erek
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Stock photo and "pulled from a working system". Two of the worst things I see on Ebay.
It is up to $555 already...
My limit for something like this would be probably $50.
I have no desire to spend crazy money like that for an old video card even if it is "super collectible"
Most I have shelled out for a single piece of old hardware was for a Roland LAPC-I with the breakout box.. and that was gotten with a trade.
Haha... No, that isn't mine. Mine isn't boxed, and I don't plan on selling mine either.
and I don't plan on selling mine either.
Approximately US $827.84 with 13 hours left to go
You sir, are clinically insane!
Can you explain?
I also noticed this is a PAL version, hope that doesn't cause any issues cause i'm NTSC
Well.. the price for one... $812 U.S.+ tax for an FX 5800 Ultra?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
That is insane.
I think it being the PAL version shouldn't matter unless you plan to hook it up to an old TV:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/know...ng/the-difference-between-ntsc-and-pal.html#b
That motherboard looks familiar.
Get a can of Deoxit Gold and spray it into the DIMM slots. Also spray some on the contacts on the DDR modules and insert/remove them a few times in each slot.
I have similar problems with motherboards of that vintage, the contacts get oxidized on both the RAM and slots, causing them to not work properly.
Pencil erasers work wonders to clean oxidation off of edge connectors.
After using the eraser, then wipe with a static-free cloth or paper towel.
As for PCI/ISA/AGP/PCIe slots, folded up printer paper so it gives a snug fit works great for removing oxidation from the slot connectors. Insert and remove multiple times. Do it enough times and you will stop getting black deposits on the paper.
Never had to clean RAM slots.
Weird... Were you using dried up erasers? I've been using pencil erasers to clean contacts for over 20 years and have never had a problem. I do make sure the erasers are soft and also not dirty though. Both the pink and the white ones work just fine.
As for Deoxit... what happens to all the oxidation that it rinses off? It has to go somewhere. I would think that enough times of using it could cause the oxidation that was rinsed off of the contacts to possibly build up and cause a short.