Re: Memory compatibility for Intel PR440FX dual Pentium Pro motherboard
Posted on 2022-06-13, 17:39
Same here, 1 GB is working flawlessly using compaq branded 256 EDO Dimms.
Re: Does the Intel VC820 Motherboard Support Tualatins at all?
Posted on 2022-06-06, 22:29
Now this is a plot-twist! I haven’t given up, and it seems that someone has indeed got this board going with a Tualatin! As to how, well, I’m not sure. I’ve messaged them and will keep all those interested informed as to my findings. Interestingly, their COU-Z readout denotes the bios as version “. …
Re: Best dual socket 370 motherboard?
Posted on 2022-06-03, 22:19
I have the Supermicro P3TDE6 which is an impressive board, both feature-wise and on stability. But! The AGP implementation is buggy, and I need more time than I can spare to max out any videocard with both natively supported 1,4 Tualatins (and 4GB of registered dual channel SDR-Sdram :)). If ever I …
Re: ATI Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition
Posted on 2022-05-30, 15:10
Native Win98 support would be nice, but it's not required. Since we are talking about a PCI express video card, might as well go all out and get an overkill CPU/motherboard combo, even if it doesn't officially support Win98. :-) As a matter of fact, none of the boards I mentioned above have Windows …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-05-30, 12:57
I also prefer the freezing method and always had good results with it. I leave the card overnight in a plastic bag before attacking the heatsink.
Re: ATI Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition
Posted on 2022-05-30, 12:44
It's chipsets you should be concerned about. Anything in the Intel 8XX range (and older) will have great support for Win98. Your mileage with Via and especially Nvidia might vary once you get to more recent (from 2004 onwards) chipsets. CPU wise, you can choose from both camps, but the chipset will …
Re: ATI Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition
Posted on 2022-05-30, 09:13
I tend to stick to AGP for Win98, for the reasons mentioned above. The board is more likely to have a deaign that has full 98 support. The P5PE-VM has quickly become my favourite dual boot 98SE/WinXP board.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-05-29, 18:40
Outfitted an MSI 6168 ver2 with Tualatin on Slot-T, a new cooler on the V3 and heatsinks on all VRAM chips. Wondering whether I should sell my 6168 ver1 (PIII 450). Currently working on a P5PE-VM and E7500, idea is to have 4 identical machines for C&C titles, dual booting Win98 and XP on WD Raptors. …
Re: Voodoo 5 6000 Clone PCB
Posted on 2022-05-28, 20:57
Delerium wrote on 2022-05-28, 20:26: flupke11 wrote on 2022-05-28, 19:15: It might be uncouth to ask, but what's the asking price of these? Quite expensive, $1500. There are not so many made. An original prototype Voodoo5 6000 is a lot more expensive though. For all the work that went into …
Re: Voodoo 5 6000 Clone PCB
Posted on 2022-05-28, 19:15
It might be uncouth to ask, but what's the asking price of these?
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-05-28, 12:34
These heatsinks are using the mounting holes for the GPU heatsink? Interesting. I'd take it these bridge chip heatsinks aren't just for show. Those bridge chips get stupid hot. I fixed a friend's card back in the day that had a weird instability but putting a heatsink on the bridge chip. After that …
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2022-05-28, 07:11
Sphere478 wrote on 2022-05-28, 01:00: New tyan build I like that combination of a recent case and the old tech. What CPU are you running on the Tyan? I have a similar board (cache in COAST though, which I literally had to rig for it did not alwys made proper contact), and have two P233MMX running …
Re: Pentium MMX-233 DOS gamer dream machine.
Posted on 2022-05-28, 06:14
There is something off about his/her/their threads, but that's food for another, non-hardware related forum. With all the hardware OP claims to have stashed in a garage somewhere in the Cali desert, you'd think OP knows the difference between P5/P54 and wouldn't recommend a P5 to anyone as the …
Re: Pentium MMX-233 DOS gamer dream machine.
Posted on 2022-05-27, 21:25
Guys, if you haven’t tried DOS/Win3x on a 1st gen. Pentium computer you need to. This is the way Win3x was suppose to run. It performs so quick and responsive on a 1st gen. Pentium. And DOS games play great without stutter or hesitation. Win3x Networking is much quicker too. You really mean first …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-05-27, 14:33
I also found my first fully owned pair of loudspeakers! These were also my first loudspeakers, they came alongside my Sound Blaster Pro 2.0 - not sure if I had bought them separately or whether they were a bundle or what, but I would pay good money for a pair of these suckers today. And by suckers, …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-05-27, 14:11
Soldiering on ..... 10.jpg One more to come.... Running XP on a mobile MMX must be a frustrating experience. Interesting collection of hardware, and I agree with your point on the "business". The global recession might push this hobby back to where it belongs, although the seas might have been …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-05-27, 13:47
I also found my first fully owned pair of loudspeakers!
Re: Pentium 4 RDRAM systems
Posted on 2022-05-27, 10:14
ODwilly wrote on 2022-05-27, 01:30: Are 512mb sticks of PC600 actually useful for any RDRAM systems? I refound a pair in my RDRAM box and recall them not working on a Intel 423 board at all. The 820-based P3 systems should take those.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-05-27, 07:25
This is a thin client with an ISA/PCI riser slot, a 3.5" floppy drive and a 44-pin IDE connector (originally it was for a Compact flash adapter that was accessible on the back. PXL_20220526_235127264~2.jpg Not going to divulge the brand/model until after I have a chance to actually do some testing …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-05-27, 07:12
Some last AGP-era gear (sellers pictures, but all arrived very well packed - still need to test everything): This is a seller who knows his stuff. All boards were recapped, the Core Dual Sata even has copper heatsinks on all vrm's. -Asrock 4 Core Dual Sata2, E7600, 2x2gb ram, fully recapped -Asrock …
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