TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

ExcuseMeWtf · Mar 22, 2024

^Always loved that kind of aesthetic with colored semi-translucent shrouds!

Audioave10 · Mar 22, 2024

LGR...A PC from 1997.

68Olds · Mar 22, 2024

Greenslade said:
I can,t see any bent pins there.

@Greenslade
Did you ever take a closer look at the area I circled? Just curious if there was something there or not.

AUTOEXEC.BAT · Mar 22, 2024

2 days of retrobrighting....

Old and "new"
It needs 1 or 2 more days

Ruru · Mar 22, 2024

masterdeejay said:
From trash. (not yet tested.)
Sapphire HD 4890
XFX HD 4890

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I have that same XFX card.

older pic but anyway:

wolf · Mar 23, 2024

Is it nostalgic if it's only about 9 years old? Seems like these were ~4000 or so USD each when new, what a cool card to buy two of at the same time. It'll be fun trying to see if they work, and then I suppose... How to use them? Awesome cards to add to the collection for the eventual 'museum'.

Till not long ago it was news to me you could have four GPU's on one PCIE card.

Nvidia GRID K1, I got two for $40 AUD.

MaxiPro800 · Mar 23, 2024

Seeing as I will soon be the proud owner of a Soltek SL-75FRN2-RL "Golden Flame" mobo, this meant I have to make some "preparations".

I also have a MX440-8X with the same type of golden PCB the Soltek uses, not pictured here currently. Probably a bit weak but hey, I would love me some yellow fun, especially as I am down with a awful flu. At least I'll have the Soltek to keep me entertained, alongside the NF7.

(to imagine how painful it is - I have moments when I start shaking uncontrollably and my thighs absolutely start aching to the point I scream of pain :cry:

)

masterdeejay · Mar 24, 2024

The mutant brothers.

939 3200+ a64 (am2 possible but i dont have the upgrade card) pcie and agp. Core2 e5700 wolfdale but with AGP!
Ddr1!

MaxiPro800 · Mar 24, 2024

*laughs in P4Dual-915GL* :roll:

Ruru · Mar 24, 2024

masterdeejay said:
The mutant brothers.

939 3200+ a64 (am2 possible but i dont have the upgrade card) pcie and agp. Core2 e5700 wolfdale but with AGP!
Ddr1!
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Add the AM2NF3-VSTA (which I happen to own) and you'll have practically the 3 best retro boards.

KLiKzg · Mar 24, 2024

wolf said:
Is it nostalgic if it's only about 9 years old? Seems like these were ~4000 or so USD each when new, what a cool card to buy two of at the same time. It'll be fun trying to see if they work, and then I suppose... How to use them? Awesome cards to add to the collection for the eventual 'museum'.

Till not long ago it was news to me you could have four GPU's on one PCIE card.

Nvidia GRID K1, I got two for $40 AUD.

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Got the K2 at home...here are some pics:

masterdeejay · Mar 24, 2024

Chloefile said:
Add the AM2NF3-VSTA (which I happen to own) and you'll have practically the 3 best retro boards.

I already have a few good mobo
Asus Tus2-c
Abit ST6 (p3 1.4s)
Abit ic7 (2) (3ghz nortwood and prescott)
Abit ip35 pro (q9550, xeon 3210)
Abit Nf7 and S (5) durons, 2500,2600,3000 athlons

... but i dont have time to play with them.
And a few boxes agp video card, loads of rams...

MaxiPro800 · Mar 24, 2024

I can count a few ABITs in my collection that I like:

-BE6-II (P3 1000EB)
-BP6 (2x Celeron 333)
-NF7 2.0 (Athlon XP 2500+ @ 3200+)
-IS7-E 1.2 (P4 Northwood HT 2.8GHz)
-IP35 Pro-XE (C2D E8400)

And soon to come, 2x VP6, depending on how fast does PostNL/TNT and our local Romanian Post move.

mtosev · Mar 26, 2024

GeForce2 mx 200.

Ruru · Mar 26, 2024

mtosev said:
GeForce2 mx 200.

Ouch, 64-bit SDR memory. :ohwell:

AMF · Mar 26, 2024

actually owned it actually my first overclock got to 250 mhz

MaxiPro800 · Mar 26, 2024

Just woke up today morning and checked my phone to find out:

- Soltek is coming up later this day
- VP6s are now in EU! (Netherlands)

Well, that's a great way to start a morning. I guess I gotta prep up some stuff for the VP6s as well, besides the Soltek, for which I can't decide what CPU to go with.

Look who's here.

Audioave10 · Mar 27, 2024

Usagi Electric is at it again with another rare PC...

MaxiPro800 · Mar 29, 2024

Huh. So all it took to get a upgrade on this Soltek was... just a mobile 2600+, a bit of FSB/multi fiddling... and 'ere we are :laugh:

Still got no idea how to get past the "Unknown CPU Type" as the CPU string though. Anyone have any ideas?

Audioave10 · Mar 29, 2024

I love these "opening boxes of Retro goodies videos" (sorry)

wolf · Apr 2, 2024

Another cheap pick up, unsure if it works but at the price I paid it's a fantastic addition to the collection anyway.

ATi Radeon HD 5970 2G

MaxiPro800 · Apr 2, 2024

From last Sunday:

- GB P35-DS3
- C2D E6600
- 4GB DDR2
- MSI GT210
- SB X-Fi SB0730 + case badge
- 1TB WD Green (WD10EALS) that is surprisingly 7200RPM.

Had Windows 7, might nuke it, add a 8800GTX and start fresh with a 10/7 dualboot.

Also, an peculiar 1TB drive shows up. 5 bad sectors, all relocated already.

The weird thing - looks like a normal SATA2 drive, acts like a SCSI/SAS drive.

Massdeth · Apr 4, 2024

MaxiPro800 said:
From last Sunday:

- GB P35-DS3
- C2D E6600
- 4GB DDR2
- MSI GT210
- SB X-Fi SB0730 + case badge
- 1TB WD Green (WD10EALS) that is surprisingly 7200RPM.

Had Windows 7, might nuke it, add a 8800GTX and start fresh with a 10/7 dualboot.

Also, an peculiar 1TB drive shows up. 5 bad sectors, all relocated already.

MaxiPro800 said:
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The weird thing - looks like a normal SATA2 drive, acts like a SCSI/SAS drive.

The sentinel says it only has 92 days left to live.

You're screwed man! :laugh:

I got a couple older HGST's from back then that are stilling going too. One came in a IOMEGA 80GB drive, a 1TB from 2010 and i think i have a 128GB too thats them too, but id have to go look to be sure. They seem to be tanks that dont want to die. :toast:

MaxiPro800 · Apr 4, 2024

92 days... yeah, he ain't budging lol. He'd well push forth until he can't no more.

Jokes aside, I'm surprised it runs... its other sibling (same model even) scraped its platters without any reason.

Otherwise, I have a lot of HGST/Hitachi/IBMs running. Even Excelstor branded drives, and the well known Deskstars - a 35GXP and a 60GXP... can't find much about the 60 but the 35 is one of their metal plattered drives.

KLiKzg · Apr 4, 2024

MaxiPro800 said:
From last Sunday:

- GB P35-DS3
- C2D E6600
- 4GB DDR2
- MSI GT210
- SB X-Fi SB0730 + case badge
- 1TB WD Green (WD10EALS) that is surprisingly 7200RPM.

Had Windows 7, might nuke it, add a 8800GTX and start fresh with a 10/7 dualboot.

Also, an peculiar 1TB drive shows up. 5 bad sectors, all relocated already.
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The weird thing - looks like a normal SATA2 drive, acts like a SCSI/SAS drive.

92 days, as lifetime should be 3000 days...interesting, as health is OK.

Maybe you should make a back-up of the drive - just in case it has "software failure built in". :cool:

System Name	Main W10
Processor	i7 2700K
Motherboard	Gig Z77 HD4
Cooling	Xigmatech Tower Cooler
Memory	16 GB G-Skill 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX 1080ti 11GB
Storage	WD Gold 2 TB HD
Display(s)	Acer 27" 1440P
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro
Audio Device(s)	JDS Labs Element DAC/AMP
Power Supply	Rosewill Hive 650 watt
Mouse	MX 518
Keyboard	Cherry 3000 with Blues

System Name	Gamer
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite WIFI
Cooling	Apogee XL, MCR360, MCP655, Micro-rez
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill DDR4-3600 CL16
Video Card(s)	Red Dragon RX 6800 XT
Storage	WD SN850 1TB & SN750 1TB
Display(s)	LG 32GK650F-B 32" 1440p 144Hz
Case	Rocketfish (Lian Li) e-ATX
Audio Device(s)	Harman Kardon HK695 2.1
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GM-750
Mouse	HP Gaming wired
Keyboard	Logitech G110 wired
VR HMD	HP WMR 1440^2
Software	Win10 Pro 64bit

System Name	4K-gaming
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ PBO +200 -20CO
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50, EKWB Vector TUF
Memory	32GB Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4-3466
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX 3080 TUF OC 10GB
Storage	A pack of SSDs totaling 3.2TB + 3TB HDDs
Display(s)	27" 4K120 IPS + 32" 4K60 IPS + 24" 1080p60
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow White
Audio Device(s)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless / Corsair HS35
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 + Asus ROG Strix Edge Nordic
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	It runs Crysis

System Name	MightyX
Processor	Ryzen 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 I Aorus Pro WiFi
Cooling	Scythe Fuma 2
Memory	32GB DDR4 3600 CL16
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF RTX3080 Deshrouded
Storage	WD Black SN850X 2TB
Display(s)	LG 42C2 4K OLED
Case	Coolermaster NR200P
Audio Device(s)	LG SN5Y / Focal Clear
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RBG Pro SE
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK Compact w/pudding
VR HMD	Meta Quest 3
Software	case populated with Artic P12's
Benchmark Scores	4k120 OLED Gsync bliss

System Name	Star Platinum
Processor	Intel Core i5-3470 3.20GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte B75M-D3H
Cooling	EKL
Memory	16GB DDR3-1600
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX650 1GB GDDR5
Storage	2x Seagate ST31000340NS 1TB SATA II
Display(s)	Samsung 43 inch
Case	Delux MG760
Audio Device(s)	Realtek High Definition Audio + X-Fi XtremeGamer SB0730
Power Supply	FSP Bluestorm II 500W
Mouse	ASUS RoG Cerberus mouse
Keyboard	Marvo KM400 keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 1809

TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

ExcuseMeWtf

Audioave10

68Olds

AUTOEXEC.BAT

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

wolf

Better Than Native

MaxiPro800

masterdeejay

MaxiPro800

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

KLiKzg

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masterdeejay

MaxiPro800

mtosev

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Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

AMF

MaxiPro800

Audioave10

MaxiPro800

Audioave10

wolf

Better Than Native

MaxiPro800

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Massdeth

MaxiPro800

KLiKzg

System Name	Detox sleeper
Processor	Intel i9-7980XE@4,5Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock x299 Taichi XE (custom bios with ecc reg support, old microcode)
Cooling	Custom water: Alphacool XT45 1080 + 9xArctic P12, EK-D5 pump combo, EK Velocity D-RGB block
Memory	8x16Gb Hynix DJR ECC REG 3200@4000
Video Card(s)	Nvidia RTX 3080 FE 10Gb undervolted
Storage	Samsung PM9A1 1Tb + PM981 512Gb + Kingston HyperX 480Gb + Samsung Evo 860 500Gb
Display(s)	HP ZR30W (30" 2560x1600 10 bit)
Case	Chieftec 1E0-500A-CT04 + AMD Sempron sticker
Audio Device(s)	Genius Cavimanus
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex 750w Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G400
Keyboard	IBM Model M122 (boltmod, micro pro usbc)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64

System Name	Core i9 rig / Lenovo laptop
Processor	Core i9 10900X / Core i5 8350U
Motherboard	Asus Prime X299 Edition 30 / Lenovo motherboard
Cooling	Corsair H115i PRO RGB / stock cooler
Memory	Gskill 4x8GB 3600mhz / 16GB 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix RTX 2080 Super / UHD 620
Storage	Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TB / Samsung OEM 256GB NVMe
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp UP3017 / Full HD IPS touch
Case	Coolermaster mastercase H500M
Audio Device(s)	Onboard sound
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 1700 watt / Lenovo 65watt power adapter
Mouse	Logitech M500s
Keyboard	Cherry
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro

System Name	MR T System price 2280$
Processor	Ryzen 9 3900x 325 $4.7Ghz boost pbo +50 +50 enhance - offset auto voltage -.1875 offset soc
Motherboard	ROG STRIX X570-E Gaming 125 $ open box
Cooling	280mm ARCTIC FREEZER II idle temps 25c cpu 28c cpu diode 20c vrm 25c motherboard b stock 60$
Memory	2x 16GB Dual rank G Skill Trident Z Neo F4-3600C16-16GTZNC @3800 1.395v 16-19-16-20-38-58-1T $96
Video Card(s)	Asrock RX 6950XT Oc formula Oc edition 705$ 2700 2800 boost 1090v 2376mhz mem 19GB/s
Storage	500 GB WD SN850 PCI-E 4.0x4 85$ pcie16x4
Display(s)	V505-J09 Vizio 4k HDR 299$ oc 5hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max G Full Tower Tempered Glass 150$
Audio Device(s)	TV junk ewww
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-1250XM2 Bought in 2013 350$ 11 y/o hasnt lost any voltage or watts
Mouse	Logitech ERGO Trackball 35$
Keyboard	Corsair K57 50$
VR HMD	Dont give a damn about vr
Software	win 11 pro modded by me no ai no remote connections free hehe
Benchmark Scores	8188 multi 540 single cinebench r20