Show off your old and retro computer parts

[NoxiousOdor]

1 minute ago, Mattias Edeslatt said:

Ooohhhh.... that is some sexy dual action. I would love to have that setup as my daily driver 

It is my daily driver! I currently have 2 x5690s in it and 48gb of ram, I had 56 but it it didnt populate allof the dimms so I went with 4gbx12 because it looks nicer

[Bhav]

This is all I managed to recover. All my earlier builds are long gone, but fortunately this was my cream of the crop, my epic copper loops build:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And btw, I also later upgraded the ram to bare heatspreader less DDR3 modules as this is a combo motherboard, and I added some thicc copper loop custom heatspreaders to them, but those images were on imageshack, and all those got deleted.

[Bhav]

1 hour ago, WhisperingKnickers said:

I'm not sure how old qualifies as retro but my cpu's and motherboard are from 2009 (I think, I don't remember actually)

 

Anywho I have the EVGA SR-2, it is getting older but it is still pretty awesome

 

 

Do they still make suck boards and can you get one with dual 18 core I9s?

 

72 freaking freds!

[NoxiousOdor]

10 minutes ago, Bhav said:

Do they still make suck boards and can you get one with dual 18 core I9s?

 

72 freaking freds!

There are a lot of options for dual or even quad xeon builds but this is the only board that I know of that lets you overclock both cpus. Asus is working one a modern version of the same thing check it out below:

 

https://www.anandtech.com/show/11960/asus-announces-ws-c621e-sage-workstation-motherboard-dual-xeon-overclocking

[Bhav]

9 minutes ago, WhisperingKnickers said:

There are a lot of options for dual or even quad xeon builds but this is the only board that I know of that lets you overclock both cpus. Asus is working one a modern version of the same thing check it out below:

 

https://www.anandtech.com/show/11960/asus-announces-ws-c621e-sage-workstation-motherboard-dual-xeon-overclocking

If ever I write a hit single and it sells a million copies .... I BUY THAT

 

Or also if I win the lottery, which is more likely.

[NoxiousOdor]

1 minute ago, Bhav said:

If ever I write a hit single and it sells a million copies .... I BUY THAT

 

Or also if I win the lottery, which is more likely.

I will probably do what I did to get the board I have now, I will wait a long time until it isn't popular anymore and then buy it when it is cheap

[Bhav]

OMG amazing news, all my imageshack images got restored!

 

There was just up to a 24 hour delay after paying for a subscription that the images would be restored.

 

So they can keep the tree fiddy for one month, I'm downloading all my old build pics and then cancelling the sub.

 

God this is gonna be slow though cos you cant click through the images in full view on Imageshack, I have to open them one by one and save. 

 

Fucking hell the images dont even download as a recognizable image or any kind of file format. They can still be opened in paint, but then I also have to go through them one by one and resave as Jpegs, what kind of shit is this!

[Bhav]

So, about those custom copper loop ram headspreaders I had added to the above build ... (and I have no idea what I was doing on the back of those graphics cards):

 

 

 

[Alec M]

1 minute ago, Bhav said:

So, about those custom copper loop ram headspreaders I had added to the above build ... (and I have no idea what I was doing on the back of those graphics cards):

 

 

 

 

OMG those stacks of heatsinks on the GPUs 

[Bhav]

1 minute ago, Alec M said:

OMG those stacks of heatsinks on the GPUs 

I mean I had them, and there was flat heatspreaders on the back ram chips, so I just went and stuck them all on for the fun of it.

[flibberdipper]

1 hour ago, Bhav said:

OMG amazing news, all my imageshack images got restored!

 

There was just up to a 24 hour delay after paying for a subscription that the images would be restored.

 

So they can keep the tree fiddy for one month, I'm downloading all my old build pics and then cancelling the sub.

 

God this is gonna be slow though cos you cant click through the images in full view on Imageshack, I have to open them one by one and save. 

 

Fucking hell the images dont even download as a recognizable image or any kind of file format. They can still be opened in paint, but then I also have to go through them one by one and resave as Jpegs, what kind of shit is this!

Oh god please don't save things as JPEG's through paint....

[Canada EH]

On 1/16/2018 at 10:20 PM, Dabombinable said:

Please. Burn those bad graphics cards.

New "clean" date

Start all over again

[Bhav]

12 minutes ago, tmcclelland455 said:

Oh god please don't save things as JPEG's through paint....

I managed to find an easier way, I just renamed each file and added .jpg to the end.

[Bip]

Here's my toy' need to get rid of it , but it makes a fun table . 

[Dabombinable]

On 1/18/2018 at 7:35 AM, Bhav said:

If ever I write a hit single and it sells a million copies .... I BUY THAT

 

Or also if I win the lottery, which is more likely.

Or you could, you know, get a far cheaper Abit BP6 (SMP Celeron overclocking ), or VP6 (dual Pentium III 1000 overclocking):

https://www.anandtech.com/show/343

 

Mine came with 2GB SDRAM+2x PIII 1000+2x stock coolers, and it was good as new:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/816/3

Edit: Drivers seem to have fixed the VP6's stability issues-its more stable than my Z97 Sabertooth MKII

[RollinLower]

On 20-1-2018 at 12:05 PM, Bip said:

Here's my toy' need to get rid of it , but it makes a fun table . 

holy crap! is that an original Surface? where did you ever get one of those?

[agent_x007]

My collection huh... OK (pics taken 2016-2017)
Basics :
PCI-e GPUs (4870 is almost dead tho :() : 

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AGP GPUs :

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PCI (NON-E) GPUs :

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Creative Sound Blaster (modern, ie. EAX 3.0+) :

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Creative legacy + compatible (emulation) : 

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MIDI update to Creative legacy :

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Raptor HDDs :

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LGA 775 CPUs (because I love that platform ;)) :

Collection is a bit bigger now (GPU/CPU pics are from late 2016).

Advanced, a.k.a. "Madness" PC (Core i7 980X + Rampage II Extreme with DOS/Win98SE/2k/7/etc. boot platform, on picture beneath is using my 6800 GT Reference "Blue LED". from ASUS) : 

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PS. And here are newest members of my PCI-e GPU collection  :

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[TheRandomness]

2 hours ago, agent_x007 said:

My collection huh... OK (pics taken 2016-2017)
Basics :
PCI-e GPUs (4870 is almost dead tho :() : 

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AGP GPUs :

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PCI (NON-E) GPUs :

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Creative Sound Blaster (modern, ie. EAX 3.0+) :

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Creative legacy + compatible (emulation) : 

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MIDI update to Creative legacy :

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Raptor HDDs :

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LGA 775 CPUs (because I love that platform ;)) :
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Collection is a bit bigger now (GPU/CPU pics are from late 2016).

Advanced, a.k.a. "Madness" PC (Core i7 980X + Rampage II Extreme with DOS/Win98SE/2k/7/etc. boot platform, on picture beneath is using my 6800 GT Reference "Blue LED". from ASUS) : 

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PS. And here are newest members of my PCI-e GPU collection  :

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Why's there a 3dfx Voodoo hiding in the PCI-e category?
And hello fellow 7900 GX2 owner Well, mine's a Quadro FX 4500 x2, but in reality, they're practically the same.
Also, what is that Gigabyte card (the last photo)?

[agent_x007]

10 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Why's there a 3dfx Voodoo hiding in the PCI-e category?
And hello fellow 7900 GX2 owner Well, mine's a Quadro FX 4500 x2, but in reality, they're practically the same.
Also, what is that Gigabyte card (the last photo)?

Hello.
Voodoo is a reminder for anyone to know from where all that GPUs came from 

As for GIgabyte card... here's a big hint :

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[GDRRiley]

I'm going to add my 9800 GTX+ still with plastic film on.

I bough this in a dell t3400 with a core 2 duo for 45$.

[TheRandomness]

21 minutes ago, agent_x007 said:

Hello.
Voodoo is the reminder to anyone who know what it means
As for GIgabyte card... here's a big hint :

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Now that's a nice card

[flibberdipper]

3 hours ago, agent_x007 said:

My collection huh... OK (pics taken 2016-2017)
Basics :
PCI-e GPUs (4870 is almost dead tho :() : 

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AGP GPUs :

  Hide contents

PCI (NON-E) GPUs :

  Hide contents

Creative Sound Blaster (modern, ie. EAX 3.0+) :

  Hide contents

Creative legacy + compatible (emulation) : 

  Hide contents

MIDI update to Creative legacy :

  Hide contents

Raptor HDDs :

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LGA 775 CPUs (because I love that platform ;)) :

Collection is a bit bigger now (GPU/CPU pics are from late 2016).

Advanced, a.k.a. "Madness" PC (Core i7 980X + Rampage II Extreme with DOS/Win98SE/2k/7/etc. boot platform, on picture beneath is using my 6800 GT Reference "Blue LED". from ASUS) : 

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PS. And here are newest members of my PCI-e GPU collection  :

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I WANT ALL OF IT RIGHT NOW.

[8uhbbhu8]

On 1/17/2018 at 1:34 PM, WhisperingKnickers said:

I'm not sure how old qualifies as retro but my cpu's and motherboard are from 2009 (I think, I don't remember actually)

 

Anywho I have the EVGA SR-2, it is getting older but it is still pretty awesome

 

You have no idea how jelly I am right now  

9 hours ago, agent_x007 said:

My collection huh... OK (pics taken 2016-2017)
Basics :
PCI-e GPUs (4870 is almost dead tho :() : 

  Reveal hidden contents

AGP GPUs :

  Reveal hidden contents

PCI (NON-E) GPUs :

  Reveal hidden contents

Creative Sound Blaster (modern, ie. EAX 3.0+) :

  Reveal hidden contents

Creative legacy + compatible (emulation) : 

  Reveal hidden contents

MIDI update to Creative legacy :

  Reveal hidden contents

Raptor HDDs :

  Reveal hidden contents

LGA 775 CPUs (because I love that platform ;)) :

Collection is a bit bigger now (GPU/CPU pics are from late 2016).

Advanced, a.k.a. "Madness" PC (Core i7 980X + Rampage II Extreme with DOS/Win98SE/2k/7/etc. boot platform, on picture beneath is using my 6800 GT Reference "Blue LED". from ASUS) : 

  Reveal hidden contents

PS. And here are newest members of my PCI-e GPU collection  :

  Reveal hidden contents

 

 

 

 

Holy Hell..... GIMME!!!!!!!

[agent_x007]

7 hours ago, tmcclelland455 said:

I WANT ALL OF IT RIGHT NOW.

 

1 hour ago, 8uhbbhu8 said:

Holy Hell..... GIMME!!!!!!!

Nope
I'm glad you guys like it tho 
Here are my Socket 939 CPUs :


One of my 775 boards (naked, because more fun - it works, I removed heatsinks personally) :

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And a PGA 478 one :

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And one more AMD CPU

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[8uhbbhu8]

4 minutes ago, agent_x007 said:

 

Nope
I'm glad you guys like it tho 
Here are my Socket 939 CPUs :

 I have an Athlon 64 3200+? and an Athlon 64 X2 4400+ right now in rigs.

 

Those were the days