Sexy Hardware Close-Up Pic Clubhouse.

[dj-electric]

 

[aQi]

Asus Rampage Formula.

 

[Valantar]

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I used to have that board! Socket 775 X48 Rampage Formula, right? Served me very, very well for nearly a decade, including keeping my C2Q Q9450 @3.52GHz 24/7 for the last year or two (with a Hyper 212 Evo, no less). The chipset/VRM heatsink gets hot, but that didn't matter much for me. Terrible/nonexistent fan control, though, but otherwise I loved that board. Sold off the board+CPU+RAM a while later, to a dad with a kid born in 2008 who wanted to build a PC as old as the kid was

 

[robot zombie]

Was kind of torn on where to post these because they are super-nostalgic, but also sexy... and also close-up. Or at least I think hardware like this is sexy. The coolest thing about these old, through-hole PCB's is the way that light passes through and gets diffused.

Really huge find for me. Came out of one of the first PC's I ever had contact with, and one of the first I ever took apart. This card is a column-expander for an Apple II - gives you 80 instead of the usual 40. I happened to spot it at work snooping around in a very dusty network closet, hidden under a thick blanket of fuzz. Knew immediately what it was. I was shocked to see it there, as this facility tossed-out the dozens of Apple II's that they used to have back in '95. I know this because two of them wound up in my house when I was very young and would be the beginning of my infatuation with PC's. I'm guessing somebody found it, not knowing what it was and thought it must belong with the router and firewall for the main building. Lucky me! Next, I'll be finding a full Apple II in the attic... and THEN maybe I'll post in the nostalgic hardware thread

 

[lexluthermiester]

Was kind of torn on where to post these because they are super-nostalgic, but also sexy... and also close-up.

These would likely fit better over in the nostalgic hardware thread;

TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

Ready for some old school action? Voodoo4 4500 AGP vs GeForce 256 SDR No TnL really hurts Voodoo...

www.techpowerup.com

 

[robot zombie]

These would likely fit better over in the nostalgic hardware thread;

TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

Ready for some old school action? Voodoo4 4500 AGP vs GeForce 256 SDR No TnL really hurts Voodoo...

www.techpowerup.com

Difficult call. I've noticed people post old stuff in here now and again, usually with images done in more of a showoffy way. It's confusing to me because I could see it fitting in both, just because in my case it also happens to be very old hardware. It's one of those things where one thread is very open-ended... it could be new or it could be old, so long as it is pretty close-ups. Whereas the other one is very narrow in the opposite way... the pictures can be however you like so long as the subject is old hardware.

I'm still not 100% on putting them here, myself. But I chose to do so on the basis that they're high-quality close-ups that people who aren't specifically into older hardware might appreciate as well. It's not just for that crowd. That was pretty much the deciding factor... maybe expose some people who might not give attention to things that I personally think are cool otherwise, rather than preaching to the choir who already knows. They're meant to be for everyone, not just the nostalgic hardware nerds.

That said, I may still have it moved Or... if enough people would rather they be there I wouldn't complain if they happened to get moved.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Difficult call. I've noticed people post old stuff in here now and again, usually with images done in more of a showoffy way. It's confusing to me because I could see it fitting in both, just because in my case it also happens to be very old hardware. It's one of those things where one thread is very open-ended... it could be new or it could be old, so long as it is pretty close-ups. Whereas the other one is very narrow in the opposite way... the pictures can be however you like so long as the subject is old hardware.

I'm still not 100% on putting them here, myself. But I chose to do so on the basis that they're high-quality close-ups that people who aren't specifically into older hardware might appreciate as well. It's not just for that crowd. That was pretty much the deciding factor... maybe expose some people who might not give attention to things that I personally think are cool otherwise, rather than preaching to the choir who already knows. They're meant to be for everyone, not just the nostalgic hardware nerds.

It's not a problem really. If you find it really cool, no worries. I think it's very cool too!

That said, I may still have it moved

If you want to, just use the "Report" button on that post and ask them to move it over. They likely will if they agree it would fit better of there.

 

[micropage7]

Was kind of torn on where to post these because they are super-nostalgic, but also sexy... and also close-up. Or at least I think hardware like this is sexy. The coolest thing about these old, through-hole PCB's is the way that light passes through and gets diffused.

Really huge find for me. Came out of one of the first PC's I ever had contact with, and one of the first I ever took apart. This card is a column-expander for an Apple II - gives you 80 instead of the usual 40. I happened to spot it at work snooping around in a very dusty network closet, hidden under a thick blanket of fuzz. Knew immediately what it was. I was shocked to see it there, as this facility tossed-out the dozens of Apple II's that they used to have back in '95. I know this because two of them wound up in my house when I was very young and would be the beginning of my infatuation with PC's. I'm guessing somebody found it, not knowing what it was and thought it must belong with the router and firewall for the main building. Lucky me! Next, I'll be finding a full Apple II in the attic... and THEN maybe I'll post in the nostalgic hardware thread

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the detail is superb, looks like fresh from factory

 

[robot zombie]

the detail is superb, looks like fresh from factory

I know! It's crazy. Under all of that dust, it was pretty pristine. Most of it just shook off. But knowing the place where I found it as well as I do, it has more than likely been sitting in that same climate-controlled closet for the past 2 1/2 decades. It's like it's been waiting there for me my whole life I'm surprised none of the network guys called in to work on the equipment in there over the years ever snagged it. The real mystery is who removed it and why. It's a school... every Apple II there would've had one installed from the jump. And they would've bought their machines late in their market life cycle. Probably circa 1990. And somehow I really doubt that anyone there was proficient enough to be messing with that crap.

 

[sam_86314]

My $11 Xeon X3470 arrived 5 days earlier than expected.

Here's the CPU it's replacing, a Core i5-650.

The two chips side by side.

The Xeon in the socket.

Will post more about this chip after I do some testing.

 

[lexluthermiester]

My $11 Xeon X3470 arrived 5 days earlier than expected.

Here's the CPU it's replacing, a Core i5-650.

The two chips side by side.

The Xeon in the socket.

Will post more about this chip after I do some testing.

Some might say that's a side-grade rather than an upgrade. However, the following should be considered strongly;
1. Twice as many cores/threads
2. Twice as much cache
3. Faster boost clocks(3.6ghz VS 3.4ghz)
4. Better returns on overclocking potential
The Xeon may be on the 45nm process, but it's a 95w TDP part VS the i5-650's 32nm & 72w TDP. Not really a big deal.
The Xeon is the much better CPU, especially at $11. Still would have been a good deal at $33.

So rock on Sam and enjoy!

 

[sam_86314]

Some might say that's a side-grade rather than an upgrade. However, the following should be considered strongly;
1. Twice as many cores/threads
2. Twice as much cache
3. Faster boost clocks(3.6ghz VS 3.4ghz)
4. Better returns on overclocking potential
The Xeon may be on the 45nm process, but it's a 95w TDP part VS the i5-650's 32nm & 72w TDP. Not really a big deal.
The Xeon is the much better CPU, especially at $11. Still would have been a good deal at $33.

So rock on Sam and enjoy!

Also has a better memory controller. The i5-650 would always lock up when booting into Windows with two 8GB DIMMS. The Xeon has no problem with them.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Also has a better memory controller. The i5-650 would always lock up when booting into Windows with two 8GB DIMMS. The Xeon has no problem with them.

That too! The Xeon can take up to 32GB(4x8GB or 2x16GB)

Product Specifications

quick reference guide including specifications, features, pricing, compatibility, design documentation, ordering codes, spec codes and more.

ark.intel.com

 

[Dinnercore]

UNLIMITED POWER!

 

[biffzinker]

UNLIMITED POWER!

Don't you mean, ULTIMATE POWER!

 

[Shou Miko]

Looks like the vault girl from Fallout 4 think I got a good deal on this Seasonic Prime 1200W Platinum for about 150USD/£124 (All badges still had the original plastic protection on ).

It's less then 2years old, was used on X99 and X299 systems until the owner got another 750watt psu.

 

[emissary42]

 

[biffzinker]

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I see PCIe slots, and the AMD logo but what else? What am I looking at?

 

[8BitZ80]

This is something you rarely see, big heatsinks on low-end gear.
Gigabyte GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 Silent
Kinda reminds me of the Pentium 3 Slot 1 era, which I thought was a cool design.

 

[biffzinker]

This is something you rarely see, big heatsinks on low-end gear.
Gigabyte GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 Silent
Kinda reminds me of the Pentium 3 Slot 1 era, which I thought was a cool design.

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Well even for a low-end GPU to get away wiith passive cooling requires a decent sized heatsink.

 

[Valantar]

I see PCIe slots, and the AMD logo but what else? What am I looking at?

Yeah, that was an odd one. Took me a long time to spot that AMD logo. Guess I was looking too closely Also, the top/bottom slot is PCI, not PCIe. Larger bumps, wider pitch, notch in the slot towards the rear instead of front. Some sort of reference/test board from a while back?

 

[biffzinker]

Also, the top/bottom slot is PCI, not PCIe.

I missed that one. I was looking for anything else recognizable.

 

[aQi]

I used to have that board! Socket 775 X48 Rampage Formula, right? Served me very, very well for nearly a decade, including keeping my C2Q Q9450 @3.52GHz 24/7 for the last year or two (with a Hyper 212 Evo, no less). The chipset/VRM heatsink gets hot, but that didn't matter much for me. Terrible/nonexistent fan control, though, but otherwise I loved that board. Sold off the board+CPU+RAM a while later, to a dad with a kid born in 2008 who wanted to build a PC as old as the kid was

Thats cute. Honestly the rampage formula and extreme were the ones best in game when they got released. If you ask me they still hold alot of potential. Those cores counts and oc potential still beats good.
Yes indeed its the X48 Formula, unfortunately the pictures you see of the x48 Formula has been sold a week back to a guy who cherishes lga775 over any other system he owns, even his HEDT is not close to him. Some emotional background i guess

 

[tabascosauz]

Oh, the wonders of full frame. This was on a 50.

 

[emissary42]

Some sort of reference/test board from a while back?

You are on the right track. This one is from the DDR3 era.