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    Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

    Originally posted by ruky con View Post
    I got 5 HDDs for free a while ago but i thought i'd post them anyways.
    Drives are...
    Seagate ST3300831SCE 300GB
    Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB (made June 2012)
    Western Digital WD800BB 80GB
    Maxtor D540X-4K 40GB
    Maxtor E-H011-02-3056 40GB (made February 2003)

    I'm not sure if any of these work because the only PC i have that can test most of these drives needs both a PSU and motherboard recap. But maybe someone can tell me how good they are or if they suck at all.

    (These were all salvaged out of old DVRs)
    Chunk the Maxtors, check the Seagates, and chances are that the WD drive is fine.
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      Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

      Originally posted by Uranium-235 View Post
      965 ee is two cores WITH hyperthreading.
      So, basically like a ancient prehistoric Netburst version of Core i3 3225.

      https://ark.intel.com/products/65692...ache-3-30-GHz- ->2 cores with 4 threads

      And of course, Ivy Bridge hardly consumes anything. Ivy Bridge gets a bad reputation for questionable TIM for the IHS...
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        Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

        Originally posted by RJARRRPCGP View Post
        So, basically like a ancient prehistoric Netburst version of Core i3 3225.

        https://ark.intel.com/products/65692...ache-3-30-GHz- ->2 cores with 4 threads

        And of course, Ivy Bridge hardly consumes anything. Ivy Bridge gets a bad reputation for questionable TIM for the IHS...
        no the i3 is much more efficient, even an i3 clarkdale beats the piss out of it without the insane heat and power consumption.

        you can buy a delidder on ebay for a few bucks, but be careful with the heatsink so it dosen't crush it

        alternately, you can buy a copper lid to replace the aluminum one
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          Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

          Originally posted by TechGeek View Post
          Chunk the Maxtors, check the Seagates, and chances are that the WD drive is fine.
          WHen Maxtor merged with Quantum, they became pretty decent drives. Maxtor got its bad rap back in the P-classic days, their latter stuff was ok.
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            Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

            Originally posted by Topcat View Post
            Maxtor got its bad rap back in the P-classic days
            When? In 1995 or 1996?
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              Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

              Originally posted by Uranium-235 View Post
              no the i3 is much more efficient, even an i3 clarkdale beats the piss out of it without the insane heat and power consumption.
              That's what I mean.
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                Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                Originally posted by Topcat View Post
                WHen Maxtor merged with Quantum, they became pretty decent drives. Maxtor got its bad rap back in the P-classic days, their latter stuff was ok.
                I never confirmed any Maxtor as bad as those "slimeline" Maxtors!
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                  Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                  Originally posted by RJARRRPCGP View Post
                  I never confirmed any Maxtor as bad as those "slimeline" Maxtors!
                  Post-2000 with the DiamondMax series?
                  Don't buy those $10 PSU "specials". They fail, and they have taken whole computers with them.

                  My computer doubles as a space heater.

                  Permanently Retired Systems:
                  RIP Advantech UNO-3072LA (2008-2021) - Decommissioned and taken out of service permanently due to lack of software support for it. Not very likely to ever be recommissioned again.
                  Asus Q550LF (Old main laptop, 2014-2022) - Decommissioned and stripped due to a myriad of problems, the main battery bloating being the final nail in the coffin.


                  Kooky and Kool Systems
                  - 1996 Power Macintosh 7200/120 + PC Compatibility Card - Under Restoration
                  - 1993 Gateway 2000 80486DX/50 - Fully Operational/WIP
                  - 2004 Athlon 64 Retro Gaming System - Indefinitely Parked
                  - Main Workstation - Fully operational!

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                    Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                    Originally posted by TechGeek View Post
                    Post-2000 with the DiamondMax series?
                    Yes!
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                    Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD

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                    "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

                    "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

                    "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

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                      Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                      Originally posted by RJARRRPCGP View Post
                      Yes!
                      Makes sense. Want the full backstory behind it?
                      Don't buy those $10 PSU "specials". They fail, and they have taken whole computers with them.

                      My computer doubles as a space heater.

                      Permanently Retired Systems:
                      RIP Advantech UNO-3072LA (2008-2021) - Decommissioned and taken out of service permanently due to lack of software support for it. Not very likely to ever be recommissioned again.
                      Asus Q550LF (Old main laptop, 2014-2022) - Decommissioned and stripped due to a myriad of problems, the main battery bloating being the final nail in the coffin.


                      Kooky and Kool Systems
                      - 1996 Power Macintosh 7200/120 + PC Compatibility Card - Under Restoration
                      - 1993 Gateway 2000 80486DX/50 - Fully Operational/WIP
                      - 2004 Athlon 64 Retro Gaming System - Indefinitely Parked
                      - Main Workstation - Fully operational!

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                        Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                        Originally posted by TechGeek View Post
                        Makes sense. Want the full backstory behind it?
                        Yeah, go ahead.
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                        Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD

                        Alienware AW3423DWF OLED




                        "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

                        "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

                        "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

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                          Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                          I think what happened is as follows:

                          In 1995, Quantum found a bunch of old MFM platters sitting in a warehouse somewhere and decided to put them to use. Thet did so by recoating the platters with a new magnetic coating compatible with their drives. They produced a new model of drive using these platters, and called it the Bigfoot series, because these drives were using old, large platters from the late 1980s/early 1990s, thus, had to be 5.25" to accommadate the larger platters.
                          Soon after, the new coating started flaking off, causing drive failure. The new coating flaked off because the platter surface was never sanded clean of the old MFM coating. As a result, Quantum's reputation went through the floor.

                          In late 2000, Quantum sold it's HDD manufacturing division to Maxtor. Maxtor decided to rename the Bigfoot series of drives to the DiamondMax series. They actually began cutting the old MFM platters down to size to fit the smaller 3.5" drives. They were still recoating the old MFM platters. As a result, Maxtor drives began failing like crazy. Not to mention the fact that the manufacturing facilities Maxtor was using weren't the best. As Maxtor's reputation began to dwindle, Maxtor decided to sell out to Seagate in 2006.

                          In 2006, Seagate acquired Maxtor. Seagate shut down some of their factories, and continued to use the cut down MFM platters that were recoated. Of course, the coating failed, and Seagate's reputation went through the floor. They eventually used up the old MFM platters, and their reputation recovered. Seagate continued to shut down factories producing high quality drives, and as a result, Seagate's drive quality went down. Then the Thailand flood occured in 2011, temporarily disabling that factory, which was their highest quality drive producer. Eventually, the factory was reopened, but Seagate's drive quality has never quite recovered.
                          Don't buy those $10 PSU "specials". They fail, and they have taken whole computers with them.

                          My computer doubles as a space heater.

                          Permanently Retired Systems:
                          RIP Advantech UNO-3072LA (2008-2021) - Decommissioned and taken out of service permanently due to lack of software support for it. Not very likely to ever be recommissioned again.
                          Asus Q550LF (Old main laptop, 2014-2022) - Decommissioned and stripped due to a myriad of problems, the main battery bloating being the final nail in the coffin.


                          Kooky and Kool Systems
                          - 1996 Power Macintosh 7200/120 + PC Compatibility Card - Under Restoration
                          - 1993 Gateway 2000 80486DX/50 - Fully Operational/WIP
                          - 2004 Athlon 64 Retro Gaming System - Indefinitely Parked
                          - Main Workstation - Fully operational!

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                            Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                            The Maxtor standard 3.5-inchers were immune, especially the 5K 80 GB I got in 2002 (also made in 2002) and the 2005 6Y060P0 (60 GB 7K) that I got on June 2, 2005, were immune!

                            And the Seagate-trashgate scandal, was with the Barracuda 7200.11, which was well before the Thailand flooding!
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                            Alienware AW3423DWF OLED




                            "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

                            "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

                            "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

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                              Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                              Got these for free from a friend:
                              PCCHIPS M848A Rev2.1 board - working, have flashed DFI 748-AL BIOS on it though

                              Delux ATX-500W P4 - unironically a nice unit made by Delux. I'll put up some pictures in the PSU build quality later these days as I'm currently waiting on a super nice retro package - two SS7 motherboards, a Acorp 5VIA77 and a LuckyTech/SYE P5MVP3.
                              Main rig:
                              Gigabyte B75M-D3H
                              Core i5-3470 3.60GHz
                              Gigabyte Geforce GTX650 1GB GDDR5
                              16GB DDR3-1600
                              Samsung SH-224AB DVD-RW
                              FSP Bluestorm II 500W (recapped)
                              120GB ADATA + 2x Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB
                              Delux MG760 case

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                                Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                                Originally posted by Dan81 View Post
                                Got these for free from a friend:
                                PCCHIPS M848A Rev2.1 board - working, have flashed DFI 748-AL BIOS on it though

                                Delux ATX-500W P4 - unironically a nice unit made by Delux. I'll put up some pictures in the PSU build quality later these days as I'm currently waiting on a super nice retro package - two SS7 motherboards, a Acorp 5VIA77 and a LuckyTech/SYE P5MVP3.
                                I have both PCCHIPS M848A V2.1 and V5.0. I have been looking for a new BIOS update for the 2.1 version with no success as yet. Do you have a copy?

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                                  Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                                  Originally posted by Sparkey55 View Post
                                  I have both PCCHIPS M848A V2.1 and V5.0. I have been looking for a new BIOS update for the 2.1 version with no success as yet. Do you have a copy?
                                  Don't have any. I actually gave up searching a updated BIOS and instead flashed the DFI 748-AL BIOS on it. The only problem it has (although it seems to be ignored by the board) is the thermal readings are bogus in the BIOS. Otherwise it boots fine and works fine.
                                  Main rig:
                                  Gigabyte B75M-D3H
                                  Core i5-3470 3.60GHz
                                  Gigabyte Geforce GTX650 1GB GDDR5
                                  16GB DDR3-1600
                                  Samsung SH-224AB DVD-RW
                                  FSP Bluestorm II 500W (recapped)
                                  120GB ADATA + 2x Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB
                                  Delux MG760 case

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                                    Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                                    Yet another Z800 (single xeon, 48GB, 2x1TB, Quadro FX4800) but missing two (of 4) drive sleds. I think that's the fourth (or fifth?) one of these I've rescued in the past several months...

                                    And, a Surface 2 (?) that "has some issues" (so I'll probably just pull the keyboard off and recycle the tablet)

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                                      Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                                      'Tis the season for UPSs. By my count, 16 hiding on the first pallet (under the monitors). And, guesstimate another 32 on the pallet behind (I forgot what else was under the shrink-wrap).

                                      But, they're little dinky ~500VA units -- no dount for individual workstations in an office environment. So, pass them through to the scrapper... (fair bit of reclaimable lead in all those batteries!)
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                                        Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                                        Nooooooooooooo
                                        Don't buy those $10 PSU "specials". They fail, and they have taken whole computers with them.

                                        My computer doubles as a space heater.

                                        Permanently Retired Systems:
                                        RIP Advantech UNO-3072LA (2008-2021) - Decommissioned and taken out of service permanently due to lack of software support for it. Not very likely to ever be recommissioned again.
                                        Asus Q550LF (Old main laptop, 2014-2022) - Decommissioned and stripped due to a myriad of problems, the main battery bloating being the final nail in the coffin.


                                        Kooky and Kool Systems
                                        - 1996 Power Macintosh 7200/120 + PC Compatibility Card - Under Restoration
                                        - 1993 Gateway 2000 80486DX/50 - Fully Operational/WIP
                                        - 2004 Athlon 64 Retro Gaming System - Indefinitely Parked
                                        - Main Workstation - Fully operational!

                                        sigpic

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                                          Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1

                                          Originally posted by Curious.George View Post
                                          'Tis the season for UPSs. By my count, 16 hiding on the first pallet (under the monitors). And, guesstimate another 32 on the pallet behind (I forgot what else was under the shrink-wrap).

                                          But, they're little dinky ~500VA units -- no dount for individual workstations in an office environment. So, pass them through to the scrapper... (fair bit of reclaimable lead in all those batteries!)
                                          I could use a few of them....4~6 of them would be lovely for some security system stuff around here.
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