TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[onemanhitsquad]

my TI4600 never worked right from out of the box...kept it anyway...I need to check it out here in 2022 and see if the let down is just as frustrating!
I don't remember the manufacturer , and the Thermaltake fan is a copper version that they sold for these cards.

 

[Ruru]

I remember that Thermaltake GF4 Ti cooler too. The stock one sucked as GF4 Ti ran somewhat hot.

 

[MachineLearning]

my TI4600 never worked right from out of the box...kept it anyway...I need to check it out here in 2022 and see if the let down is just as frustrating!
I don't remember the manufacturer , and the Thermaltake fan is a copper version that they sold for these cards.

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Hey, no IP bans this time...

I think VisionTek, because of the "VT QC" on the back. See here for Anandtech's overview, looks to be about the same.

 

[onemanhitsquad]

Hey, no IP bans this time...

I think VisionTek, because of the "VT QC" on the back. See here for Anandtech's overview, looks to be about the same.

you may very well be correct !

 

[Ruru]

Hey, no IP bans this time...

I think VisionTek, because of the "VT QC" on the back. See here for Anandtech's overview, looks to be about the same.

When I compared that 4400 and the 4600 above, I realized that they don't use the same PCB. I always thought that they do.

 

[MaxiPro800]

BFG actually, someone on reddit had the same card and it read BFG Tech. Probably subcontracted to Visiontek (or the other way around), just how my MSI GF4 Ti4600 would share the same PCB as Creative's GF4 Ti4600.

 

[Ruru]

BFG actually, someone on reddit had the same card and it read BFG Tech. Probably subcontracted to Visiontek (or the other way around), just how my MSI GF4 Ti4600 would share the same PCB as Creative's GF4 Ti4600.

Most 4400/4600 cards were reference ones. And actually Creative cards were rebranded MSIs.

 

[Mussels]

Ran into a mobo that could use DDR2 and DDR3, gave it an upgrade to DDR3
These are sexier than any modern RAM by far.


Unsexy shot so you can see specs:

My dog also wanted to show off her sexy feet or something, and barged into push the RAM away

 

[Mr.Scott]

Ran into a mobo that could use DDR2 and DDR3, gave it an upgrade to DDR3

What board?
I have P5QC. Runs way better on DDR3 than DDR2.

 

[RulloExp]

Hi everyone, I need some help with my GTX 260, exactly the same that is showed in the above picture. Can someone tell me where I can found the electronic circuit of this gpu?

 

[MachineLearning]

Hi everyone, I need some help with my GTX 260, exactly the same that is showed in the above picture. Can someone tell me where I can found the electronic circuit of this gpu?

Please create a dedicated thread, will the full GPU specs and photos
That way the most people can help you
Best of luck

 

[Trekkie4]

A work in progress.



As I already explained in one of my previous posts, everything was taken apart, cleaned & will (eventually) be put together. Some of the components had been ... and will be replaced. Such as the power supply, Iomega drive, USB card, CPU heatsink and even the CPU itself.


Side by side ... before (2015) & after (2022)

 

[RulloExp]

Please create a dedicated thread, will the full GPU specs and photos
That way the most people can help you
Best of luck

Ok thanks

 

[Hyderz]

my TI4600 never worked right from out of the box...kept it anyway...I need to check it out here in 2022 and see if the let down is just as frustrating!
I don't remember the manufacturer , and the Thermaltake fan is a copper version that they sold for these cards.

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ah my first high end gpu back in the days, i had the msi cooler on it

 

[68Olds]

Well, I now know what case I might be sticking my Ti4600 build in. 22 years of being lost after my dad sold it to a (now dead, unfortunately, cause of death being pneumonia), it is now time to come home.

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Case is an Key Mouse/KMEX CX-6459 case. As far as I know, this could very well be the only example of it left in my country, if not the entire Europe.

From what I've gathered with the seller, these are the (rather vague) specs it ended up with:

-1.8GHz Intel chip
- unknown mobo (though I suspect an ASUS, considering the sticker on the front)
- 2x DVD drives (Hitachi-LG and what I think is a NEC/Optiarc)
- 160GB SATA + 80GB IDE HDD
- 3GB worth of DDR2
- 450W Modecom PSU (which I might or might not reuse, depending on who OEM'd the insides of it)
- Windows 7 (unknown version)

All in all, I'm happy that I can finally reunite with my childhood's computer, even if it has undergone major upgrades (mind you, this started as a Celeron 300).

The system in your old case should be a fun bit of (now) vintage hardware to play with overclocking. A 1.8GHz Intel CPU & DDR2 is most likely a Core2 Duo E6300. All the fun with an E6300 is hinged on the motherboard though, because you really want to be able to push the FSB well past 400MHz.
Congrats on getting your grail case (and another system to play with).

 

[MaxiPro800]

As for finding CRTs being "easier" option, don't be too sure... I'm on a lookout for a specific CRT myself (Shamrock C-509DA, 15") and I can't seem to fine one ANYWHERE. I still got my own from back in a day, but it would seem that the flyback transformer blew up, so now I'm either on a lookout for the replacement donor unit or (more likely) flyback compatible with 509DA. Needless to say, all the links, part numbers & catalogs are long gone &/or dead, so it's me against the whole world

FWIW I am quite a bit sure I'd be able to find them easier than the case because the ones I listed are mostly well known brands - Dell, Viewstar (the 775CB model was sold under a few more brands), Samsung and NEC.

As for your Shamrock - do you at least have the model printed on the monitor's PCB? I suppose I could try and look if there are some parts you could fix, if it's the same case like the Viewstar 775CB I owned being resold under a lot other brands (Horizon being one that I know of being popular) and thus all of them sharing the same internals.

The system in your old case should be a fun bit of (now) vintage hardware to play with overclocking. A 1.8GHz Intel CPU & DDR2 is most likely a Core2 Duo E6300. All the fun with an E6300 is hinged on the motherboard though, because you really want to be able to push the FSB well past 400MHz.
Congrats on getting your grail case (and another system to play with).

Wouldn't really place my bet on being a Core 2 Duo because of the machine using integrated graphics and the RAM amount. Had it been a C2D (I suspect a Celeron 430 chip in this case) not only it would have been pricier, but I'd also would have expected 4GB instead of 3, as well as a dedicated GPU.

 

[Trekkie4]

FWIW I am quite a bit sure I'd be able to find them easier than the case because the ones I listed are mostly well known brands - Dell, Viewstar (the 775CB model was sold under a few more brands), Samsung and NEC.

As for your Shamrock - do you at least have the model printed on the monitor's PCB? I suppose I could try and look if there are some parts you could fix, if it's the same case like the Viewstar 775CB I owned being resold under a lot other brands (Horizon being one that I know of being popular) and thus all of them sharing the same internals.


Wouldn't really place my bet on being a Core 2 Duo because of the machine using integrated graphics and the RAM amount. Had it been a C2D (I suspect a Celeron 430 chip in this case) not only it would have been pricier, but I'd also would have expected 4GB instead of 3, as well as a dedicated GPU.

I don't have have Shamrock with me at the moment, I gave it to @r0x here for him to have a look at it (and if possible) fix it up. But I do have the part number ... the flyback I'm after was listed as "HR46464".

 

[68Olds]

Celerons... I always forget about the Celerons. lol
Having 3GB isn't that unheard of from the 32bit OS days. Some people had 2x1GB kits & then added 2x512MB kits to that.

 

[MaxiPro800]

Welp, had some issues with XP SP2, and decided to do a clean install on the 80GB drive. And what better chance to go with Server 2k3?

 

[Ruru]

A work in progress.



As I already explained in one of my previous posts, everything was taken apart, cleaned & will (eventually) be put together. Some of the components had been ... and will be replaced. Such as the power supply, Iomega drive, USB card, CPU heatsink and even the CPU itself.


Side by side ... before (2015) & after (2022)

Sweet.. though it would be damn cool to build a sleeper on that case, and put those components to a modern case.

 

[Trekkie4]

Sweet.. though it would be damn cool to build a sleeper on that case, and put those components to a modern case.

You mean, something like this?


Already ahead of you!


It's a Q6600, featuring 4GB (DDR3), GTX 550Ti & 500GB WD Caviar Blue, running Win7 Premium

 

[Ruru]

You mean, something like this?


Already ahead of you!


It's a Q6600, featuring 4GB (DDR3), GTX 550Ti & 500GB WD Caviar Blue, running Win7 Premium

That's something I'd call a XP/7 dualboot retro gaming machine, but I meant putting modern hardware to an early 2000s case.

 

[Trekkie4]

That's something I'd call a XP/7 dualboot retro gaming machine, but I meant putting modern hardware to an early 2000s case.

Well, perhaps not as retro if you ask me ... after all, my main "everyday" rig is Socket 1156, i5 760 (along with yet another Q6600 that's older than the one in sleeper build). I actually played through (& finished) both Portal 2 & Grand Theft Auto IV on a sleeper rig, runs beautifully!

As for the Windows of choice, I swore never to upgrade from Win7 ever again. I tried out Win10 for couple of times & almost immediately regret my decision.

 

[MaxiPro800]

Which version of 10 did you try? I learnt about Enterprise LTSC from a friend and it's been sweet ever since. No Windows Store or anything like that, just barebones 10 w/ Internet Explorer. I do prefer killing MS Defender from it though, then I also install Classic Shell for the 7 start menu.

 

[Trekkie4]

Which version of 10 did you try? I learnt about Enterprise LTSC from a friend and it's been sweet ever since. No Windows Store or anything like that, just barebones 10 w/ Internet Explorer. I do prefer killing MS Defender from it though.

Honestly? I have no idea, as it came pre-installed on a HP laptop. But what I'm having issues is design & navigation, in combination with forcing online content/crap & other nonsense. Whatever happened to offline installations & physical media?! Second time to try out Win 10 was over at my neighbor's place, the guy had Win10 installed on his system & I couldn't even understand how to shut it down, turn the system off.

Windows had always been pretty much the same. Ever since Windows 95, you had a toolbar, start button & my computer. But for some reason MS decided to change all that with the introduction of Win 8. On top of everything, Win 10 just made it (in my opinion) even worse & more confusing, so instead I've decided to keep using Win 7 & wait for MS to revert back to the "old" fashioned design, as it was throughout Win9x & XP era.

Frankly speaking, I'm more than okay to keep using Win 7 indefinitely, for as long as it takes. I'm not worried about security (in fact, I'm running the most basic AV protection "MS Essentials") and I'm certainly not planning to upgrade from i5, Socket 1156 any time soon as we're talking about reasonably modern & up to date hardware. Sooo... *shrug*