Re: What modern PSU can be used with high end Athlon XP retro build ?

Posted on 2023-09-13, 06:30

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by nd22

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Athlon XP 3200 requires a motherboard with nforce2/KT600/KT880 chipset and with the notable exception of Asus almost all have the auxiliary power connector. That being said you will still need a PSU with a beefy 5V rail. Period correct Enermax are built like a tank and would require capacitors to be …

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-30, 07:25

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by nd22

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Welp. I guess this thread gave me enough reasons to finally put my IP35 Pro XE to good use :) Another outstanding Abit board! In single video card configuration has performance equal to X38/X48. I have a system set up on IP35 Pro XE and Windows 7 flies on it! Period correct games are strongly …

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-27, 10:12

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by nd22

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And here is the PC mark vantage result: https://www.3dmark.com/pcmv/632245 I do not know if the score is good or not because this is the first time I ran PC mark vantage! I did not ran any DirectX 11 tests because the video card is too weak for most if not all DirectX 11 games.

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-27, 10:10

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For comparison this is the same benchmark done 12 years ago on 2600K/16gb DDR3/Asus P67 deluxe: 9/24/2011 8:48:58 PM - Vista 64 Beginning Run #1 on Map-island, Demo-benchmark_gpu DX10 1920x1080, AA=No AA, Vsync=Disabled, 64 bit test, FullScreen Demo Loops=3, Time Of Day= 9 Global Game Quality: …

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-27, 07:05

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In DirectX 10 I only tested 3dmark vantage and the performance is acceptable: However Crysis seems to think otherwise as even without AA the average framerate is pretty low: 27/08/2023 09:49:30 - Vista 64 Beginning Run #1 on Map-island, Demo-benchmark_gpu DX10 1920x1080, AA=No AA, Vsync=Disabled, …

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-27, 04:20

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In DirectX 10 I only tested 3dmark vantage and the performance is acceptable:

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-27, 04:15

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by nd22

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In 3dmark 2005 & 2006 the performance is very good, the system will have no problem whatsoever with any DirectX 9.0C game even at 1080p widescreen or 1600p 4:3 resolution with max settings:

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-27, 04:07

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I did some benchmarks so here are the results: First the windows experience index which looks pretty good, there is no sub score which differs a lot from the rest to indicate a serious bottleneck:

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-25, 06:00

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by nd22

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Glad I could help! Now the performance under Windows 8.1 is simply equal to that under Windows 7. I did 3d mark 2006, Crysis and Battlefield bad company 2 and the scores and frame rates are identical to those under 7. It does not consume more RAM which makes 8gb enough for modern tasks such as web …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-24, 08:09

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by nd22

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Bought a this rather nice bit of kit the other day, a Abit BX133-Raid with a P3 1Ghz and 768Mb of PC133 ram, board is fully tested, also grabbed an internal LS120 drive that was going cheaply its also fully tested. Been after a BX133 or BE6 II R2 for a while and neither have been listing for a …

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Re: Dual 1GHz Pentium III Coppermine VIA Apollo Pro 133A Build

Posted on 2023-08-23, 15:18

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by nd22

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As far as I know registered RAM has slower performance than regular RAM, so I would stick to 4 512mb modules which should be plenty even for XP!

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-23, 15:05

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Yes, I got 1 SSD and 1 HDD in the hot swap bays and are working just fine! In fact this is one of the strength of this case - I switch the drives between different HAF XB's for large file transfers. Check if the drives are properly installed - maybe they do not make proper connection!

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Re: Dual 1GHz Pentium III Coppermine VIA Apollo Pro 133A Build

Posted on 2023-08-23, 08:27

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by nd22

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Nice machine! I also got a few Abit VP6 and they are awesome boards. You can "feel"the difference the second CPU brings to the table when testing and gaming. Using fraps or MSI afterburner no longer leads to drops in frame-rate in contrast to single Pentium III Coppermine when the situation leads to …

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-23, 06:23

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And here is one of the corners where I do most of the work:

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-23, 06:09

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by nd22

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And here is the finished build; I should really replace those red cables with some black ones!

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-23, 06:04

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by nd22

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During system assembly I took some pictures and despite being 15 years old the setup looks modern with all SATA drives and with my one and only DirectX 11 video card!

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-23, 06:00

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by nd22

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I had to google the case.. and it is indeed an amazing looking case. Yes, it is! It has some very nice features: - very good cooling including a 200 mm top fan! - is stack-able: you can put one on top of other - very easy to work on: you can remove hard drives without opening the case - can be used …

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Re: Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-18, 05:37

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I still need an everyday system to work on so I choose the next best thing: LGA 775. Why LGA 775? Because all my collection is based on Abit boards and Abit last manufactured boards are for LGA 775. Also it is fully compatible with XP which is an important consideration for me. I choose an IX38 …

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Back to the future - PC version!

Posted on 2023-08-18, 05:33

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by nd22

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I was finally forced to "upgrade" after my 13 years old Sandy Bridge died a hero's death! RIP old friend! It all happened when my little nephew dropped by to see the new acquisitions for my collection; since all the parts are actually older than what he has he took a look at my modern computer and …

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Re: Best gpu for maxing out a athlon 1400 ?

Posted on 2023-08-17, 09:14

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by nd22

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If targeted resolutions are 800*600 and 1024*768 and games up to XP release date - which means DirectX 8 max - than a Radeon 9600Xt/geforce 5700 ultra should be more than enough and not break the bank! Period correct video cards such as geforce 3/4 and radeon 8000 series are not powerful enough to …

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