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@vswitchzero

Retro PC and gaming enthusiast. On YouTube at http://youtube.com/c/vswitchzero 🇨🇦

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Hi! I’m Mike, the creator of vswitchzero, a YouTube channel dedicated to 90s retro PC hardware and gaming. Join me in this exciting journey of history, exploring forgotten tech and preserving the legacy of vintage computers! youtube.com/watch?v=bEFrOu…

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Welcome to the vswitchzero Channel!


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Sometimes I do neat bodge wires 😍

GregDavill's tweet image. Sometimes I do neat bodge wires 😍
GregDavill's tweet image. Sometimes I do neat bodge wires 😍

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MERRY DOOMSMAS EVERYONE! I got a commemorative METAL floppy disk to celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of the best games of all time, DOOM! 😃Here's a short li'l blerb about it! 🧡 youtube.com/watch?v=Nu0LTe…

heckintech's tweet card. MERRY DOOMSMAS! 30th Anniversary Metal Floppy Disk!

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MERRY DOOMSMAS! 30th Anniversary Metal Floppy Disk!


I bought three #3dfx V3 3500 cards on eBay. One “tested, working, mint” and two “untested, as-is”. Guess which one is broken 😂 Amazingly, the two as-is cards work perfectly. I figured I’d have to repair one or both.. not the “working” one 🔨

vswitchzero's tweet image. I bought three #3dfx V3 3500 cards on eBay. One “tested, working, mint” and two “untested, as-is”. Guess which one is broken 😂

Amazingly, the two as-is cards work perfectly. I figured I’d have to repair one or both.. not the “working” one 🔨
vswitchzero's tweet image. I bought three #3dfx V3 3500 cards on eBay. One “tested, working, mint” and two “untested, as-is”. Guess which one is broken 😂

Amazingly, the two as-is cards work perfectly. I figured I’d have to repair one or both.. not the “working” one 🔨

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Sorry for the spam, I'm just really proud of this one! If you like dusty old games/tech, you might enjoy this! youtube.com/watch?v=12QFrf…

heckintech's tweet image. Sorry for the spam, I'm just really proud of this one!
If you like dusty old games/tech, you might enjoy this!
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YouTuber Miasmark is breaking more records in the #isadoom25fps challenge! This time with a WD90C31 ISA card and a score of 40.4FPS. Check out his latest video. Now I definitely have to find some time to start cooking again 😎🔥 youtu.be/GRRt3gtcAvY

vswitchzero's tweet card. Breaking records! ISA doom 40fps@vswitchzero @CPUGalaxy #isadoom25fps

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Breaking records! ISA doom 40fps@vswitchzero @CPUGalaxy #isadoom25fps


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So this Voodoo2 with one pin missing on the FBI and several random ones crushed and touching each other was stuck on eBay for 3 weeks. So I decided to help it.🤷‍♂️ Straightened all crooked pins and soldered the missing leg back with a wire. And it started working right away.🤪

jeffqchen's tweet image. So this Voodoo2 with one pin missing on the FBI and several random ones crushed and touching each other was stuck on eBay for 3 weeks. So I decided to help it.🤷‍♂️

Straightened all crooked pins and soldered the missing leg back with a wire. And it started working right away.🤪
jeffqchen's tweet image. So this Voodoo2 with one pin missing on the FBI and several random ones crushed and touching each other was stuck on eBay for 3 weeks. So I decided to help it.🤷‍♂️

Straightened all crooked pins and soldered the missing leg back with a wire. And it started working right away.🤪
jeffqchen's tweet image. So this Voodoo2 with one pin missing on the FBI and several random ones crushed and touching each other was stuck on eBay for 3 weeks. So I decided to help it.🤷‍♂️

Straightened all crooked pins and soldered the missing leg back with a wire. And it started working right away.🤪
jeffqchen's tweet image. So this Voodoo2 with one pin missing on the FBI and several random ones crushed and touching each other was stuck on eBay for 3 weeks. So I decided to help it.🤷‍♂️

Straightened all crooked pins and soldered the missing leg back with a wire. And it started working right away.🤪

I’m very curious if adding SMD caps to the unpopulated pads at the rear of a V3 would improve power delivery/overclocking 🤔 Anyone ever seen this done or could suggest appropriate value range to try here? I’m coming up empty in my searches ⚡️

vswitchzero's tweet image. I’m very curious if adding SMD caps to the unpopulated pads at the rear of a V3 would improve power delivery/overclocking 🤔

Anyone ever seen this done or could suggest appropriate value range to try here? I’m coming up empty in my searches ⚡️

Finally got a physical copy of one of my retro favourites.. Terminal Velocity! 😁👍 @ScottApogee #RETROGAMING

vswitchzero's tweet image. Finally got a physical copy of one of my retro favourites.. Terminal Velocity! 😁👍

@ScottApogee #RETROGAMING
vswitchzero's tweet image. Finally got a physical copy of one of my retro favourites.. Terminal Velocity! 😁👍

@ScottApogee #RETROGAMING

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GeForce4 MX was really a GeForce2 and many customers felt misled: youtu.be/Jbd1wPmx65w

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One of Nvidia's most Controversial GPU


Looking into modern GPUs to upgrade my gaming rig and just baffled at the current state of the market. What the heck happened here? My RTX 2070 Super from 4 years ago seems not all that far behind most modern mid-range cards. Would need to spend >$1K for substantial gains 😕


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Evil or just misunderstood? 🤔

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Daddy wants VRAM expansion board. Daddy has to map it out first...🥲

jeffqchen's tweet image. Daddy wants VRAM expansion board. Daddy has to map it out first...🥲

Brilliant! 👍

Repurposed a chipset heatsink from a decommissioned server for a 486 heatsink with a 3d printed bracket.

veeb0rg's tweet image. Repurposed a chipset heatsink from a decommissioned server for a 486 heatsink with a 3d printed bracket.


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now THIS is a cursed repair. the intact legs are as straight as I can get them without breaking them. I've repaired 3 legs so far and have 4 more to go (one of the pins exposed is not connected.) hope I can fix this!

ReverseRetro's tweet image. now THIS is a cursed repair. the intact legs are as straight as I can get them without breaking them. I've repaired 3 legs so far and have 4 more to go (one of the pins exposed is not connected.) hope I can fix this!

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RIP my lovely 9800XT, which I clumsily dropped on the floor and broke today

pixelpipes's tweet image. RIP my lovely 9800XT, which I clumsily dropped on the floor and broke today

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Grab a taco. It is time for a technical video! Behind the Code returns with a look at NES sprites, OAM, and priority. Perhaps a few games you've been playing for years have had sprite tricks behind the scenes this whole time? Let's check 'em out. youtu.be/8M2V5Pv6_1A

DisplacedGamers's tweet image. Grab a taco. It is time for a technical video!

Behind the Code returns with a look at NES sprites, OAM, and priority.

Perhaps a few games you've been playing for years have had sprite tricks behind the scenes this whole time? Let's check 'em out.

youtu.be/8M2V5Pv6_1A

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