The PC Nostaglia thread, post your OS, CPU, RAM, GFX upgrade history.

JU_88 · 10-14-12, 09:32 AM

Post either since your first PC -or as far back as you can remember, might seem boring for some, but not for nerds like me

1999 - to present, here is mine.

1999
win 98
AMD K6 II 500 mhz Socket 7
96mb SDRAM PC100 (was supposed to be 128 - but i got scammed

)
3DFX Voodoo 3 3000 16mb

2000 (My first ever PC build)
win 98
AMD Duron 600mhz socket A
256mb SDRAM PC133
Matrox Millenium G400 32 MB (upgraded to play Deux EX)

2000
win XP
AMD Athlon XP 1500 socket A
256MB DDR 2100
Matrox Millenium G400 32 MB

2001
win XP
AMD Athlon XP 1500 socket A
256MB DDR 2100
Creative Geforce 3 Ti200 64 MB (Upgraded to play GTA3, OFP and S.O.F II, the Matrox struggled with these three)

2003
win XP
AMD Athlon XP 2000 socket A
256MB DDR 2100
Creative Geforce 3 Ti200 64 MB

2003
win XP
AMD Athlon XP 2000 socket A
512 MB DDR 3200
Creative Geforce 3 Ti200 64 MB

2004
win XP
AMD Athlon XP 2000 socket A
512 MB DDR 3200
MSI Geforce FX 5600 256mb (Upgraded because the GF 3 was too old in general)

2004
win XP
AMD Athlon XP 3000 socket 462
512 MB DDR 3200
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB (Upgraded for DOOM 3 and Half life 2 -also because the FX5600 turned out to be complete crap)

2005 (MY Silent Hunter 3 Rig)
win XP
AMD Athlon 64 3000 socket 939
1GB DDR 3200
Gigabyte Geforce 6600GT 128MB (This card was amazingly good value at the time)

2006
win XP
AMD Athlon 64 3800 socket 939
2GB DDR 3200
Gigabyte Geforce 7600GT 256 MB (was a cost effective upgrade to trade in the 6600GT)

2008
Win 7 ultimate
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Socket 775
4GB DDR2 800
XFX Geforce 9800GT 512MB (Had been holding out for the 8600GT but it turned out to be a dissapointment, so saved up for this instead)

2010
Win 7 ultimate
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Socket 775
4GB DDR2 800
XFX Geforce GTX 275 768MB (9800GT was starting struggle a bit)

2012 (Just ordered)
Win 7 ultimate
Intel i5 3450 Socket 1155
16GB DDR3 1600
XFX Geforce GTX 275 768MB

Will upgrade Graphics card early next year.

10-14-12, 09:32 AM	#1
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	The PC Nostaglia thread, post your OS, CPU, RAM, GFX upgrade history. Post either since your first PC -or as far back as you can remember, might seem boring for some, but not for nerds like me 1999 - to present, here is mine. 1999 win 98 AMD K6 II 500 mhz Socket 7 96mb SDRAM PC100 (was supposed to be 128 - but i got scammed ) 3DFX Voodoo 3 3000 16mb 2000 (My first ever PC build) win 98 AMD Duron 600mhz socket A 256mb SDRAM PC133 Matrox Millenium G400 32 MB (upgraded to play Deux EX) 2000 win XP AMD Athlon XP 1500 socket A 256MB DDR 2100 Matrox Millenium G400 32 MB 2001 win XP AMD Athlon XP 1500 socket A 256MB DDR 2100 Creative Geforce 3 Ti200 64 MB (Upgraded to play GTA3, OFP and S.O.F II, the Matrox struggled with these three) 2003 win XP AMD Athlon XP 2000 socket A 256MB DDR 2100 Creative Geforce 3 Ti200 64 MB 2003 win XP AMD Athlon XP 2000 socket A 512 MB DDR 3200 Creative Geforce 3 Ti200 64 MB 2004 win XP AMD Athlon XP 2000 socket A 512 MB DDR 3200 MSI Geforce FX 5600 256mb (Upgraded because the GF 3 was too old in general) 2004 win XP AMD Athlon XP 3000 socket 462 512 MB DDR 3200 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB (Upgraded for DOOM 3 and Half life 2 -also because the FX5600 turned out to be complete crap) 2005 (MY Silent Hunter 3 Rig) win XP AMD Athlon 64 3000 socket 939 1GB DDR 3200 Gigabyte Geforce 6600GT 128MB (This card was amazingly good value at the time) 2006 win XP AMD Athlon 64 3800 socket 939 2GB DDR 3200 Gigabyte Geforce 7600GT 256 MB (was a cost effective upgrade to trade in the 6600GT) 2008 Win 7 ultimate Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Socket 775 4GB DDR2 800 XFX Geforce 9800GT 512MB (Had been holding out for the 8600GT but it turned out to be a dissapointment, so saved up for this instead) 2010 Win 7 ultimate Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Socket 775 4GB DDR2 800 XFX Geforce GTX 275 768MB (9800GT was starting struggle a bit) 2012 (Just ordered) Win 7 ultimate Intel i5 3450 Socket 1155 16GB DDR3 1600 XFX Geforce GTX 275 768MB Will upgrade Graphics card early next year. Last edited by JU_88; 10-14-12 at 10:08 AM.