Re: matrox millenium ii or G400?
Posted on 2024-03-31, 08:37
I would go for the MilleniumII but the G200 seems, in this case, like a more practical choice. What connectivity does the MMII's second interface feature?
Re: MS-Dos Voodoo2 mtrrlfbe
Posted on 2024-03-16, 14:39
The Voodoo2's framebuffer is not used for the operations the "combined writing"-tool mtrrlfbe was designed for. It's just there for the result of its internal rasterization and not the cpu's. In contrast the GeForce has a frame buffer the cpu can manipulate and, if supported, use combined writing …
Re: Rarest CPUs?
Posted on 2024-03-14, 13:34
All P60 cpus that I have tested worked at 66mhz without a voltage raise(no matter if the VRM section was installed or not). Thanks for the info! So the yield quality was not so bad for the P5 core. Maybe the very eralier ones with the FDIV Bug need more voltage with 66MHz, because it was reported …
Re: Rarest CPUs?
Posted on 2024-03-12, 09:39
Most of the P60 should also run well with 66MHz? Default VCore of the 66MHz version is 5.15V and 5.00V for the 60MHz Pentium. Also the Socket 4 mainboard must support the overvoltage settings. All P60 cpus that I have tested worked at 66mhz without a voltage raise(no matter if the VRM section was …
Re: The World's Fastest 486
Posted on 2024-03-05, 14:42
Thought this belonged here- I got a block of dry ice in my latest shipment of frozen coffee. Decided to set up my 200mhz Lucky Star setup and see if 240mhz was possible. Using the dry ice, once I got the processor to ~-40C (haha) and the system turned on and almost started booting. I even tried …
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2024-01-07, 17:21
mmx23 wrote on 2024-01-07, 13:05: Work in progress. Intel Aurora motherboard with 450KX chipset. Configuration will be Pentium PRO 200 256KB cache, 64MB Edo ram, scsi 16x cdrom, 9 GB Scsi hdd on aluminium rack, Matrox Millenium 4 MB + 3dfx Voodoo 2, soundblaster awe64, network card full atx case. …
Re: Peltier cooling 486 CPUs - is this viable for everyday use?
Posted on 2024-01-03, 17:46
I had an Am5x86 running with a Peltier element but the moisture was not feasible to keep track of. For experimental purpose a nice option though... sandwich was cpu -> peltier -> heatsink
Re: PC with IBM 5x86C - to buy or not to buy?
Posted on 2023-12-20, 10:18
A cool chip for sure but not really practical - 2 x 60 or 2 x 66 will never work with best cache timings due to 486 chipsets and low quality srams. On the other hand 3 x 50, as can be pulled of with the Am5x86, can work on some boards with good static ram ICs and is very fast on late era UM888x & …
Re: LuckyStar LS-486e Rev:D Hardware Upgrade Guide
Posted on 2023-12-20, 06:42
Great guide!
Re: PC with IBM 5x86C - to buy or not to buy?
Posted on 2023-12-20, 06:38
A cool chip for sure but not really practical - 2 x 60 or 2 x 66 will never work with best cache timings due to 486 chipsets and low quality srams. On the other hand 3 x 50, as can be pulled off with the Am5x86, can work on some boards with good static ram ICs and is very fast on late era UM888x & …
Re: How many video cards / VGA cards or GPUs do you have?
Posted on 2023-12-09, 10:40
I only have a few cards left, that I feel are worth keeping... Matrox Mystique / MilleniumII PCI Riva128 PCI Generic TNT/2(castrated M64) PCI / AGP that's all I fancy.
Re: Pentium 200 vs Pentium MMX 200 vs Pentium Pro 200 (256kb & 512kb) DOS Benchmarks
Posted on 2023-11-26, 22:34
Awesome! Miss the days when the PPro was king.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2023-11-03, 08:52
Got these today： 1. Matrox Millennium II, 8MB of WRAM is integrated on board. 2.MSI MS-4131G, 128K L2 cache installed,The location of the CPU socket is peculiar. MGA-1.jpg MGA-2.jpg MS4131G-1.jpg MS4131G-2.jpg Nice one - I had quite a few from these. At first I couldn't believe that these really …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2023-11-02, 14:00
Got these today： 1. Matrox Millennium II, 8MB of WRAM is integrated on board. 2.MSI MS-4131G, 128K L2 cache installed,The location of the CPU socket is peculiar. MGA-1.jpg MGA-2.jpg MS4131G-1.jpg MS4131G-2.jpg Nice one - I had quite a few from these. At first I couldn't believe that these really …
Re: Okay! Pentium 60 it is: and tips on motherboards or adapting a socket5/socket 7 one?
Posted on 2023-09-16, 12:02
Got my first Pentium60 system in February 1995 and now I have 4 - unfortunately all in generic cases, not a single one of the nicer OEM based ones of yesteryears. If a gfx card does not cooperate in Win9x one has to reconfigure the irqs, which was, in my case, needed to get Matrox cards to work(I …
Re: Picked up a Gateway 2000 P4D-66 - but it isn't...
Posted on 2023-08-15, 11:14
Lovely case.
Re: The Ultimate 486 Benchmark Comparison
Posted on 2023-08-15, 10:43
I had my Gigabyte GA-486 AM/S up and running and used a peltier element with a capable version of the 5x86. It's unfortunately not 100% stable which I can maybe change by hopping onto another board with a variable voltage regulator. Nonetheless a nice experiment. And which Graphic Card is in use …
Re: CRT experience
Posted on 2023-08-13, 12:17
Stil have a few CRTs and always will - an old system without a CRT is a bore. I use cheaper ones for common affairs and spare the better ones(20"+) for rare sessions. Currently in use is a 19" Targa as a workhorse screen. It's a nice CRT but nothing like the big ones from IIyama that I have used.
Re: Pentium Pro
Posted on 2023-07-08, 11:37
The 16bit code issue won't matter with most software as the cpu is fast enough to "render" the issue inane. Addtionally the dos software one is most likely to run on such machines is 32bit as in a DPMI host sitting on top of DOS. I guess a 1MB PPro + fastvid or a Voodoo would be a connoisseur's way …
Re: Were you ever hurt by a computer?
Posted on 2023-07-08, 11:24
In the late 90ies I was working for a small computer store and got countless cuts by the cheapo cases.
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