[PC Build] Code name "FULL RETARD"

[Macro Device]

So I developed a habit of doing stuff just for the memes. PC building included.

I don't remember how I ended up owning these motherboard, CPU, cooler, and RAM:

However it doesn't mean I can't make use of it.

Looted a 9600 GT so I could have an age appropriate graphics device.

Looted a CR2032 because why spending on such little things.
Damaged the cooler because what doesn't kill us makes us stronger.
Looted a laptop HDD of 500 GB capacity because this is the most appropriate drive for Windows 8. Yes, you read it right, Windows 8.
And I decided I hate NetBurst so slotted this bad boy:

Now that I have everything up and running I am now seeking for most absurd purposes I could use this PC for. I also need a dedicated case and PSU for this retro. Will get whatever I can get for a couple beer cans, won't pay a dime more.

Our absurd (but not illegal) ideas how to use this PC thread has started.

To point out what I definitely will not do:
• Destroy this PC in any way. At least on purpose.
• Install any other OS. Windows 8 stays.
• Pay for upgrades.
• Experiment with overclocking (because I already did that and found out the maximum clocks I can get away with).
• Use this for my OnlyFans.

Let's go!

 

[Bobaganoosh]

Can it run Crysis?

Also, you could use it to look at my only fans

 

[Macro Device]

Can it run Crysis?

"Run" would be a bit of an overstatement...

 

[freeagent]

Who misses the sound of those single slot blowers?

Like a whistle?

Now they have massive heatsinks with 3x 3000RPM fans lol.

 

[Onasi]

Find an ancient 4:3 LCD from the early 00s and use this ridiculous thing to play Painkiller, CS 1.6, original DotA and all the other things that something like that was probably used for. Windows 8 IS a bit too modern for such a vibe though, but I am sure it can be turned visually into a Classic UI XP look-a-like for further desecration points.

 

[freeagent]

Has to be a CRT mang.

For a system like that, you must torture yourself with a Vista install.

 

[Onasi]

Has to be a CRT mang.

No-no, good surviving CRTs are an actual baller accessory to a proper retro system. This isn’t it. It needs to be a shitty slow early TFT, preferably one that already was scuffed by someone with a rainbow mark in the corner of the panel where it was damaged. Maximum ghetto vibe.

 

[bug]

So I developed a habit of doing stuff just for the memes. PC building included.

I don't remember how I ended up owning these motherboard, CPU, cooler, and RAM:
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However it doesn't mean I can't make use of it.

Looted a 9600 GT so I could have an age appropriate graphics device.
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Looted a CR2032 because why spending on such little things.
Damaged the cooler because what doesn't kill us makes us stronger.
Looted a laptop HDD of 500 GB capacity because this is the most appropriate drive for Windows 8. Yes, you read it right, Windows 8.
And I decided I hate NetBurst so slotted this bad boy:
...

Now that I have everything up and running I am now seeking for most absurd purposes I could use this PC for. I also need a dedicated case and PSU for this retro. Will get whatever I can get for a couple beer cans, won't pay a dime more.

Our absurd (but not illegal) ideas how to use this PC thread has started.

To point out what I definitely will not do:
• Destroy this PC in any way. At least on purpose.
• Install any other OS. Windows 8 stays.
• Pay for upgrades.
• Experiment with overclocking (because I already did that and found out the maximum clocks I can get away with).
• Use this for my OnlyFans.

Let's go!

So... mining?

 

[Macro Device]

Like a whistle?

More like a morbidly skinny dude trying his best to move a 500 lb designer sofa.

Find an ancient 4:3 LCD from the early 00s and use this ridiculous thing to play Painkiller, CS 1.6, original DotA and all the other things that something like that was probably used for.

This is zero percent absurd but put it to the to-do list.

So... mining?

Nice one. Will it die before or after it mines one Monero..?

 

[bug]

Nice one. Will it die before or after it mines one Monero..?

Yes.
Alternatively, you could use it to train LLMs.

 

[Macro Device]

Yes

My brother in Chrome, I do love "yes" answers to "X or Y" questions.

use it to train LLMs.

Not sure if it's my PC who will be the trainer there.

 

[freeagent]

No-no, good surviving CRTs are an actual baller accessory to a proper retro system. This isn’t it. It needs to be a shitty slow early TFT, preferably one that already was scuffed by someone with a rainbow mark in the corner of the panel where it was damaged. Maximum ghetto vibe.

I heard something about that. I still miss my 85lb 19" Wega monitor. I loved it so much that I am still using its power cord to run this computer lol..

Good times.

As for the rest.. LOL

 

[Macro Device]

I still miss my 85lb 19" Wega monitor

"yo mumma so fat i measured her in my wega monitors and still failed to get anything less than a plus infinity"

These dumbbells for monitors had something special about them. Image quality was leagues better than in LCD displays of those days.

 

[Onasi]

Alternatively-alternatively, load up Stockfish and see how it does there. Curious if it actually hits even a single MNode.

Oh, and F@H. Contribute to a good cause… very… slo…w…ly…

 

[Macro Device]

@Onasi you're a good advice provider when it comes to actual useful things to do. However, this thread is about bizarre gonzo experiments...

 

[freeagent]

You got me thinking back to the old days

 

[Macro Device]

back to the old days

My old days suck even harder than me (hope I won't get banned for that but I'm not kidding lmao). I'm extremely happy my childhood and teenagehood are over. So pleasant to be a mostly healthy kidult who just does whatever he wants. I now can peacefully enjoy the relics from the past without being a troubled chronically sick kid.

Bozo idea: snag an obsolete iPhone and use it as an OSD.

 

[_roman_]

Internet explorer / Winamp and those sound boxes from that time.

you need a mircosoft mouse / microsoft keyboard

do not forget the floppy disk drive / tape drive

 

[eidairaman1]

Zipdisk, realplayer, quicktime, bonzibuddy

 

[freeagent]

Emule..or Edonkey or whatever it was

And of course, Black Ice Defender..

mIRC..

Rotten.com haha.. and others

Edit:

When the internet was the wild west..

 

[Macro Device]

Will also probably install StrongDC++ there.

 

[eidairaman1]

Emule..or Edonkey or whatever it was

And of course, Black Ice Defender..

mIRC..

Rotten.com haha.. and others

Edit:

When the internet was the wild west..

Morpheus, Kazza, Limewire, suprnova, napster

 

[freeagent]

Morpheus, Kazza, Limewire, suprnova, napster

Good times!

Taught me that the internet can be a dangerous place lol

 

[droopyRO]

You got me thinking back to the old days

What motherboard was that, an Abit or MSI ?

 

[freeagent]

What motherboard was that, an Abit or MSI ?

That is an Abit Fatal1ty A8N SLi