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Old 06-13-2021, 02:59 PM
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Specs from the past

was reading the readme in jo. here were the specs when it launched:

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3. System Requirements
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VIDEO CARD:
DirectX 9.0 AGP video card with 32MB & HW-T&L required. 128MB or
greater recommended. Compatible 3D cards include: nVidia GeForce 2, 3,
4, and ATI Radeon 8500, 9000, 9200, 9600, 9800.
We do not support the following video cards: ATI Rage, FireGL, NVIDIA
Quadro, TNT/TNT2 and Vanta chipsets,Kyro, Kyro II, Intel 810 and 815,
SiS, Xabre, Matrox chipsets

Video cards without pixel shaders or with less than 128MB ram will not
support all graphics features.

Check our website, www.novalogic.com, for a full list of supported
video cards.

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Windows® 98, ME, 2000, XP

CPU TYPE & SPEED:
Minimum: Pentium® III 1.2 GHZ equivalent
Recommended: Pentium 4 2.4 GHZ equivalent

MOTHERBOARD:
Minimum: AGP 2X
Recommended: AGP 4X

HARD DRIVE SPACE:
1.5 GB available

SYSTEM MEMORY:
Minimum: 256MB
Recommended: 512MB

MEMORY SPEED:

Recommended: 266 MHz DDR (PC2100) or better

CD-ROM SPEED:
16x or greater CD-ROM drive

DIRECTX:
DirectX 9.0b required

SOUND CARDS:
DirectX 9 compatible

CONTROLLERS:
Windows® compatible mouse

INTERNET:
Minimum: 56k internet connection
Recommended: Cable modem or DSL internet connection





i find it funny how back then DSL was better than cable(?).

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Windows ME, shudder
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Windows ME, shudder
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In 2000 my setup was

Intel Pentium II MMX / 233MHz / 512k Cache / 66 MHz FSB
128MB Unknow PC133 SD Ram
nVidia GeForce2 MX400 / 64MB / AGP 4x
Unknow Intel Slot A Motherboard
10GB Maxtor 5400rpm Harddrive
Unknown basic CD-ROM
Unknown Case
15" Standard Gateway Monitor
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Old 06-16-2021, 01:30 PM
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think i something very similar Scott, but i only had a 4GB HDD
looks like i upgraded in 99:



not sure what year



2008 i somehow managed to afford a Core2 Extreme and was using crossfire!:


2009 collecting storage i guess lol:
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Old 06-17-2021, 08:04 AM
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think i something very similar Scott, but i only had a 4GB HDD



2000:
Intel Pentium II MMX / 233MHz / 512k Cache / 66 MHz FSB
128MB Unknown PC133 SD Ram
nVidia GeForce2 MX400 / 64MB / AGP 4x
Unknow Intel Slot A Motherboard
10GB Maxtor 5400rpm
Unknown basic CD-ROM
Unknown Case
15" Standard Gateway Monitor

2001:
AMD Athlon XP2000+ / 256k Cache / 266MHz FSB / Socket A / 1666MHz
512 Crucial DDR PC2100 / CL=2.5
ATI Radeon 8500 64M DDR AGP 4x
Abit KG7-Raid
Western Digital 15gb 7200rpm, Seagate 20gb 7200rpm
I/O Magic 12x10x40 CD-RW.
Cooler Master CPU Cooler Up to 2000+
Unknown Case
****ty Cyber Acoustics speakers where one is louder then the other. And can't be hooked up without the sub.

2003:
AMD Athlon XP2700+ / 256k Cache / 333MHz FSB / Socket A / 2166MHz
768mb Crucial DDR PC2700 • CL=2.5 • Unbuffered • Non-parity • 6ns • 2.5V
Crucial Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB Dual DDR
Abit, AT7-MAX2, / 266-333 MHz FSB / Onboard Sound / LAN / 6 USB2.0 / 2 Fire wire
2 Maxtor DimondMax Plus, 40gb 7200rpm.
TDK CD-RW, 48x16x48x, IDE
LD DVD-/+RW, 16x8x48x, IDE
TaiSol CPU Cooler for AMD Athlon XP™ 2200+ and beyond. Model: cgk760172
Antec 660AMG Mini Tower Case Metallic Grey w/ Antec 430W TruePower
Cyber Acoustics CA-2022 10-Watts RMS Speakers

2005:
AMD Athlon64 4000+ San Diego ADA4000BNBOX / 1MB L2 Cache / 1GHz FSB / Socket 939 / 2.4GHz
2GB (2x1GB) Crosair XMS TWINX2048-3200C2PT / DDR PC3200 (400Mhz) / CL 2.0
Crucial Radeon X850XT 256MB CTVX850XT DDR PCI-Express x16
Abit AN8-SLI (AN8-SL) Socket 939 Athlon64/FX/X2 / 6Ch Onboard Sound / GigabyteLAN Onboard / 6 USB2.0 / x2 PCI-Express x1 / x2 PCI-Express x16 / SATA II
x2 Western Digital CaviarSE WD800JD / 80GB / 7200 RPM / Serial ATA150
TDK veloCD AI-481648 CD-RW, 48x16x48x / IDE
LG GSA-4163BI DVD-/+RW 16x8x40x / IDE
Antec 660AMG Mini Tower Case Metallic Grey
Antec SP-500 500W SmartPower
Cyber Acoustics CA-2022 10-Watts RMS Speakers

2005 (NovaHQ's first dedicated server):
AMD Athlon64 4000+ San Diego ADA4000BNBOX / 1MB L2 Cache / 1GHz FSB / Socket 939 / 2.4GHz
2GB (2x1GB) Crosair ValueSelect VS1GB400C3 / DDR PC3200 (400Mhz) / CL 2.5
MSI Radeon X300SE HyperMemory 256MB (128M VRAM on board) DDR PCI Express x16
Abit AN8 Ultra Socket 939 Athlon64/FX/X2 / 6Ch Onboard Sound / GigabyteLAN Onboard / 6 USB2.0 / x2 PCI-Express x1 / x1 PCI-Express x16 / SATA II
Western Digital CaviarSE WD800JD / 80GB / 7200 RPM / Serial ATA150 Hard Drives
LGGSA-4167B BG CD/DVD-/+RW 16x8x48x / IDE
APEX PC-115 White ATX Computer Case
Antec TruePower 2.0 TPII-430 430W Power Supply


2006:
AMD Athlon64 X2 (Dual-Core) 4400+ Toledo ADA4400CDBOX / 1MB L2 Cache x2 / 1GHz FSB / Socket 939 / 2.2GHz @ 2.4GHz
2 2GB (2x1GB) Crosair XMS TWINX2048-3200C2PT / DDR PC3200 (400Mhz) / CL 2.0
Crucial Radeon X850XT 256MB CTVX850XT DDR PCI-Express x16
Abit AN8-SLI (AN8-SL) Socket 939 Athlon64/FX/X2 / 6Ch Onboard Sound / GigabyteLAN Onboard / 6 USB2.0 / x2 PCI-Express x1 / x2 PCI-Express x16 / SATA II
Western Digital CaviarSE WD800JD / 80GB / 7200 RPM / Serial ATA150 Hard Drives
Western Digital CaviarSE WD2500JS / 250GB / 7200 RPM / Serial ATA II 3.0GB/s Hard Drives
TDK veloCD AI-481648 CD-RW, 48x16x48x / IDE
LG GSA-4163BI DVD-/+RW 16x8x40x / IDE
Antec 660AMG Mini Tower Case Metallic Grey
Antec SP-500 500W SmartPower
Cyber Acoustics CA-2024 12-Watts RMS Speakers

2007:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor ADX6000CZBOX / 3.0GHz / Socket AM2 / 2 x 1MB L2 Cache / 90nm
2 OCZ ATI CrossFire 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2A8002GK
SAPPHIRE 100186L Radeon X1950XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
ECS KA3 MVP (V1.0A) AM2 AMD 580X CrossFire ATX AMD / 8Ch Onboard Sound / Dual Gigabyte LAN / 6 USB2.0 / x2 PCI-Express x16 / x6 SATA 3.0GB/s
Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
LG Electronics Black 2MB Cache SATA 18X DVD+/-R 18X 8x DVD+/-RW 10X DVD+R DL 12X DVD-RAM
Antec SLK2650-BQE
OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V
Cyber Acoustics CA-2024 12-Watts RMS Speakers



Looks like 2007 is the last time I started keeping track
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Old 06-18-2021, 01:44 AM
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didnt keep track of all the old builds i had over the years, but the list would be as long as Scott's, lol.



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