Tomb Raider (1996) needs this Diamond Monster 3D (Part 5)

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  • @ms-dosman7722
    @ms-dosman7722 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Awesome repair! Most people would have given up on this card (as did the previous owner, apparently), but you did it! Another piece of gaming history saved 😊

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, I am happy that the Diamond Monster 3D is saved! Working on the next video already! The card works great!

  • @br0wnd
    @br0wnd 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Preserving and restoring 3dfx cards is always great to see! Nice to see a card return from the dead, especially with such a skillful repair.

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!

  • @infinity2z3r07
    @infinity2z3r07 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Not many videos of 486 systems with Voodoo 1's exist on YT. And none to my knowledge compare CPUs. Excited for your next video B&B!

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Oh, you will be impressed what socket 3 is capable of doing! I am also looking forward to release next weeks video :) Thanks for watching!

  • @Koutsie
    @Koutsie 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm so happy you're making this *series* - not missmatched videos. Thank you 🎉

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad you enjoy it!

  • @mmitanka
    @mmitanka 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    You've repaired more 3dfx cards than I have seen personally working ones so far😂.

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      And I hope to be able to repair many more! And some day, it will be time to distribute them! I can't keep all of them!

  • @Project-Aries
    @Project-Aries 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is an example of a quality human.

  • @spavatch
    @spavatch 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Seeing ‘multimedia device’ during POST is always a good sign. Lately I’ve been testing an 8 meg Monster 3D II I’ve never used before. There was nothing in the way the card looked that would make me worry. Being listed as an ‘unknown device’, however, made me suspicious from the get-go. When Windows detected it as a ‘pre-VGA legacy device’ and refused to accept original Diamond drivers I knew it would be a case of plug’n’pray rather than plug’n’play. Many blue screens, critical errors, restarts and reseatings later I thought I’d give it another close look and all of a sudden I found a spot of blueish grey patina covering at least four contacts on the PCI connector edge which I have no idea how I overlooked. A thorough cleaning with rubbing alcohol and a needle made the card finally turn into a ‘multimedia device’ and load the appropriate drivers. It works brilliantly! 😊

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great that you managed to get the card working! And Plug 'n Pray should be trademarked :D

  • @Skracken
    @Skracken 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent work! You're getting amazingly good at this!

  • @HomeofVSmile
    @HomeofVSmile 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Every soldering video is like a crime scene! So much tension (literally!) I can not appreciate your work enough. Thank you so much for this series (nice cliffhanger btw)!!! Next video intro music: 2unlimited - maximum overdrive🎉

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Haha! I am listening to the song while I am replying to your comment... Thanks watching and commenting! Really appreciate it!

    • @HomeofVSmile
      @HomeofVSmile 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bitsundbolts Just awesome! Have a nice retro weekend🎶🖥️

  • @Slawek361
    @Slawek361 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a great series! Subbed! I have a lot of 3DFXes too :D

  • @Choralone422
    @Choralone422 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Excellent repair! I am really jealous of your soldering skills! Looking forward to the next video with game play footage.

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! The next video is going to be interesting! I am done with the footage and charts. It was certainly interesting to see from DX-33 (yes, a CPU I didn't fix) to the AMD @ 160 MHz.

  • @Constantin314
    @Constantin314 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    these thumbnails are killing it, BuB, love them, so funny

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hehe, thanks! Glad you like them!

  • @krumpetwithhoney8567
    @krumpetwithhoney8567 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This little series you have made is so good! I can't wait for the next one. I never would have thought to try and play Tomb Raider on a 486. Back in the day, I was amazed that a playstation running at 33mhz (ish) could run games like that, but my friends 486 could, at best, run Hexen. The knowledge that time and experience has given us is so awesome.
    Also, you have an excellent repair skill ability, The future WILL thank you for your preservation of old computers

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you very much! I enjoyed refreshing my memory and tinker with 486 CPUs and socket 3. The next video is already finished and will be released tomorrow :) It is a lot longer than my usual videos 😅

  • @Ryrynz2000
    @Ryrynz2000 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Legend

  • @lexluthermiester
    @lexluthermiester 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You really are getting good at these kinds of repairs! Very well done indeed!

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!

  • @BSzili
    @BSzili 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Another video, another Voodoo saved. With these early 3D accelerators all the 3D transformations were done on the CPU, so It'll be interesting to see how each processor performs.

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am already done with the footage for next video. I certainly was surprised 😉

  • @tigheklory
    @tigheklory 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love watching the pin repair!

  • @KiziKitty
    @KiziKitty 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tseng ET 6000 + Voodoo / voodoo2 , dream combo of the 90's

  • @Clumpfy
    @Clumpfy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn that brings back memories. The diamond Monster was my very first 3D addon card. I was 11 years old and used savings and the whole Christmas money :) but god damn was I happy! Playing Tomb Raider, Turok, GTA and other games with so much better Performance than before. And Turok did not work at all without the 3dfx Chip which was so saddening because I had to wait 7 Months Till I finally had the Diamond Monster. Ahhh memories :D

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I remember Turok - a game I never played due to the missing 3Dfx chip! There was a DEMO version on one of the PC Magazine CDs, but it was not working well on my PC. It must have been in software render mode - I just have not good memories about that game.

  • @willNotwork126
    @willNotwork126 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The AI thumbnails of Lara are brilliant

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Haha - I get very mixed replies! But I do prefer the positive ones! Thank you!

    • @kasimirdenhertog3516
      @kasimirdenhertog3516 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree, makes the videos stand out too

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I need to work hard on the next video to make sure it's worth the thumbnail. Mark my words: The next thumbnail is going to be legendary!

  • @MIJ-Tech
    @MIJ-Tech 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I enjoy seeing testing of this kind of hardware pairing. I remember experimenting years ago with a Voodoo 2, Riva TNT, and a Riva TNT2 on a Socket 3 system. IIRC, only the TNT worked fully. The system would boot with the Voodoo 2 (and the S3 Virge card it was paired with), but wouldn't produce 3D. The TNT2 wouldn't boot at all. I suspected it had to do with the PCI implementation.

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Probably, those socket 3 boards were the first ones to have PCI. It is very likely that you stumbled over initial hiccups.

  • @Taorakis
    @Taorakis 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ahh there it is! GReat to see the old Monster running.
    Though I wouldn't have been spoiled by seeing a moving clip of Tomb Raider, you could've left the FPS Meter off for now or something.

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hm, I quickly scrolled through the video, but I don't see the frame counter anywhere. If you're referring to the bar, this is Lara's health.

    • @Taorakis
      @Taorakis 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@bitsundbolts Oh no, sorry if i wasn't clear on that.
      I meant you could have showed us a small clip how the game runs in motion, and to not spoil the surprise on "how fluent" it actually is, you could've left the FPS counter off, and reveal the actual FPS number in the next video. :)
      I had to check if there was an ingame FPS Counter myself before answering, as I couldn't remember the key for it anymore. But I found it! (F2)
      Aaanywway, looking forward to the next Video. ;)

  • @mesterak
    @mesterak 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You have mad skills dude

  • @napalmarsch
    @napalmarsch 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    always a joy to watch

  • @GadgetUK164
    @GadgetUK164 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent job again!!!

  • @googleevil
    @googleevil 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    it is better than any TV series from Netflix :) Thank you!

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow, thanks!

  • @krzbrew
    @krzbrew 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing job, once again.

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks you!

  • @theoriginalrecycler
    @theoriginalrecycler 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I ran tomb raider on a 486 dx2 66, I don’t recall the board specifics but it had 16 mb ram and 4 x multiplier for the dx4 100, sound blaster awe, CD-ROM 2x. It came with 8 megs of ram and a citrus logic gld 54xx, then I went thru a number of matrox cards and end on a millennium. The ram upgrade for 8 mb was £399.00, 1994 I think ish. I went thru most brands of 3d addon cards and miro capture cards, I still have god knows how many win-tv cards. Somewhere behind my chair in the junk pile that is my shed sits a Corsair tower with an sli motherboard and. Matched pair of 8800 GTS cards and the holy grail, the sli bridge connector. Happy days

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow, expensive memory! But this is how it was. High end gear was expensive! I remember upgrading my 486 with a CD drive too. But it was a lot later. My parents got me a 4x drive. And with my Pentium Ii 350 much later, I got one of those IDE CD burners (OTI Socrates 2x 2x 6x, if I'm not mistaken).

    • @theoriginalrecycler
      @theoriginalrecycler 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bitsundbolts I was a masters student and self financed my computer requirements. But nevertheless love the channel can’t wait to see more.

  • @r4z4m4t4z
    @r4z4m4t4z 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    awesomoe efforts again, nice video. humuruos the missing pin was stuck soldered onto another chip.

  • @Ale.K7
    @Ale.K7 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another awesome repair :-). Looking forward to the tests!

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You and me both!

  • @ausnorman8050
    @ausnorman8050 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Awesome work! Louise Rossman would be proud AF ;)

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you! Louis is one of those people that inspired me to get into repair - even though I am no trained professional.

  • @briantaylor3031
    @briantaylor3031 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Not a huge fan of the AI thumbnails. It may just be because I'm focused heavily on the content but I preferred the picture of the device and some text side of things.

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Voodoo and side text is still there ;) Soon, the AI pictures will stop. There is no need to have Lara on thumbnails once this series finishes.

  • @3dfxvoodoocards6
    @3dfxvoodoocards6 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Interesting video, like!

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!

  • @ted-b
    @ted-b 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome, another one saved!

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes! My collection of Voodoo 1 cards is slowly getting out of hand!

  • @thejeffchen
    @thejeffchen 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice work! If you have access to 3D printing, you can print the shell I designed for this card so it's well-protected from future mishaps!

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have seen the shells you create for those cards - they are amazing! I still haven't had the time to get into 3D printing. One day maybe...

  • @rodhester2166
    @rodhester2166 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great work.. cheers.

  • @DefenderOfBoston-yo2tl
    @DefenderOfBoston-yo2tl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another irreplaceable piece of history restored to working order, go Alex! 👏 Can't wait for the next video, it'll be really interesting to see how well the Voodoo 1 can stretch its repaired legs on Socket 3. Can it get anywhere near its potential or will the system still be bottlenecked somewhere else? Time to place your bets! 😄 Here's mine: A good experience with the faster CPUs, but quite a ways off from running at full (Voodoo 1) speed. Might just be able to touch that 30 FPS cap for Tomb Raider, might take the beefier Pentium Overdrive FPU @ 100 MHz though. Pleeeease don't fry the 5x86 though, cool it with a TEC if you have one at hand!

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello 😊. I am done with footage and the Cyrix survived! I have 4 of those CPUs, however, only one was able to run at 120 MHz! I also had to increase the voltage slightly. The other three CPUs exhibit very weird behaviour at 120 MHz.
      And the Voodoo 1 did its job well! No issues from the card to go through all the benchmarks! Let's see if you're right in the next video 😉.
      Thanks for watching!

  • @colonthree
    @colonthree 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yessss, I need this series in my life. UwU)

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hehe - we are getting close to the finale.

  • @laurdy
    @laurdy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You might find that the Cyrix 5x86 is faster with a 3DFX Voodoo due to it's better FPU

  • @micb3rd
    @micb3rd 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great, looking forward to the next video. I'm interested to see how much the card is CPU limited or not CPU limited by the various CPUs.

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There is a wide variety of CPUs of different types. It will be interesting. We have AMD, Cyrix, and Intel. I also added a DX-33 for fun... ☺️

  • @xephorce
    @xephorce 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i have this cards sound card brother. The Diamond Monster sound mx300 with the spdif daughter card. might have to part ways with it.

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nice! I hope you will find a good home for it!

  • @pierrekuchmann3944
    @pierrekuchmann3944 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very nice channel! I like it a lot

  • @jpmacunha
    @jpmacunha 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Do you have a PowerVR PCX2 chip card? Like the Matrox m3d? Would love to see how it performs with a socket 3 system :)

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't think I have one of those. I have to go through my retro collection and catalogue things. Since my recent discovery that I have a scrapyard nearby, I am a bit behind on sorting through the stuff I find there...

  • @ctiborkoza8944
    @ctiborkoza8944 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice Joob Broo 😉

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you 😊

  • @DerKlemm-Crafter
    @DerKlemm-Crafter 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm surprised everytime I see your soldering skills! I can't even solder "normal" parts Well :D

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am sure if you sit and practice a few times, things will get a lot easier. A microscope helps a lot to see more details and to get a feeling how flux and solder behave when they are heated. Just the extra detail and magnification plays a big part in the entire soldering process. But I am happy you enjoy the videos and I hope to be able to make many more!

    • @DerKlemm-Crafter
      @DerKlemm-Crafter 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bitsundbolts thanks for your answer! Yes, I will practice a little more in the future. I'm Always Happy to Watch New Videos!

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Try to get good flux! Your skill improves immediately by a factor of 10!

    • @DerKlemm-Crafter
      @DerKlemm-Crafter 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bitsundbolts interesting, thanks for letting me know!

  • @gaborszucs8935
    @gaborszucs8935 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey BuB!
    Cant wait for the next video (again 😂 ). The big 486 (more like socket 3 actually) showdown... :D what motherboard are you using here?

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I am using a Soyo SY-4SAW. It may not be the fastest - and it is limited to FPM memory. I hope to find an EDO capable board with a good BIOS to tune timings of memory and cache. A project for the future :)

    • @gaborszucs8935
      @gaborszucs8935 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bitsundbolts i found that your mobo uses the IMI464 clock chip. Its right next to where the jumpers are for setting the fsb. It appears to me that the S0 and S1 pins are connected to the two jumpers and S2 is most likely permanently connected to high. If you lift it off (or likely theres a resistor somewhere and you take that off) and leave the two jumpers in 50mhz mode it should make it 60mhz. In case you want to try it in 3x60mhz for the ADZ. I found the pinout on vogons. Whatever may end up doing though, double check first if the info i gave you is correct, and do anything at your own risk. :)

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There is a jumper spot that is permanently connected with a small wire. I will check it and maybe do another mod video of this board. With the clock chip, I have two potential modifications for this board. I am curious if the AMD CPU would work at 180.
      200 is not working, no matter what I'm trying.

  • @thomasandrews9355
    @thomasandrews9355 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I recently received video card from a customer for a Mac 7100. It had gotten damaged at some point in its life. I told myself don’t touch the pins…I touched the pins. They were so weak two broke. Thankfully they broke cleanly to where I could solder new kynar wire to them. But yeah, ugly vs broken

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂 Haha, I can imagine that situation...

  • @alexbinder
    @alexbinder 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looking forward for the next video, and how about Socket 3 and Voodoo 2 SLI next ? Or a Voodoo 3? But guessing the CPU is for certain the bottle neck there.

    • @nalinux
      @nalinux 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A friend of mine tried a Voodoo 1 with a 484 DX 100. With Quake 1, it was very slow, even with a small image (with borders).
      So I suppose V2 SLI will have the same problem.

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Unfortunately, I think even a single Voodoo 2 will be bored in a socket 3 system. We will see in the next video how performance scales with different CPUs. I will start from a DX-33 😉

  • @cybcarr
    @cybcarr 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    finally! :D

  • @NaoPb
    @NaoPb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good job. And interesting to learn of using flux with the wick. I'll surely be doing that in the future.
    P.S.: I did not see what wick you're using in the description. Could you share which one you use?

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I added the links to the description. I am using TOWOT Solder Wick which works quite well.

  • @boydpukalo8980
    @boydpukalo8980 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Impressive though wouldnt it have been much cleaner to remove the damaged chips and solder new chips in their place? How long will those mangled legs last?

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The pins were good except for the one that broke in that corner. I had a bad feeling about it from the beginning, but I hoped it would last. Surprisingly, the other pins were a lot better even though they look bad. Of course, those pins will never be like before, but replacing a working 3Dfx chip would require me to take it from another card. I don't have one that is unrecoverable and could serve as a donor.

  • @SobieRobie
    @SobieRobie 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another success! It becomes borring :P

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hehe... I have other hardware I am not yet able to fix. Don't know what is wrong with it, but haven't given up hope. HDDs were the opposite - none of them worked :)

    • @SobieRobie
      @SobieRobie 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@bitsundbolts HDDs is a lost cause from a start ;)

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      100% - not worth the time finding 1 in 100 drives...

  • @joaoc_PT
    @joaoc_PT 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another 3dfx "soul" saved! (GTA2)

  • @tony359
    @tony359 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There is no badly scraped QFP IC which can beat BuB :)

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      For a 3Dfx card, I try extra hard!!

  • @PROSTO4Tabal
    @PROSTO4Tabal 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    your channel should be named pin master lol

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha :) Yeah... I didn't know I will end up here when I started this TH-cam thing 😉

  • @LetsPlayKeldeo
    @LetsPlayKeldeo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I dont know how to feel about the AI Thumbnail

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Maybe wait for the next thumbnail and let me know?

  • @bjoernhallandsen5287
    @bjoernhallandsen5287 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gibt es das auch deutsch?

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Leider mache ich meine Videos nur auf Englisch. Vielleicht helfen dir automatische Untertitel die auf Deutsch uebersetzen?

  • @ruxandy
    @ruxandy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Nice video, but those AI thumbnails are cringe AF. 🙂

    • @NaoPb
      @NaoPb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      This one actually made me laugh. Lara Croft soldering a massive Voodoo card LOL 😄

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Ah, sorry. There will be two more of those :)

    • @ruxandy
      @ruxandy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bitsundbolts, it's OK, keep them coming! 😁

    • @infinity2z3r07
      @infinity2z3r07 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      hey don't be the no fun police

    • @ruxandy
      @ruxandy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@infinity2z3r07, hey, learn to use punctuation marks! (this is me being the "no fun police" yet again)

  • @djpirtu2
    @djpirtu2 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ...and after that Am5x86 you need to try Pentium Overdrive 83 😅

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, it will definitely come. Still waiting for the fan to arrive.

  • @graealex
    @graealex 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Let's talk about that thumbnail. Good lord heavens... what was the AI prompt?

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Haha :) That was quite easy: I need a picture of Lara Croft with a soldering iron working on a graphic card.
      Of course, I had to use some Photoshop skills to turn it into the final thumbnail and put the Diamond Monster 3D in there, but I am happy with the result.

  • @B24Fox
    @B24Fox 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The link for the Flux isn't working :(
    Great videos BTW !

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi, are you sure? I checked the link and it opened the correct page. Maybe try again.

    • @B24Fox
      @B24Fox 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bitsundbolts Ok, so turns out it doesn't like me being in Romania :(
      Connected with TOR browser as from being from a few different countries, and out of the few, only Norway & USA worked...
      I'm gonna search for the AMTECH stuff from a different seller... although I know there are A LOT of fake ones. And yours seemed to do a really good job (so probably genuine).

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I bought mine a couple of years ago - and yes, it is past its expiry date. It still works very well. I posted the link and store I purchased it from originally. However, I have no control over them changing the product over time. I soon have to order a new batch though.

    • @B24Fox
      @B24Fox 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bitsundbolts Dunno where my comment/reply went (or if you got to read it), but what I was saying was that it turns out the link/seller is country dependent.
      Thanks for the good info! I will look for another seller with a lot of good reviews :)

  • @squeeeb
    @squeeeb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    #savethevoodoos

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ABSOLUTELY!

  • @orektez
    @orektez 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    bet the previous person gave up after that leg broke off

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Haha, true! It was right around the corner where the pins were loose.

  • @chriswendschlag1856
    @chriswendschlag1856 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thats a pretty trashed ic. They def have quality issues soldering. Just jumper to the pin.

  • @jddeluxe2242
    @jddeluxe2242 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Which AI program do you use to make your thumbnails? 👍

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I used Microsoft Copilot - and some rudimentary Photoshop skills.

    • @jddeluxe2242
      @jddeluxe2242 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bitsundbolts thanks, they look really good!

  • @vermillion4971
    @vermillion4971 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    why are you talking so weirdly

  • @pr0fanator
    @pr0fanator 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    To much of granulation. Once more and unsub... For now, thumbs down

    • @bitsundbolts
      @bitsundbolts  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm sorry that the video didn't meet your expectations. You can always change your mind later. Thank you