Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-01-25, 00:00

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by havli

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I don't see a problem here. 32-core Opterons are ~20% faster than OC SB-E when all cores are utilized. SB-E should be able to run 20 VMs almost just as fast (- some context switching) as Opteron if rest of the system is same.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-01-24, 23:21

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by havli

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It depends on what is considered modern consumer CPU. Here is quick comparison to 6-core Sandy Bridge Xeon I'm using as my main PC. http://abload.de/img/g34qgsil.png In short - very few applications can fully utilize such multicore monster. And even if it can (like Cinebench), it is not much faster …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-01-24, 23:03

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by havli

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Not much, it is just another PC that will wait in storage until I have time to benchmark it as a part of big CPU test. I bought it for very good price (less than $200), great deal. Doesn't matter I have almost no use for it. 😁

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-01-24, 22:40

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by havli

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Something bigger this time. Not really retro, well - unless you take single thread performance into account. :lol: Asus KGPE-D16 - dual socket G34 http://abload.de/img/g34_4eos9j.jpg 2x Opteron 6272 - Interlagos, 16 cores @ 2,1 GHz per CPU http://abload.de/img/g34_5m9sgj.jpg Testing on benchtable …

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Re: Voodoo3 models overview

Posted on 2016-01-24, 22:28

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by havli

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VERY nice collection! I hope you use some in systems? Yes, one V5 system http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=41337 ,P 233MMX + V2 for DOS glide & early windows 3D games, V2 SLI in my P4 win98 system. And in the future Intel based Voodoo3 rig to play GTA 3 and Vice City. :evil: Velocity 100 …

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Re: NIB still sealed collections

Posted on 2016-01-24, 22:06

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by havli

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Sure, why not. I'm working on list of all Voodoo3 - Voodoo5 variants and datecode revisions (maybe older 3dfx too). Based on this one http://3dfx.cz/articles/rev.htm updated with all the info I can find. When my new website is finished, I will put the revision table in there. Help is much …

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Re: Voodoo3 models overview

Posted on 2016-01-24, 21:53

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by havli

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How big is your entire collection? 28 v3's is quite a number! Not as big as I would like it to be. :lol: Actually I have pretty much every card I wanted... with a few exceptions (V4/5 MAC and maybe some other). Perhaps in the future. :happy: 12x V1, 4x Rush, 16x V2 (including Q3D 200SBi and X-24), …

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Re: Which one is more important for AA and AF performance?

Posted on 2016-01-24, 20:31

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by havli

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Depends on the pixel size. As long as you can see them, then AA is a must-have to get best gaming experience possible. For example I am playing this game on 20'' LCD at 1600x1200 and jaggies are still visible and disturbing. Unfortunately I can't afford to turn on antialiasing as the Ti 4600 is not …

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Re: NIB still sealed collections

Posted on 2016-01-24, 20:19

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by havli

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@Tetrium -> http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=46471 I'm not really a fan of sealed HW boxes, but I have a few exceptions here. Epox EP-7KXA Bought two of these few years ago as an old stock. Boxes are not really sealed but both boards were factory packed in anti static bags. I took one out …

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Voodoo3 models overview

Posted on 2016-01-24, 19:48

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by havli

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Well, my knowledge is only based on reading forums and other materials. :happy: Now to show some statistics - out of 28 Avenger based videocards (or motherboards) there are following types: 3x Velocity 100 (AGP, 8MB SGRAM) 1x Voodoo3 1000 / Velocity 200 (AGP, 16MB SGRAM) 1x Voodoo3 2000 PCI SDR 2x …

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Re: NIB still sealed collections

Posted on 2016-01-24, 17:18

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by havli

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My amount of pci 2000 cards are pretty balanced between sdram and sgram, agp cards are all sdram, never seen an agp sgram card. There is one AGP SGRAM V3 - The Compaq V3 1000 / Velocity 200 http://hw-museum.cz/view-vga.php?vgaID=33 And also (although I'm not sure it counts as AGP Voodoo3) several …

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Re: 3dmark99 MegaThread

Posted on 2016-01-21, 21:57

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by havli

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Fillrate is kinda low - almost like only one GPU was active.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-01-19, 12:37

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by havli

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Yes, SGRAM variant is slightly faster. On average SGR is faster by 1-5%. The greatest difference is probably in Dungeon Siege at 1600x1200 - V3 2000 PCI SDR = 28,1 fps and V3 2000 PCI SGR scores 32,4 fps, which is 15% faster. Dungeon Siege performance greatly depends on VRAM bandwidth, so I think it …

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Re: Bios for Asus K7M

Posted on 2016-01-18, 22:46

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by havli

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It is possible RAM timings can decrease board stability, I guess it depends on the PCB layout. Luckily my MS-6195 can run CL2-2-2-2 (with Super Bypass enabled) just fine.... well, or at least it is stable enough for 2 hour long SuperPI run. :) http://hwbot.org/submission/3088193_havli_superpi___32m_ …

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Re: Best Win98 drivers for 9800 Pro and FX 5200

Posted on 2016-01-18, 22:39

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by havli

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Also newer drivers tends to be more CPU hungry. Not so long ago I was experimenting with retro PC for my favourite game - Rally Championship. Here are some numbers: P4 1.4 @ 1.7 GHz, Abit TH7, 512MB RDRAM, win98 SE Quadro 2 Pro @ 44.03 = 70 fps GF4 Ti 4600 @ 44.03 = 60 fps Quadro FX 1100 (almost …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-01-17, 15:09

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by havli

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Voodoo3 2000 PCI SGR, white heatsink model http://abload.de/img/v3_2q4s9m.jpg BIOS date is 6.8.1999, that is rather old considering the first V3 PCI SGR were made in 53rd week of 1999. http://abload.de/img/v3_1xesy7.jpg Radeon 9250 - 128 MB, 128bit http://abload.de/img/9250utsb9.jpg GeForce FX 5200 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-01-15, 23:34

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by havli

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The faster AIW 8500 however lacks the firewire port.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-01-15, 22:04

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by havli

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Something little more special today - AIW Radeon 8500 DV full retail :) The PCB design is rather complicated, it consists of TV tuner, VIVO processor and firewire controller. Most of the components are on the front side.... http://abload.de/img/8500_dv_2f6sku.jpg ... except for the DDR SDRAM, which …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-01-15, 00:05

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by havli

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True, AT cases are not that common these days. For me it is not an issue, since I prefer ATX systems - AT is just too crowded, bad airflow, difficult to route cables, issues with PS/2, etc. But I understand for 486 and older AT is the only option.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-01-14, 23:41

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by havli

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50€ for Pentium MMX 😕 ... that is a lot of money, considering it only includes lowend VX board and the rest of components is more or less worthless. Maybe if it was dual-CPU board, or at least i430HX, then the price would be justified. But this, I bet the seller was happy. 😀

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