Re: Centurion the Tualatin system sitted on a Via Apollo 266 chipset with a great 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI!

Posted on 2021-05-25, 10:24

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by flupke11

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Have a look at the tualatin chipset comparisons here in other threads. The Tualatin benefits in real world less from DDR than, say, the Athlon and the PIV do. Still, both dual channel SDR-Sdram and DDR-Sdram increase your Tualatin bragging rights tenfold.

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Re: Sapphire X1950 Pro AGP Died on the spot - ressurection possible?

Posted on 2021-05-19, 20:26

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by flupke11

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The card has indeed that tiny switch at the back. On my card, it's in position 1 UP and 2 Down. I'll see whether I can check the rail on the card. I have no equipment to test the MLCC's for their values...

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-05-19, 19:27

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by flupke11

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Built my own gonzo style fume extractor. Filename 20210519_212533.jpg File size 1.59 MiB Views 269 views

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Re: Sapphire X1950 Pro AGP Died on the spot - ressurection possible?

Posted on 2021-05-17, 22:10

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by flupke11

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The PSU is a 620W Corsair,plenty of power on either rail. The P4 is not too hungry, so I'mstill unsure what the main issue is.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-05-17, 17:28

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by flupke11

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Awaiting a ZIP 750 USB drive. I did not particularly want it and I obviously don't need it, but as I have about every other ZIP-version, I felt wrong to pass on this for 15 EUR inclusive. I was not even aware they did 750MB drives until recently.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-05-15, 13:15

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by flupke11

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Those Chieftec/Antec cases are vintage 2002-04 so perfect for that mainboard. I run my AGP tests on a similar platform.

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Re: Sapphire X1950 Pro AGP Died on the spot - ressurection possible?

Posted on 2021-05-14, 19:42

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Right, turns for the bizarre. As I've reassembled the unit, I thought of installing a back fan on the PCI-E-AGP bridge chip. It's sitting on the flipside, unlike the 6600GT I have (on which I also should perform some hocus pocus to have it function). Best thing I came up with was a Thermaltake fan …

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Sapphire X1950 Pro AGP Died on the spot - ressurection possible?

Posted on 2021-05-14, 14:32

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by flupke11

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Whilst testing my AGP cards on a Asus i875-based board (P4 3.2/512/800, 3GB ram, P4C800-E), the Sapphire X1950Pro died whilst running 3Dmark2K in Win2000. 1950_1.jpg A beep and a freeze, that's what I got. Luckily, it did not drag the mainboard down in its wake. The AGP still is functional (tested …

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Re: Hardware advertisements from the early 90's

Posted on 2021-05-11, 20:40

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by flupke11

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Filename Colani.jpeg File size 142.25 KiB Views 195 views 100 000 BFR, the price of a Colani DX4 100, is in 2021 (inflation corrected) worth around 4000 EUR. That seems about right for a powerhouse pc, with the current GPU prices.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-05-11, 18:18

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Box full of goodies arrived, 2,4 and 2,8 P4's in all FSB's to use as benchmarks in my upcoming S478 P4 chipset test. DSC_3458.JPG 2 PCI GPU's, especially the TNT2 M64 should be great on a fast late S7 PCI-only platform. There's also a creative Ti4800SE which is currently being tested. the other card …

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Re: Hardware advertisements from the early 90's

Posted on 2021-05-10, 08:21

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by flupke11

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PC magazine in Belgium was the reference monthly in the nineties, and luckily I still have most editions. I'll dig through them. Any particular year or advert you're looking for?

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Re: German theme 486 computer.

Posted on 2021-05-10, 07:44

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by flupke11

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Get a Stihl MS500i, strip the insides and put a Via Eden ITX- system inside. Voilà. German engineering at its best. I'd add a speaker with engine effects and a small motor to turn the chain for that sense of realness.

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Re: Sagem XG-760N for windows 9x...does this really work?

Posted on 2021-05-09, 19:03

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by flupke11

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Is your router capable of outputting such an old standard?

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-05-09, 18:28

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by flupke11

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Removed the TUSL2-M with the Tualakin onto a bench as the graphics and SCSI testing platform. I found, whilst looking for other stuff, an old SCSI external cabinet with a Yamaha SCSGI rewriter and this old Quantum UW-disc. DSC_3451.JPG At the same time, it was time to check the temperature on that …

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Re: Sagem XG-760N for windows 9x...does this really work?

Posted on 2021-05-09, 17:16

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by flupke11

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Which i802.11 generation does that dongle support?

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Re: German theme 486 computer.

Posted on 2021-05-09, 13:42

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by flupke11

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Germany doesn't have Turtle beaches nor lies Monte Carlo in the Bund. Perhaps Rohde&Schwarz or one of the Diehl subisidiaries might have dabbled in sound processing chips? MP3is, after all, a German invention.

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Re: Community Socket 7: Choose my parts!

Posted on 2021-05-09, 09:42

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by flupke11

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Perhaps a 1997 data forensics SCSI based workstation? Dual S7, WinNT, SCSI Caddy-based CDRW, multiple UW-SCSI disks, removable drive for IDE, dual output VGA, etc Ventilation might becime an issue in that, albeit lovely, case.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-05-08, 20:52

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by flupke11

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Cleaned out the pig sty (not my words), but I admit, equipment and cases were spawning and sprawling all over the house. It's contained for now.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-05-08, 20:17

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by flupke11

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PcBytes wrote on 2021-05-08, 20:10: What's that mobo? I can see 478 and PCI-E made by ASUS in a uATX format, but as far as I could find, the P4GD1 is the only one I found, and that is full ATX. P4RD1-MX, it's in bad shape.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-05-08, 19:49

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by flupke11

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[ Now you just need an electric vacuum pump powered solder sucker and you will be set. Enter the Hakko FR801 :) signal-2021-05-08-212345.jpeg I got the hot air and the Hakko soldering iron second hand, but the FR801 is newly bought. Edit: after a full day of cleaning and arranging (a good husband …

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