HELIOS: Old School is Still Cool

[flibberdipper]

Oh boy I love it!

Thanks.

[flibberdipper]

UPDATE!

I got stuff back in the 300R and prettied up. I think the final update will be when I get a fully modular PSU, but that will take quite a while (thanks money). I also had to get an IDE card that works with Windows 98SE, since that second DVD drive would not work, even though the jumpers and stuff were set up properly. So I took it out and put the blank back in.

 

I also had a helper.

Helper by tmcclelland455, on Flickr

 

New Video Card Cooling by tmcclelland455, on Flickr

 

Rear Cables by tmcclelland455, on Flickr

 

Front Nekked by tmcclelland455, on Flickr

 

Something is missing... by tmcclelland455, on Flickr

 

Can you tell? by tmcclelland455, on Flickr

 

Front No Side by tmcclelland455, on Flickr

 

Front Side by tmcclelland455, on Flickr

[Sousuke]

Nice! Got to love vintage and modern mashups like this  

[tyrz_939]

This is awesome! It makes me want to do a build log with old hardware. I have an Asus TUSL2-C, P3 1.4GHz, 9800 pro and a CM 690 II laying around. Also 2 Celedon 300A @ 450 systems (Win 98 <3), a dual p2 350 server running linux and a random p3 800 system.

 

I threw out all my socket 370 coolers in 2009 though sadly. My 1.4GHz p3 runs at about 60c with the p3 800's stock cooler.

[flibberdipper]

Nice! Got to love vintage and modern mashups like this

Yup. Wish I could afford an Enthoo Pro and a fully modular PSU, but then it wouldn't fit in my computer

 

This is awesome! It makes me want to do a build log with old hardware. I have an Asus TUSL2-C, P3 1.4GHz, 9800 pro and a CM 690 II laying around. Also 2 Celedon 300A @ 450 systems (Win 98 <3), a dual p2 350 server running linux and a random p3 800 system.

 

I threw out all my socket 370 coolers in 2009 though sadly. My 1.4GHz p3 runs at about 60c with the p3 800's stock cooler.

Oh my god please do it. BTW, my temps (after running 3DMark 99 Max for about 5 hours) were still under the 50s.

 hole thing.

[stoka]

I should do this with all the old stuff laying around here

[EldarNi]

I have a nostalgic moment, my first pc was an AMD 286x cpu, 40Mb hdd in a little beige desktop case and with a tiny monitor on top of it. My second one was a Celeron 433A with a Radeon 7200 agp video card. Right now I'm collecting parts for my retro build which is close by specs to my 3rd pc, it's an Athlon XP era with geforce 6600gt or 6800 graphics card. Will see how it goes.

[flibberdipper]

I have a nostalgic moment, my first pc was an AMD 286x cpu, 40Mb hdd in a little beige desktop case and with a tiny monitor on top of it. My second one was a Celeron 433A with a Radeon 7200 agp video card. Right now I'm collecting parts for my retro build which is close by specs to my 3rd pc, it's an Athlon XP era with geforce 6600gt or 6800 graphics card. Will see how it goes.

I too am attempting to collect parts for another retro build. More Pentium III swag.

[xTrixieHD]

 

UPDATE 2

 

Sorry for the small update (couldn't get that much done on it), but here it is!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3dfx

[SilicateWielder]

 

UPDATE 1

 

I needed to replace the thermal paste on the CPU badly, since it had never been changed before in the life of the CPU, and it ran REALLY hot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love this stuff. Cheap, and it actually does pretty damn well.

 

It looks like I used a TON, but I actually didn't. Just the perspective of the picture.

 

 

I love my RAM. :wub:

 

Some D-Link 10/100 Ethernet card

 

 

 

 

 

This is my precious 3dfx VooDoo3 3000 16MB AGP 2X card. I love this thing.

 

 

Focusing where the GPU is.

 

 

 

This is an Intel WS440BX mobo, and even though it supports up to 384MB of RAM on the spec sheet, I've pushed it to almost 1GB without any hiccups.

 

 

Those USB 1.1 ports, tho.

 

Northbridge. Forgot to snap a pic of the southbridge. My bad.

 

AGP 2X slot, 5 legacy PCI, and 1 ISA.

 

Noisy 50mm fan, which I plan on replacing with something near silent.

 

HUUUUUUUGGEEEE 200 watt PSU.

 

Mounting things and my ghetto way of keeping the video card from popping out of place.

 

 

 

 

Aw, what? Your Soundbaster is a 5.1 channel card? Mine's only 4-channel with a MIDI input.

[flibberdipper]

Aw, what? Your Soundbaster is a 5.1 channel card? Mine's only 4-channel with a MIDI input.

Yup. She's bae. <3

[SilicateWielder]

Yup. She's bae. <3

Mine's bae too but still, i'm jelly.

 

You don't happen to know where I can find a cheap PCIE to PCI adapter, do you? I'd very much like to continue using my aging soundblaster card

[flibberdipper]

Mine's bae too but still, i'm jelly.

 

You don't happen to know where I can find a cheap PCIE to PCI adapter, do you? I'd very much like to continue using my aging soundblaster card

No I do not, sadly.

[iHardware Shelden]

Mine's bae too but still, i'm jelly.

You don't happen to know where I can find a cheap PCIE to PCI adapter, do you? I'd very much like to continue using my aging soundblaster card

Probably your best bet http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Express-Adapter-Card-PEX1PCI1/dp/B0024CV3SA

I still use my Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS and absolutely love the old thing, surprising enough it works under Windows 10 when I had that for a month. Would have thought it would loose support like the Live! series cards.

[SilicateWielder]

Probably your best bet http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Express-Adapter-Card-PEX1PCI1/dp/B0024CV3SA

I still use my Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS and absolutely love the old thing, surprising enough it works under Windows 10 when I had that for a month. Would have thought it would loose support like the Live! series cards.

The thing is newer versions of windows can use drivers for older versions, which is why I'm able to use drivers meant for windows 95 in windows 10 as well

[Bsmith]

Mine's bae too but still, i'm jelly.

 

You don't happen to know where I can find a cheap PCIE to PCI adapter, do you? I'd very much like to continue using my aging soundblaster card

Probably your best bet http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Express-Adapter-Card-PEX1PCI1/dp/B0024CV3SA

I still use my Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS and absolutely love the old thing, surprising enough it works under Windows 10 when I had that for a month. Would have thought it would loose support like the Live! series cards.

The thing is newer versions of windows can use drivers for older versions, which is why I'm able to use drivers meant for windows 95 in windows 10 as well

 

Hopefully I can say the same about my ZXR in 20years, I can see myself already having this type of convo.

[iHardware Shelden]

Hopefully I can say the same about my ZXR in 20years, I can see myself already having this type of convo.

Haha ya a sound card should be a long term investment no matter how expensive it is (most of the time) so milking as much as possible out of it can be fun

[SilicateWielder]

Haha ya a sound card should be a long term investment no matter how expensive it is (most of the time) so milking as much as possible out of it can be fun

 

Yeah, I got mine from a rig found off the side of the road. the PSU had blown and then after installing it in a slightly newer rig that PSU blew too. I think I'm gonna wait till I get a proper PSU this time before I use it again. I don't want it going bust on me any time soon.

[SilicateWielder]

Probably your best bet http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Express-Adapter-Card-PEX1PCI1/dp/B0024CV3SA

I still use my Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS and absolutely love the old thing, surprising enough it works under Windows 10 when I had that for a month. Would have thought it would loose support like the Live! series cards.

The only problem is that old soundblaster cards tend to be full-profile. Thank you though!

[iHardware Shelden]

Yeah, I got mine from a rig found off the side of the road. the PSU had blown and then after installing it in a slightly newer rig that PSU blew too. I think I'm gonna wait till I get a proper PSU this time before I use it again. I don't want it going bust on me any time soon.

Oh hell ya now that's a story

[SilicateWielder]

I found that some really old server mobos will let you install CPU expansion cards. I'm very curious now.

 

I wonder if they make any that would fit some of the old processors I have, won't that be fun?

 

here's a pentium one: 

 

I don't know if it would just add on to my performance or act fully autonomously but it's still pretty cool.

just search "CPU card" 

[flibberdipper]

I found that some really old server mobos will let you install CPU expansion cards. I'm very curious now.

 

I wonder if they make any that would fit some of the old processors I have, won't that be fun?

Eh, probably. Or it will backfire terribly and you'll die.

[SilicateWielder]

Eh, probably. Or it will backfire terribly and you'll die

 

Eh, probably. Or it will backfire terribly and you'll die.

 

 

I'm already a cyborg, technically I am already dead and merely functioning due to my mechanical heart and artificial nervous system

 

Anyway, I found one for LGA 775, funky looking connector though, lol

 

[iHardware Shelden]

I'm already a cyborg, technically I am already dead and merely functioning due to my mechanical heart and artificial nervous system

Anyway, I found one for LGA 775, funky looking connector though, lol

I think I saw a similar one in a router/industrial system a while back, connects to the rest of the board and has about 10 different expansion slots most of which were PCI