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Weekend Open Forum: What's the oldest part in your PC?

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  1. madboyv1 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 807

    I still have one of those too, though not actively running in anything.I'd have my audigy II ZS in one of my computers if it were not it being burnt out... My two main computers are 2 years old or newer so nothing in there... AH my laptop, It's a T43p that still runs and I used it once last month. Got it in 2005. =o
    madboyv1, Dec 1, 2012
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  2. NeoFlux TechSpot Member Posts: 74

    Two 80Gb seagate hardrives setup as RAID for a bit of speed to store games and unimportant stuff. Will never know when one might die...
    NeoFlux, Dec 1, 2012
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  3. Porters TechSpot Member

    Same! Mine is from a long gone windows ME system, back from the 90's
    Porters, Dec 1, 2012
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  4. Rage_3K_Moiz Sith Lord Posts: 7,245   +16

    My GPU: Sapphire HD 5850

    Gonna get a new one in a few weeks time. :D
    Rage_3K_Moiz, Dec 1, 2012
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  5. Guest

    A 120gb samsung hdd from 2004 and a lg dvd recorder from around 2008
    Guest, Dec 1, 2012
    #45

  6. Tehnaz Newcomer, in training

    PC Power & Cooling 750watt psu since 2007.... using it to run my new-ish gaming rig with the xfx 7970

    I payed alot when I got this but its never given me problems **knock on wood**
    Tehnaz, Dec 1, 2012
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  7. scumbag Newcomer, in training Posts: 25

    Exactly the same as me right down to the drivers.
    I also have the front panel which looks very cool :)
    scumbag, Dec 1, 2012
    #47

  8. Archean TechSpot Paladin Posts: 5,735   +27

    Seagate Barracuda 200 GB HDD don't remember when I bought it, but it was long time ago.
    Archean, Dec 1, 2012
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  9. slh28 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,680   +101

    Probably the DVD drive, followed by an i7 920 CPU and mobo which are 3 years old. Never really found a good reason to upgrade the CPU.
    slh28, Dec 1, 2012
    #49

  10. emmzo TechSpot Member Posts: 51

    That`ll be my Creative Audigy soundcard. I have had it for seven years now I can`t say I`ll ever need another.
    emmzo, Dec 1, 2012
    #50

  11. Pioy Newcomer, in training

    Oldest piece of hardware I have in my PC is case. It remembers old Celeron Wilamette, around 2002. 2nd oldest - if somebody considered if case is hardware ;) - CDRW burner, fabuluous LiteOn model :) It's still connected due to my AM3 motherboard having an IDE controller.

    But I have also some older hardware at my home, some slot 1/socket 370/socket A, and I also have a working PC based on P90 and EDO RAMM.
    Pioy, Dec 1, 2012
    #51

  12. Guest

    My PSU a Thermaltake Toughpower 850, going strong in its fourth year (y)
    Guest, Dec 1, 2012
    #52

  13. noel24 Newcomer, in training Posts: 23

    Creative 2.1 speakers, march 2006, defective potentiometer from day one, but never bothered to have it repaired or replaced due to lousy warranty terms, and now I'm kinda stuck with them. I use headphones anyway.
    noel24, Dec 1, 2012
    #53

  14. danhodge Newcomer, in training Posts: 65   +10

    500GB hard drive from about 6 years ago.

    If you are including peripherals, then my mouse. Its one of the first that didn't have that ball thing on the bottom of it :')
    danhodge, Dec 1, 2012
    #54

  15. Guest

    700 watt ocz power supply from 2005
    Guest, Dec 1, 2012
    #55

  16. Per Hansson TS Server Guru Posts: 1,796   +66

    It's probably my Auzentech X-Median soundcard or watercooling gear bought sometime in 2006. However most parts in my main PC are from around 2007: Maximus Formula mainboard, 8800GTS graphics card, Corsair PSU & OCZ RAM where all bought in November 07...
    My most recent item is probably my Cheetah 15K.7 300GB SAS2 harddrive, bought in October 2010. I was looking at SSD's but their prices and amongst all number of issues kept me away, I just wanted something that worked & it sure has :)
    Actually no, the most recent is my A4Tech X7 Oscar Optical Gaming Mouse X-748K, from May 2011 best £20 ever spent :)
    Per Hansson, Dec 1, 2012
    #56

  17. Experimentongod Newcomer, in training

    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro bought on December 2005, it's been on 4 different motherboards now. Haven't found a worthy succesor for that card yet!

    Next are the speakers, Logitech Z-5500 from January 2007. Best PC speakers out there until last year's Z906 release, which I will get when/if they die ^^.
    Experimentongod, Dec 1, 2012
    #57

  18. Tekkaraiden TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 766   +19

    Probably a tossup between my 4850 videocard, my LG HDDVD/Bluray optical drive and my 6850 C2D processor.
    Tekkaraiden, Dec 1, 2012
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  19. Experimentongod Newcomer, in training

    Forgot to mention my power strip from January 2005 if that counts as a PC part ^^' (can't turn the PC on without it xD)
    Experimentongod, Dec 1, 2012
    #59

  20. Pan Wah TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 130   +26

    Probably the punched-card reader from the Analytical Engine module.
    But seriously folks... actually it's the speakers, which are an ancient pair of Philips "Hi-Fi" speakers from the '70s, which I modified to be a pair of powered stereo guitar-practice amps in about 1982, and they still work fine!
    Pan Wah, Dec 1, 2012
    #60
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