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TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

Not sure what i'm going to do with it. To start with I'll see if it works
 
Jetster said:
Not sure what i'm going to do with it. To start with I'll see if it works
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well ... if i was sure of what to do with most of my collection, i wouldn't had started a collection :roll:

but i do love piecing together some build out of the whole bazaar i have at home :laugh:

i.e.: my PowerMac G4 Quicksilver (2001) is the heaviest paperweight i have around (ofc it works ... but i don't fire it up that often)
 
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I got my X800XT PE after repair. Damn this card was fast! I could play all games during that era at 1080p, FarCry included. But it dosn't last, it died after 4 days, I even undervolted it slightly. I guess the card really on its last legs. Back to my 9550, I repasted the card and it happily runs at 450MHz (up from 250MHz). I'm still hunting for AGP card but only found 9600Pro.

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Athlon 64 X2 4200+

The PCIe retainer is broke

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I think Ill put the Geforce 8800 GTX I have in it. Play some 2006 games
 
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just found something :D :D

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Jetster said:
Athlon 64 X2 4200+

The PCIe retainer is broke

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I think Ill put the Geforce 8800 GTX I have in it. Play some 2006 games
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Nice Toldeo core - The very best stepping and date you can find too.
Typically a 3.2GHz or better chip with the right board and tweaks.
I have one identical to that except it's date is 0721, yours is 0722.

Enjoy that one.
 
Powering it with a SFX power supply



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lexluthermiester said:
Nice! Have you tested them? Depending on how long they've been sitting, you may need to long format them to make them useful again.
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haha.. not yet and i'm not sure they can work again after years
i may keep them for collection
 
I had a Atari 800xl with a disc drive that used 5.25" discs, the disc drive cost £100 at the time.
 
After many years in storage I fired up my Radeon 9800 XT. As it turns out, it still works perfectly and to my surprise beats GeForce 6600 by quite a big margin. :D

Radeon 9800 XT vs GeForce 6600
 
havli said:
After many years in storage I fired up my Radeon 9800 XT. As it turns out, it still works perfectly and to my surprise beats GeForce 6600 by quite a big margin. :D

Radeon 9800 XT vs GeForce 6600
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Oh man seeing this video brought back some memories... Some great games there.. Thank you :) :D
 
Alrighty you retro-maniacs! Artex is back in the saddle on this wonderful Father's Day (Happy Father's day to all you fathers out there!). Speaking of fathers, let's talk about the grand-daddy of sound card 'fathers' - or perhaps great, great, great Grandfathers...

So I have a bare version, a boxed but incomplete version, and now....the whole shebang! Not only is finding one of these tough, but boxed is even tougher, boxed and complete is even tougher, but boxed, complete & with the optional surround/reverb module is pretty much unobtaniaum!

So here you go!

Ad Lib Gold 1000 8-bit ISA with Surround-Reverb Module (Boxed, Complete) (1991)

















Ad Lib Gold Midi Pack (Boxed) (1993)





Ensoniq SoundScape Elite (S2016-II) ISA #3 (1994)

This is my 3rd bare (also have two boxed) Ensoniq SoundScape Elites. I have a mild obsession with this card's wavetable patch-set and I still think it's on-par with the SC-55MK/MKII if not a better with this DSP dauhterboard. The first machine (I bought myself) was back in 1995, and was a Gateway 2000 P5-75 with the OEM version of the SoundScape S-2000 with the 2MB patch set. I was always in awe and wondered what the Elite version could offer. DOOM, Duke3D, ROTT... so many memories of that sweet, sweet MIDI.












I've also been on a processor kick lately, finding some good stuff. Starting with the very rare Barton 3200+ and the AMD K6-III+550! I also snagged a Cyrix 5x86-100GP, but the 4X version which is pretty rare nowadays. The Intel 387 DX is pretty neat given it's still sealed from 1993 - and I love that you can see that little coproc peeping out from the box saying "drop me into an SX board!" Other than that, a set of twinsie K6-III+ 450s for a few retro boxes.

AMD Athlon XP 3200+ (AXDA3200DKV4E) Socket A (Barton) (400Mhz FSB) (2003)




AMD K6-III+550 ACR 2.0V (1999)




AMD K6-III+450 ACZ 2.0V #2 (1999)




Cyrix 5x86-100GP 4X (G5FB607B) (7th week 1996)




Intel 387 DX Math CoProcessor (BOX387DX) (NOS) (1993)



 
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tigger said:
I remember i had a barton 2500+ the special one that was basically a 3200+ sold as a 2500+ it ran at the same settings as a 3200 with no extra voltage at all.
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My 2500+ turned 3200+ required a minor voltage bump for stability.

@Artex, Is the above hardware recent acquisitions? Seemed implied but still wasn't sure.
 
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Speaking of fathers, let's talk about the grand-daddy of sound card 'fathers' - or perhaps great, great, great Grandfathers...
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:) expected to see Sound Blaster 1 not a out of wedlock beget..............o_O:laugh:
 
biffzinker said:
My 2500+ turned 3200+ required a minor voltage bump for stability.

@Artex, Is the above hardware recent acquisitions? Seemed implied but still wasn't sure.
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Recent! In the last month or so.
 
tigger said:
I remember i had a barton 2500+ the special one that was basically a 3200+ sold as a 2500+ it ran at the same settings as a 3200 with no extra voltage at all.
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Those were fun CPU's!
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Recent! In the last month or so.
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Good stuff! Thank You for sharing and giving those of us who were there for these when new a nice jaunt down memory lane. :toast:
 
OT, I noticed three of you in a row don't have system specs listed. What's that all about?
 
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