What is the oldest piece of continually running hardware you currently use with your rig?

SK-1 · May 17, 2020

So I was just jamming (loud) to some tunes with my new audio card and realized how old my speaker system is :eek:

!!! I'm just amazed at how well my Logitech Z680 5.1 system has held up. She's going on 15 years of daily use and I abuse them. For real! But even so, still clean audio and no distortion! Plus, with all the advancements in other areas of the audio field, they actually sound better than the day I purchased them. Thank you Logitech! You certainly gave me reason to buy your stuff!
So what old hardware do you guys have that is still in your daily driver? Am I the anomaly here? :laugh:

Mr.Scott · May 17, 2020

Logitech MX 518 and a Saitek Eclipse.

Cranky5150 · May 17, 2020

Ryzen 2700 x

SK-1 · May 17, 2020

@Cranky5150

Dang! you have a lot of new stuff!

FreedomEclipse · May 17, 2020

Logitech Z5500's and K740 illuminated keyboard. Though they might not be hooked up to my own system anymore. Both are in daily service with my dad. The Z5500's came first. then the K740 about a year after i think.

SK-1 · May 17, 2020

Mr.Scott said:
Logitech MX 518 and a Saitek Eclipse.

MX 518...Needs to be a some sort of Hardware Hall of Fame.

EarthDog · May 17, 2020

A 640GB Western Digjtal Caviar Black HDD?

windwhirl · May 17, 2020

The oldest thing that I still have around and use is my keyboard, an HP keyboard from probably 1997 (it came with a Vectra VE5 system).

The date is sort of a guess based on me remembering that I did a BIOS update for that system and the copyright notice that the BIOS Setup had.

When I went to elementary school, quite a few of the keyboards of the computer classroom were IBM Model M-type, and after that I could never quite get used to the feeling of newer keyboards. This one is the closest thing to it that I had, so I kept it around.

Cranky5150 · May 17, 2020

SK-1 said:
@Cranky5150

Dang! you have a lot of new stuff!

LOL yeah but i have much OLDER stuff in my 2nd bedroom closet....will be making a post soon on selling parts etc...

Deleted member 67555 · May 17, 2020

My memory...It's 3200mhz...I'd like 3600 but I don't see enough reason to justify that unless I get 32gb.

Oh....could be my Razer Deathstalker...it's so played out the W and D have fingernail indentations...

Decryptor009 · May 17, 2020

Creative T20 II

FordGT90Concept · May 17, 2020

My case is the oldest part, I think. Bought it back in 2009 probably.

Speakers? 2004 Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1 but they have been serviced twice since then.

THE_EGG · May 17, 2020

For sure, my frankensteined Creative Inspire T7700 7.1 sound system.

My old man gave it to me over 10 years ago after he had it for 5 years or so and moved on to proper home-theatre stuff.

The only thing left original is the subwoofer, I've swapped out the speakers to Tannoy SFX 5.1.....which were also handed down to me from my father hahaha

harm9963 · May 17, 2020

EVGA 1300G2 PSU ,evolved over time , recent upgrades, have two systems, technically three or four ,still have these-oldest MB MSI SLI , Asus n980SLI,MSI 990FXA SLIX3, and now ASUS X470 Prime

hat · May 17, 2020

The oldest part of my main rig is, without a doubt, the chassis.

Caring1 · May 17, 2020

In my main rig it's the PSU.

remixedcat · May 17, 2020

my dell precision T3600 workstation isn't the newest kid on the block but was new to me, but the oldest so far as my usage duration happens to be my geforce 650ti.

Melvis · May 17, 2020

On my main rig I think that would be my Creative 2.1 Speakers I got back in 2005/2006 off ebay for like $22, still work great today and the sound is just awesome for what they are.

Then I think it would be one of my GTX 970s on my main rig anyway.

xkm1948 · May 17, 2020

A thermaltake 12cm fan that i bought in 2008. Damn this fan still going strong

TheoneandonlyMrK · May 17, 2020

A small QuadGt badge I took off my first decent home built rig.
For working parts only the two Ddc pumps I have in series have done any real time, 7+ years.
Actually I did rebuild a storage only pc in my old thermal take kandalf LCS case, biggest goddam dual core net drive around but I can't get rid even after 15 year's and a new case, damn it's looking old.

sam_86314 · May 17, 2020

The oldest components in my system are probably my GTX 1070 and my Crucial MX300, but I got both second hand.

Oldest component in my PC that I got new is the 4TB Seagate Barracuda I use as my data drive. I bought it in February of 2018.

My Klipsch ProMedias are probably the oldest thing in my setup, but again, I bought them secondhand.

The oldest part of my setup that I got new is my Logitech MX Master, which I've had since 2014 I believe. I got it as a gift for originally beta testing it, and it's been a great mouse since then.

The plastic on the left click is polished and shiny from years of regular use, but otherwise it works perfectly. I have no plans to replace it until it dies, and when it does, I'll replace it with another MX Master.

RealNeil · May 17, 2020

A pair of GTX-1080FE GPUs in my i9-9900K box.

freeagent · May 17, 2020

My 120x38 Panaflos that have been running every day since 2005. Next would probably be my first gen WD 1TB Black. Then the rest of my rig is pretty old too, just not as old..

Fouquin · May 17, 2020

Unsurprisingly it's my stereo receiver that I run all my outbound audio through. It's a Pioneer SX-253R, and it's not fancy or anything but it was my first full stereo system. Turns 25 this year.

xvi · May 17, 2020

FreedomEclipse said:
Logitech Z5500

My Logitech Z5500 is going strong as well and easily counts as my oldest part still in use. Runner up for me are my old power supplies. I'm really glad I eventually started buying nice ones.

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Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Gaming Radeon RX 6800
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Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
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Display(s)	LG GP850-B
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Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
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Mouse	Logitech G900/G502
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Memory	Corsair Vengeance Rgb pro 3600cas14 16Gb in four sticks./16Gb/16GB
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Keyboard	Roccat Aimo 120
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Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S, 3x Noctua NF-A14s
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Storage	2TB WD SN850X, 4x1TB Crucial MX500 (striped array), LG WH16NS40 BD-RE
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Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
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Power Supply	Corsair RM850x, CyberPower CST135XLU
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK 2 96%
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Motherboard	ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme & ASUS Prime Z-370 A
Cooling	Corsair 280mm AIO & Thermaltake Water 3.0
Memory	64GB DDR4-3000 GSKill RipJaws-V & 32GB DDR4-3466 GEIL Potenza
Video Card(s)	2X-GTX-1080 SLI & 2 GTX-1070Ti 8GB G1 Gaming in SLI
Storage	Both have 2TB HDDs for storage, 480GB SSDs for OS, and 240GB SSDs for Steam Games
Display(s)	ACER 28" B286HK 4K & Samsung 32" 1080P
Case	NZXT Source 540 & Rosewill Rise Chassis
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000 & Corsair RM850
Mouse	Generic
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Tournament & Corsair K90
Software	Win-10 Professional
Benchmark Scores	yes

System Name	Altered Beast
Processor	AMD R9 5900X, 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frost Commander 140, NF-A14 3K, T30
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850X 2TB, SN850 1TB, SN770 1TB - Asus Hyper M.2, SN770 1TB, SN750 500GB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact RGB
Audio Device(s)	JBL 2.1 Deep Bass
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 750w G+, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Zowie EC2 Evo
Keyboard	Logitech G213
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

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Processor	Intel Core i7 8700k
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC
Cooling	Corsair H115i, 2x Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM
Memory	G. Skill TridentZ RGB 4x8GB (F4-3600C16Q-32GTZR)
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity
Storage	2x Samsung 950 Pro 256GB \| 2xHGST Deskstar 4TB 7.2K
Display(s)	Samsung C27HG70
Case	Xigmatek Aquila
Power Supply	Seasonic 760W SS-760XP
Mouse	Razer Deathadder 2013
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K95
Software	Windows 10 Pro
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