Re: Dual CPU Socket 5/7 Boards

Posted on 2021-01-10, 11:52

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Very nice Tyan board. It seems that your board FSB is clocked more than 68 MHz. You have two 166 MMX cpu's right? Optimal frequency is: 66.667 x 2.5 = 166.7 MHz When it shows 175 MHz at boot screen, (70 x 2.5 = 175 MHz) , you'll need then around the minimum of 68.3 MHz and more at the FSB, then it …

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Re: 1st rebuilt chieftec: super-socket 7 system

Posted on 2020-12-21, 09:17

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by melbar

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It looks nice, but having a door covering up the drive bays is a pretty terrible idea if you have to access the drives underneath frequently. It's especially annoying if you have a tray loading CD-ROM drive and the software automatically ejects it when the case door is closed. I guess you could …

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Re: My little PC collection, Xmas Special 2020 (Advent calendar update - today it's #6 of 9)

Posted on 2020-12-20, 18:38

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Interesting choice: You have installed the stronger VGA card to the weaker CPU. X850 XT --> P4-530 9800 PRO --> XP 3200+

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Re: 1st rebuilt chieftec: super-socket 7 system

Posted on 2020-12-19, 19:47

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Re: 1st rebuilt chieftec: super-socket 7 system

Posted on 2020-12-19, 19:45

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Re: 1st rebuilt chieftec: super-socket 7 system

Posted on 2020-12-19, 19:39

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Sound: Avance ALS100+ ISA and dreamblaster S1 Filename IMG_20191215_092925.jpg File size 163.57 KiB Views 384 views Filename IMG_20191117_132409.jpg File size 62.08 KiB Views 384 views

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Re: 1st rebuilt chieftec: super-socket 7 system

Posted on 2020-12-19, 19:36

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Riva 128 and Riva TNT2 Filename IMG_20200112_150330.jpg File size 201.61 KiB Views 385 views Filename IMG_20201219_114353.jpg File size 159.9 KiB Views 385 views Filename IMG_20191116_154209.jpg File size 203.11 KiB Views 385 views Filename IMG_20201219_114413.jpg File size 153.85 KiB Views 385 …

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1st rebuilt chieftec: super-socket 7 system

Posted on 2020-12-19, 19:33

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This is my "finished" super-socket 7 system. K6-2 / 500 AFX OEM socket A cooler, with a little more strenght on the clip... , replaced with a 60mm silent fan. Shuttle HOT 597 (VIA MVP3) 64Mb SD-RAM PC100 actually installed: Riva 128 , will be replaced later with: RivaTNT2 ISA sound card - Avance …

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Re: (The Tuala-Bus) Pentium III-S 1.4ghz, AWE64G+ Live, Voodoo5 5500 Rambus rig

Posted on 2020-11-23, 19:17

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mastergamma12 wrote on 2020-07-16, 01:03: Changed to a Chieftec Dragon that I painted beige. What was the origin color of this case?

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Re: Wanted to share my ultimate Pentium 1 system

Posted on 2020-11-01, 17:41

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Very nice pentium 150 system. Epirean wrote on 2020-11-01, 16:28: I also understand that the S3 Virge is a 3D accelerator, is that right? I will look for games that support it soon. So it was soon nicknamed "3D decelerator". "3D decelerator" How does the Virge 325 profit from 4 MB of memory?

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Re: Win98SE and AMD K-6-II speed check

Posted on 2020-10-15, 13:14

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Athlon 1200, clocked @550MHz, VIA KT133 chipset, 512Mb RAM PC133 (clocked: 100MHz), Riva TNT2 Pro 32Mb SD-RAM. Example Screenshots. Filename IMG_K7_550_144652.jpg File size 80.14 KiB Views 107 views Filename IMG_K7_550_144808.jpg File size 93.62 KiB Views 107 views Filename IMG_K7_550_145050.jpg …

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Re: Win98SE and AMD K-6-II speed check

Posted on 2020-10-15, 13:12

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Have installed shortly system shock 2 to these my example PC's: K6-2 500, clocked @400MHz, VIA MVP3 chipset (512kb L2 cache), 64Mb RAM PC100, Riva TNT2 32Mb SD-RAM. Example Screenshots. Filename IMG_K6-2_400_140855.jpg File size 84.1 KiB Views 109 views Filename IMG_K6-2_400_140910.jpg File size 88 …

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Re: Win98SE and AMD K-6-II speed check

Posted on 2020-10-14, 21:19

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Ok, according to wiki the SiS 530 can cache up to 256MB ram so that is not the problem... The member Skyscraper has benched this chipset against the other availables: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=47168 Here i have a chart of a review to system shock 2. With a P2 -333 it should be fine... …

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Re: Win98SE and AMD K-6-II speed check

Posted on 2020-10-14, 06:23

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Which mainboard you are running? With VIA (MVP3 or MVP4) or Ali ALADDiN V (which revision ?) With 256 MB ram, you don't have write-back cache strategy (except you use K6-2+ or K6-3(+) with on cpu L2 cache). see here: http://www.amd-k6.com/cacheable-ram-on-socket-7-platforms/ I have with my K6-2 …

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Re: "Outside the range" - Matrox Millenium

Posted on 2020-09-03, 17:17

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by melbar

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Thanks for the info. Now it's working. I've changed to safety mode and set 640x480 @256 colors. Then it was correctly booting without this message.

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"Outside the range" - Matrox Millenium

Posted on 2020-09-03, 04:38

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I have a strange message when i am installing the drivers of a Matrox Millenium on a Win95 platform: "Außerhalb des Bereichs" - called in german that means: "Outside the range" What does it means? Cause after driver install and reboot, and after the Win95 boot logo, the screen remains black... and …

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Re: Dos 6.22 / Win3.11 + Win95 Midi ESCOM Big Tower 430TX 233MHz MMX

Posted on 2020-09-02, 04:03

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by melbar

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Yes,i agree this is really a beautiful case. The only thing is... it's some kind of upgaded with parts, non-period correct, but this is a matter of taste. Here are the original specs: Pentium 75 / 90 / 100 , 8 MB RAM, 540MB or 1000MB IDE HDD, 1MB DRAM PCI VGA. MSDOS 6.22 + Windows for Workgroups

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Re: 2003 Dream PC project

Posted on 2020-08-26, 17:56

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Very nice configuration! I like your Antec. How is the overall noise? I assume the 10000 rpm raptor is the inside the top 3 of all audible part, isn't?

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Re: P III vs P4

Posted on 2020-08-26, 03:52

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I doubt that a 500MHz PIII outperform a P4 1.3GHz. A 1Ghz P4 never exists. May somebody can provide some tests / benchmarks?

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P200mmx @233 - every model?

Posted on 2020-08-26, 03:18

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by melbar

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Does every P200 MMX run at 233 MHz? Or there are samples which refuse the 233MHz, does somebody has made some tests? If it's the case, this would mean also that every P200 MMX has a unlocked multi...?

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