Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2015-07-25, 03:27
Got this in today, ASUS Ti4800SE. Was a cheap win on eBay and pretty happy with the condition. Hope it works!
Re: Book Recommendations
Posted on 2015-07-23, 21:18
Thanks guys, almost finished with Masters of Doom so will be nice to have some good reads lined up!
Book Recommendations
Posted on 2015-07-22, 21:33
I recently started reading Masters of Doom, and while it's more so about the development of DOOM and Quake, and early 90's game development in general, it talks a good bit about the PC's of that era, from the Apple II to the 386/486 machines of the early 90's. Is there any books similar to Masters …
Re: CPU for ASUS P5A rev. 1.04?
Posted on 2015-07-21, 19:53
blank001 wrote: I would personally go straight for the K6-III+ 400Mhz 1.6v or 450mhz 1.7v chips and not look back. I would, but they seem relatively hard to find. At least I couldn't find any on eBay with a quick search. EDIT: I found an APZ model, but it's about $60 shipped to Ireland, which is a …
Re: CPU for ASUS P5A rev. 1.04?
Posted on 2015-07-21, 19:08
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/list.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=P5A&p=1 To say the truth, I'm also surprised by finding this info directly from Asus. Haha, yeah, decent list, but largely jibberish to me :P A K6-2 450 or faster is the logical (cheap) choice. If you find the K6-2 too slow then you could …
Re: CPU for ASUS P5A rev. 1.04?
Posted on 2015-07-21, 18:06
tayyare wrote: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/list.aspx? … ge=en&m=P5A&p=1 To say the truth, I'm also surprised by finding this info directly from Asus. Haha, yeah, decent list, but largely jibberish to me 😜
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2015-07-21, 17:05
Some bags: [REMOVED] For storing cards: [REMOVE] Are those kind of bags good enough to store the cards? I can't seem to find antistatic bags around, but I do find those ones on the supermarket :) No they're not! They are horrible and probably will fry them. Don't use regular plastic bags to store …
CPU for ASUS P5A rev. 1.04?
Posted on 2015-07-21, 16:47
I got a good deal on eBay for an ASUS P5A rev. 1.04 today. It's my first SS7 board, and I have very little experience with this era of AMD (Athlon X2 was more my jam). I'm looking for two suggestions regarding this mobo. What's the absolute fasted CPU I could throw in this thing? What's the best/ …
Re: We Don't Go To Ravenholm: Retro Build
Posted on 2015-07-20, 09:07
Was taken at around 130mm if I remember correctly. But yeah, it's a telephoto lens, gives really good bokeh for shots like this 😀
Re: We Don't Go To Ravenholm: Retro Build
Posted on 2015-07-19, 20:50
Yeah, I picked up the Ti4800SE at a good price, was cheaper than any Ti4200 at the time, let alone Ti4400. I've ordered a couple of cards since: ATI Rage128 Pro AGP MSI Riva TNT2 Pro AGP Good choices?
Re: My s370 Project
Posted on 2015-07-19, 13:24
First (of many) parts arrived yesterday. Took them on a little 'photoshoot'. http://i.imgur.com/5LGQIYdl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/lkAuAh1l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/hi1pofOl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/NCV5cbEl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/LfNVSrwl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Zh1GefPl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9th6y3al.jpg …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2015-07-19, 06:17
RacoonRider wrote: This. The one of them is refurbrished, the other one came free with box and manual when I told my friend I just bought the first one 😁. I guess I know what my phone will be for a few years in the future 😀 Should have gone with the 3330 for that sweet WAP.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2015-07-19, 02:45
I got some hardware in today. Decided to have a little photoshoot... Album
Best storage solution for 98SE/MS-DOS: CF or HDD?
Posted on 2015-07-17, 09:50
Hey guys, Currently putting together a Win98SE machine with the hopes of decent MS-DOS support. You can see the specs so far in my signature. I'm looking at my storage options right now and I can't decide between going with CompactFlash or IDE. CompactFlash sounds pretty great, which will allow me …
Re: My s370 Project
Posted on 2015-07-14, 09:40
The real question is, how do I get my missus to not throw a fit when all these new towers start crawling out of the woodwork :P EDIT: I just got a DEAL on a Ti4800SE. Sometimes it pays to search on eBay using the model number, and not the actual model name. It's the Asus v9480/TVD (I'm not sure what …
Re: My s370 Project
Posted on 2015-07-13, 22:26
+1 for an Aureal Vortex 2 PCI card. Works very well under DOS, and even has a wavetable header. I just pulled the trigger on a SB Live CT4760. I looked into the Aureal Vortex2 and it doesn't seem as readily available, or as cheap. I got the SB Live for about 6GBP. Mistake? No, definitely not. Live …
Re: My s370 Project
Posted on 2015-07-13, 15:35
philscomputerlab wrote: +1 for an Aureal Vortex 2 PCI card. Works very well under DOS, and even has a wavetable header. I just pulled the trigger on a SB Live CT4760. I looked into the Aureal Vortex2 and it doesn't seem as readily available, or as cheap. I got the SB Live for about 6GBP. Mistake?
Re: My s370 Project
Posted on 2015-07-13, 14:33
What would be a decent PCI Soundcard that has at least some compatibility with MS-DOS?
Re: My s370 Project
Posted on 2015-07-13, 13:27
In my similar retro PC final choice, I decided that I wanted at least some nostalgia level. That includes SLOT cpu and ISA sound. The principle was to play most of middle 90s games, till 2000, just before XP kicked-in. ASUS P2B slot1 mobo, with Intel chipset for stability reasons. Intel Celeron …
Re: My s370 Project
Posted on 2015-07-13, 11:22
Your CPU is what I would choose, and as long as the mobo supports your CPU, it is ok, I think. For retro gaming, two of the most important parts are video and sound cards. These are the subject of most intense discussions, as far as I can see. My suggestions would be a Geforce2 (GTS, Ultra) or …
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