Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D

Posted on 2021-04-03, 10:59

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Trolling aside, I really wonder how would a Socket 478 P4 HT (regardless whether it was Northwood or Prescott) would have managed with a HD2900XT, or maybe even a HD4850. I've been wondering that myself as well. Also how this would have fared if this was on Win XP. I do have 3GHz P4HT Prescott, so …

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Re: Intel Marl Socket 7 ATX Restoration

Posted on 2021-03-24, 19:54

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I recently got a motherboard just like this one with an Intel MMX CPU. And - maybe sounds silly - I am unable to turn it on. I have a PSU just like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI7I6aMQ7QI and I can connect 20 of the 24 pins to the motherboard. And what now? I hoped that there would be a …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-03-19, 14:58

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appiah4 wrote on 2021-03-19, 13:22: I have yet to play the first two Metro games, what order should I play them in? In the order that they came out, as the story continues in a linear fashion with no prequel shenanigans. 2033>Last Light>Exodus.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-03-19, 10:40

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Some Metro Exodus. Wanted to play this with ray tracing and other details cranked up after I upgraded my GTX960, but with the current situation I think that might be a loooooong time away, so I started now. Low settings gets 60 fps in most places, so I guess it's fine as it still looks alright. …

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

Posted on 2021-03-13, 10:31

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https://www.symphoniae.com/misc/vogons/wip4_s.jpg Effectively completed the satellite rack/desk setup, including all of the programming of the MTP units that I care to do for now. Hooray. https://www.symphoniae.com/misc/vogons/pano_s.jpg Damn. LGR's midi mountain has nothing on your Midi Tectonic …

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

Posted on 2021-03-04, 19:47

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Would playing 15 year old games on a CRT be considered retro now? :D Got myself a used PS3 this weekend, so I decided to play some games I missed out on in my Highschool/Uni years. Tried out Resistance:FoM and Killzone 2. Dear lord I am happy I did not spend money on them when they were new. …

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

Posted on 2021-03-04, 16:43

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Would playing 15 year old games on a CRT be considered retro now? :D Got myself a used PS3 this weekend, so I decided to play some games I missed out on in my Highschool/Uni years. Tried out Resistance:FoM and Killzone 2. Dear lord I am happy I did not spend money on them when they were new. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-03-04, 14:55

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First, did not bought these retro PC, just found it today waiting for me for years in our old building at work. Looks like Compaq 4000 5233MMX, no video and RAM, but CPU is still there. Here is a pic with it's firs best friend :) p.s. What OS to install if it is running, Win 95 or Win 98? …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-03-02, 14:44

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Yeah it's a scam. This happened quite a lot during the last GPU shortage.

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

Posted on 2021-02-25, 10:39

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Upgraded my Asus 1011px with an SSD recently. With an Atom N570 and 2GB RAM it can actually play 720p Youtube videos without skips, though maximizing-minimizing them is still a struggle. I could have sworn that a couple years back I could barely run 480p ones. Maybe someone at Google actually …

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

Posted on 2021-02-25, 09:52

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Upgraded my Asus 1011px with an SSD recently. With an Atom N570 and 2GB RAM it can actually play 720p Youtube videos without skips, though maximizing-minimizing them is still a struggle. I could have sworn that a couple years back I could barely run 480p ones. Maybe someone at Google actually …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-02-24, 18:37

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Old_Jelly wrote on 2021-02-24, 18:15: I'm going through Half Life 2 right now ( like I needed a reason 🤣 ) but I find it so much more fun with a gpu from that generation. Hopefully with a period-correct 2004 version too!

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

Posted on 2021-02-23, 20:15

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liqmat wrote on 2021-02-23, 18:35: Tramiel cheaped out on the initial ST models imo. Would be hard to find anything he didn't cheap out on.

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Re: Origin or Steam

Posted on 2021-02-17, 15:27

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also normally steam offers the best payment methods and regional pricing That depends highly on the publisher. Bethesda insists that I pay EU prices for Russian versions of games, which often lack features and have much smaller communities, resulting in smaller workshop sections. Luckily Steam is …

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Re: Origin or Steam

Posted on 2021-02-17, 15:00

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Steam has a much larger community and better community features so I'd recommend that.

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Re: Bought a PowerMac G4 450 AGP - Now what?

Posted on 2021-02-03, 22:43

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Run some Unreal and Q3 benchmarks and compare them to a Pentium 3! Apple kept touting how PowerPC is superior, but actual direct benchmark comparisons are a rarity. I've actually done a few PIII vs G4 benchmark sessions. A single PIII-S overclocked to 1628MHz is faster than a dual G4 overclocked to …

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Re: My Pentium III build

Posted on 2021-02-02, 20:18

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khyypio wrote on 2020-09-03, 13:03: Sketching custom wallpapers and splash screens... 1_startup.jpg 2_wallpaper.jpg 3_shutdown.jpg […] Show full quote Sketching custom wallpapers and splash screens... 1_startup.jpg 2_wallpaper.jpg 3_shutdown.jpg That wallpaper is glorious!

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Re: Bought a PowerMac G4 450 AGP - Now what?

Posted on 2021-02-02, 19:37

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Run some Unreal and Q3 benchmarks and compare them to a Pentium 3! Apple kept touting how PowerPC is superior, but actual direct benchmark comparisons are a rarity.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-31, 17:33

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wiretap wrote on 2021-01-31, 16:27: Grabbed another Voodoo 5 5500 this morning. Seller claims it works, but we'll see. I have some new heatsink fans I'll put on it. […] Show full quote Grabbed another Voodoo 5 5500 this morning. Seller claims it works, but we'll see. I have some new heatsink fans …

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Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D

Posted on 2021-01-25, 16:44

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chrismeyer6 wrote on 2021-01-25, 15:58: matze79 wrote on 2021-01-25, 01:56: The SB 24bit Value is the worst SB ever. It’s software mixing only. Better grab a Audigy 2 ZS or something That's kinda the point it is a troll build. Indeed. Nothing really bad about it, but certainly not something I would …

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