Generally Windows 10 1809 LTSC on my main PC, but my other machines run as follows:
- work laptop, Thinkpad T440p - Windows 11 Enterprise, in tandem with a recently "restored" HP dv6-3114sl (HD5470/i3 1st gen)
- main retro laptop - Latitude C810 - Windows XP Pro SP3 (you'd be surprised how snappy XP SP3 runs on a Tualatin w/ 512MB of RAM!)
- secondary retro - Latitude C610 - 2K SP4
- retro gaming - custom build w/ Athlon 700MHz SLOT A and recapped DFI AK70 - 98SE (most solid build I've had in a long time. This thing is tough as nails.)
- 2nd retro...
Dan81
SNES-powered
Last Activity: Today, 08:09 AM
Joined: 10-01-2013
Location: Bacau
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I doubt a single watt in spec, so 0W PSU. 100W if not counting ripple....Leave a comment:
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Nice, I had a few valuable boards go thru recap, with QDI's BrillianX 1 and Chaintech's 6BJM0 being up next soon.
A few of them.
BP6:
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MSI MS-6168, Voodoo 3 2000 onboard
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Speaking of 90s PCs... I just recently got one to cobble together while I wait for the A01 to arrive.
Just an ABIT TX5, a P233MMX (I wish I had a K6-2 in the 300-400 range but they're rare as it is by now), S3 Virge for 2D and Voodoo2 12MB for 3D.
Still gotta figure the HDDs and a OS for now but I do have a good collection of 8-20GB HDDs.Leave a comment:
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Add PS3s on that list. I barely managed to snag a CECHA01 model from the US, with the ability to pay duties before checkout.
I only hope it arrives here in Romania in good shape. I've already saved a good PSU (since these are known to run ZSSR furnaces that are worse in efficiency than a damn Deer) and a good bluray deck (BD410) for it.Leave a comment:
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Moar Voodoos came into my hands since that post, as well as a MSI:
- ELSA Victory II-A16 - Banshee
- Innovision Mighty Banshee - had to redo the solder on 4 of the 8 RAM chips
- V3 3000
- MSI MS-6163 Pro w/ blown Chhsi caps + P3 500MHz KatmaiLeave a comment:
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Today's scores:
- Magic Twinpower - 3dfx Voodoo Banshee 16MB AGP
- 3D Blaster Banshee - same type of cardLeave a comment:
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A lot of great scores:
- 3dfx Voodoo 3 2000 16MB
- MSI MS-6168 w/ same GPU but 8MB RAM
- 2x ASUS A7N8X-X
- GB 7N400E
- DFI CS32-TC w/ Tualatin support
- Gigabyte GA-7VR
- ABIT KR7A (w/o RAID)
- DTK PRM-0076I E1
- Fastfame 9VAAV + Celeron 533
- MSI K7 Pro + 700MHz Thunderbird Athlon Slot A
- 700MHz Athlon Pluto Slot A
- ABIT BX6 R2 + 650MHz P3
- Riva TNT2 Pro Medion OEMLeave a comment:
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Thankfully the 3dfx chip didn't take much damage. Just a bit of small dents that don't affect the chip.Leave a comment:
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Some moar work on the beautiful MSI mobo from my previous post. I just wasn't happy using 16v 1500uF Rubies... so I switched to smaller 1500uG 6.3v Nichicon HN and a lone Panny FJ of same value to complete the count.
The MS-Industrial (Sun Pro) PSU you see was also recapped prior for a MSI 850 Pro5 build (with the AT styled Auxiliary connecto that ultimately fell flat due to the board's AGP being dead
I'm in negotiations with two of my friends for Slot A board instead... but if anyone has an ABIT KA7 laying around they'd be willin' to part to, I'm open to offers. I ordered...
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Technical difficulties on the seller's side (a friend of mine) with the KG7 so it may be delayed.
In the meantime, the MSI 6168 w/ the 440ZX chipset showed up. Clearly off the scrappers as the whole bunch of SMD resistors on the 3dfx chip's side were absolutely OBLITERATED
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Unfortunately, the pic I have is after I managed to rebuild the whole side of resistors.
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Finally, the "rebirth"...Leave a comment:
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Just for fun I found a BIOS that works and is retail on the Micron board you sent me. It's a Freetech branded AMI BIOS, chipset SiS 460.
The only small downside - it's DX2 only. DX4 boots as well but only at 66MHz.Leave a comment:
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I have a retro build in the works as well... waiting on my friend to send the board and CPU my way.
[USER="3"]Topcat[/USER], how's KG7-RAID and an AXIA steppin' Athlon sound for such a build? 😎
That, and I also sniped a MSI ZX bugger w/ onboard V3 2000 8MB, the MS-6168. Fun times ahead, it's full of Chhsi.TopcatLast edited by Dan81; 09-02-2024, 04:51 PM.Leave a comment:
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Small updates:
- MSI - dead as a doornail, POST card shows flatline
- Soltek - same situation
- ABIT - might be a KG7-RAID instead of KR7A... will update soon hopefully.Leave a comment:
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More goodies to come in the following day and week:
- MSI 815EM Pro (MS-6315) - needs a recap as far as I can tell - Chhsi all around along what looks like either Teapo/GSC 🤢
- Soltek SL-75FRN3-L - also needs recap. Bad KZGs 😥
- ABIT KR7A-RAID + Athlon T-Bird 1000 - next week
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Recapped the Soltek. Chap that I got it from was Ukrainian, moved into Bucharest. It seems the board had went thru a (rather poorly done) recap prior... only to discover to my horror that the 3300uFs used were all Licons, several Choyos that were about 2x the diameter of the cap they were replacing and some slightly-suspicious-but-looking-fine 2005 Nichicon HMs were used mostly. Oh, and two lone Rubycons MBZ sitting on the CPU filtering. Surprisingly, VRM high was done with Panasonic caps, for reasons that absolutely elude me as of writing this post. First off, the board in its original state...
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Got a Soltek SL-75KAV. Neat KT133A mobo w/ ISA and some more interesting OC support.Leave a comment:
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Figured out 1.1's VRM allows for 3x 3300uF caps, just like the subsequent "ATX" versions. Original configuration had 5x 1500uF KZEs. Included are also 4 of the 8 RAM chips that form the 128MB RAM mod.
[ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","data-attachmentid":3331828}[/ATTACH] Replacement caps are 3x 3300uF 6.3v Sanyo WG.Figured out 1.1's VRM allows for 3x 3300uF caps, just like the subsequent "ATX" versions. Original configuration had 5x 1500uF KZEs. Included are also 4 of the 8 RAM chips that form...Leave a comment:
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Just got these recently:
- Antec Earthwatts EA-500 - Seasonic OEM
- PS1 SCPH-7002 + Dualshock
- 2x ASUS P8H61M LX + 2x Celeron G530 Sandy Bridge
- PS3 CECH-2503B 0D w/ overclockable GPU
- Galaxy S5 G900F that needs a new battery
- HP 90W chargerLeave a comment:
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Scored these last Sunday. Did I mention I love the local car boot sale?
1. A whole Baby AT build consisting of:
- LuckyStar 6BX2 r1.0
- P2 350MHz
- 32MB RAM
- Intel 740 AGP (my first i740 AGP card, yey!)
- S3 Sonic Vibes PCI soundcard (now this gotta be rare
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- BTC 40x CDROM
- JNC case that looked pretty sturdy and had an JNC PSU as well (y'all remember the gutless 200C units, don't ya?) - sold to a regular client, not before installing a Linkworld AT PSU (that looked slightly better than the JNC, but had the fan installed the...Leave a comment:
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