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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Found the perfect protective case for CPUs: Nintendo Game Boy cartridge cases (with an ESD foam bed). I know I’m late to this “discovery”... but boy, is this an ingenious solution!

Collection of vintage Intel, AMD, Cyrix and Via processors arranged in labeled protective cases, spanning Pentium-era CPUs through Core i7, Athlon and Phenom II.

Ebay order showing 25 clear plastic Nintendo Game Boy cartridge cases, purchased August 7, 2026 for $16.19 and delivered August 14.

Amazon order showing two 18 × 12 × ¼-inch sheets of black ESD-safe foam for electronic component storage, priced at $8.95 each.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Surprising to go back to one of my first online orders back in the early 00s (and wild that Amazon still has this data)! Hard to believe I paid $461.97 for an IDE DVD+RW drive!!! Was used to death FWIW ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Such records can tell a lot about who you were at the time (what a choice of DVDs!😆)

Amazon order summary from June 4, 2002, showing a $563.81 purchase including an HP DVD200i DVD+RW writer, blank DVDs, and three movies.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Finally got a copy of Tachyon the Fringe. Not sure how I missed this game back in 2000, considering how much I loved space sims like #WingCommander, #XWing and #TieFighter... But here we are, 26 years later, correcting that mistake. Fantastic game voiced by the awesome Bruce Campbell. Such a treat!

Big-box copy of Tachyon: The Fringe by NovaLogic, featuring spacecraft battling around a space station, with a Game of the Year sticker.

Back of the Tachyon: The Fringe PC game box, showing gameplay screenshots, features, spacecraft, and protagonist Jake Logan, voiced by Bruce Campbell.

Close-up of the Tachyon: The Fringe box highlighting ship customization and Bruce Campbell as the voice of protagonist Jake Logan.

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Nathan (PixelPipes) @pixelpipes.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This is a crazy awesome story. A former XCOM 2 dev bought a vintage computer off of Amazon, which happened to have a build of the cancelled Quake 4: The Awakening expansion. It's now been uploaded to GitHub! www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/ca...

pcgamer.com

Cancelled Quake 4 expansion gets surprise GitHub release after former XCOM 2 developer discovers it on an old hard drive: 'This essentially saved my life'

Quake 4: Awakening was in development at Ritual Entertainment before being scrapped.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Got this Leadtek WinFast A250 Ultra (GeForce 4 Ti 4600) two years ago, but only now got around to restore it to its former glory. Replaced all electrolytics with Panasonic FR caps, repasted with Artic Silver and thoroughly cleaned it. Should be in back in service (Win98SE) soon.

Close-up of a Leadtek WinFast graphics card on a display stand, featuring a large silver heatsink, dual cooling fans, VGA/DVI outputs, and exposed capacitors.

Rear view of a Leadtek WinFast graphics card on a clear display stand, showing its green PCB, large silver heatsink, and video connectors.

Close-up of a vintage Leadtek WinFast graphics card, highlighting its capacitors, copper inductors, green PCB, and dual-fan silver heatsink.

Close-up of an NVIDIA NV25 Ultra GPU on a green graphics card PCB, showing its metal heat spreader, surrounding circuitry, and surface-mounted components.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

First time playing with a Slot A setup (I went from Slot 1 to Socket A back in the day). This is a 750 Mhz "Pluto" core (180 nm) Athlon CPU from 1999, with 128 Kb L1 and 512 Kb external L2 cache, on a Gigabyte GA-7VM Slot A motherboard with a VIA KX133 chipset and universal (1/2/4x) AGP slot.

Close-up of an AMD Athlon Slot A processor cartridge installed on a Gigabyte motherboard, highlighting the large black CPU module and colorful capacitors around the socket.

Close-up of a Slot A AMD Athlon 750 MHz cartridge showing the engraved model number (AMD-K7750MTR52B A), installed on a Gigabyte motherboard with capacitors softly blurred in the background.

Top-down view of a Gigabyte Slot A motherboard (GA-7VM) with an AMD Athlon 750 MHz processor installed. The large cartridge-style CPU dominates the board beside AGP, PCI, ISA, and DIMM slots.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Just found these old pictures of my 2014 incredibly busy "battlestation"... Head spins just to think about the amount of stuff I managed to put in a single corner desk 😂

Photo of a multi-monitor desktop workstation from 2014 featuring three Acer widescreen displays arranged in a panoramic layout. The desk includes a backlit mechanical keyboard, gaming mouse, joystick, game controller, speakers, webcam, and various computer peripherals. The monitors display technology websites and desktop applications, while shelves above hold electronics and camera equipment.

Close-up photo of a 2014 desktop gaming and multimedia setup centered around an Acer widescreen monitor. Visible peripherals include a Coolermaster red-backlit mechanical keyboard, Xbox 360 controller, Sound Blaster volume control, Corsair speakers, USB hub, and other desktop accessories.

Rear-side photo of a triple-monitor desktop workstation showing the monitor arm mounting system and cable management. Visible equipment includes three Acer displays, a webcam, mechanical keyboard, Xbox 360 controller, Sound Blaster volume control, speakers, external hard drive, USB hub, and various peripherals. The image provides a behind-the-scenes view of the workspace, illustrating how the monitors and accessories are mounted and interconnected.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Anyone waiting (forever) to get their hands on an Applesauce+, pre-orders for a new batch are open at shop.applesaucefdc.com But you might want to hurry: Diskblitz has only 150 units on this batch (they will fly off the shelf). @ronscompvids.bsky.social @mac84.bsky.social @actionretro.bsky.social

shop.applesaucefdc.com

Applesauce FDC Store

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

My Smurve80: a modern keyboard inspired by the IBM Model M SSK, designed by Play Keyboard & Swagkeys (sold by @novelkeys.com). It has both 2.4Ghz and Bluetooth. Mine came Cherry MX2A "Honey" (damped tactile switch with stronger tactility than "Brown"). Keycaps by Domikey ("Astronaut" cherry set).

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Boy, do I have my work cut out for me! ("juicy" leaky caps... always fun!)

Photo of the retail box for a Thermaltake Purepower 420W ATX power supply. The packaging features images of the dual-fan power supply, Thermaltake branding, and notes compatibility with AMD and Intel ATX12V systems. The box shows visible shelf wear along the edges and corners, reflecting its age while preserving the original product artwork.

Close-up photo of the specification label on a Thermaltake Purepower 420W ATX power supply (model HPC-420-102 DF). A finger points to the power rating table, highlighting the unit's output capacities, including 40 A on the +5 V rail, 30 A on the +3.3 V rail, and 18 A on the +12 V rail. The label also identifies the unit as an ATX12V design with a ball-bearing fan and a date code of 0403 (March 2004).

Photo of a Thermaltake Purepower 420W ATX power supply (model HPC-420-102 DF) removed from its retail packaging. The image shows the unit's dual-ball-bearing fan design with intake and exhaust fan grilles, specification label, AC power inlet, power switch, and bundled ATX power cables with legacy connectors.

Top-down photo of the internal circuit board of a Thermaltake Purepower 420W ATX power supply (model HPC-420-102 DF) removed from its metal enclosure. Visible components include the primary capacitors, transformers, aluminum heatsinks, output inductors, power regulation circuitry, EMI filter, and bundled ATX output cables. The image provides a clear view of the power supply's internal layout before any restoration or recapping work.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

What a difference 2 years can make on Hard Drive prices! Ended up buying a simple USB dock from Sabrent this week (Prime Day), to bring some old 8TB (from 2021) and 3TB (from 2011!) HDs out of retirement, since $600 is a bit too much for a new >10TB HDD. Desperate measures for desperate times :P

Screenshot comparing the price of 14 TB external hard drives on Newegg across different dates. The upper section shows a Seagate Expansion 14 TB USB 3.0 drive purchased on **April 18, 2024** for **$224.69**, while the lower section shows a current listing for a **WD Elements 14 TB USB 3.0** external drive priced at **$619.99**, with alternative offers starting around **$199.99**. Red circles emphasize the purchase date and both prices, illustrating the dramatic price difference.

Retail box for the Sabrent 4-Bay 3.5-inch SATA Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station with USB 3.1 Gen 2 connectivity. The packaging features an image of the four-bay docking station and highlights key features, including support for four SATA drives, individual locking drive bays, a built-in 120 mm cooling fan, USB-C Gen 2, a Kensington security slot, and compatibility with Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Sabrent 4-Bay 3.5-inch SATA Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station with its front door open. A person is unlocking and opening one of the drive bay doors, revealing the tool-free SATA drive slots inside. The image highlights the docking station's individual locking bays, front power buttons, and tray-less design for quick hard drive installation and removal.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Time for some Cyrix instead™ (on a freshly recapped MSI MS5169)

Close-up photo of a Cyrix MII-333GP Socket 7 processor resting on a cutting mat, with a copy of Command & Conquer: The First Decade blurred in the background. The CPU’s ceramic package displays markings indicating a 333-rated model operating at an 83 MHz front-side bus with a 3× multiplier and 2.9 V core voltage, highlighting a distinctive late-1990s upgrade-era processor.

Top-down photo of an MSI MS-5169 Ver. 4.0 Super Socket 7 ATX motherboard on a gridded cutting mat. Visible features include the Socket 7 CPU socket, three SDRAM DIMM slots, one AGP slot, four PCI slots, three ISA slots, ALi Aladdin V chipset, IDE and floppy connectors, AT power connector, onboard BIOS chip, and rear I/O ports. The board is shown without a CPU, memory, or expansion cards installed, highlighting its late-1990s design for AMD K6 and Cyrix processors.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I am still trying to catch up to my early days of Space/Flight Sims... I guess I had to wait for almost 30 years of "inflation induced devaluation" for me to be able to afford these things! 😂

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Capacitors, capacitors and more capacitors! New fresh batch from Mouser just arrived today for recapping two nice looking NOS purple motherboards: a 2003 ECS K7S5A Pro (Socket A) and a 2006 ECS P4M800PRO-M (LGA 775) So, @vswitchzero.com will have company on "recapping duty" this weekend!

Workbench photo showing an ECS P4M800PRO-M and a ECS K7S5A Pro motherboard retail boxes with several bags of replacement capacitors and electronic components placed on top.

ECS K7S5A Pro Rev. 5.0A Socket A (Socket 462) ATX motherboard. Visible features include the CPU socket, two SDRAM and two DDR memory slots, universal AGP graphics slot, five PCI slots, SiS chipset with gold heatsink, IDE and floppy connectors, onboard audio and LAN, and rear I/O ports. The board is shown without a CPU, memory, or expansion cards installed.

ECS P4M800PRO-M LGA775 micro-ATX motherboard. Visible components include the Socket 775 CPU socket, four DDR memory slots, AGP 8X graphics slot, three PCI slots, VIA chipset, IDE and SATA connectors, CMOS battery, rear I/O ports, and onboard power regulation circuitry. The board is shown without a CPU, memory, or expansion cards installed.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Mail day was good! Catching up with some good old PC classics: - Halo: Combat Evolved - Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast - Delta Force: Land Warrior

The image shows three classic PC game boxes laid out on a gray cutting mat with measurement markings.

Left:
A large box for Delta Force: Land Warrior (by NovaLogic). The cover is mostly red and orange with a bold “DELTA” title. A yellow Best Buy $19.99 price sticker is visible near the bottom.

Center:
Halo: Combat Evolved for PC. The cover features Master Chief in green armor aiming a weapon, with vehicles and aircraft in the background. A red banner at the top says “NEW! Online Multiplayer, Maps, Weapons, and More!” A yellow Best Buy $49.99 sticker is attached to the lower center of the box. Logos for Gearbox, Bungie, and Microsoft Game Studios appear along the bottom.

Right:
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. The cover is minimalist and dark blue with a glowing lightsaber forming a circular Jedi emblem. The title appears in silver text with “LucasArts Entertainment Company Presents” at the top.

The three boxes overlap slightly, arranged from left to right, and appear to be in good condition with original retail price stickers intact — a very authentic early-2000s retail shelf vibe.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I wonder how much the current world political climate might be a factor in this developers' plans to finish a game trilogy about a Jewish American WWII soldier, and his rag-tag band of diverse sidekicks, in their heroic fight against N@z! world domination...

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Look what the cat dragged in! First time seeing a big box version of Expendable (1999)... Not even sure if this BB version was sold in the US (previous owner imported from the UK in 2002). The list of compatible graphics cards APIs is something to behold! I have never heard of half of these... 😂

The image shows a close-up of the side panel of a vintage PC game box, positioned on a black desk surface. The cardboard edge is slightly worn and frayed, indicating age and handling.

Printed on the side is a hardware compatibility chart arranged into two columns labeled “Manufacturer” and “Chipset.” The list details supported 3D accelerator graphics cards common in the late 1990s.

Manufacturers listed include:

- 3dfx Company
- 3D Labs
- ASUS
- ATI Technologies
- California Graphics
- Creative Labs
- Diamond Multimedia
- ELSA
- Gainward
- Guillemot
- Intel
- I-O Magic Corp.

The chipset column includes well-known early 3D graphics solutions such as:

- Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo Graphics, Voodoo 2, Voodoo Rush, Voodoo 3
- Permedia 2 and Permedia 3
- ATI 3D Rage series and Rage 128
- RIVA TNT and related NVIDIA cards
- Diamond Monster Fusion and Viper series
- Creative 3D Blaster models
- MagicRush 3D and several AGP-based graphics cards

The compatibility list continues toward the right side of the box, showing additional manufacturers and chipsets, though they are partially out of focus.

The image shows a close-up side view of a PC game box, focusing on a printed compatibility list. The box appears slightly worn, with small creases and edge wear visible along the cardboard seam.

The printed section displays two columns labeled “Manufacturer” and “Chipset.” The list identifies supported or compatible 3D graphics hardware from the late 1990s. Manufacturers shown include Matrox, Leadtek, NVIDIA, Real3D, Rendition, S3 Inc., STB Systems, Trident, Wicked3D Board Co., and others.

The chipset column lists several classic 3D accelerators such as:

- RIVA 128/ZX, TNT, TNT2
- Savage 3D, Savage 4
- Verite V2100/V2200
- G200, G400
- Video-77 and Video-87 AGP
- Wicked3D Vengeance (Voodoo 2 based)

The left portion of the box shows an additional partial compatibility list that appears to include 3dfx Voodoo series cards, though it is slightly out of focus.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Watching this today and couldn't help thinking: I miss the days when even corrupt leaders had shame (enough to try to cover up bad deeds), the legislative had teeth, and high ranking career federal government officials had courage. It was all fiction of course... youtu.be/sWwN-yDCjOM?...

youtu.be

Clear and Present Danger (1994) - Presidential Cover-Up (full scene)

YouTube video by CanaryTrap

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Why on earth are #Radeon board partners (@asrock.bsky.social and #Sapphire for 2) putting this stupid Nvidia 16-pin power connector in their GPUs? I don't think it is unfair to say this "high-power on thin wires" design has been a massive failure. So why bring this abomination to AMD cards?? Why???

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

TIL: While watching a Computer Chronicles ep., where Cheifet & Kildall are interviewing the Tramiels (Jack & Leonard), I heard a bit I knew I had heard 100s of times before: "high resolution color graphics" — yes, the 1st sound bite in @thisweekinretro.bsky.social intro: youtu.be/KGvsIVlbngA?...

youtu.be

The Computer Chronicles - Low End Computers (1985)

YouTube video by The Computer Chronicles

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Leo Laporte @leolaporte.me · 01/01/2026

Ah I am so glad I got to talk with him. Stewart Cheifet was an inspiration in many ways.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

To say this was a tough year in tech, economics and (geo)politics is an understatement. Unfortunately, 2025 still had 1 more gut punch reserved for us PC enthusiasts: the passing of Stewart Cheifet... Thank you @leolaporte.me for this unforgettable interview of this legend: youtu.be/WdtHS_X1ibg

youtu.be

Triangulation 114: Stewart Cheifet

YouTube video by Triangulation

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Time to try the "other" PC gaming 3D spatial audio engine from the late-90's/early-00's: Sensaura These days is all about EAX & A3D/Vortex with retro enthusiasts, but I'm curious to see what a supposedly good software solution of the time could do (before Microsoft basically killed DirectSound3D).

The image is a close-up photograph of a Diamond Monster Sound MX400 PCI sound card. The focus is on the electronic components and circuitry rather than the card’s external connectors.

The card’s gold PCI edge connector runs along the bottom, with evenly spaced gold contacts that slot into a desktop computer’s motherboard. The green printed circuit board is densely covered with fine copper traces forming intricate patterns.

Near the center-right is a large square integrated circuit labeled “ESS Canyon3D”, identifying it as an ESS Technologies audio processor commonly used in late-1990s and early-2000s PC sound cards, often associated with Sensaura 3D audio support.

Surrounding the main chip are many small components: cylindrical capacitors, tiny rectangular resistors, surface-mounted chips, and a small metal crystal oscillator marked with a frequency number. A smaller square chip and several clusters of capacitors appear toward the upper left.

On the far left edge, part of the metal audio connector bracket is visible, with black plastic audio jacks partially seen. Along the right edge of the board, white printed warning text reads “CAUTION – CAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATION” (partially visible).

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Ha! My perfect alibi for the family (as long as no one sees my stats on GOG + offline gaming on vintage PCs 😏)!!!

This image is a Steam Replay 2025 summary graphic with a dark, purple-to-black gradient background and bold white text.

At the top left, the username “IO_Sam’s” appears above the title “STEAM REPLAY 2025.”
At the top right, large text reads “2 Games Played.”

Across the middle are three rectangular statistic panels:

- 25 Achievements
- 23 Sessions
- 2 New Games

Below these panels is a section titled “Most Played Games: By % of Playtime.”

Two game cover images are shown side by side:

- On the left is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, showing a character in a gas mask and tactical gear. Beneath it, a label reads 56%, indicating the majority of playtime.
- On the right is Forza Horizon 5, showing a red sports car driving on a scenic road. Beneath it, a label reads 44%.

The layout is clean and symmetrical, with large, high-contrast numbers designed to highlight yearly gaming activity at a glance.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I took Nathan's ( @pixelpipes.bsky.social ) suggestion (to @actionretro.bsky.social ) of using this cheap PCI GeForce GT210 on old Pentium 4 systems without AGP/PCIe slots. This tiny card was the perfect solution for a D2700 Atom system! It literally runs rings around the Atom's GMA 3650 on XP...

The image shows a person holding a compact green Mini-ITX motherboard (with an Intel D2700 Atom chip under the heatsink), viewed from above on a cutting mat. The board is densely populated with components and ports.

Across the top are two laptop-style DDR3 SO-DIMM slots, each containing a RAM module with white labels. Below them is a large black passive heatsink made of square aluminum fins, covering the CPU and chipset area.

On the right side is a small Intel Wi-Fi card installed in a mini-PCIe slot, with a white label and gold antenna connectors. Nearby are clusters of small capacitors, resistors, and chips.

A long PCI slot (the old white desktop type) sits vertically on the right edge of the board. Various internal headers and colored jumper blocks are also present.

Along the bottom edge are the external ports:

- A DVI port
- An Ethernet port
- Several USB ports
- Audio jacks (partially visible)

At the bottom center is a large beige 24-pin power connector. Just above it is a Winbond chip used for system control functions.

The whole board has a compact, tightly organized layout typical of small low-power Intel Atom-based platforms systems. The person’s hands support it on both sides, emphasizing its small size.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

While everyone is upset about Micron exiting the RAM business by closing Crucial, I'm still lamenting their 2001 decision to exit the PC business... Those Micron Millennias were some damn good machines! www.eetimes.com/micron-elect...

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I guess listening/watching to 288 videos of @thisweekinretro.bsky.social (beginning from the very first episode) throughout this year is an accomplishment worth bragging about, no?

Screenshot of YouTube 2025 retrospective showing that I was on the top 0.1% of "This Week In Retro" podcast.

Screenshot of YouTube 2025 retrospective showing my 5 most watched channels this year in the following order: "This Week In Retro", "Budget-Builds Official", "PhilsComputerLab", "Retro Computing Roundtable" and "LGR".

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Got one of these obscure VIA C3 cpus (from 2004) to play around... This one runs at 1.2 GHz (socket 370) and was one of the latest with the "nehemiah" core. Now to find a motherboard that works with this... 😬

The image shows a VIA C3 processor. This specific model is identified by the text on the chip as a VIA C3 1.2AGHz (133 x 9.0) 1.45V.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

A Fan Control (getfancontrol.com) update (from V248 to V249) just bricked my entire Windows 11 install... Made my main SSD unbootable. Thank goodness I had JUST updated my backup via Acronis True Image an hour earlier, and was able to restore everything back! This saved me hours of frustration! 🙏

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Exactly what sooo many of us have been feeling lately... I, for one, am going back to Linux after years away. I'm not replacing Windows on my desktop yet... But instead building a new "sidekick" PC (w/ older parts), to slowly migrate tasks from the main Windows rig (minimizing workflow disruptions).

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

This 👇, plus another fact the writer forgot to mention (optical drives no longer being manufactured), is driving the prices of remaining Blu-Ray drives to new highs... www.tomshardware.com/software/win...

tomshardware.com

Optical drive demand surges amid Windows 10 retirement — Japanese users switching to Windows 11 are buying up Blu-ray drives

New system, new disc drive.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Huh?!? Another gem in @lgr-yt.bsky.social collection I guess... (youtu.be/CaNDeyYP98A)

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Today was a good day! Finally got my hands on an elusive Nvidia FX5950 Ultra from 2003 (new old stock XFX branded)!! #nvidia #geforce #retropc #pcgaming

The image shows a full view of an old NVIDIA graphics card placed on top of its original XFX-branded box.

The card has a blue printed circuit board (PCB) and a copper heatsink with a circular fan in the center. The fan has a shiny holographic sticker on it. The heatsink has a unique gold-colored cover with cut-out slits radiating around the fan.

On the left edge of the card (the side that would face the outside of a PC case), you can see its display connectors:

A DVI port on the top.

A VGA port (blue connector) beneath it.

The gold AGP connector edge is visible at the bottom, which would plug into the motherboard.

Along the right edge of the card, several capacitors and power regulation components are visible, standing upright.

The card is resting on a cutting mat with measurement lines, placed in front of other electronics (including what looks like a Roland MT-32 sound module and other audio/PC gear in the background).

This is an XFX NVIDIA GeForce FX5950 Ultra graphics card, a high-end model from around 2003–2004, with its distinctive copper cooler design.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

What a sad (and poetically appropriate) end for EA... They made a name for themselves buying and killing legendary game studios for decades (before Microsoft asked us all to hold its beer). Now, it is EA's time to die at the hands of unscrupulous vultures.

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Nathan (PixelPipes) @pixelpipes.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

The original 3dfx Voodoo was fast, sure. But what was it REALLY capable of? Turns out, FAR more than most people knew! youtu.be/C4295RCp0GQ

youtu.be

What if we unleashed the FULL potential of the 3dfx Voodoo?

YouTube video by PixelPipes

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

For all polyglot homies out there livid with YouTube's crappy auto-dubbing translations, that can't be turned off (and with a stupid AI voice no less), check out this Chrome/Firefox extension that blocks this annoying "feature" (at least on the desktop): youtube-no-translation.vercel.app

youtube-no-translation.vercel.app

YouTube No Translation

Keep YouTube content in its original language with YouTube No Translation. A browser extension that prevents automatic translations of titles, descriptions, and audio tracks.

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

@asianometry.bsky.social has been one of my all time favorite YouTube documentarians. This particular video is, by far, the most comprehensive research about the capacitor plague I've seen to date. Impeccable work!

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Nostalgia induced inflation never ceases to amaze me... If someone from the future told me in 2005 that a 50 bucks 5-1/4 inch drive bay PC audio peripheral would cost this much 20 years later, I think I'd laugh that time traveler out of the room! And yet, here we are...

Picture of a COOLERMASTER MUSKETEER3 (RF-5AD-SAS1 Silver Sound Controller) 5-1/4 drive bay audio peripheral for PCs featured on eBay for US $379

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IO Sam @iosam.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Digging some old mags out of my family's attic. I guess I have some 90's tech reading to catch up to this weekend... . . . @pcworld.com.web.brid.gy

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