How bout this beauty

Posted by spooky_diplomat@reddit | retrobattlestations | View on Reddit | 15 comments

Found inside a network closet which is inside a mechanical closet .

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SageofTao@reddit

I have a DX4200-9 running dual boot - Zorin OS and Commodore OS Vision - right now, and I love it!

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M_A_V_E_N@reddit

Nice PC, but WIndows Vista being considered "retro" hurts.

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monkeyboywales@reddit

It's not right, is it? I mean, my last machine was a Phenom x6 (well, an unlocked x4) and I only switched to Ryzen what... 5 years ago? So I don't really get how this can be retro... :/

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Expensive-Vanilla-16@reddit

Old? I'm still using my phenom II x6 1055T & gtx970 daily but not with windows, Linux Mint Cinnamon.

Runs great with 16gb ram and a 256gb sata ssd. I suppose I should get a newer machine some day lol.

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drivenusa@reddit

First generation Phenom CPUs released late 2007, Vista itself released late 2006/early 2007, so both are nearly 20 years old, DDR2 hasn’t really been used since around 2009…etc

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M_A_V_E_N@reddit

Sadly, Vista was released almost 20 years ago. My back hurts.

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CookCreepy9858@reddit

Nothing says peak 2008 quite like a Gateway sporting a Vista sticker and LabelFlash support.

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spooky_diplomat@reddit (OP)

I adored my phenom 2 x4 black edition. This thing is coming home with me next week

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Otherwise_End_8660@reddit

Prepare to be underwhelmed. It's a first gen Phenom, not Phenom 2. First gen was really slow. To make matters worse, they had a TLB bug and the workarounds take a additional performance hit.

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spooky_diplomat@reddit (OP)

Oh yeah, it's the older weaker brother, this computer will never be fast again by any metrics, it's coming home with me for nostalgia

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When I bring home old tech like this, I want to bring it back to stock and run exactly what it was supposed to run. Sometimes I try to push it and other times I try to downstep to a previous windows and go for an “over the top” for that generation cpu.

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FAMICOMASTER@reddit

Hey hey I had one of those as a kid and have one and half now :)

With a Phenom 9750, HD4550, 8GB (at 800MHz) and a 256GB SATA SSD it is actually pretty competent on the modern web with Vista and MyPal 74!

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