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crazybubba64
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 Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 6:46 pm Post subject: When did you realize that there was no turning back? |
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I just bought uhhhh... 1156 processors today... and I have no idea what I'm getting. (I think it was a good price too, breaks even at scrap value)
I don't think I would have done this not too long ago, but here I am.
When did you guys cross the "threshold" into kinda absurd quantities of chips?
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wren4777
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I recently realised I'd spent $400 AUD + on chips in my collection. I knew there was no turning back then 
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When I realized that a processor in my collection was better than my current gaming rig's processor, I knew something was up.
It all started with 1 processor, then 3, then 15.
All it takes is one try. CPU collectors anonymous.
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H3nrik V!
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When I found out, that a "CPU-collection" was none of my idea, and that it was almost as "normal" as collecting stamps or coins 
Oh yeah, and when I found out that an i487SX existed .. |
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CPUShack
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| lazyfortress wrote: | When I realized that a processor in my collection was better than my current gaming rig's processor, I knew something was up.
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So very true
My laptop desperately needed replaced (first gen i7 lol) buuuut that kind of money buys a lot of nice CPUs for the collection LOL
And when I started collection EPROMs, and GPUs, and DSPs....yah then I knew I was done for
(also one look at AVICC and that pretty much says the same thing lol)
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ph4nt0m
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I think I crossed the line when I ran out of storage space for the 1st time.
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H3nrik V!
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| Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 5:40 am Post subject: Re: When did you realize that there was no turning back? |
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| crazybubba64 wrote: | I just bought uhhhh... 1156 processors today... and I have no idea what I'm getting. (I think it was a good price too, breaks even at scrap value)
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Pictures or it didn't happen! |
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crazybubba64
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| Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 8:20 am Post subject: Re: When did you realize that there was no turning back? |
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| H3nrik V! wrote: | | Pictures or it didn't happen! |
I will hopefully have pictures within the next week or so. And yes, I plan to make plenty of the extra chips available on this forum before they end up anywhere else.
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sunaiac
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| CPUShack wrote: | | lazyfortress wrote: | When I realized that a processor in my collection was better than my current gaming rig's processor, I knew something was up.
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So very true
My laptop desperately needed replaced (first gen i7 lol) buuuut that kind of money buys a lot of nice CPUs for the collection LOL
And when I started collection EPROMs, and GPUs, and DSPs....yah then I knew I was done for
(also one look at AVICC and that pretty much says the same thing lol) |
I'm still on my 980X haha.
Ryzen 3000 can't come fast enough. |
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wepwawet
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when I realized that just about 5 percent of my chips made 95 percent of my real interest and also value I decided to get rid of the majority of my collection. So now I just have kept about 10 tO 20 CPUs which are "modern" - newer than a 80286. I focus on 70ies stuff. Still a challenge.
And speaking of computers, there's still some space on my attic lol
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CPUShack
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When you get a tray of CPUs and get more excited about the tray then the CPUs in it?
I may, or may not have bought CPUs just for the trays before LOL
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When you think that if you could build a computer running all your collection, you'd enter the TOP500 supercomputer list...
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