Question Which CPU was your very first one?

[Endre]

My very first desktop PC was built in 2004 and it had an AMD Duron 950 MHz CPU 😄

Specs:
https://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Duron 950 - D950AUT1B.html

 

[Dj0gany]

I have grandchildren older than you.


I have socks older than you...

Wow,um...
Idk how to feel about that honestly xD
Thanks i quess xD

 

[yeetbucket]

i7 4770k

 

[Dj0gany]

i7 4770k

What was your experience with it?

 

[iTRiP]

1st pc intel386 4mb ram, 1st computer I built myself intel Pentium4 2.0Ghz...2Gb ram. my 1st game was FS4.0.exe

 

[Wolfshadw]

Dude im 16 i feel like i dont even belong here 💀💀

LOL... I JOINED Tom's Hardware when you were a year old!

-Wolf sends

 

[Endre]

1st pc intel386 4mb ram, 1st computer I built myself intel Pentium4 2.0Ghz...2Gb ram. my 1st game was FS4.0.exe

When RAM was still sized in MB... 😄

 

[Endre]

1st pc intel386 4mb ram, 1st computer I built myself intel Pentium4 2.0Ghz...2Gb ram. my 1st game was FS4.0.exe

When RAM was still sized in MB... 😄

 

[gtarayan]

My first machine had an MOS 6502 CPU running at 1.023 MHz - it was Apple IIe. My first intel PC had a Pentium 60. Since then I had several interesting PCs - loved the Micron with a dual slot socket motherboard running Pentium Pro 180s! Another stand out was DFI LANPARTY UT Nf4 Motherboard running socket 939 Athlon 64 x2 3800+!

 

[Flayed]

My first computer was a Commadore 64 although most of friends had ZX Spectrums. First proper computer was a 486DX2.

 

[Endre]

My first computer was a Commadore 64 although most of friends had ZX Spectrums. First proper computer was a 486DX2.

By the age of their first builds, I realize that most of the people from this forum are over 30 😄

 

[Flayed]

By the age of their first builds, I realize that most of the people from this forum are over 30 😄

Yeah just a little thou

 

[Krotow]

Seriously?

First CPU I used was MOS 6502 in USSR made Agat computer (Apple II clone) at 7th grade in school. Next was К1801ВМ1 in USSR made BK-0010.01 (miniaturized PDP-11 architecture ripoff). Cobbled together another "keyboard" computer Radio 86RK with КР580ВМ80А CPU (direct Intel 8080 clone). Had a ton of fun with firmware manual entering into ROM programmer in form of hex bytes from printed lists. And 2 weeks of same fun while entered Basic interpreter completely. Also built two ZX Spectrum clones with real Z80A CPU (became available in ex-USSR at end of 1991). In school internship had to work with Bulgarian made IBM PC clone Pravec-16. We are now talking about Chinese as infamous copycats, yes

There was also Atari 130XE (widely used here around 1990-1992 as arcade machine alternative, time was billed by minutes). And then PC and Mac era began. But those things are well known for anyone, so boring stuff...

 

[CountMike]

First CPU ever ? Don't know what was in the Pong game but first PC, most probably z80 in a Timex-Sincair, then few Atari PCs, last one in 1040st with Motorola 68000. First IBM compatible with 8088/8086 than 286 etc.
With 80386 already able to overcome Atari use.

 

[commycharb]

It was an AMD. A MP processor from a laptop that was not salvageable. I think it was like 1.3 -1.6 GHz. I had a few laptops I "found" before I built a PC of my own.

As far as the first family PC I believe it was a 386 or 486 series of old school CPU's. Back in the day we actually had one computer for the entire family. One phone too. Yep I know it sounds crazy.

 

[allidsarebusy]

Don't remember specs but this was my first baby.

 

[Nigel Spike]

The first CPU I used was an Intel 8088 at 4.77 MHz, in an IBM PC-XT, with 256 MB RAM and a 10 MB HDD. It cost about EUR 5000 in todays money.

 

[ILi0vski]

idk i think it was celeron processor with 2gb ram xD
It couldn't even start gta san andreas

 

[iTRiP]

Going I little of topic here but I Was also into graphics cards way back from the start of it all for me, and remembering a 4Mb trying to play games on it that require 8Mb..haha.

 

[BogdanH]

Uh, that brings memories back.. some of my milestones:
1982: Z80 at 3.25Mhz (Sinclair ZX81)
1983: Z80A at 3.5Mhz (Sinclair Spectrum)
1986: Motorola 68000 at 8Mhz (Atari ST) -fantastic CPU!
1992: AMD 386sx (first PC) -crap compared to Atari ST
-after that I started building custom PC's ...many of them

 

[Krotow]

1992: AMD 386sx (first PC) -crap compared to Atari ST

LOOOOOOOOL Indeed, PC for gaming before 1990-s was a crap one. There was smaller and weaker computers like Amiga and Atari with a way better graphics and sound.

 

[allidsarebusy]

Going I little of topic here but I Was also into graphics cards way back from the start of it all for me, and remembering a 4Mb trying to play games on it that require 8Mb..haha.

If we're talking about graphic cards in their modern meaning then it's this one.

 

[Krotow]

If we're talking about graphic cards in their modern meaning then it's this one.

Yep, had this too. Same 3dfx Voodoo, but card assembled by Diamond Multimedia. Also had Creative 3D Blaster Banshee as next GPU. Then for short time used S3 things. Got Diamond Stealth3D 2000 aka S3 Virge. Just worked but didn't exactly liked it. Then got Diamond Viper II Z200 (aka S3 Savage2000). Unfortunately S3TC in reality didn't met my expectations plus glitched like heck. So after a short time bought Nvidia GeForce2 and never looked back to untested thingamajigs anymore.

 

[allidsarebusy]

Yep, had this too. Same 3dfx Voodoo, but card assembled by Diamond Multimedia. Also had Creative 3D Blaster Banshee as next GPU. Then for short time used S3 things. Got Diamond Stealth3D 2000 aka S3 Virge. Just worked but didn't exactly liked it. Then got Diamond Viper II Z200 (aka S3 Savage2000). Unfortunately S3TC in reality didn't met my expectations plus glitched like heck. So after a short time bought Nvidia GeForce2 and never looked back to untested thingamajigs anymore.

Hahaha that was my next one as well! LOL Creative Banshee was the first real modern graphic card IMHO. Excellent piece of equipment.

 

[iTRiP]

So after a short time bought Nvidia GeForce2 and never looked back to untested thingamajigs anymore.

Haha, great time remember AGP slots...

 

[Krotow]

Hahaha that was my next one as well! LOL Creative Banshee was the first real modern graphic card IMHO. Excellent piece of equipment.

Sure. No patch-thru display cable required and possibility to run 3D accelerated screen in a window definitely was a progress then.

Haha, great time remember AGP slots...

AGP GPUs was real progress after slow ISA and quirky VLB - real "Plug & Pray" incarnation. At least AGP cards just worked. Almost always