Show off your old and retro computer parts

[linuxfan66]

These ones can / could run stable between 1100 and 1200Mhz which is really good for 800Mhz rated ram, of course the timings would suffer tho and you needed a pretty high voltage.

Is that why high end ram has heatsinks. Even when massive ram overclocking in current ram isn't worth for the yield?

[flibberdipper]

Yeah downvolting them on stock speeds was easy.

 

 

I had the same board with a X2 6000+, getting a 100Mhz OC going was near impossible which was a shame but no surprise as the CPU wasn't known for it's OC potential.

I can't overclock at all. Like, I can change the settings in the BIOS, but they never actually apply.

[iHardware Shelden]

So currently I think it is about time I post more stuff so I guess here it goes.... I have a problem...  :wub:

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[flibberdipper]

So currently I think it is about time I post more stuff so I guess here it goes.... I have a problem...  :wub:

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Damn you school for blocking whatever image service he used!

[iHardware Shelden]

Damn you school for blocking whatever image service he used!

Imgur my school blocks it to

[Security]

I can't overclock at all. Like, I can change the settings in the BIOS, but they never actually apply.

At that point I would try a different BIOS version as it could be a bug.

[erockrufiero]

 

Old 10k Velociiraptor I used to use. Still works but is failing.

[Security]

I still should have a 73GB Raptor somewhere as well.

That VelociRaptor reminded me of the Raptor X with a window in them and me really wanting one at the time but I never got it as they were simply too expensive for what you got.

[vectorx5000]

Just got rid of a Pentium 4 from an old PC.

[SilicateWielder]

Oh boy! I have a bunch of stuff to show you guys! I'll put everything in spoilers for those of you with slow internet :3 but here is a look at my "geek shelf" Sorry, my phone has a weird rotational issue with the camera :C

 

 

Motherboards:

it diededed:

Nodus M3:

A shuttle MOBO, AKA "The Shuttle"

 

PCI (And AGP) devies:

Left; Asus 128mb Nvidia, right; Asus 64mb Nvidia:

 

Left; Sound Blaster Live! Value (My precious), right; Linksys WMP54G Wlan card

 

RAM:

Generic RAM: 

 

2GB of G.Skill DDR1 RAM (With box)

 

IDE cables:

Just some fancy IDE cables. I have others too, but I like these more.

Drives:

40GB WB400 Hard drive

Hint: Your save button goes here.

 

CDs:

Sim Tower for DOS (Love it!)

Windows XP Professional Edition

Works 8.5

Other stuff:

Windows XP Starter booklet:

 

Asus Graphics card Booklets/manuals

 

PS/2 Keyboard (Works perfecly):

 

Left; Athlon XP 1800 1.5Ghz, Right; Athlon 64 x2 3800+ 2.05GHz Dual-core. Both work.

[Dabombinable]

Oh boy! I have a bunch of stuff to show you guys! I'll put everything in spoilers for those of you with slow internet :3 but here is a look at my "geek shelf" Sorry, my phone has a weird rotational issue with the camera :C

 

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Motherboards:

it diededed:

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Nodus M3:

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A shuttle MOBO, AKA "The Shuttle"

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PCI devies:

Left; Asus 128mb Nvidia, right; Asus 64mb Nvidia:

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Left; Sound Blaster Live! Value (My precious), right; Linksys WMP54G Wlan card

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RAM:

Generic RAM: 

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2GB of G.Skill DDR1 RAM (With box)

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IDE cables:

Just some fancy IDE cables. I have others too, but I like these more.

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Drives:

40GB WB400 Hard drive

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Hint: Your save button goes here.

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CDs:

Sim Tower for DOS (Love it!)

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Windows XP Professional Edition

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Works 8.5

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Other stuff:

Windows XP Starter booklet:

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Asus Graphics card Booklets/manuals

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PS/2 Keyboard (Works perfecly):

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Left; Athlon XP 1800 1.5Ghz, Right; Athlon 64 x2 3800+ 2.05GHz Dual-core. Both work.

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Just a note, those PCI devices are actually AGP. But AGP is based on PCI.

[SilicateWielder]

Just a note, those PCI devices are actually AGP. But AGP is based on PCI

Well, just the graphics cards, I spent too long organizing the images and just shoved the graphics cards into the PCI section. I just now edited it to include AGP as a specified type of peripheral

[SilicateWielder]

 

I've found an old beauty. Back in the days I had to replace it with a FX 5500 to play Lego Star Wars...

 

 

 

The PCb says it's a Asus AGP-V7100 with 32 MB-SDRAM! 

 

Hey I got a V7100MAGIC with 64 mb-SDRAM! -highfive-

[MEC-777]

Just picked this up today. $60, BNIB.

 

 

[flibberdipper]

At that point I would try a different BIOS version as it could be a bug.

I actually fixed it. Turned off Cool n Quiet and it worked.

 

I still should have a 73GB Raptor somewhere as well.

That VelociRaptor reminded me of the Raptor X with a window in them and me really wanting one at the time but I never got it as they were simply too expensive for what you got.

I would KILL for a Raptor X.

 

And here's my ghetto little creation. A tiny heatsink on a Q6600 running on a board that doesn't even support it. The heatsink, screws, and fan are all from different heatsinks, so none of them fit together.

 

20151024_233957 by Travis McClelland, on Flickr

[Emberstone]

After thinking a little bit about the age of my own system, I started to wonder what other experiences people have had with their computers/components that simply won't die, or simply won't stop being awesome despite their age.

 

For context, my PC is on the X58 platform and is rocking 3x4GB of DDR3 in triple channel and an i7-980X overclocked to 4.0 GHz. As with my Q6600 + SLI 8800 GT rig before it, I expected this computer to start falling behind a year or two after its birth, but graphics card aside, it hasn't. The 980X, a seven-year-old CPU, continues to be faithful to this day. Cities: Skylines runs great and Doom never seems to drop below 120 fps. The GTX 1070 is allowed to reach max GPU usage and the CPU barely breaks a sweat. If Ryzen doesn't provide a big upgrade at a decent price, this computer will continue to live on for the years to come assuming nothing breaks.

 

I couldn't be happier with this thing, to the point where I have an emotional attachment to it and the level of performance it provides after all these years. I've had it for so long (since early 2010), I don't want to see it go when the time comes!

 

So yeah, do any of you folks have any old, reliable hardware you've fallen in love with over the years?

[Weak1ings]

I'll probably feel that way with my i7 4790K & 1070 today, but I found the Q6600 (at stock speeds) to be way too slow, and got pretty toasty on my Zalman at 3.2Ghz.  a GTX 660 could bottleneck the stock chip.

[SCHISCHKA]

my computer is 5 years old. i keep all my old GPU and HDD. it all goes on a shelf. its not wanted or worth anything. it looks neat to me. the alternative would be to pollute a landfill

[sockeater]

My own rig is an i7 2600 which was built 6 years ago and its still going strong, I've had my share of GPU upgrades going from
6870>6970CF>7970>R9 290 (btw I actually only bought the 6870 and r9 290, the rest of the upgrades have been hand downs from friends and family pretty luck eh?)

It still running strong, modern games run as they're intended and video rendering is a dream and rarely breaks down, in fact nothing has gone wrong in the computer.

 

I'm going to build a completely new desktop soon once ryzen is released into the market. not because I think my computer is slow but because its enormous and I'd like a mini-itx system now to get a little more desk space.

[slightlyjaded]

TAB machines. Some of them are running on 386 hardware...

[TubsAlwaysWins]

Ive got a dual xeon server from who knows what century that still runs. Its to inefficient to do anything with tho

[kaiju_wars]

I'm cheating a little.  It ain't individual hardware.

But I have a 12" PowerBook G4 from 2004 that still runs.  I have TenFourFox on it.

[Zorbeltuss]

My keyboard is from the early 90s and no it's not an IBM, I've tried different keyboards, but the quality and the comfort has been way too low, but it has become a bit of love/hate relationship since I seriously need a new one.

[JoeCoke]

Woo! An excuse to gush about old shit I have that no one else cares about!!!

 

Back in 2013 I was given a Acer PC with integrated graphics, 2GB of RAM and a C2D. It's grown to a Core 2 Quad, 8GB, GTX670, custom case, SSD machine. It kicks ass (considering what it once was) and never has any issues. Love the damn thing! It now faithfully serves as my HTPC. I also have a Athlon 64 x2 939 rig which is like my prized possession. I built back when I knew absolutely ZERO about PCs and I cringe when I think about the horrible things I did. I used carpet as a test bench when building it and left the case open with the case on its side all the time. I pulled my cat outta there a few times even.. But it still lives, and It still works great for Youtube watching and forum browsing. And don't even get me started about my Optiplex GX110... But yeah I'm a PC hoarder. For some reason I just love trying to trick out older systems and put them up against things they were never intended to do. With all the money I've spent on older PCs, I could probably have SLI 1080s by now. But that's boring! And besides, it gives me systems to pass down to other family members.

 

I've had shitty systems that didn't last long for whatever reasons, but then I've had amazing systems like these that just don't die.

[vrod]

Can't count the pc's i've had. first one was a AMD K6 running 400mhz with about 16mb of ram. Obviously it no longer runs but I still have the CPU. Today I run a 5960x and even though it has cost me 1100€, I guess it will be futureproof for a long time, given that the rest of my pc keeps it together. Apart from the graphics card that is.