Re: Gotek like Optical Driver Emulator - Is it possible?
Posted on Yesterday, 22:07
Ok, that was unexpected.. And cool.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on Yesterday, 22:06
Some goodies for my Amiga 1200. Paid but not recieved.... - Terrible Fire TF-1230 64mb edition. - Angled CF-IDE adaptor with an extra 40pin header. - 16gb Sandisk Ultra CF card. - PCMCIA to SD-Card adaptor for file transfer. Missing to buy: New case, scandoubler and a set of newer kickstart rom's. …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on Yesterday, 19:54
I got an Athlon II X4 640 in the mail today but I'm not sure whether it qualifies as retro or modern.. Most likely neither 😀
Re: UNISOUND - Universal ISA PnP Sound Card Driver for DOS v0.76f
Posted on Yesterday, 10:16
goethe wrote on 2021-10-24, 20:36: IT does not work with ISA sound card labeled as K2Y-PRO 16 with ADJ1846JP soundPort chip, OPTI 82C929A chip and Yamaha 262 chip, Error: sound card not detected For 82C929 use these drivers instead: https://github.com/JKnipperts/OPTi82c929_Driver
Re: Prices on AMD FX8xxx and lower series (socket AM3+) - what is going on here ?
Posted on Yesterday, 08:00
I actually ordered myself an Athlon II 640 after reading this thread. I used to own this chip at some point, first with a HD4850 then with a HD770. I think I might rebuild my 640 + HD4850 build, install a Linux/WinXP/Win7 triple boot on it and keep it aside because why not..
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-25, 11:47
That is an amazingly cool mATX case.
Re: Dumb question about ATX->AT adapters and Power On buttons
Posted on 2021-10-25, 11:37
Yes, this works with any ATX power supply. Electrocution is impossible on any of the voltages coming out the ATX connector, PS-ON is an input with minimal current on it (few mA at most, though a pullup resistor to +12 or +5V inside the PSU). Mains voltage is not present there unlike AT power switch …
Dumb question about ATX->AT adapters and Power On buttons
Posted on 2021-10-25, 09:58
So, I took an ATX->AT adapter without a power on button and added a rocker switch between PS-On and Ground, and that works fine for turning it on and off. I have two dumb questions: 1. My understanding is that as long as PS-On is low (ie. connected to ground) the PSU remains on - so in essence this …
Re: Right to repair discussion (split from What retro activity did you get up to today?)
Posted on 2021-10-23, 14:42
I'm sure someone had already brought it up, but I really hate laptop power bricks. Today I've decided to fix the brick for the docking station of my laptop. The thing is glued together instead of screwed. I sawed one side then pried it open with a flat head screwdriver. Fuck yeah' glued on …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2021-10-23, 09:03
Nearing the end of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire . I kind of like that each of the factions is a different kind of asshole and no matter who you side with you don't end up in a moral high ground. Even the oppressed faction immediately goes on to commit atrocity as soon as they have yourbacking. I …
Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-22, 17:42
It's used, but I think even at theoretical $160 USD retail value, if I found somewhere with both in stock, I'd be at $250CDN with exchange rate, shipping and taxes. I was looking around a little, because if it was easy to get same combo new for up to a third more, I'd have rather have had the …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-22, 16:33
Pwned.
Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today
Posted on 2021-10-22, 16:32
Hmmm gonna jinx myself by asking probably, I'm seeing an Asrock 450M pro4 and Ryzen 5 1600 AF on sale locally for $150 Canadian. Seems like it would be a nicely quick upgrade for me. The motherboard is quite appealing as it has PS/2 and a serial header. Seems like Asrock are good about updating for …
Re: Prices on AMD FX8xxx and lower series (socket AM3+) - what is going on here ?
Posted on 2021-10-22, 13:58
Except that it can barely compete with stock 2600K even after overclocking and struggle vs 2500K in older games. 2600K at 4500 Mhz is simply untouchable by any FX CPU. So current ludicrous prices are not justified by performance. Well, the 2600K has 1x 16x PCIe lanes while the FX line has 2x 16x …
Re: Prices on AMD FX8xxx and lower series (socket AM3+) - what is going on here ?
Posted on 2021-10-22, 10:04
Except that it can barely compete with stock 2600K even after overclocking and struggle vs 2500K in older games. 2600K at 4500 Mhz is simply untouchable by any FX CPU. So current ludicrous prices are not justified by performance. Well, the 2600K has 1x 16x PCIe lanes while the FX line has 2x 16x …
Re: Prices on AMD FX8xxx and lower series (socket AM3+) - what is going on here ?
Posted on 2021-10-22, 06:29
FX 8300 series was a very good chip for its time that only got better after Zen facilitated core count proliferation. You can find videos of Zen 3 paired with modern midrange GPUs running things like Doom Eternal without a sweat, so yeah, it's normal that it's in demand.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-10-22, 06:26
But the fastest desktop Pentium MMX was 233, there even no x4 multiplier in 430TX. Embedded 266 MX in socket 7 (SL2Z4) could be run in a desktop system. Also some mobile chips were used in socket 7 adapters. It's running at 3x87MHz. :) Gotta get out as much as i can from the PC-133 SD-RAM in this …
Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?
Posted on 2021-10-21, 20:40
Exploded alright. Luckily no one got hurt. :) Glad! We work in an open office with glass walls/doors and one day one of the walls basically imploded during a meeting. Apparently it was not cut to right size and during construction someone fudged it into place, where it had to endure some serious …
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2021-10-21, 20:37
I have the same issue on my PS/1, instead of drilling the hole I just pulled off the offending pin from one end of the VGA cable. That pin is for DDC and in my experience it is pretty useless for anything that doesn't have DVI anyway..
Re: Right to repair discussion (split from What retro activity did you get up to today?)
Posted on 2021-10-21, 16:13
the surprisingly passionate anti-repair few that I wouldn't expect to see here of all places, Yah it's weird to come across that in a forum like this. Makes me wonder if I should assist them in abiding by their strongly held principles by adding them to my ignore list, so that I don't accidentally …
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