TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[lexluthermiester]

Where do you guys find retro gear besides eBay?

Stateside? Amazon, computer shops, Craigslist, yard sales and thrift shops. (in no particular order)

 

[Trekkie4]

Where do you guys find retro gear besides eBay?

Flea markets, local listings, generous neighbors, family, friends, etc. You name it

 

[Greenslade]

Where do you guys find retro gear besides eBay?

Stateside? Amazon, computer shops, Craigslist, yard sales and thrift shops. (in no particular order)

I was thinking about that ,it gave me an idea looking at *Vintage computers*I have seen some that would have interested me but unfounatly our of my area .I have seen one that i would like you to check out for me on the new thread you made for me. Winfast K7S741MG/K7S741 6L. motherboard.

 

[WhitetailAni]

Where do you guys find retro gear besides eBay?

Almost all of mine I dug up in the attics of my relatives. Got myself 2 486 systems (both sold on since I do not care for Socket 3), a Pentium III Katmai system (kept, upgraded, still use), Power Mac G4 Yikes! (kept, upgraded, still use), iMac G5 ALS 17" (kept, almost repaired, plan to use)

 

[Greenslade]

Almost all of mine I dug up in the attics of my relatives. Got myself 2 486 systems (both sold on since I do not care for Socket 3), a Pentium III Katmai system (kept, upgraded, still use), Power Mac G4 Yikes! (kept, upgraded, still use), iMac G5 ALS 17" (kept, almost repaired, plan to use)

I got no relatives . none of them had a computer or much else for that matter. here is the motherboard there is a site in the UK selling this board for £7 50?

 

[DR4G00N]

Got a fun package from Digi-key today involving Slot A and dip switches.

Boards probably won't be here for a while yet, coming from JLCPCB via snail mail because I'm cheap.

 

[Mr.Scott]

Got a fun package from Digi-key today involving Slot A and dip switches.

Boards probably won't be here for a while yet, coming from JLCPCB via snail mail because I'm cheap.

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Ha ha, making your own GFD?
I have an original vintage one, and a prototype built by somebody from CPU World.
Want to copy it? I'll send it.

 

[DR4G00N]

Ha ha, making your own GFD?
I have an original vintage one, and a prototype built by somebody from CPU World.
Want to copy it? I'll send it.

Exactly. Found this one on Vogons: Freespeed Pro that I'm going to build. All the hard stuff's done already so it's just a matter of buying the parts and sticking it together.

 

[stinger608]

Perhaps we should move the system hunting discussion to it's own thread..

Tech Power Up Hardware Purchase Advice

The whole purpose of this thread is for users to seek help searching for computer systems new and old, for any purpose. Please use the "Reply" button whenever possible to reduce confusion for new users. Forum rules apply so let's all be friendly and helpful! (Note to mods, sorry for starting...

www.techpowerup.com

I sure as hell didn't see the specific reason behind starting another thread since we already have the System Builders Advice forum??????????????

System Builder's Advice

Are you planning to build a new computer or looking to upgrade yours? Get feedback from the community here for your whole project.

www.techpowerup.com

 

[fec32a4de]

Got my hands on HP Pavilion desktop. This PC aged well, usable for older games, web browsing, etc. This brought back so many good memories

Userbench: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/52503680

Onboard Graphics: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/hmhs4

The 710 I added: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/a3snv

CPU-Z: https://valid.x86.fr/2newhv

Put XP on this thing, now I can play some of the older titles that don't play so well with Vista and up

 

[Mr.Scott]

Exactly. Found this one on Vogons: Freespeed Pro that I'm going to build. All the hard stuff's done already so it's just a matter of buying the parts and sticking it together.

Nice. When you're ready, I will play slot A's with you.

 

[Voodoo Rufus]

Interesting, 24pin ATX but now AUX12V?

I bagged a Gainward 6800GT Golden Sample off ebay last week. The shroud and one fan blade were pretty beat up, but it should work. Might have been in a smokers home, or just never cleaned. Swapped my Zalman to it already, but I'll compare against the stock copper skived sink setup.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I sure as hell didn't see the specific reason behind starting another thread since we already have the System Builders Advice forum??????????????

System Builder's Advice

Are you planning to build a new computer or looking to upgrade yours? Get feedback from the community here for your whole project.

www.techpowerup.com

I didn't know it existed? Had never seen it and to be fair, there's nothing wrong with a new thread focused specifically on purchasing advice(as opposed to building advice), which has been taking up a lot of space here in this thread and is not really on topic. Creating a new thread for discussions to take place is not a problem, it solves a problem.

 

[Trekkie4]

Interesting, 24pin ATX but now AUX12V?

I bagged a Gainward 6800GT Golden Sample off ebay last week. The shroud and one fan blade were pretty beat up, but it should work. Might have been in a smokers home, or just never cleaned. Swapped my Zalman to it already, but I'll compare against the stock copper skived sink setup.

Personally, I would probably keep the original heatsink on top of that thing. Of course, after washing the shroud and replacing both fans...

Can you at least mount the original VRAM heatsinks back in place? It's difficult to tell from the photo whenever there's enough clearance or not.

Edit
Looking at the shroud from the inside, I see that it uses uniquely designed fan(s).

What you could try is to mount a standard 60x60 or 70x70 fan & see if the two diagonal holes will match the original ones on the shroud. If not, you could always drill your own ... it would still appear more original & authentic than Zalman. That's just my personal opinion of course, the card is yours to do as you please

 

[lexluthermiester]

Personally, I would probably keep the original heatsink on top of that thing.

Agreed! So would I. That cooler setup is very good.

Of course, after washing the shroud and replacing both fans...

Cleaning, yes. Replacing fans? No. I would just clean and relube the barrings on those fans and put them all back together. Fans are like many things mechanical, they need a good service once in a while to keep them going strong.

 

[Trekkie4]

Agreed! So would I. That cooler setup is very good.

Cleaning, yes. Replacing fans? No. I would just clean and relube the barrings on those fans and put them all back together. Fans are like many things mechanical, they need a good service once in a while to keep them going strong.

Without scrolling back, I believe he mentioned how one of the fan blades was badly damaged. Therefore, replacing at least one of the two fans would be highly recommendable. Otherwise the whole thing would (and will) eventually shake loose & fall apart from centrifugal forces.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Without scrolling back, I believe he mentioned how one of the fan blades was badly damaged. Therefore, replacing at least one of the two fans would be highly recommendable. Otherwise the whole thing would (and will) eventually shake loose & fall apart from centrifugal forces.

Based on the photo, it doesn't look that bad and as long as it's not broken off, smoothing out the rough parts and restoring it to operation shouldn't be difficult. That's just me. I'm one of those "fix it rather than throw it away" kinds of people.

Looking at the shroud from the inside, I see that it uses uniquely designed fan(s).

What you could try is to mount a standard 60x60 or 70x70 fan & see if the two diagonal holes will match the original ones on the shroud. If not, you could always drill your own ... it would still appear more original & authentic than Zalman.

That shroud is very cool looking! It'd be a shame not to use it. Maybe some slimline fans to replace the existing fans?

EverCool EC7010HH12CA 70x70x10mm High Speed Ball Bearing Slim Computer Fan 3-Pin | eBay

Evercool EC7010HH12CA. Mounting Style: Rib Type, Counterbore. Bearing: Ball. Speed: 4500 RPM. Feature: Speed Sensor (Tach). Air Flow: 28.83 CFM.

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70x70x10mm

Or

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60x60x10mm
This one has unsoldered wires which could be easily wired into the existing wiring system.

 

[Trekkie4]

Based on the photo, it doesn't look that bad and as long as it's not broken off, smoothing out the rough parts and restoring it to operation shouldn't be difficult. That's just me. I'm one of those "fix it rather than throw it away" kinds of people.

Me too, that is why I advised him to keep the original heatsink. But when it comes to chipped or broken fans, I have to draw a line. Doesn't matter how you patch it up, it won't be perfectly balanced any longer. And you know what that means, especially at high RPM.

Besides, there's no way of telling if some of the other blades had been cracked, or perhaps bent at some point. Which could eventually lead to some of them flying off at high speed, damaging the board (card) underneath ... it's just not worth it IMHO.

That shroud is very cool looking! It'd be a shame not to use it. Maybe some slimline fans to replace the existing fans?

EverCool EC7010HH12CA 70x70x10mm High Speed Ball Bearing Slim Computer Fan 3-Pin | eBay

Evercool EC7010HH12CA. Mounting Style: Rib Type, Counterbore. Bearing: Ball. Speed: 4500 RPM. Feature: Speed Sensor (Tach). Air Flow: 28.83 CFM.

www.ebay.com

70x70x10mm

Or

Delta EFB0612MA-F00 Case Fan - Black for sale online | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Delta EFB0612MA-F00 Case Fan - Black at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

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60x60x10mm
This one has unsoldered wires which could be easily wired into the existing wiring system.

Exactly what I meant, yeah. A standard 60 or 70mm fan would probably fit in there, and may even line up the holes with the original layout. But it would require diagonal installation, with only the two screws bolting the fans.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Doesn't matter how you patch it up, it won't be perfectly balanced any longer. And you know what that means, especially at high RPM.

You'd be surprised how little that would effect the rotational balance. I've done repairs like what I'm suggesting above. Works a fair treat most of the time.

Besides, there's no way of telling if some of the other blades had been cracked, or perhaps bent at some point. Which could eventually lead to some of them flying off at high speed, damaging the board (card) underneath ... it's just not worth it IMHO.

I don't think those fan spin that fast. Weak fan blades flying off the hub does happen, but it's not common.

Exactly what I meant, yeah. A standard 60 or 70mm fan would probably fit in there, and may even line up the holes with the original layout. But it would require diagonal installation, with only the two screws bolting the fans.

Yeah, replacements would require a bit of jimmy-rigging, but with that shroud it's very doable and wouldn't look bad.

 

[Audioave10]

A friend got this PC from his wife's family for free. Its a good Dell to get if you are lucky! DELL Studio XPS w/X58 i7920 4/8 quad-core
(socket 1366 w/triple-channel RAM). Added more RAM and started to clean-up the Vista 64bit OS. So much junk software onboard.
Malwarebytes, C-cleaner, msconfig, services.msc, Dfraggler...etc.
The ATI 4850 (512M) was overheating but looked very clean. I replaced with an Nvidia 8800GTS 640MB MSI card. The dual-slot cooler keeps it cool
and its playing older games nicely. Its a much faster OS but still has a little hesitation now & then.

 

[lexluthermiester]

A friend got this PC from his wife's family for free. Its a good Dell to get if you are lucky! DELL Studio XPS w/X58 i7920 4/8 quad-core
(socket 1366 w/triple-channel RAM). Added more RAM and started to clean-up the Vista 64bit OS. So much junk software onboard.
Malwarebytes, C-cleaner, msconfig, services.msc, Dfraggler...etc.
The ATI 4850 (512M) was overheating but looked very clean. I replaced with an Nvidia 8800GTS 640MB MSI card. The dual-slot cooler keeps it cool
and its playing older games nicely. Its a much faster OS but still has a little hesitation now & then.

That system is just begging to be pimped out!

 

[Audioave10]

That system is just begging to be pimped out!

It has a quiet WD 640GB HD. The OEM's always have restrictions on cooling and mostly no OC options in the BIOS. The 2-slot 8800 GTS barely fits and I
used Afterburner to get the fan speed up. It will only run the DDR3 RAM up to 1333MHZ. Also a newer 600watt PSU.

 

[lexluthermiester]

It has a quiet WD 640GB HD. The OEM's always have restrictions on cooling and mostly no OC options in the BIOS. The 2-slot 8800 GTS barely fits and I
used Afterburner to get the fan speed up. It will only run the DDR3 RAM up to 1333MHZ. Also a newer 600watt PSU.

True, but that board will take a 6core CPU, upto 24GB of RAM and if you get the right card, a MUCH better GPU. Oh that system has potential!

Take some photo's of the inside and I can help with what you can do in a future upgrade if you ever want too.

 

[Audioave10]

True, but that board will take a 6core CPU, upto 24GB of RAM and if you get the right card, a MUCH better GPU. Oh that system has potential!

The research for that indicated an earliest model that only takes 2 GB dimms for a total of 12GB. 2008 or 2009. Later models yes.

 

[lexluthermiester]

The research for that indicated an earliest model that only takes 2 GB dimms for a total of 12GB. 2008 or 2009.

That's the official documentation. That documentation was made before the system was released, which does not account for the fact the fully compatible 4GB dimms did not exist at that time. 4GB dimms will work.