Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Author Topic: Here is my x5000  (Read 4265 times)

Description:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline cpaek72Topic starter

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Join Date: Mar 2012
  • Posts: 57
    • Show only replies by <s>cpaek72</s>
Here is my x5000
« on: July 19, 2017, 10:52:48 PM »
Ok, so I spent the last few days looking up on the internet how to do basic things in os4.1 FE and this is what I've set up so far.

To my surprise, the computer is absolutely amazing. My main purpose of this was to avoid the habbit of collecting a bunch of vintage machines(I own a 2000, 500 and 1200) and enjoy a bunch of games I played as a kid and not bother with setting up complicated emulators and conflicts when it comes to chipsets, kickstart versions etc. Basically, this machine has exceeded my expectations. Once I got past the crazy monitor issue, everything else went relatively smoothly for a os4 noob. Everything plays great and all my classic software just runs without any issues. People will argue you can do the same thing in windows, but it just misses the feel of running a real amiga like os4. There is no interface to run the emulator - it runs invisible behind the scenes and all the folders look like classic Amiga where all you have to do is click the icon and it just runs.

I purchased a Sapphire r9 270x from Amiga On The Lake and it works flawlessly. By the way Aaron from AOTL is insanely curtious and very helpful. He called me on his cell phone to trouble shoot the original monitor issue I had and he couldn't have given me more confidence to shop with him in the future.

The computer was assembled by Amigakit and it came to me in perfect packaging and condition. The guys there take their time and with the build and it shows.

I also own a 16core HP z840 and Titan X, so the Amiga is definitely a computer that reminds me of when computers were still fun and not perfect. You spend hours trying to figure things out, but that's the charm of it. I haven't had so much fun reading articles about how to's since the the 80's and 90's as a child.

If anyone is on the fence about the x5000, I would whole heartedly recommend a buy. A-Eon, Hyperion, AOTL, Amigakit have all pulled off the impossible in my eyes.
 

Offline Djole

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Join Date: Nov 2012
  • Posts: 252
    • Show only replies by Djole
Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2017, 11:50:21 PM »
Waiting for your commercial.... or is this it ?
A1200 030
A1200 stock
A600 Vampire v2

VOLIM TE REPUBLIKO SRPSKA!
[/B][/COLOR]
 

Offline cpaek72Topic starter

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Join Date: Mar 2012
  • Posts: 57
    • Show only replies by <s>cpaek72</s>
Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2017, 12:01:57 AM »
Can't tell if you're being snarky or actually curious about the commercial. Here are pics from the set of the commercial. Currently in post, which includes editorial.
 

Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2017, 12:17:37 AM »
Cool set!  :hammer:
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
 Amiga videos and other misc. stuff at https://www.youtube.com/CompTechMike/videos
 

Offline djomre

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Join Date: Mar 2017
  • Posts: 29
    • Show only replies by djomre
Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2017, 01:51:16 AM »
Quote from: cpaek72;828401
Can't tell if you're being snarky or actually curious about the commercial. Here are pics from the set of the commercial. Currently in post, which includes editorial.


I lover the server racks as bookends!   :)
 

Offline djomre

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Join Date: Mar 2017
  • Posts: 29
    • Show only replies by djomre
Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2017, 01:53:58 AM »
Quote from: cpaek72;828399
Ok, so I spent the last few days looking up on the internet how to do basic things in os4.1 FE and this is what I've set up so far.

To my surprise, the computer is absolutely amazing. My main purpose of this was to avoid the habbit of collecting a bunch of vintage machines(I own a 2000, 500 and 1200) and enjoy a bunch of games I played as a kid and not bother with setting up complicated emulators and conflicts when it comes to chipsets, kickstart versions etc. Basically, this machine has exceeded my expectations. Once I got past the crazy monitor issue, everything else went relatively smoothly for a os4 noob. Everything plays great and all my classic software just runs without any issues. People will argue you can do the same thing in windows, but it just misses the feel of running a real amiga like os4. There is no interface to run the emulator - it runs invisible behind the scenes and all the folders look like classic Amiga where all you have to do is click the icon and it just runs.

I purchased a Sapphire r9 270x from Amiga On The Lake and it works flawlessly. By the way Aaron from AOTL is insanely curtious and very helpful. He called me on his cell phone to trouble shoot the original monitor issue I had and he couldn't have given me more confidence to shop with him in the future.

The computer was assembled by Amigakit and it came to me in perfect packaging and condition. The guys there take their time and with the build and it shows.

I also own a 16core HP z840 and Titan X, so the Amiga is definitely a computer that reminds me of when computers were still fun and not perfect. You spend hours trying to figure things out, but that's the charm of it. I haven't had so much fun reading articles about how to's since the the 80's and 90's as a child.

If anyone is on the fence about the x5000, I would whole heartedly recommend a buy. A-Eon, Hyperion, AOTL, Amigakit have all pulled off the impossible in my eyes.


I was on the fence, but might just take the plunge.  It's only money..   Thanks for the review!
 

Offline eliyahu

  • Lifetime Member
  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2011
  • Posts: 1218
  • Country: us
  • Thanked: 4 times
  • Gender: Male
    • Show only replies by eliyahu
Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2017, 03:12:04 AM »
@cpaek72

great to see yet another X5000 user on the forum! :)

-- eliyahu
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here."
 

Offline outrun1978

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Join Date: Apr 2017
  • Posts: 58
    • Show only replies by outrun1978
Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2017, 07:37:30 AM »
The X5000 is an amazing machine, I for one am happy that i took the plunge and bought one too, i certainly haven't had this much fun with a computer since i got my original A1200 back in the 1990's.
Amigaone X5000 4GB with Radeon HD 7750 and Amiga OS 4.1 FE Pre-Release

Amigaone 500 2GB with Radeon 5450 and Amiga OS 4.1 FE update 1

Amiga 1200 with ACA 1231/42 accelerator and Amiga OS3.9

Amiga CD32

Check out my blog at http://www.amigax5000.blog
 

Offline cpaek72Topic starter

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Join Date: Mar 2012
  • Posts: 57
    • Show only replies by <s>cpaek72</s>
Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2017, 07:41:31 AM »
Finally got AvP, Quake2 and RTCW to work. If anyone wants to avoid the research I did, the Warp 3D drivers in the enhancer pack are not compatible with these games. Download Warp 3D from the Amistore and it all works now.

Basically everthing is working and really loving the verstality of the machine.
 

Offline outrun1978

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Join Date: Apr 2017
  • Posts: 58
    • Show only replies by outrun1978
Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2017, 07:58:21 AM »
Basically everthing is working and really loving the verstality of the machine.[/QUOTE]

Versatile is one good adjective to describe it :-)   If you haven't already I would try and download the FPSE Sony Playstation 1 Emulator which works really well on the X5000, was having a good play of Soul Blade and Grand Turismo last night.
Amigaone X5000 4GB with Radeon HD 7750 and Amiga OS 4.1 FE Pre-Release

Amigaone 500 2GB with Radeon 5450 and Amiga OS 4.1 FE update 1

Amiga 1200 with ACA 1231/42 accelerator and Amiga OS3.9

Amiga CD32

Check out my blog at http://www.amigax5000.blog
 

Offline cpaek72Topic starter

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Join Date: Mar 2012
  • Posts: 57
    • Show only replies by <s>cpaek72</s>
Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2017, 08:45:19 AM »
Had to post this last photo tonight of this great wallpaper I found. And I downloaded the playstation emulator - will try out tomorrow. The snes emulator works great as well.
« Last Edit: July 20, 2017, 09:01:24 AM by cpaek72 »
 

Offline jj

  • Lifetime Member
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Feb 2002
  • Posts: 4051
  • Country: wales
  • Thanked: 2 times
  • Gender: Male
    • Show only replies by jj
Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2017, 01:11:25 PM »
So going to bite.  Everybody seems to spend all this money and then just run emulators and ports of old games.

What does it give you ,  say over my 27inch 5k iMac ? which probably cost less

Edit:  Not trying to sound like a troll, I am genuinely curious
“We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw

Xbox Live: S0ulA55a551n2
 
Registered MorphsOS 3.13 user on Powerbook G4 15"
 

Offline outrun1978

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Join Date: Apr 2017
  • Posts: 58
    • Show only replies by outrun1978
Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2017, 05:05:15 PM »
I do plenty on my X5000 I surf the web, I watch videos on it I play music, I play a whole host of classic and recent OS4.1 releases, yes I play stuff on at least 30 emulated systems and computers, I write and publish my blog on the X5000,. I use it for word-processing and other office tasks and yes it even dual boots into Linux.. I'd quite like to try out MorphOS on it but it all seems to have gone very quiet over there with no one able to answer why we are still waiting for the X5000 version to come out....
Amigaone X5000 4GB with Radeon HD 7750 and Amiga OS 4.1 FE Pre-Release

Amigaone 500 2GB with Radeon 5450 and Amiga OS 4.1 FE update 1

Amiga 1200 with ACA 1231/42 accelerator and Amiga OS3.9

Amiga CD32

Check out my blog at http://www.amigax5000.blog
 

Offline Iggy

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Aug 2009
  • Posts: 5348
    • Show only replies by Iggy
Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2017, 05:50:25 PM »
Quote from: JJ;828424
So going to bite.  Everybody seems to spend all this money and then just run emulators and ports of old games.

What does it give you ,  say over my 27inch 5k iMac ? which probably cost less

Edit:  Not trying to sound like a troll, I am genuinely curious


Hmm, from the iMac's specs, I'd say less cores, and it will run PPC software without an emulator.
Other than that, they are both high priced machines that appeal to a select audience.

What I'm not sure of is what your iMac has to offer over my low end Ryzen based system with a similar video card and a freesync monitor, except a much higher cost (and that all-in-one, but its very hard to upgrade, packaging).

Now if either system beat your children for you (like a Welshman :hammer:), then maybe they'd be worth the money. And that IS a troll comment (but just for fun).
"Not making any hard and fast rules means that the moderators can use their good judgment in moderation, and we think the results speak for themselves." - Amiga.org, terms of service

"You, got to stem the evil tide, and keep it on the the inside" - Rogers Waters

"God was never on your side" - Lemmy

Amiga! "Our appeal has become more selective"
 

Offline outrun1978

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Join Date: Apr 2017
  • Posts: 58
    • Show only replies by outrun1978
Re: Here is my x5000
« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2017, 05:58:08 PM »
@iggy

You are forgetting with any Mac you get automatic lifetime membership of the Cupertino Cult which is akin to the Church of Scientology, its practically impossible to leave this cult so I'm told as everything is wonderful and glorious according to its creepy head recruiters  who work at branches of Apple stores worldwide.....
Amigaone X5000 4GB with Radeon HD 7750 and Amiga OS 4.1 FE Pre-Release

Amigaone 500 2GB with Radeon 5450 and Amiga OS 4.1 FE update 1

Amiga 1200 with ACA 1231/42 accelerator and Amiga OS3.9

Amiga CD32

Check out my blog at http://www.amigax5000.blog