TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[INSTG8R]

FRESH LOOT! or should I say LOOT GALORE?

1. AMD K7600MTR51B A - Slot A - I'm a slot A "whore". I hoard them like crazy. I lost count of how many motherboards and CPUs I got. Which is a good thing in my book!
2. AMD K5 PR166 - AMD-K5-PR166ABR - always wanted one. Now I got one!
3. ASUS K7M Rev 1.04 Slot A + K7 700MHz CPU - need I say Slot A? I'm such a slut!!! 4th ? 5th? I lost count again. I have all flavors, with and without Super Bypass.
4. ASUS Geforce FX 5600 128MB AGP - V9560 128M Rev. 1.02 - a Geforce FX? HECK YEAH!
5. ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE REV. 1.04G with Athlon 64x2 3800+ - great piece of tech. Solid and heavy like tank. Did I mention that it gets quite hot? Under load of course.
6. A stomped on MFM controller which made a full recovery. Now to check if one of my Winchester drives is able to talk to this puppy. I wonder ...
7. Another Athlon XP 3200+ - AXDA3200DKV4E - the 4th I got.
8. A BIOSTAR Sk.3 MB-1433/50UVC-D PCB VER:2 - which is still going strong! Some battery leak damage but nothing terminal.
9. ASUS P5E DELUXE REV. 2.00G with a Celeron E3300. That made me laugh hard! Am X48 with a crappy CPU! AWESOME! I LIKE IT!
10. ASUS A8V S939 + Athlon 64 3200+ a second one. It needs a new Winbond W83627THF-A IC which I ordered from China.
11. Gigabyte GA-BX2000 / 440BX Slot 1 + P3 550MHz SL3FJ - Immortal 440BX!!!
12. ELSA Winner PRO PCI - in bad shape. It has been fully restored and it works like a dream.
13. A bunch of Winbond W83783S chips have arrived from China. Now MY ABIT BE6 is complete and firing on all cylinders. This is a story to be told! Soon!
14. Matrox Mystique 220 4MB PCI - missing the bracket but otherwise working well.
15. A dead 3dfx VooDoo 3 2000 16MB AGP - the heatsink was bent and because the thermal glue is stupidly strong it also lifted at least 10-15 traces and pads from the PCB. RIP.
16. Leadtek WinFast A280 Ultra - UNICORNS DO EXIST! - Finally a working Geforce 4 4600Ti! It needed 3 caps changed. This is a Win(ner)Fast awesome card!
17. Full Copper Sk.A CPU coolers?! COUNT ME IN! I got 3 of these beasts.
18. MiroSound PCM Pro1 ISA - almost repaired. I still need a 3.3uf 35V SMD cap
19. ASUS ATI Radeon 2600XT PCI-E - repaired. A torn transistor and also torn pads.
20. HIS ATI Radeon X800GTO IceQ II 256MB PCI-E - this makes me want to drive a GTO on Route 66 right into the sunset!!!
21. Misc - P2 400MHz, AMD 486 DX4 100MHz, Be Quiet 350W with strong 3.3V and 5V rails, dual fan. 2x Creative Audigy 2. A Gainward S3 Virge AGP... Lots of other trinkets of all shapes and sizes!
22. For sure I forgot something but I'll get to them eventually!

More later dudes!

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More pics.

Oh how I wished I still had my 2900XT! Terrible card but one of the most beautiful ones ever! That 2600 brings.me the feels. I usually pass down my old hardware to someone in need so not sure who got it. That HIS is a looker too but they always were.

 

[RyzenMaster.sys]

That is quite the selection. Nice!

I am mildly jealous of that ASUS A8V, as I want a nice 939 board at some point. I actually have a really nice one but it is broken.

I always love the HIS IceQ cards. That was mostly why I got the specific X1650 I have. The coolers are actually made by Arctic and they are very good, although the fan can be a bit noisy.

 

[MaxiPro800]

Figured I'd post my "Netburst Mercedes" here as well.










Specs:

Gigabyte GA-8IG1000 Pro
Pentium 4 HT 3GHz (Prescott)
L&C LC-B400ATX PSU (rebuilt, hence the sleeved cables - they come from a dead Thermaltake TR2-420NP)
Linkworld 3210 case (restored, with new power/HDD LEDs)
2GB DDR-400 RAM
Sapphire Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB DDR2
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE SB0570
Pinnacle 330i TV Tuner
Hitachi Deskstar 80GB IDE HDD (boot drive)
WD Raptor WD740GD-00FLA1 74GB (storage drive)
Lite-On DVDROM/CDRW
Running vanilla XP SP3 VLK.

 

[Greenslade]

You have to look all over, even sometimes beyond the electronics category, for reasons I'll explain.

Few tips. First and foremost, for bargain hunting, in most cases,
eBay < Everything else

eBay has a much wider audience which usually leads to a lot of bidders and buyers to pick up any good deal. Plus eBay fees and shipping etc inflate prices. However, If you know what to look for and have a bit of luck, you CAN get good deals.

Usually Facebook or Craigslist has better deals. Both for shipping and local deals. Sometimes you can get good prices from people that don't know what they have and just think they have old junk of unknown functionality, when it's actually an item that a collector or enthusiast still would pay good money for. Or sometimes people just want to sell something quickly.

Spoiler: Tips that can help

Few strategies that can help. Mislabeled items can be a great opportunity. For example, say there is an auction for a motherboard but it's listed under the monitor category, it won't show up for people looking for motherboards and probably will get few bids or offers, allowing for a good deal to be had. Sometimes you will find people with bad photos, terrible descriptions, or lacking information so nobody else will buy them, which sometimes means a good deal for you. I've gotten scammed like this before, but eBay is great about refunds. Another way involves some risk too, and that is with "untested" or "for parts listings". You have to be very careful and can get burned even if you know what you are looking for, but sometimes you can get very good deals this way. For example, a motherboard worth $70 might only sell for $25 if it has bent pins, which you could possibly fix and get a super cheap board. Or you can get a GPU for cheap because someone pulled out of their PC when they upgraded and they haven't used in years since, so they listed as untested. Or maybe they are listing as untested since they know it's broken but don't want to lose as much money.

 

[lexluthermiester]

FRESH LOOT! or should I say LOOT GALORE?

1. AMD K7600MTR51B A - Slot A - I'm a slot A "whore". I hoard them like crazy. I lost count of how many motherboards and CPUs I got. Which is a good thing in my book!
2. AMD K5 PR166 - AMD-K5-PR166ABR - always wanted one. Now I got one!
3. ASUS K7M Rev 1.04 Slot A + K7 700MHz CPU - need I say Slot A? I'm such a slut!!! 4th ? 5th? I lost count again. I have all flavors, with and without Super Bypass.
4. ASUS Geforce FX 5600 128MB AGP - V9560 128M Rev. 1.02 - a Geforce FX? HECK YEAH!
5. ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE REV. 1.04G with Athlon 64x2 3800+ - great piece of tech. Solid and heavy like tank. Did I mention that it gets quite hot? Under load of course.
6. A stomped on MFM controller which made a full recovery. Now to check if one of my Winchester drives is able to talk to this puppy. I wonder ...
7. Another Athlon XP 3200+ - AXDA3200DKV4E - the 4th I got.
8. A BIOSTAR Sk.3 MB-1433/50UVC-D PCB VER:2 - which is still going strong! Some battery leak damage but nothing terminal.
9. ASUS P5E DELUXE REV. 2.00G with a Celeron E3300. That made me laugh hard! Am X48 with a crappy CPU! AWESOME! I LIKE IT!
10. ASUS A8V S939 + Athlon 64 3200+ a second one. It needs a new Winbond W83627THF-A IC which I ordered from China.
11. Gigabyte GA-BX2000 / 440BX Slot 1 + P3 550MHz SL3FJ - Immortal 440BX!!!
12. ELSA Winner PRO PCI - in bad shape. It has been fully restored and it works like a dream.
13. A bunch of Winbond W83783S chips have arrived from China. Now MY ABIT BE6 is complete and firing on all cylinders. This is a story to be told! Soon!
14. Matrox Mystique 220 4MB PCI - missing the bracket but otherwise working well.
15. A dead 3dfx VooDoo 3 2000 16MB AGP - the heatsink was bent and because the thermal glue is stupidly strong it also lifted at least 10-15 traces and pads from the PCB. RIP.
16. Leadtek WinFast A280 Ultra - UNICORNS DO EXIST! - Finally a working Geforce 4 4600Ti! It needed 3 caps changed. This is a Win(ner)Fast awesome card!
17. Full Copper Sk.A CPU coolers?! COUNT ME IN! I got 3 of these beasts.
18. MiroSound PCM Pro1 ISA - almost repaired. I still need a 3.3uf 35V SMD cap
19. ASUS ATI Radeon 2600XT PCI-E - repaired. A torn transistor and also torn pads.
20. HIS ATI Radeon X800GTO IceQ II 256MB PCI-E - this makes me want to drive a GTO on Route 66 right into the sunset!!!
21. Misc - P2 400MHz, AMD 486 DX4 100MHz, Be Quiet 350W with strong 3.3V and 5V rails, dual fan. 2x Creative Audigy 2. A Gainward S3 Virge AGP... Lots of other trinkets of all shapes and sizes!
22. For sure I forgot something but I'll get to them eventually!

More later dudes!

​

More pics.

Oh wow. Take those filters off that Winfast card. Those were never a good idea..

Figured I'd post my "Netburst Mercedes" here as well.

That is just funny!

 

[stef]

That is quite the selection. Nice!

I am mildly jealous of that ASUS A8V, as I want a nice 939 board at some point. I actually have a really nice one but it is broken.

I always love the HIS IceQ cards. That was mostly why I got the specific X1650 I have. The coolers are actually made by Arctic and they are very good, although the fan can be a bit noisy.

I managed to get my hands on Abit AV8 3rd eye (with working uGuru clock) .... it took some time to come across one.
Arctic coolers start to rattle with time. There is theory that fan controller (on card) is the culprint, it causes spikes in voltage which kills the fan.

 

[Greenslade]

All good points there. I have not sold anything on eBay yet.So don,t know what the fees are.And a lot of luck to get a good a deal.I have never looked on not craigslist thats one i will look at, and there is another one.Gumtree.Trouble is a lot of people are more knowlageable about stuff these days.But i know what you mean about others who have no idea about what they are selling.I have heard about people on you tube getting higher end product because the seller put the wrong specs in for the goods that was for GPU,s.Mind you a lot of them get stuff for nothing.

 

[ThrashZone]

All good points there. I have not sold anything on eBay yet.So don,t know what the fees are.And a lot of luck to get a good a deal.I have never looked on not craigslist thats one i will look at, and there is another one.Gumtree.Trouble is a lot of people are more knowlageable about stuff these days.But i know what you mean about others who have no idea about what they are selling.I have heard about people on you tube getting higher end product because the seller put the wrong specs in for the goods that was for GPU,s.Mind you a lot of them get stuff for nothing.

Hi,
I use both ebay and local craigslist
I sell cheaper on CL for obvious reasons I've not bought much of anything on CL but have bought a few items on ebay, no gpu's though.

I've never used heatware or what ever it is that's required on TPU market place to sell items here though.

eBay has changed now it's not tied to paypal so much and ebay deposits money directly to which ever account you want it to so no paypal fee.
It was probably always an option they "eBay" just pushed paypal over direct deposit.

 

[RyzenMaster.sys]

You don't have PayPal taking a cut on top of eBay fees anymore, but eBay takes plenty of money from you.

After an item sells, eBay takes 12.9% of the items sale and then 12.9% of the shipping cost. Plus, listing fees can sometimes apply, and eBay also upcharges you for certain listing features, such as adding a reserve to an auction. The price of the items on eBay usually winds up inflated partially because of this.

I haven't sold on eBay in awhile myself.

Gumtree is mostly just an Australian site.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
You don't have to use eBay shipping.
Or additional promote an add you post.

 

[Greenslade]

Hi,
I use both ebay and local craigslist
I sell cheaper on CL for obvious reasons I've not bought much of anything on CL but have bought a few items on ebay, no gpu's though.

I've never used heatware or what ever it is that's required on TPU market place to sell items here though.

eBay has changed now it's not tied to paypal so much and ebay deposits money directly to which ever account you want it to so no paypal fee.
It was probably always an option they "eBay" just pushed paypal over direct deposit.

There is not much in the way of Pc stuff on craigslist in my area London that is.Yes i know that people don,t have to use Paypal on ebay now.Sellers are glad of that ,but me as a buyer like Paypal.when i do eventually get round to selling on eBay i would like like other payments.Buyers good for Paypal, sellers not.On the subject of eBay they keep on asking me to verify my phone number ,i have had the same number since i was first on there.And they show it, i click for them to send me a text but they never do.

You don't have PayPal taking a cut on top of eBay fees anymore, but eBay takes plenty of money from you.

After an item sells, eBay takes 12.9% of the items sale and then 12.9% of the shipping cost. Plus, listing fees can sometimes apply, and eBay also upcharges you for certain listing features, such as adding a reserve to an auction. The price of the items on eBay usually winds up inflated partially because of this.

I haven't sold on eBay in awhile myself.

Gumtree is mostly just an Australian site.

Why is it that some people charge a lot more on the same item for postage?.I prefer the postage to be on the item.I got something from Germany and the postage was a pound less than the item.But the item was unavailable in the UK.
Gumtree is here in the uk.

 

[80-watt Hamster]

Why is it that some people charge a lot more on the same item for postage?.I prefer the postage to be on the item.I got something from Germany and the postage was a pound less than the item.But the item was unavailable in the UK.

Actual shipping cost can vary quite a bit based on where a seller is vs. the buyer, what services are available to both parties and what the seller prefers, and also can be simply inflated. Many sellers list a low selling price and jack shipping cost to make the item look more attractive. Others have a percentage markup in shipping as part of their business model.

 

[RyzenMaster.sys]

So I got done overclocking some of the ddr2 today... Rather unimpressed. The XMS kept going higher clocks but at the expense of timings. The patriot and bottom 2 ocz kits refused to oc last 1000mhz regardless of timings and voltage.

 

[MachineLearning]

So, all of the issues with the AB9 QuadGT were fixed by moving to BIOS 17 instead of 18. For some reason, 17 supports E0 even though the changelog states that the only addition in 18 is E0 support. I have no idea why they even bothered to release 18... but perhaps there were other changes under the hood which weren't fully implemented correctly.

Regardless, I took one of my best E8500's and validated it near both its max speed and the max stable speed. This board had no problems handling this, but it did require 1.60v NB (130nm so it's basically a tank) and TRAS 18 to hit such speeds. The RAM in question is 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix CL4-4-4-12, 800MHz (yellow heatspreader, p/n BL12864AA80A.8FE5, I have no idea which precise IC).

4.6GHz Validation

4.75GHz Validation

This motherboard kicks ass. I have no doubt that I could do villainous things to this CPU with an AIO...

FRESH LOOT! or should I say LOOT GALORE?
ASUS P5E DELUXE REV. 2.00G with a Celeron E3300. That made me laugh hard! Am X48 with a crappy CPU! AWESOME! I LIKE IT!

Amazing haul... As a relapsed LGA775 whore myself, that P5E is absolutely beautiful.

 

[Robert B]

I'm on a roll baby!

This haul is such a trip into the past that makes me want to jump into a time machine and relive those days to the absolute maximum. Looking back those times were the absolute best for me, too bad we realize such things only when they have passed us by ... life is short ... do your best and enjoy it!

The 386 16MHz board is mint with zero battery leak damage. THANK YOU DALLAS RTC! I BOW TO YOU!!!

The V1 has a screw that went though it. Some jerk fixed that "priceless" artefact to a f......g wall using a damned screw. There are so many options to do this that DO NOT INVOLVE destroying the card ... I still HAVE A DREAM and a sliver of hope to fix it ...

Also believe it or not, to this date that VLB VGA card is my first of its kind!

Today was a GOOD DAY!

More to come. I do not plan to slow down anytime soon!

 

[lexluthermiester]

I'm on a roll baby!

This haul is such a trip into the past that makes me want to jump into a time machine and relive those days to the absolute maximum. Looking back those times were the absolute best for me, too bad we realize such things only when they have passed us by ... life is short ... do your best and enjoy it!

The 386 16MHz board is mint with zero battery leak damage. THANK YOU DALLAS RTC! I BOW TO YOU!!!

The V1 has a screw that went though it. Some jerk fixed that "priceless" artefact to a f......g wall using a damned screw. There are so many options to do this that DO NOT INVOLVE destroying the card ... I still HAVE A DREAM and a sliver of hope to fix it ...

Also believe it or not, to this date that VLB VGA card is my first of its kind!

Today was a GOOD DAY!

More to come. I do not plan to slow down anytime soon!

What's with the video card with the screw through it?

 

[Robert B]

Some guy fixed it on a concrete wall to display it. Heck if I know what was the purpose of such an action. People are s....d ... I do not know the guy I just got it this way. The trace repair is easy to fix. The all important question is what happened with the layers under them!

I think that it is still working and I intend to find this ASAP!

...

 

[80-watt Hamster]

I'm on a roll baby!

This haul is such a trip into the past that makes me want to jump into a time machine and relive those days to the absolute maximum. Looking back those times were the absolute best for me, too bad we realize such things only when they have passed us by ... life is short ... do your best and enjoy it!

The 386 16MHz board is mint with zero battery leak damage. THANK YOU DALLAS RTC! I BOW TO YOU!!!

The V1 has a screw that went though it. Some jerk fixed that "priceless" artefact to a f......g wall using a damned screw. There are so many options to do this that DO NOT INVOLVE destroying the card ... I still HAVE A DREAM and a sliver of hope to fix it ...

Also believe it or not, to this date that VLB VGA card is my first of its kind!

Today was a GOOD DAY!

More to come. I do not plan to slow down anytime soon!

Jeebus cripes; right through the traces? Double-yew. Tee. Eff. Not sure how that card's anything but a goner, but mad props if you can bring it back!

 

[Robert B]

My hope is that maybe just the ground plane is affected and restoring the top traces might bring it back to life.

I'll find out and so will you.

 

[MaxiPro800]

A teaser of my next build.

 

[lexluthermiester]

A teaser of my next build.
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Holy Super Socket 7 Batman!

The all important question is what happened with the layers under them!

My hope is that maybe just the ground plane is affected and restoring the top traces might bring it back to life.

You might be right. As good as you are, I'm not going to hold my breath with this one though.

 

[Robert B]

We'll see together. The only problem for me are those heatsinks as they interfere with my soldering iron which isn't the right tool for the job.

Regardless, this means that I'll have to get creative.

 

[stef]

P3 / Windows 98 build progressing nicely:

* P3-S 1266 / Voodoo 3000 / Aureal Vortex 2

 

[lexluthermiester]

P3 / Windows 98 build progressing nicely:
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* P3-S 1266 / Voodoo 3000 / Aureal Vortex 2

Good GPU cooler!

 

[stef]

It works .