[Irinikus]

Not bad. Tell us how it works.

I'm considering this for my classic Mac Pro:
https://www.sonnettech.com/product/m2-4x...rview.html

I've many times considered changing computers but now I decided I will save up for something like a Talos, so my Mac Pro will see a bit more of love.

Cool! I'm sure that's going to cost a small fortune!!!

I already have one sitting in my PC in Cape Town. I originally got it in 2012, and it was blazingly fast for the time!



I'm going to be keeping the original Alienware motherboard (EVGA nForce 680i SLI), with the original Alienware BIOS in the machine, so at a maximum, it can only be upgraded to a QX6850, with 8GB of DDR2 800MHz CL4. 

So for the purposes of this machine, it wouldn't be worth putting in anything faster. I managed to get this one new in box for a reasonable price, so it's all good. (I originally wanted to slot a PCIe to m.2 adaptor, which would have been quite allot cheaper, but you can't boot off such a system with this old motherboard!)

[vishnu]

Not bad. Tell us how it works.

I'm considering this for my classic Mac Pro:
https://www.sonnettech.com/product/m2-4x...rview.html

I've many times considered changing computers but now I decided I will save up for something like a Talos, so my Mac Pro will see a bit more of love.

Cool! I'm sure that's going to cost a small fortune!!!

Yikes, I clicked, 400 bucks US!

Here's my latest purchase, I think it's still on Cyber Monday sale at grindworks, 13 inch full-auto stiletto. Hey, I live in Minneapolis, awight? ...

EDIT: Sorry, typo, it's not grindworks it's grindworx, grindworx dot com.

   

[Shiunbird]

Yes... 400.
But I can keep using it ad eternum, so it's not so awful.

[vishnu]

Yes... 400.
But I can keep using it ad eternum, so it's not so awful.

I remember when I bought my first CD player for my circa-1991 Pentium 90, it was 400 bucks, and it still works...

[weblacky]

Yes... 400.
But I can keep using it ad eternum, so it's not so awful.

I remember when I bought my first CD player for my circa-1991 Pentium 90, it was 400 bucks, and it still works...

You know, the sad thing is that's not abnormal. Most of my old stuff STILL works fine...starting around 2004...my newly purchased optical drives didn't last as long and broke often (with little use).

[commodorejohn]

My PDP-11 is two years older than I am, and still going strong...my nine-year-old ThinkPad, less so :/

[Shiunbird]

Found this one in my mailbox today.

   

[Irinikus]

Some ultra low latency DDR2 800 for my Alienware Area 51 7500!

[Shiunbird]

And the journey continues...

   

[weblacky]

Man I wish we were still using that stuff. I have several of those old books and it hurts to think of what’s been abandoned. Sure you might find a business need to write for an old system but I’ve never been able to make money or find a job dealing with that kind of programming. Sighhhhh….rose colored glasses.