TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

phill · May 16, 2018

Well I am not sure if this is allowed here, but I thought it might have been old enough to warrant throwing it in...

There's a few more on the way....

biffzinker · May 16, 2018

Thanks for the post @phill.

Susquehannock · May 17, 2018

The mention about bad sectors got me wondering about this Bigfoot. Hooked it up to my WinXP rig since better tools are available. Seems 100% healthy.

The higher burst rate, 13.0 vs 8.9 tested in the other Win98 system is interesting.

Cannot imagine what it would be like running the OS on this thing. Could probably go make dinner in the time it would take to move some files.

Trekkie4 · May 17, 2018

Looks good to me

The only reason I brought up the issue of bad sectors on a Bigfoot drive was because of its bad condition, amount of rust on the outside. There's no telling what the inside looks like and/or if the seals are still intact, so I would really need to hook it up & properly test it ASAP.

biffzinker · May 17, 2018

Trekkie4 said:
so I would really need to hook it up & properly test it ASAP.

Well then, what are you waiting for?

I would be curious to know if it's functional considering outward appearance.

Trekkie4 · May 17, 2018

biffzinker said:
Well then, what are you waiting for? I would be curious to know if it's functional considering outward appearance.

Just waiting for a case & spare PSU to come around

I don't have any spare units with me at the moment, and I'm not going to take apart a working system, just for the sake of testing a (spare) drive.

With that being said, I was promised a working Pentium 4 system, it even has a 17" LCD monitor... So I'll probably take it apart & strip for parts, but I'm hoping to hook up & test all the recent parts that I've got & see if they are worth keeping and/or repairs. Such as that Tualatin board for example & VIA CPU

lexluthermiester · May 18, 2018

Susquehannock said:
Could probably go make dinner in the time it would take to move some files.

Gotta remember, OSes and files were much smaller back then and those drives were considered good sized and good performers at the time.

biffzinker · May 18, 2018

Expensive for a Intel math co-processor.

phill · May 18, 2018

biffzinker said:
Thanks for the post @phill.

Many thanks for liking it

There's a few more on the way, but nothing major

Got to stop spending now as spent far too much lol

GreiverBlade · May 18, 2018

biffzinker said:
Expensive for a Intel math co-processor.

View attachment 101201

i hold dearly on my Cyrix M II 300GP i have in my collection

Susquehannock · May 18, 2018

lexluthermiester said:
Gotta remember, OSes and files were much smaller back then and those drives were considered good sized and good performers at the time.

True of course. That was vague wording on my part. Was thinking to myself how long it would take to do modern files & processes with hardware of that era. Moot since modern OS would not even fit on that Bigfoot.

lexluthermiester · May 19, 2018

Susquehannock said:
True of course. That was vague wording on my part. Was thinking to myself how long it would take to do modern files & processes with hardware of that era. Moot since modern OS would not even fit on that Bigfoot.

Right, fair enough. :laugh:

Robert B · May 20, 2018

Flea market day today

Diamond Viper V550 ATXNLX 16MB SDR - RIVA TNT Rev. B
AMD K6-2/450AFX - 450MHz
Intel Pentium III SL4C8 - 1GHz/256/133
AMD Duron 1.2GHz - DHD1200AMT1B
PS/2 Cable for AT motherboards
Two C.O.A.S.T. modules

DR4G00N · May 23, 2018

Finally got some FB-DIMM's! :clap:

Board works like a charm. Nice to have another dualie in my collection.

GREASEMONKEY · May 24, 2018

Going to throw this in. Slapped together a Nostalgia system with some 3850's I had. And the board itself ought to fit for nostalgic purposes. I sure miss Abit.

Mr.Scott · May 24, 2018

Fairly rare board now. Nice.

Komshija · May 25, 2018

Recently I found some interesting old hardware while searching for a small portable radio, that I knew I had somewhere, for my vineyard. Hardware was packed in one box for more than 8 years - an AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Barton and ATI Radeon 9200 128 MB. Not mine, but from my father's old system. Unfortunately, as I recall, the CPU is dead since I accidentally dropped (I think that was the cause) a long time ago and the system wasn't booting anymore. However, there are no visible damages.

ATI Radeon 9200 128 MB

Robert B · May 26, 2018

Solid base - This is the summer

Brand spanking new!

Ceramic CPU overhaul

The Duron was so nasty that I said F..K IT!!! Metal polish paste FTW!!!

The results were above my expectations. Cinderella story

WIN! WIN! WIN!

GreiverBlade · May 26, 2018

Robert B said:
Solid base - This is the summer

Brand spanking new!

Ceramic CPU overhaul The Duron was so nasty that I said F..K IT!!! Metal polish paste FTW!!! The results were above my expectations. Cinderella story

WIN! WIN! WIN!

dunno .... i expected something else for the song ...

tho i don't understand why you speak of "Polish Metal" ....

certainly not ... computer related .... eh?

wait a minute ....

Robert B · May 26, 2018

I was referring to metal polishing paste

I needed something a little abrasive to clean the surface of the Duron CPU and I had available only the QUIXX All Metal Polish that I use to restore the shine of the video card brackets. Maybe toothpaste might've worked too

I know that regular Colgate toothpaste is good as in the past, I restored the shine of a black keyboard palmrest.

Afterwards I cleaned the polishing compound with lots of isopropyl alcohol 99% and a brush.

The song took me back into the '90 and I listened to it while I cleaned the parts

The funny thing is that back then I didnt like the song too much.

GreiverBlade · May 26, 2018

Robert B said:
I was referring to metal polishing paste I needed something a little abrasive to clean the surface of the Duron CPU and I had available only the QUIXX All Metal Polish that I use to restore the shine of the video card brackets. Maybe toothpaste might've worked too I know that regular Colgate toothpaste is good as in the past, I restored the shine of a black keyboard palmrest.

Afterwards I cleaned the polishing compound with lots of isopropyl alcohol 99% and a brush.

The song took me back into the '90 and I listened to it while I cleaned the parts The funny thing is that back then I didnt like the song too much.

i was joking all along ... i guess not everyone is a fan of wordplay ...

well not even a tiny like for the clever post .... not nostalgic enough i see .... OH WELL THEN!

a friend found back a 2600XT AGP

he sent me a "do ya want?" .... what should i answer ... really ... knowing him he will ask a "unreal" (tournament?) price ...

also watching over that beauty, though luck ... buyer go crazy on it (no joke) and the price is a tad too high for me

9800GX2 indeed

Robert B · May 26, 2018

Friday I took out the contents of a small box

35 CPUs, not counting the SLOT A, SLOT 1, socket4, socket 3 and a bunch of other CPUs that are on motherboards or completed builds.

The funny thing is that I didnt know I had so many

The box IS small

Robert B · May 27, 2018

Lately I'm feeling like '90s Eurodance ... I dont know why?!?

Could it be all this retro madness? I WONDER!

Real McCoy Runaway

Rumble in the jungle with RaaaAAAaaAAmmmMMMMMMMMBbbBBBBUUuUuuuSSSS

GreiverBlade · May 27, 2018

HELL YEAH!!!!

i managed to win the auction on the 9800GX2, a nice addition to my collection.... although i have probably to wait will the 6th June to effectively have it :oops:

the seller put it as defective because he does not have a mean to test it, but oh well i am used to it ... after all my XFX 8800 GTX was defective but that didn't affect me as it's still a collection piece to me

(plus it had the original box with it hehe )

Bones · May 28, 2018

Picked this up not long ago and it seems to be a good one.
Got it, tested the chip and popped the top - Ready 2 go.

System Name	Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D
Processor	Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Motherboard	Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha
Cooling	Lots!! Dual GTX 560 rads with D5 pumps for each rad. One rad for each component
Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix 3090 with front and rear active full cover water blocks
Storage	I'm bound to forget something here - 250GB OS, 2 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 1TB SSD, 4TB SSD, 2 x 8TB HD etc...
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Power Supply	EVGA 1600W T2
Mouse	Corsair thingy
Keyboard	Razer something or other....
VR HMD	No headset yet
Software	Windows 11 OS... Not a fan!!
Benchmark Scores	I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :(

Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk ATX
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition
Memory	VENGEANCE LPX 2 x 16GB DDR4-3600 C18 OCed 3800
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE Gaming
Storage	970 EVO NVMe M.2 500 GB, 870 QVO 1 TB
Display(s)	Samsung 28” 4K monitor
Case	Phantek Eclipse P400S (PH-EC416PS)
Audio Device(s)	EVGA NU Audio
Power Supply	EVGA 850 BQ
Mouse	SteelSeries Rival 310
Keyboard	Logitech G G413 Silver
Software	Windows 10 Professional 64-bit v22H2

System Name	Dell T3500
Processor	Xeon X5687
Motherboard	Dell - 9KPNV
Cooling	Dell U016F
Memory	12gb ECC 1333
Video Card(s)	MSI rx480 gaming X
Storage	1tb WD blue
Case	Dell T3500

System Name	Adison "Open Space" 19
Processor	Intel Pentium II, 350MHz
Motherboard	Chaintech 6BTM, Slot 1
Cooling	SECC Cartridge
Memory	1x 64MB, PC100
Video Card(s)	ATI Rage IIc AGP, Diamond Monster 3DII 12MB
Storage	BTC BCD-40XH, Quantum Fireball 3.5 Series, EX6.4 GB
Display(s)	LG StudioWorks 57M
Case	Adison Midi Tower, ATX
Audio Device(s)	Creative SoundBlaster 128
Power Supply	Codegen 300W
Mouse	Genius SlimStar 110, PS/2
Keyboard	Genius SlimStar 110, PS/2
Software	Microsoft Windows 98

Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk ATX
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition
Memory	VENGEANCE LPX 2 x 16GB DDR4-3600 C18 OCed 3800
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT CORE Gaming
Storage	970 EVO NVMe M.2 500 GB, 870 QVO 1 TB
Display(s)	Samsung 28” 4K monitor
Case	Phantek Eclipse P400S (PH-EC416PS)
Audio Device(s)	EVGA NU Audio
Power Supply	EVGA 850 BQ
Mouse	SteelSeries Rival 310
Keyboard	Logitech G G413 Silver
Software	Windows 10 Professional 64-bit v22H2

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Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 3600mhz DDR4/8gb DDR3 1600/2gb LPDDR3/8gb LPDDR5x 4200/16gb LPDDR5
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Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/KZ x HBB PR2/Edifier STAX Spirit S3 & SamsungxAKG beans
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W/Asus USB-C 65W
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75% <3/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

System Name	The Banshee
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600 @ 4.45GHz
Motherboard	AsRock X370 Taichi
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 Plus
Memory	16GB 2x8 G.Skill Trident Z 3600 CL16 1.35V
Video Card(s)	RTX 3060M 6GB @ 1750-2000MHz Core / 1875MHz Mem
Storage	1TB Kingston NV2 & 1TB Mass Storage HDD
Display(s)	LG 25UM57-P @ 75Hz OC
Case	Fractal Design Arc XL
Audio Device(s)	ATH-M20x
Power Supply	Evga SuperNova 1300 G2
Mouse	Evga Torq X3
Keyboard	Thermaltake Challenger
Software	Win 10 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	SYS-1//SYS-2//SYS-3//SYS-4
Processor	AMD FX-8350//AMD FX-8350//AMD X6 1090T //AMD FX-8350
Motherboard	Biostar TA990FXE//Gigabyte 990FX-G//MSI 890GXM-G65//ASUS M5A99FX Pro 2.0
Cooling	ZEROtherm Nirvana//Corsair H-110i//AMD PII Cooler//AMD CL Water Cooler
Memory	REDLINE 1866 (4X4g)//REDLINE 2133 (4X4g)//Geil (4x2g)//AMD R9 G 2400 (4x4g)
Video Card(s)	XFX R9 270 (CF)//R9 270x(CF) Devil's//XFX HD7870//R9 270X(CF) Devil's
Storage	Corsair ForceIII GS-360 //Samsung 850-Pro//Samsung 840-Pro//Hyper-X Savage 480
Display(s)	Samsung 214T 21.3" LCD//BENQ G2400WD 24" LCD
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Audio Device(s)	X-FI Fatality Pro//Sound Blaster Z//Sound Blaster Z//Sound Blaster Z
Power Supply	Corsair HX620W//Corsair HX850i//Corsair HX620//Corsair HX 750
Mouse	Logitech G9x // Logitech MX-518
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe//HyperX Alloy Elite
Software	Win 7 Ult-64 In Them All

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Processor	Pair of Xeon X5675's @ 4.3
Motherboard	SR-2 Classified
Memory	12 GB of Corsair Dominator GT's @ 2000 7-7-7-21
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX680
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750

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Processor	Intel Core i7 6700K
Motherboard	MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X
Cooling	Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Slim with Arctic MX-4
Memory	16GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 MHz
Video Card(s)	Palit GTX 1080 Game Rock
Storage	Mushkin Triactor 240GB + Toshiba X300 4TB + Team L3 EVO 480GB
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Case	Aerocool Aero-1000 white + 4 Arctic F12 PWM Rev.2 fans
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Power Supply	FSP Hydro G 650W
Mouse	Cougar 700M eSports white
Keyboard	E-Blue Cobra II
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15: 948 (stock) / 1044 (4,7 GHz) FarCry 5 1080p Ultra: min 100, avg 116, max 133 FPS

Processor	Ryzen 2700X
Motherboard	X470 Tachi Ultimate
Cooling	Scythe Big Shuriken 3
Memory	C.R.S.
Video Card(s)	Radeon VII
Software	Win 7
Benchmark Scores	Never high enough