TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[JunkBear]

Just got from electronic recycling bin a computer functional but without the HDD. Mobo is Aopen AX4SPE-UN. Socket 478 with a SL7E4 P4 3.0gigs 1m that caan be overclocked to 4gigs. Also 3gigs of ddr400 and a dvd-rw plus an HIS 9550 128megs agp.

 

[stinger608]

Just got from electronic recycling bin a computer functional but without the HDD. Mobo is Aopen AX4SPE-UN. Socket 478 with a SL7E4 P4 3.0gigs 1m that caan be overclocked to 4gigs. Also 3gigs of ddr400 and a dvd-rw plus an HIS 9550 128megs agp.

Nice score @JunkBear !!!

 

[P4-630]

Just got from electronic recycling bin a computer functional but without the HDD. Mobo is Aopen AX4SPE-UN. Socket 478 with a SL7E4 P4 3.0gigs 1m that caan be overclocked to 4gigs. Also 3gigs of ddr400 and a dvd-rw plus an HIS 9550 128megs agp.

I have had a laptop with socket 478

 

[GreiverBlade]

I have had a laptop with socket 478

My MacBook pro is with a socket 478 it's named socket P 478 tho (iirc all C2D merom/penryn are on a mPGA 478)

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Donated to me in the last 3 days


1. ASUS

A4 3420 2.8ghz
4 gb RAM
1 tb hdd
windows 8.1


2. Packard Bell

P 4 3.0ghz
2 gb Ram
80gb hdd
XP

3. Dell

P4 521 2,8ghz
1 gb ddr2
80gb hdd
XP

along with a 18 inch ASUS monitor from earlier in the week and a 14 inch 12v monitor with those 3............a good week.
@Wizzard if you need more xp machines they are here, i unsubbed from beta testing and have lost track.

 

[JunkBear]

Donated to me in the last 3 days


1. ASUS

A4 3420 2.8ghz
4 gb RAM
1 tb hdd
windows 8.1


2. Packard Bell

P 4 3.0ghz
2 gb Ram
80gb hdd
XP

3. Dell

P4 521 2,8ghz
1 gb ddr2
80gb hdd
XP

along with a 18 inch ASUS monitor from earlier in the week and a 14 inch 12v monitor with those 3............a good week.
@Wizzard if you need more xp machines they are here, i unsubbed from beta testing and have lost track.

#1 seems to kick ass for a donation.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

My neighbour needed help moving furniture, and i happened to mention ( cough cough) that i can do amazing things stuff to pcs,

i ended up cleaning up their newish pc, which was riddled with bloat and malwares..........they shop..........indescriminately and click on stupid pop ups, anyway i set them straight and installed the usual "keep me safe" software so they wont have to replace the new one after 2 years, because it "doesnt work properly"

I left them with the impression that all their old kit was so riddled that it was positively contagious and would they like to give it to me so i can refurb, strip, make good what is there and with other bits i have.and ultimately give them to people who arent online.

An old machine can surf, you can make webcalls and do a search all of which is all some people want and need.

Anyway....selling the APU

Spoiler

for cheap to someone in need will pay for the 3 mice, keyboards and monitor needed to round off the package and will pay for a couple of these

Spoiler: aaaaaaaaaaah

The whole deal took a couple of hours of my time and now i can spread joy, i know people who will be grateful.......... so ..........many wins everywhere .

 

[kazz]

yesterday I was changed my radeon catalyst 11.1 drivers with "12-4_agp-hotfix_xp32_dd_ccc" and got awesome performance improvement while watching youtube videos in HD quality,
CPU is still 13y/o athlon XP (more specs visible in profile)

with old drivers cpu usage @1080p was 80+% now like 25...35%

I even dont know how it is possible

 

[JunkBear]

Just got from electronic recycling bin a computer functional but without the HDD. Mobo is Aopen AX4SPE-UN. Socket 478 with a SL7E4 P4 3.0gigs 1m that caan be overclocked to 4gigs. Also 3gigs of ddr400 and a dvd-rw plus an HIS 9550 128megs agp.

The 9550 low profile goes into a Compaq Evo D510 sff (D51s)i built to put on gf tv in living room for her Philippines shows on YouTube and maybe a NES game emulator. Good thing on this office computer it has 2 serial ports so i could put two older game controller like Gravis. It runs already on Win7 home premium 32. Cpu 2.8gigs and 2gigs ddr400.

I will put a HIS IceQ Radeon 4670 agp 1gig DDR3 OC edition in it when i get the proper case. No rush.

 

[GreiverBlade]

ohhhh goody good ... i won a S939 board (MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum) for around 10$, well just when i said to myself "drat i would like a S939 board ..." a mail reminded me that no other overbid me ... buh?
well AGP and DDR but who really care


also won a Sugo SG05 for 4$ ... but not so nostalg33k

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

ohhhh goody good ... i won a S939 board (MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum) for around 10$, well just when i said to myself "drat i would like a S939 board ..." a mail reminded me that no other overbid me ... buh?
well AGP and DDR but who really care
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also won a Sugo SG05 for 4$ ... but not so nostalg33k
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Nice........i likee, i likee a lot.

@GreiverBlade if the Sugo came with a working PSU you are laughing, i bet the shipping was more than the purchase price.

 

[GreiverBlade]

Nice........i likee, i likee a lot.

@GreiverBlade if the Sugo came with a working PSU you are laughing, i bet the shipping was more than the purchase price.

ahahah ... yes ... around 7$ for a 2 day selivery and 9$ if i want a 1 day (not so in a hurry i keep it low xD) nah no PSU and no ODD cover ... so i guess i will buy a slim CD/DVD for the future HTPC
i think i will re use my Enermax Coolergiant 485 for that one alongside with a AM1 setup (or i can use the FSP 250 i have ... since my mother has a AM1 5350 setup on a 160w psu with BR/hdd/pciE snd so the 485 would be a tad overkill XD)

also iirc my Athlon 64 on my shelf is a Venice S939 i need to check maybe i will replace my AXP build with a A64 for the retrogame rig

yep a S939 A64 3200+ Venice core

 

[ThE_MaD_ShOt]

ohhhh goody good ... i won a S939 board (MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum) for around 10$, well just when i said to myself "drat i would like a S939 board ..." a mail reminded me that no other overbid me ... buh?
well AGP and DDR but who really care
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also won a Sugo SG05 for 4$ ... but not so nostalg33k
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This reminds me , I need to fire up my s939 rig. Need to get a psu for the rig that has the s939's psu in it. I think that 750 watt unit is a tad much for that Fx rig anyway.

 

[JunkBear]

When you make retro gaming rigs do u also put WinXP?

 

[GreiverBlade]

When you make retro gaming rigs do u also put WinXP?

Yup

 

[JunkBear]

Yup

Good thing i have XP corporate on a cd and another will all updates.

 

[stinger608]

Good thing i have XP corporate on a cd and another will all updates.

Ware were you able do download all the updates @JunkBear ?

That would be an excellent link to toss up on the first original post man.

 

[JunkBear]

It was a french guy who made it on his website and i think maybe i missed the last 4 updates thats it. I will look when i have more time.

 

[P4-630]

Old Intel Celeron Mobile 2Ghz from my first laptop back in 2003(packard hell)
Playing GTA Vice City on my laptop at that time

 

[Trekkie4]

It's been a while since I posted anything... Mainly because I'll be moving out soon, so I have other priorities at the moment which includes getting rid of all the stuff which doesn't have any obvious purpose, mainly forgotten projects and/or duplicate parts.

But I do have few items to talk about... I was recently donated Sim City 2000 (Network Edition) & Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars. I can upload pics if you want me to, these games will make awesome addition to my (already too large) retro collection of old hardware & software

As for non-PC related stuff, I recently got my hands on Interbuy AE 6001 VCR, which is essentially a clone of Anitech AE 6001. Despite the cheap & generic look from outside, there's a very reliable Funai Mk3 drive inside, known for durability & reliability! We used to have a VCR very similar to AE 6001, made by the company Marquant when I was 3yrs old which used the same tape transport (aka chassis, mechanism - Funai Mk3) which lasted for over 11yrs of intensive service & usage. It would probably last for even longer if my dad haven't decided to replace it for JVC.
Once again, I can upload pics if you guys want me to, I've basically made one complete, fully functional unit out of 2 VCRs - the other one was Anitech 6002DK which is essentially the same thing as 6001 but without Long Play feature. Since 6002 had severe electrical damage, along with rusted chassis & other problems I've used it for parts to properly restore 6001!

Funai Mk3 tape transport...

 

[GreiverBlade]

sooooo, what to do with that mat black beauty ... almost as mat and beautiful as the PCB of my MVIIR in my main rig ... damn fine for a S939 board


getting the rest ready AKA: seeking for ram, cooler and other fancy thingy to swap out the KT6V for that K8N

 

[JunkBear]

Just bought a new keyboard. I think that she's welcome here

Acer Accutype 6312 - ALPS White mechanical keyboard from 1996.

This is how it sounds like:

Its often black the pictures or whatever it is. Keyboard picture i see it but not the other one...and im using TPU app.

 

[twilyth]

Just bought a new keyboard. I think that she's welcome here

Acer Accutype 6312 - ALPS White mechanical keyboard from 1996.

This is how it sounds like:

After using positive feedback keyboards from early pc's and IBM LU's (terminals) I thought I'd never get used to "soft" keyboards. But at a certain point, they became so hard for me to find that I just went with flow. Now I'm so used to those that when I use one of my Cherry based kb's, it almost feels weird.

 

[GreiverBlade]

Just bought a new keyboard. I think that she's welcome here

Acer Accutype 6312 - ALPS White mechanical keyboard from 1996.

This is how it sounds like:

well at last something Acer does good ... oh ok the Acer Veriton LP i had was good too ... but now, oh god what a pile of crap Acer Pcs'n laptops are ... (well they still do good screens ... tho )

 

[Misaki]

Its often black the pictures or whatever it is. Keyboard picture i see it but not the other one...and im using TPU app.

Because it's a video

After using positive feedback keyboards from early pc's and IBM LU's (terminals) I thought I'd never get used to "soft" keyboards. But at a certain point, they became so hard for me to find that I just went with flow. Now I'm so used to those that when I use one of my Cherry based kb's, it almost feels weird.

Well, this keyboard works lighter than my old one (Genius SlimStar i222)!

well at last something Acer does good ... oh ok the Acer Veriton LP i had was good too ... but now, oh god what a pile of crap Acer Pcs'n laptops are ... (well they still do good screens ... tho )

Hey, hey, my laptop is good too