Uncle Mike Retro

Uncle Mike Retro

A place for retro games, retro computers and retro things from the 70's through today.

I am an amateur Gen X "computer guy" from the early age of 1980's home computers and arcade games.

If anyone wants to send any correspondence or items for me to highlight on this channel, just send me a note at the Gmail address below. I respond to all emails!

E-Waste B Roll Footage!

E-Waste B Roll Footage!

E-Waste Tower Tear Down!

E-Waste Tower Tear Down!

Gateway KAD 750 Select

Gateway KAD 750 Select

Used PS3=  Rip-off?

Used PS3= Rip-off?

5 second video collage!

5 second video collage!

$5.00 Scrap Treasure!

$5.00 Scrap Treasure!

CPU in my pocket

CPU in my pocket

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  • @YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour
    @YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour27 минут бұрын

    Damn, that's true Dell ingenuity! 😊🎉 (But we can excuse that for the Celeron D)

  • @INFINITEShoobes
    @INFINITEShoobes3 сағат бұрын

    Hehe what oil does a opel astra kadett 160i (1995) use cuz i dont have the owners manual anymore

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetroСағат бұрын

    MAGNATEC 5W CASTROL C35W40-1. 😮

  • @josesilvagt
    @josesilvagt3 сағат бұрын

    My first computer back in 2007 had this motherboard. It also had a 1.20 Ghz AMD Athlon processor, a 256 MB DDR RAM stick, and a 32 MB ATI offboard video card in the AGP 4x slot. It was a very modest and simple PC, but it was enough to play some games like CS 1.6 and GTA Vice City

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetroСағат бұрын

    I never had one of these until recently (like right now) 🤣

  • @Galaxy.Windows
    @Galaxy.Windows4 сағат бұрын

    doesnt look like E Waste

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro4 сағат бұрын

    it doesn't, but 100% is. that bin behind it is the source of these mobos

  • @FlowerField133
    @FlowerField1334 сағат бұрын

    That looks alot good for an OEM

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro4 сағат бұрын

    it does! it has all you need and a lot smaller!

  • @YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour
    @YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour10 сағат бұрын

    Ah, an OEM, i bought an Asus P5KPL-AM SE which was OEM from an Argentinian company i bought the PC from years ago, and instead of showing the Asus splash screen on boot, it shows the OEM logo from the company, i sold it years ago to someone in Mexico

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro9 сағат бұрын

    yes! same here. HP splash, you can update these but they will still be OEM

  • @shrabanisinha8189
    @shrabanisinha818920 сағат бұрын

    Which cpu is in here?

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro10 сағат бұрын

    i haven't had the courage to remove the heatsink yet (I have had clips break on older boards), but it looks to probably be an Athlon II

  • @bryaniskoo
    @bryaniskoo22 сағат бұрын

    Where do you get these?

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro10 сағат бұрын

    they are unicorns, no longer exist but in memory

  • @organic7771
    @organic7771Күн бұрын

    This card company was a game changer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3dfx 3dfx rapidly declined in the late 1990s and most of the company's assets were acquired by Nvidia Corporation on December 15, 2000

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetroКүн бұрын

    heck yes! I only ever actually bought a matched pair of Voodoo 2 cards and an STB Velocity 100

  • @lithiumcellfm
    @lithiumcellfmКүн бұрын

    Nice find!

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetroКүн бұрын

    Thanks! very lucky!

  • @alphanerd2305
    @alphanerd2305Күн бұрын

    It'd be awesome if the board still worked. If not, it'd make great wall art.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetroКүн бұрын

    That would be cool! Not sure I could get away with that though.

  • @YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour
    @YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbourКүн бұрын

    Turbo key?, VGA/DVI ports?, man, i'm more confused, i thought my old P5KPL-AM SE was weird enough, i didn't even know those motherboards had an iGPU

  • @Kepler_2258
    @Kepler_2258Күн бұрын

    Some am3 CPUs had igpus, some motherboards from that era actually had Nvidia or AMD dgpus onboard that share the system ram

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetroКүн бұрын

    yeah, all in one!

  • @Mini-z1994
    @Mini-z1994Күн бұрын

    Found a similar motherboard a few weeks ago myself that supports AM3+ The Asus M5a78L-M/USB3 Had a boring Amd athlon II x2 240 though which is slower then the core 2 duo e8400 & certainly slower then the mATX pc i did build instead with an Intel I7 3770 non k 2x8 gb ram & currently a gtx 1050 running windows 7 & 10.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetroКүн бұрын

    nice! I love the colors on this one!

  • @FlowerField133
    @FlowerField133Күн бұрын

    That's very nice

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetroКүн бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers! I was very lucky indeed 😎

  • @BobKatzenberg
    @BobKatzenbergКүн бұрын

    Nice!

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro10 сағат бұрын

    Thanks! It was a lucky find for sure!

  • @RichardGrim
    @RichardGrimКүн бұрын

    Those cpus r trash 🗑 need at least the 4 core..no dx 12 with them ether

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetroКүн бұрын

    nowadays, yes trash

  • @KawaiiCat2
    @KawaiiCat22 күн бұрын

    The issue with CRT TV is the size. Sadly now everything is in widescreen and it makes everything squished. That was the problem back then too.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetroКүн бұрын

    yeah, lots of black bars

  • @KawaiiCat2
    @KawaiiCat221 сағат бұрын

    @@UncleMikeRetro yea for sure it a squished image.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro10 сағат бұрын

    😒

  • @IzunaUchiha890
    @IzunaUchiha8902 күн бұрын

    As for the Athlon x2 it is an good cpu but I have an phenom x2 and believe me I tried all the games possible such cod bo1 bo2 ps2013 and with 1 gb of ram ddr2 I ran them good of course with the gpu as well the bad thing is that I don't have that sys running anymore I managed to restore it but one day I was using it and It just powerd off and never turned on

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro2 күн бұрын

    I got good use out of one of these CPUs for the original Crysis. I got rid of it soon after 😒

  • @IzunaUchiha890
    @IzunaUchiha8902 күн бұрын

    I can see an motherboard behind this system do you know who made it

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro2 күн бұрын

    it was Dell branded. I did not get to see the manufacturer

  • @FlowerField133
    @FlowerField1332 күн бұрын

    I m looking to build an win xp system on an old win 95 case is that a good idea

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro2 күн бұрын

    it is a super idea. the case is the hardest part nowadays

  • @FlowerField133
    @FlowerField1332 күн бұрын

    @@UncleMikeRetro i found it it was the only one but it covered with rust but it's not empty on the inside it has a system but I don't know what I will go to get it

  • @FlowerField133
    @FlowerField1332 күн бұрын

    Any luck with win 95 cases

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro2 күн бұрын

    well, you can cram anything into a case. if you mean were any Win95 era?... well, not hardly any

  • @itzgametimevip1111
    @itzgametimevip11112 күн бұрын

    Clippy's name is now Clippit if you look closely.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro2 күн бұрын

    awww! I hope I didn't offend him!

  • @RetroTinkerer
    @RetroTinkerer2 күн бұрын

    Hi Mike, are these expensive? Sometimes I see comments from gold scrapers lusting about these old small capacity CF drives and how great these are. 😅

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro2 күн бұрын

    you know, I bet I could have paid like 25 cents a piece if I wanted any.

  • @paa90777
    @paa907773 күн бұрын

    God

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro3 күн бұрын

    he worked it all out for us

  • @astrolight5708
    @astrolight57083 күн бұрын

    It should be illegal to brain wash and manipulate the public to accept SmartTVs against their will. We're in a free country you SHOULD be able to buy a CRT TV brand new in 2024 beyond. What the government is doing is highly unconstitutional. I have a CRT TV on my gaming desk used from ebay with a small minor burn out but barely noticeable on max brightness. Let me tell you if I had the power to do a class action lawsuit on the Government I would MAKE Markets be FORCED to provide CRT TVs as an option. Why do you need to click I Agree to watch a damn TV? For that matter I would rather watch it on a computer and pirate older movies this isn't fair man that these are being called retro now because the government is brain washing modern society.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro3 күн бұрын

    interesting points! all I can say is because they are discontinued and (this one at least) 32 years old they are retro

  • @astrolight5708
    @astrolight57083 күн бұрын

    @@UncleMikeRetro Retro is a made up word to me nothing is retro it's an invention of the mind and collective thoughts.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro2 күн бұрын

    well, I think it is a state of mind. Close enough?

  • @wachtersrk
    @wachtersrk3 күн бұрын

    So,I'm in germany laws here are different,so in your country you can just go ahead and take what you want from a scrapyard?

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro3 күн бұрын

    oh no! gotta pay. not everything comes home in the end. that would be INSANE!

  • @wachtersrk
    @wachtersrk2 күн бұрын

    Oh okay,is it calculated by the weight or by what you found?

  • @bdp2868
    @bdp28683 күн бұрын

    the power consumption of those furnaces makes really really hard to use them with any profit.... Now any 80 dollars minipc just double the power of those desktops. Sadly its time to say them goodbye.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro3 күн бұрын

    fun while it lasted though

  • @YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour
    @YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour3 күн бұрын

    There is a Dell of that kind, but in black and it has a screen on the case*

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro3 күн бұрын

    the hell you say?

  • @YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour
    @YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour3 күн бұрын

    @@UncleMikeRetro The Dell XPS 420, search it on Google or ask ChatGPT if it has a screen on the top, it's a great desktop (until i sold it...)

  • @sucipurnama9118
    @sucipurnama91183 күн бұрын

    Where can I get it?

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro3 күн бұрын

    in computer heaven, really. not a survivor

  • @sucipurnama9118
    @sucipurnama91183 күн бұрын

    Wish i could get it. They look not bad!

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro3 күн бұрын

    the CPU or the whole system? just curious. I let the case go

  • @uocquoc2757
    @uocquoc27573 күн бұрын

    Did I just see a asus p8z77 ?

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro3 күн бұрын

    inside the Dell? that mobo was branded DELL. not sure elsewise

  • @alphanerd2305
    @alphanerd23054 күн бұрын

    Hmm.. I don't appear to have my 4000+ anymore. I have a 3800+, 4200+, 5200+, and 5600+. And they all work :O

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro4 күн бұрын

    nicely done keeping them safe!

  • @alphanerd2305
    @alphanerd23053 күн бұрын

    @@UncleMikeRetro I have these little clamshell containers I keep all my CPUs in. They are quite handy to have for protecting the pins.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro3 күн бұрын

    I'd do that if I didn't have about 200+ CPUs right now. the cost would kill me 🤣

  • @alphanerd2305
    @alphanerd23053 күн бұрын

    @@UncleMikeRetro Yeah the cost can certainly add up. The clamshells I have are about $1.30-ish each. But these are the high quality clamshells and will fit most CPU types. You can get a master case of 800 for just under $900 :D ...which reminds me, I need to get more. I've been getting a lot of drop-offs at my shop for e-cycling.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro3 күн бұрын

    gotcha. i just use a little foam padding and painters tape 😁

  • @Galaxy.Windows
    @Galaxy.Windows4 күн бұрын

    ah, some memories

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro4 күн бұрын

    tiny memories? 🤓

  • @Galaxy.Windows
    @Galaxy.Windows3 күн бұрын

    yes

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro3 күн бұрын

    the littlest!

  • @Galaxy.Windows
    @Galaxy.Windows4 күн бұрын

    Not e-waste. its perfectly usable in the modern day. just needs some components

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro4 күн бұрын

    maybe... that case was trash

  • @therealbfazz
    @therealbfazz4 күн бұрын

    These were really nice CPUs for their time in my opinion, the Dell it was in… not so much.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro4 күн бұрын

    ha! I had a few of those CPUs myself too. Loved them in the day!

  • @glenndavis341
    @glenndavis3414 күн бұрын

    Yup thats ewaste.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro4 күн бұрын

    yeah... Dell!

  • @evenwahlang7954
    @evenwahlang79544 күн бұрын

    how about lenovoG50-30

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro4 күн бұрын

    not familiar. is it a close match?

  • @thegeforce6625
    @thegeforce66254 күн бұрын

    Quantum fireball Plus AS? Or Plus LM? Guessing by the seeking and the bearing whine.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro4 күн бұрын

    Quantum!

  • @evindom738
    @evindom7384 күн бұрын

    2005 amd cpu nice

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro4 күн бұрын

    I think that counts as retro!

  • @LouiesOrtegaOfficial
    @LouiesOrtegaOfficial4 күн бұрын

    mostly don't have afford buy led tv chose old crt in province like here in the Philippines very important to use that specialy news & weather jist hook up with any digital receiver

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro4 күн бұрын

    yes, there is still a purpose to these old things!

  • @cmcas
    @cmcas4 күн бұрын

    I have an i7 3770. Overclocked to 4.1 Ghz on an Asus P77 Mobo. Paired with SSD and 24Gbs ram it's more than enough for a simple home pc. That thing can still run AAA games in 2024. In Venezuela they cost about $50.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro4 күн бұрын

    I am still amazed at how well the older CPUs handle things today

  • @urzamaster
    @urzamaster5 күн бұрын

    Ugh it's like CANDYLAND

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro5 күн бұрын

    ha! it sort of is like that! Willy Wonka!

  • @abrarjunejo
    @abrarjunejo5 күн бұрын

    ❤God bless you for this channel.

  • @UncleMikeRetro
    @UncleMikeRetro5 күн бұрын

    You are so kind 🥰 Retro computers and genuinely my thing 😎