TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Mr.Scott]

I know it's not really "nostalgic", but I'm putting together a late XP-era/early 7-era PC with some parts I have and a few I've ordered from eBay.

Asus M4N98TD EVO motherboard
3.4GHz AMD Phenom II X4 CPU
4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
GeForce 8800 Ultra
2x 160GB Western Digital Velociraptors in RAID0
Sound Blaster Audigy Rx
CoolerMaster WaveMaster case
650w Antec TruePower PSU

Nice, but you'll be wanting 1600 speed ram.

 

[Red_Machine]

Nice, but you'll be wanting 1600 speed ram.

Unfortunately, my board doesn't support it. Only up to 1333.

 

[Mr.Scott]

That board supports up to 2000 speed.
Natively 1333 just like every other AM3 board.
The sweet spot for AM3 is between 1600 and 1800.

 

[Red_Machine]

The website says "1066, 1333, 2000 (OC)". It makes no mention of 1600, and says that the 2000 RAM is only supported through overclocking.

 

[Mr.Scott]

Trust me.

 

[Trekkie4]

I know it's not really "nostalgic", but I'm putting together a late XP-era/early 7-era PC with some parts I have and a few I've ordered from eBay.

Asus M4N98TD EVO motherboard
3.4GHz AMD Phenom II X4 CPU
4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
GeForce 8800 Ultra
2x 160GB Western Digital Velociraptors in RAID0
Sound Blaster Audigy Rx
CoolerMaster WaveMaster case
650w Antec TruePower PSU

Nope, this thing is newer than Q6600, my daily runner (which I personally consider to be modern & current technology)...

 

[Ruru]

I know it's not really "nostalgic", but I'm putting together a late XP-era/early 7-era PC with some parts I have and a few I've ordered from eBay.

Asus M4N98TD EVO motherboard
3.4GHz AMD Phenom II X4 CPU
4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
GeForce 8800 Ultra
2x 160GB Western Digital Velociraptors in RAID0
Sound Blaster Audigy Rx
CoolerMaster WaveMaster case
650w Antec TruePower PSU

Phenom II
8800 Ultra!!
Audigy series...


that's awesome!

 

[lexluthermiester]

The website says "1066, 1333, 2000 (OC)". It makes no mention of 1600, and says that the 2000 RAM is only supported through overclocking.

He's correct. You take the minimum and the maximum and it'll do anything inbetween. It'll very likely do 2133 and might even do 2400. 1866 is likely the best price/performance balanced ram you're going to find for that board.

I know it's not really "nostalgic", but I'm putting together a late XP-era/early 7-era PC with some parts I have and a few I've ordered from eBay.

Asus M4N98TD EVO motherboard
3.4GHz AMD Phenom II X4 CPU
4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
GeForce 8800 Ultra
2x 160GB Western Digital Velociraptors in RAID0
Sound Blaster Audigy Rx
CoolerMaster WaveMaster case
650w Antec TruePower PSU

While newer, most of that is 10+years old and is most assuredly nostalgic stuff, which fits nicely in this thread.

 

[hat]

Years ago, I remember wanting a P4 EE when I had a socket 478 system...

Damn, they're super expensive now.

 

[Trekkie4]

It really does make you think though... Back in the late 90's and early 2000s, a 10yrs old system, let's say a Pentium II would have been seriously outdated by 2007 or 2008. Heck, I already had a PCIe Radeon X1550 in 2007 & used SATA hard drive! Not to mention the 64-bit capable processor, with first gens of Dual Core chips already out there, on the market.

On the other hand, Q6600 will now be 10yrs old, and it can still compete with current systems. In fact, the only two upgrades I've done to it were adding GTX760 (instead of original 8800GT) and adding additional 4GB of DDR2... So yeah, it really makes you think just how much technological evolution slowed down, to the point where it's depressing to watch and/or talk about it...

 

[biffzinker]

On the other hand, Q6600 will now be 10yrs old, and it can still compete with current systems

Maybe software bloat still hasn't caught the older CPU as much as having more Ram?

 

[stinger608]

On the other hand, Q6600 will now be 10yrs old, and it can still compete with current systems. In fact, the only two upgrades I've done to it were adding GTX760 (instead of original 8800GT) and adding additional 4GB of DDR2... So yeah, it really makes you think just how much technological evolution slowed down, to the point where it's depressing to watch and/or talk about it...

That is a great point bro!!!!! Some of the older (10 years or so as you mention) still keep up with a lot of today's software and games.
Kind of sucks but in the same breath it's kind of cool. It makes all of a lot of people's older systems still keep up and there are many that can't afford to get the greatest and fastest systems.

 

[Trekkie4]

True, and entirely agreed! In the end it translates to more money for me to buy other toys

It's kinda sad though... What I like about 90's hardware was the developing pace, and the ability to feature a whole new (and improved) platform over the old one, in only a year or two. Where on the other hand I'm playing games like "GTA V" or "BeamNG" which is a modern game (and still in development), on my Q6600 without any serious issues.

 

[Ruru]

For me, the magical 1GHz CPUs are the thing. That's why I got one back in the day, and got one for my retro rig.

 

[lexluthermiester]

For me, the magical 1GHz CPUs are the thing. That's why I got one back in the day, and got one for my retro rig.

The 1ghz CPU's for AMD and Intel both were just golden. They were great performers, and OC'd like champs.

 

[Bungz]

Brand new Abits




Lots of dead caps. Old Teapos and Nichicon HM are rubbish.







Luckily all cleaned off fine no damage.



All the mains done, I subsequently did the last few 1000uf 6.3's that are still in situ here.





Woot.

Sorry for lots of pictures but you know, new Abits and all

 

[E-Bear]

I still have a Skt 754...3200+ with 1mb cache at 2.2ghz. Problem is that nowhere I can find a 3200+ 2.2ghz with more than a 512k cache. So where this cpu come from...an engineering sample maybe.

 

[dorsetknob]

More than that is that they supposed to have make only 512kb cache on the market and mine is one with 1mb cache.

and which CPU would that Be ???

 

[dorsetknob]

Athlon 64 are not socket 462 /socket A
http://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket 462 (Socket A).html
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/TYPE-Athlon 64.html

 

[dorsetknob]

I wrote Socket 754 not Socket 462.

Sorry but you wrote socket 462 and then Last edited: 14 minutes ago

We can always ask a mod to unedit your post to show the truth

 

[E-Bear]

Sorry but you wrote socket 462 and then Last edited: 14 minutes ago

We can always ask a mod to unedit your post to show the truth

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Athlon 64 3200+ - ADA3200AEP5AR (ADA3200BOX).html

This is the nearest I could find to the 754 I do have but all 3200+ with 1mb cache are clawhammer of 2000mhz. Mine is a 2200mhz 1mb cache but still a 3200+ on the lid.

EDIT: Found it ! Seems all these cpu's were sold on the market with 512k cache because half cache was non-functionnal disable so I guess mine went through the cracks and still has his 1mb really stable.
AMD Athlon 64 processor (Clawhammer, revision CG, Socket 754)
3200+ 2200mhz 1mb cache.

 

[hat]

Sorry but you wrote socket 462 and then Last edited: 14 minutes ago

We can always ask a mod to unedit your post to show the truth

Currently, his post was edited 40 minutes ago, and your post was made 28 minutes ago, leaving a 12 minute gap between his edit and your post. One could argue that you were just a little slow on the draw on this one.

 

[dorsetknob]

Covered by time for accurate Research and his original post was 1hr 09min ago
anyway its irrelevent
If your that bothered ask a mod to un edit post
#7,317

 

[E-Bear]

Currently, his post was edited 40 minutes ago, and your post was made 28 minutes ago, leaving a 12 minute gap between his edit and your post. One could argue that you were just a little slow on the draw on this one.

From my last post that I wrote it's clearly not an engineering sample so how could it be called when a cpu like this falls through the cracks of the production and leaked in someone hands?

 

[hat]

Your own link shows it has 1MB cache?