded too much. Removing 5,25" drivebays was not that good idea, case lost its rigidity, becoming wobbly mess. I don't even remember why I did that.

P280 I sold to my friend with AMD FX8350, Asus M5A99FX PRO AM3-board, GTX660. This was before Ryzen, I wanted to test how bad was Bulldozer architecture.

P380 is in my nephew's use, with my first Ryzen 7 1700. I would have kept P380, but it takes so much space and is heavy. Also P380 selling price was awful near 300€. As it was not selling so good, I only payed about 100€ for it(New).

Apocalypsee · Nov 14, 2023

Greenslade said:
I know you guys like this guys videos

. it must be cool getting a new old stock unused computer.

That's awesome to find such an old BINB laptop that old. Sadly the guy didn't know much configuring it's kinda painful seeing him set things up. Still, like he say its the stuff of dreams getting laptop during that time as it's unbelievably expensive and because LCD is still kinda brand new the tech isn't there for anything serious.

Ruru · Nov 14, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Continuing the quest for the Ultimate SNES, I've bought some chrome labels for the clear SNES shell. Came from Poland!
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Though the photo doesn't really show, it looks great!

DAMN that looks nice! Though I must admit that Super Famicom/PAL SNES in overall looks hella better than the NTSC American one.

Magic Cube said:
I had 2 Antec P180's black and metallic grey, P280 white and P380. Don't remember what happened to black version, but grey one I modded too much. Removing 5,25" drivebays was not that good idea, case lost its rigidity, becoming wobbly mess. I don't even remember why I did that.

P280 I sold to my friend with AMD FX8350, Asus M5A99FX PRO AM3-board, GTX660. This was before Ryzen, I wanted to test how bad was Bulldozer architecture.

P380 is in my nephew's use, with my first Ryzen 7 1700. I would have kept P380, but it takes so much space and is heavy. Also P380 selling price was awful near 300€. As it was not selling so good, I only payed about 100€ for it(New).

I had a P280 white back in the day and damn I loved that case. Had a X58 setup as a daily driver in it back in 2015

heh, found a screenshot as well from that era

Greenslade · Nov 14, 2023

Has anyone bought one if these mini consols, and which one is your fav one ? Or do you have them all?

I want to get one of them but not sure which one to get.?

I think my fav is the AMEGA all though it only has 25 games

I know you can add games.
I do like the full size c64 because of its full size.And the Atari with its 125 games i know you can add games to all of them ,but the Atari is more complex to do that it seems .

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It would be nice if they made a new full sized AMEGA but i understand that they have not sold enough of them to JUSTIFY making a full sized version of it.

Ruru · Nov 14, 2023

Greenslade said:
Has anyone bought one if these mini consols, and which one do you think it is the best ? I want to get one of them but not sure which one to get.? I think my fav is the Amega all though it only has 25 gamesI know you can add games.

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Nah. I prefer emulators more..

Greenslade · Nov 14, 2023

Kissamies said:
Nah. I prefer emulators more..

I have the new PI5 on pre order ,i dare say you can do all those games and more on the PI5. Another of are fav you tubers

Having said all that i would still like to get one of the consols

Like him i don.t like that Plastic case.

Ruru · Nov 14, 2023

Greenslade said:
I have the new PI5 on pre order ,i dare say you can do all those games and more on the PI5. Another of are fav you tubers

Having said all that i would still like to get one of the consols

I use my old 2500K PC as an emulation station, runs everything fine.

Though I always prefer real hardware when playing older games so that's why I buy used games from time to time.

Greenslade · Nov 14, 2023

Kissamies said:
I use my old 2500K PC as an emulation station, runs everything fine.

Though I always prefer real hardware when playing older games so that's why I buy used games from time to time.

I have a loads of PC games myself.

Are you using XP with that system?

Ruru · Nov 14, 2023

Greenslade said:
I have a loads of PC games myself. Are you using XP with that system?

Nah, Win10. 2500K feels too modern to run XP.

ExcuseMeWtf · Nov 14, 2023

Kissamies said:
Nah, Win10. 2500K feels too modern to run XP.

Meanwhile, Phil:

Ruru · Nov 14, 2023

ExcuseMeWtf said:
Meanwhile, Phil:

Yeah, saw that. Commented on it too and Phil gave a like

Shou Miko · Nov 14, 2023

Kissamies said:
Nah, Win10. 2500K feels too modern to run XP.

Lol I am running my XP Gamer on a i3-4130 :roll:

Ruru · Nov 14, 2023

Shou Miko said:
Lol I am running my XP Gamer on a i3-4130

I like using XP on Phenom II but on Sandy I like 10

lexluthermiester · Nov 14, 2023

Kissamies said:
Though I must admit that Super Famicom/PAL SNES in overall looks hella better than the NTSC American one.

Right? I hate the blocky, purple and lavender mess we got in North America. It's pathetic by comparison.

Kissamies said:
Nah, Win10. 2500K feels too modern to run XP.

Not laughing AT you so much as just thought this was funny! I currently have a Core i5 4570 running Windows XP...

Ruru · Nov 14, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Right? I hate the blocky, purple and lavender mess we got in North America. It's pathetic by comparison.

Not laughing AT you so much as just thought this was funny! I currently have a Core i5 4570 running Windows XP...

Exactly, the American SNES looks like a cheap toy but SFamicom/PAL SNES looks cool.

To be honest, I just hate to downgrade the usable RAM amount if want to use my Sandy rig (it has 24GB RAM), and almost all GOG games on my collection runs fine on Win10. If I need more compatibility, I'll grab my old hp nx7000 laptop (Pentium M 725, 2GB RAM, Radeon 9200M)

Greenslade · Nov 14, 2023

ExcuseMeWtf said:
Meanwhile, Phil:

Good ole Phil

System Name	Dark Palimpsest
Processor	Intel i9 13900k with Optimus Foundation Block
Motherboard	EVGA z690 Classified
Cooling	MO-RA3 420mm Custom Loop
Memory	G.Skill 6000CL30, 64GB
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 4090 FE with Heatkiller Block
Storage	3 NVMe SSDs, 2TB-each, plus a SATA SSD
Display(s)	Gigabyte FO32U2P (32" QD-OLED) , Asus ProArt PA248QV (24")
Case	Be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G Pro X
Power Supply	Be quiet! Straight Power 12 1200W
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	GMMK Pro + Numpad

System Name	Always changing
Processor	Always changing
Motherboard	Always changing
Cooling	Always changing
Memory	Always changing
Video Card(s)	Always changing
Storage	Always changing
Display(s)	Always changing
Case	Always changing
Audio Device(s)	Always changing
Power Supply	Always changing
Mouse	Always changing
Keyboard	Always changing

System Name	Desktop // Laptop
Processor	R9 5900X (VRM-B2) @ 180W/160A/140A \| Mfg Wk03/2022 // i7-13620H 90W-50W \| Mfg Wk25/2024
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro V2 // Dell 006JN2
Cooling	Thermalright PA120 w/ 3x P12, MX-6 // Stock (4x heatpipes, 2x Elepeak radial fans) w/ MX-6 GPU & CPU
Memory	2x16GB Ballistix 8Gbit Rev.E @ 3800C15, 1:1 FCLK // 2x16GB Kingston Fury Impact H16A @ 4800C36
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Red Devil 6600XT @ C2800MHz/M2300MHz (Samsung), 216W, MX-6 TP-3 // RTX 4060 Mobile (70W)
Storage	SK Hynix Gold P31 1TB, TeamGroup MP33 Pro 2TB, Seagate Ironwolf HDD 4TB // Patriot VP4300 Lite 2TB
Display(s)	1x Gigabyte M27Q, 1x MSI Optix G274, 1x Dell E152FPg // Dell AUO30A5
Case	Phanteks P500A (non-digital) w/ 4x 140mm Arctic P14 PWM PST CO fans // Dell Inspiron Plus 7630
Audio Device(s)	FiiO E10K-TC (USB) -> Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro (80ohm)
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W // Lite-On 130W
Mouse	Logitech G203
Keyboard	Kingston HyperX Core RGB
Software	W10 Pro // W11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://hwbot.org/user/machinelearning/ https://hwbot.org/team/warp9_systems/

System Name	Dark Palimpsest
Processor	Intel i9 13900k with Optimus Foundation Block
Motherboard	EVGA z690 Classified
Cooling	MO-RA3 420mm Custom Loop
Memory	G.Skill 6000CL30, 64GB
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 4090 FE with Heatkiller Block
Storage	3 NVMe SSDs, 2TB-each, plus a SATA SSD
Display(s)	Gigabyte FO32U2P (32" QD-OLED) , Asus ProArt PA248QV (24")
Case	Be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G Pro X
Power Supply	Be quiet! Straight Power 12 1200W
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	GMMK Pro + Numpad

System Name	Juliette // My HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// ASUS RTX 4060 OC
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	G903 and a Master Mouse MM710/No mouse, MS game copntroller
Keyboard	EVGA / Logitech K400
Software	Windows 11 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

Bobaganoosh

boomstik360

Greenslade

MachineLearning

Bobaganoosh

droopyRO

Jetster

80-watt Hamster

Bobaganoosh

Magic Cube

Apocalypsee

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Greenslade

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Greenslade

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Greenslade

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

ExcuseMeWtf

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Shou Miko

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

lexluthermiester

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Greenslade

System Name	Office
Processor	Ryzen 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS B450M-A II
Cooling	be quiet! Shadow Rock LP
Memory	16GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RX 5600 XT
Storage	PNY CS1030 250GB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	Dell S2719DGF
Case	Fractal Define 7 Compact
Power Supply	EVGA 550 G3
Mouse	Logitech M705 Marthon
Keyboard	Logitech G410
Software	Windows 10 Pro 22H2

System Name	NoName
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 7950x3D
Motherboard	Msi Tomahawk X670E
Cooling	Silentium PC Dual tower cooler
Memory	G.Skill 6000MHz Hynix M-die
Video Card(s)	AsRock Challenger Arc 750
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1 TB, PNY 3030 512GB
Display(s)	Lenovo 31,5" 1440p 144Hz
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Window White with white bequiet fans
Power Supply	Seasonic 750W
Mouse	Basic Logitech "silent" mouse
Keyboard	Logitech Mx
Software	Linux

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	ASUS A520M-K
Cooling	Scythe Kotetsu Mark II
Memory	2 x 16GB SK Hynix CJR OEM DDR4-3200 @ 4000 20-22-20-48
Video Card(s)	Colorful RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB GDDR6
Storage	250GB WD BLACK SN750 M.2 + 4TB WD Red Plus + 4TB WD Purple
Display(s)	AOpen 27HC5R 27" 1080p 165Hz curved VA
Case	AIGO Darkflash C285
Audio Device(s)	Creative SoundBlaster Z + Kurtzweil KS-40A bookshelf / Sennheiser HD555
Power Supply	Great Wall GW-EPS1000DA 1kW
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Essential
Keyboard	Cougar Attack2 Cherry MX Black
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 22H2

System Name	4K-gaming / media-PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-6700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero / Asus Z170-A
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50 / Thermaltake Contac 21
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 10GB / RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	27" 4K120 IPS + 32" 4K60 IPS + 24" 1080p60
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Creative Omni BT speaker
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael (Waiting on 9800X3D) \ i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 3.10 AMD AGESA 1.2.0.2a \ Lenowo BDPLANAR Bios 1.68
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo C-267C-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC (Waiting on RX 8800 XT) \| Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ WD RED SN700 1TB
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr