TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

stinger608 · Nov 18, 2024

remixedcat said:
cool... guess I'll do that tonight but will xp still activate?

As long as you have a legit key, there shouldn't be any issue.

I've activated a few of my ole systems within the last couple of years without having it online.

If you wish to put it online, let me know, I've got some links to current active browsers that are safe and secure for XP.

Also have a link/copy to a free antivirus that works great with XP.

Of course, no need for either if you're not going to put it online.

RJARRRPCGP · Nov 18, 2024

jak_2456 said:
Controversial opinion: I had a Dell XPS 410 (also saved from the trash in 2020) that had a Core2 Duo E6600, 2 GB of RAM, and a Radeon HD 6850. I thought Vista was fine. I think a lot of the issues stemmed from optimization because it was hard to run on most PCs. Research the development history if you want to know why. I think it's quite intriguing.

Vista is OK*

*-Only with Service Pack 2 integrated

Vista is prone to errors, without both service packs integrated.

remixedcat · Nov 18, 2024

stinger608 said:
As long as you have a legit key, there shouldn't be any issue.

I've activated a few of my ole systems within the last couple of years without having it online.

If you wish to put it online, let me know, I've got some links to current active browsers that are safe and secure for XP.

Also have a link/copy to a free antivirus that works great with XP.

Of course, no need for either if you're not going to put it online.

I put supermium browser on it so far!
and some more views of my retro area and modernish desktop for file stuff and research

lexluthermiester · Nov 18, 2024

remixedcat said:
cool... guess I'll do that tonight but will xp still activate?

You'll have to call it in. But yes.

jak_2456 · Nov 18, 2024

lexluthermiester said:
You'll have to call it in. But yes.

They'll text you a link to their online activation which makes it a lot easier.

remixedcat · Nov 19, 2024

lexluthermiester said:
You'll have to call it in. But yes.

Yeah the xp media center activated fine that I had a disc for. I have a Dell copy somewhere for another machine too

lexluthermiester · Nov 19, 2024

remixedcat said:
Yeah the xp media center activated fine that I had a disc for. I have a Dell copy somewhere for another machine too

XP Media Center is a good version to have! Nice.

wolf · Nov 19, 2024

Another to the collection

GeForce 7800GTX 256M

stinger608 · Nov 19, 2024

lexluthermiester said:
You'll have to call it in. But yes.

I haven't had to the last 3 times I've installed and activated XP.

jak_2456 · Nov 19, 2024

stinger608 said:
I haven't had to the last 3 times I've installed and activated XP.

You used to be able to activate XP via the Internet, but you can't do it without a patch now:

remixedcat · Nov 19, 2024

lexluthermiester said:
XP Media Center is a good version to have! Nice.

yeah I wanted to try out the media center stuff cuz I only did briefly and I might install the dell mediadirect thingy some time in a few months it's this quick booting minimal linux distro I think that is for quick media playback without booting windows...

lexluthermiester · Nov 19, 2024

stinger608 said:
I haven't had to the last 3 times I've installed and activated XP.

Really? How?

jak_2456 · Nov 19, 2024

lexluthermiester said:
Really? How?

It may have been before Microsoft discontinued support for security certificates older than SHA-2. That's why the patcher I mentioned above exists along with Legacy Update.

RJARRRPCGP · Nov 19, 2024

wolf said:
Another to the collection

GeForce 7800GTX 256M

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Unfortunately, back when these were new, especially brand new, back in 2005, IIRC, which was before most 7-series cards came out, was like its version of an 'RTX 4090, so expensive!

stinger608 · Nov 19, 2024

jak_2456 said:
It may have been before Microsoft discontinued support for security certificates older than SHA-2. That's why the patcher I mentioned above exists along with Legacy Update.

lexluthermiester said:
Really? How?

Pretty much just like @jak_2456 stated.......At least I guess. :laugh:

Seems though, I activated a copy about 4 or 5 months ago, without it being online.

RJARRRPCGP · Nov 19, 2024

jak_2456 said:
It may have been before Microsoft discontinued support for security certificates older than SHA-2. That's why the patcher I mentioned above exists along with Legacy Update.

Well, even SHA1, is now considered a security risk! So I get shocked to see MD5 still being used for ISOs and the like!

micropage7 · Wednesday at 1:24 AM

wolf said:
Another to the collection

GeForce 7800GTX 256M

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i have to say that shroud is pretty kicking

remixedcat · Thursday at 2:49 AM

played some diablo 2 w hubby and it was fun!!

played on my vista laptop n hubby played on the one i just put xp on

Ruru · Thursday at 4:11 PM

BuB made an another great job with pin fixing.

lexluthermiester · Thursday at 7:34 PM

Ruru said:
BuB made an another great job with pin fixing.

Ninja'd! I was about to post that! I love this channel!
Straightening pins can be a pain. Nail-biter moments in this one..

jak_2456 · Thursday at 8:03 PM

lexluthermiester said:
Straightening pins can be a pain. Nail-biter moments in this one..

Jay did a video on the topic if you want a tutorial:

Macro Device · Thursday at 11:03 PM

I genuinely don't remember how I ended up with this motherboard, CPU, and RAM but I remember having looted this 9600 GT at one of my jobs. Dropped everything but the GPU whilst cleaning the room. For some reason, this even works.

Now I ordered a C2D E6750 (I know it supports Wolfdale, I'm too lazy to update the BIOS for that and it won't make a huge difference anyway) for this grandpa. Totally short on hard drives and spare SSDs so no OS for now.

jak_2456 · Thursday at 11:16 PM

Macro Device said:
I genuinely don't remember how I ended up with this motherboard, CPU, and RAM but I remember having looted this 9600 GT at one of my jobs. Dropped everything but the GPU whilst cleaning the room. For some reason, this even works.
View attachment 372776 View attachment 372777

Now I ordered a C2D E6750 (I know it supports Wolfdale, I'm too lazy to update the BIOS for that and it won't make a huge difference anyway) for this grandpa. Totally short on hard drives and spare SSDs so no OS for now.

If you have any spare USB flash drives, Puppy Linux will run off of that. It's sufficient for basic tasks if that's what you want. I also think it's kind of fun that the BIOS for that motherboard was built on Christmas Eve.

Macro Device · Friday at 8:54 AM

jak_2456 said:
It's sufficient for basic tasks if that's what you want.

The catch is I don't know what I want. Will figure.

Greenslade · Friday at 11:54 AM

I am testing all my boards out and, on the GA7VAXP two floppy connections on the board don,t work

. To sell it should i take the ram heat sink and CPU out and sell it as *For parts not working*?

I am looking on eBay and one has gone for £10 with bad caps.so i guess i could get £10 for it.I don,t like having stuff that does not work like it should.

System Name	Dean Machine/2020 Ryzenfall
Processor	Intel 4790K/AMD Ryzen 5800X
Motherboard	MSI 1150 Gaming mATX/Asus ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming Wifi
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED/SilverStone AH240 AIO
Memory	16 gigs Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer/32 gigs G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 1660 Super/EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid Gaming
Storage	Crucial SSD 256 and 2TB spinner/Dual Samsung 980 Pro M2 NVME 4.0
Display(s)	Overlord 27" 2560 x 1440
Case	Corsair Air 540
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	Seasonic modular 850 watt Platinum/EVGA T2-850 Titanium
Software	Windows 10 Pro/Windows 10 Pro

System Name	KHR-1
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
Memory	32 GB G.Skill RipJawsV F4-3200C16D-32GVR
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF OLED-ASRock PG27Q15R2A (backup)
Case	Corsair 275R
Audio Device(s)	Technics SA-EX140 receiver with Polk VT60 speakers
Power Supply	eVGA Supernova G3 750W
Mouse	Logitech G Pro (Hero)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2

System Name	RemixedBeast-NX
Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.9Ghz (8C/16T)
Motherboard	Dell Inc. 08HPGT (CPU 1)
Cooling	Dell Standard
Memory	24GB ECC
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Nvidia RTX2060 6GB
Storage	2TB Samsung 860 EVO SSD//2TB WD Black HDD
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster P2350 23in @ 1920x1080 + Dell E2013H 20 in @1600x900
Case	Dell Precision T3600 Chassis
Audio Device(s)	Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 // Fiio E7 Amp/DAC
Power Supply	630w Dell T3600 PSU
Mouse	Logitech G700s/G502
Keyboard	Logitech K740
Software	Linux Mint 20
Benchmark Scores	Network: APs: Cisco Meraki MR32, Ubiquiti Unifi AP-AC-LR and Lite Router/Sw:Meraki MX64 MS220-8P

System Name	Sim Racing PC/Dell XPS 15 7590
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800x/Intel Core i7-9750h
Motherboard	ASUS TUF B450-Plus II/Dell Laptop MB
Cooling	Arctic Freezer A35 CO/laptop cooling
Memory	28 GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200/28 GB Crucial DDR4-2666 SO-DIMM
Video Card(s)	XFX SWFT309 RX 6700 XT/Laptop GTX 1650
Storage	1 TB Crucial 3400 PCIe Gen 4 SSD/Ediloca EN605 512 GB PCIe Gen 3 SSD
Display(s)	77" LG OLED TV (4K@120Hz)/15" Dell integrated panel (1080p@60Hz) and 30" Dell U3011 (1600p@60 Hz)
Case	Cougar MX330-G Air / XPS 15 7590 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro via Yamaha HT receiver/Integrated speakers or Creative Pebble Plus
Power Supply	EVGA 600 BA / Dell 130W laptop brick
Mouse	Logitech K400+ / Cherry MW 4500
Keyboard	Logitech K400+ / Drop ENTR or E-YOOSO Z-686 or integrated keyboard
VR HMD	Meta Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 Home/Windows 11 Pro (meaning to try Linux)

System Name	RemixedBeast-NX
Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.9Ghz (8C/16T)
Motherboard	Dell Inc. 08HPGT (CPU 1)
Cooling	Dell Standard
Memory	24GB ECC
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Nvidia RTX2060 6GB
Storage	2TB Samsung 860 EVO SSD//2TB WD Black HDD
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster P2350 23in @ 1920x1080 + Dell E2013H 20 in @1600x900
Case	Dell Precision T3600 Chassis
Audio Device(s)	Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 // Fiio E7 Amp/DAC
Power Supply	630w Dell T3600 PSU
Mouse	Logitech G700s/G502
Keyboard	Logitech K740
Software	Linux Mint 20
Benchmark Scores	Network: APs: Cisco Meraki MR32, Ubiquiti Unifi AP-AC-LR and Lite Router/Sw:Meraki MX64 MS220-8P

TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

RJARRRPCGP

remixedcat

lexluthermiester

jak_2456

remixedcat

lexluthermiester

wolf

Better Than Native

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

jak_2456

remixedcat

lexluthermiester

jak_2456

RJARRRPCGP

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

RJARRRPCGP

micropage7

remixedcat

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

lexluthermiester

jak_2456

Macro Device

jak_2456

Macro Device

Greenslade

System Name	MightyX
Processor	Ryzen 9800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X650I AX
Cooling	Scythe Fuma 2
Memory	32GB DDR5 6000 CL30
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	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)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless / Corsair HS35
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	DLSS / YOLO-PC
Processor	i5-12400F / 10600KF
Motherboard	Gigabyte B760M DS3H / Z490 Vision D
Cooling	Laminar RM1 / Gammaxx 400
Memory	32 GB DDR4-3200 / 16 GB DDR4-3333
Video Card(s)	RX 6700 XT / R9 380 2 GB
Storage	A couple SSDs, m.2 NVMe included / 240 GB CX1 + 1 TB WD HDD
Display(s)	Compit HA2704 / MSi G2712
Case	Matrexx 55 / Junkyard special
Audio Device(s)	Want loud, use headphones. Want quiet, use satellites.
Power Supply	Thermaltake 1000 W / Corsair CX650M / DQ550ST [backup]
Mouse	Don't disturb, cheese eating in progress...
Keyboard	Makes some noise. Probably onto something.
VR HMD	I live in real reality and don't need a virtual one.
Software	Windows 10 and 11

System Name	micropage7
Processor	Intel Xeon X3470
Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified