Re: Computer Name: Neptune Buildlog

Posted on 2017-06-28, 01:08

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@elod: The first retro computer I pulled apart had a 100Mhz Pentium and this 430NX chipset. I find it interesting simply by coincidence. ~ More parts accumulated! I found a 5v@30A power supply for cheap, hopefully supplying more headroom for the Athlon board. I also received my 133MHz CL2 RAM in the …

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AMD Thunderbird PSU

Posted on 2017-06-24, 23:05

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Hello all, I'm slowly getting parts together for my build, and I am now only missing some capacitors and a CPU cooler in order to complete it! However, I thought I had found a good PSU, but then I started to wondering about everyone's advisement to find PSUs with heavy 5v rails. I have a PIII-S for …

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Re: Computer Name: Neptune Buildlog

Posted on 2017-06-21, 02:57

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So, today was a productive evening. Found a cheap powersupply to do testing with. I know it'll provide enough power for the Pentium III board, but I am wary of the AMD's 5v requirement. Is 20a enough? I got everything together, and had to use a really shoddy cooler for my CPUs... and booted up both …

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Re: Best MIDI for the price?

Posted on 2017-06-20, 21:17

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I'm curious about your feedback on any of the soundfonts you've tried. Any thoughts on helping Deemster by providing feedback for his soundfont? Doom has always been my go to test. "The Demons from Adrian's Pen" is a great example of what sets the SC55 apart from others. The swoop on the background …

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Re: Best MIDI for the price?

Posted on 2017-06-20, 15:48

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@Spikey: I'd love something along the lines of a Sound Canvas. It's kinda the definitive GM/GS sound. I've also explored soundfonts, and have yet to find an easily available Sound Canvas font that doesn't completely screw up something . I've seen decently cheap little 55ST units, like that one... …

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Re: Computer Name: Neptune Buildlog

Posted on 2017-06-18, 14:48

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Anonymous Coward wrote: You had me all excited. I thought you were going to build a system around the Intel Neptune chipset. I wish! I haven't seen one in awhile.

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Computer Name: Neptune Buildlog

Posted on 2017-06-18, 05:19

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After a bit of an odd topic, I've started to bring together some parts for a computer I plan to call Neptune (after the canceled consumer version of Win2K). Intended operating system will be Windows 9x with a potential MS-DOS drive. I'm still down a few parts, but figured I would log what I …

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Re: Best MIDI for the price?

Posted on 2017-06-16, 17:39

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konc wrote: What's wrong with a cheap card like the audician and a dreamblaster for midi? Am I missing something? Nothing wrong with it... but I'm not a fan of how the S1/S2 sound, and the X1/X2 are really expensive just to be able to load a wavetable that might not sound quite right.

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Re: Best MIDI for the price?

Posted on 2017-06-16, 15:03

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@badmojo: That is an awesome thread, thanks! @Ampera: I'd like something that'd work a bit better under DOS. @kanecvr: I am from the States, so AWE64 I've seen, and I love older Turtle Beach stuff, but I haven't seen anything other than PCI cards from them... will keep eyes open. @oeuvre/badmojo: …

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Best MIDI for the price?

Posted on 2017-06-15, 22:28

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I'm still in the process of building, but have potentially managed to secure a board with an ISA slot! I've read quite a lot about the different music options for DOS and early Windows games, and I'm trying to find something I can put into my computer. At the same time, though, I really don't want …

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Re: Advice on an early 2000s gaming rig

Posted on 2017-06-13, 19:07

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In the end, it comes down to cost and availability. I got these because they were inexpensive and easily found. While I can say all day that I want one of the Abit KT7's, I'm never going to pay 200$ for a motherboard... I didn't pay that much for the motherboard in my brand new machine! And I've …

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Re: Advice on an early 2000s gaming rig

Posted on 2017-06-11, 21:26

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Today was a good day. I had to drive an hour away to pick them up, but I got a Diamond Monster3D II 12MB! I also sourced a free CRT monitor... 17" ViewSonic UltraBrite E70F+, 1024x768@85hz. A bit of a later CRT as well, so it's incredibly light and only takes 75W to run. Also, I've nailed down what …

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Re: Voodoo2, but not SLI

Posted on 2017-06-11, 07:53

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Right now, unless I find another set of good parts, my build will be this: Pentium III-S 1.4GHz ASUS TUSL2-C mainboard 512MB SDRAM CL2 Turtle Beach Vortex 2 sound card (Montego II?) 12GB Quantum Bigfoot (for DOS programs and games) I still need to secure a better main system hard drive (that or use …

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Voodoo2, but not SLI

Posted on 2017-06-11, 07:20

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So, I've finally gotten a stroke of luck, and may be picking up a Voodoo 2 for very cheap... But from what I can tell from the listing, it's just the one card. Now, I'm not huge into DOS gaming, and the rig I'm slowly piecing together is geared more towards Win98, but having Glide support, even in …

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Re: Advice on an early 2000s gaming rig

Posted on 2017-06-08, 19:51

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New random question for the knowledgebase... It's been awhile since I saw a CRT. In fact, I just tried to see if anywhere around me sold any (secondhand shops, computer stores, thrift stores) and it seems like some sweep happened a few years ago where everyone collectively sent their tubes to the …

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Re: Advice on an early 2000s gaming rig

Posted on 2017-06-08, 06:06

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@Gatewayuser: No, a Y2K build is pretty much what I wanted. After looking into it more and refining things, most of what I want to play is from 2001 and under, so a Pentium III should handle everything fine. I've got some sort of reluctance to get back into Pentium 4 territory, and while I've always …

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Re: Advice on an early 2000s gaming rig

Posted on 2017-06-08, 01:29

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CPU: P3 1.0 GHz or Athlon 1.2GHz MEM: 256MB MOBO: Asus CUSL2-C or Asus A7V (you will need to recap whatever you pick, no if ands or buts) Video Card: Geforce 2 Ultra or Radeon DDR/7200 (183MHz with 64MB) or Voodoo 5 5500 Storage: 30GB HDD The only things I'd change are: Bump memory up to 512MB ( …

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Re: Advice on an early 2000s gaming rig

Posted on 2017-06-07, 15:58

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Sounds like you want the Tualatin :D There is more out there than just the TUSL2-C. Here's a link to a list of s370 boards gathered by the Vogons community. It may come in handy as you search for a Tualatin compatible motherboard. I will say it's tempting. :3 And thank you so much for that link. I …

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Re: Questions about cpu micro code, bios and raid mods.

Posted on 2017-06-07, 03:48

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I'm not sure modding the cable directly is possible... without knowing exactly what function these resistors perform, I'd say you'd want the resistor as close to the motherboard socket as possible on the cable. This kinda knocks out the modding of the adapters, too. Also, if you use 80 wire cable …

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Re: Advice on an early 2000s gaming rig

Posted on 2017-06-07, 02:54

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Atariangamer may have made a mistake... Perhaps I should just pull my PowerMac G4 out of storage and find all the games I want on Mac OS 9! Nah, I've had my fun there (and finding an appropriate CRT monitor for the Gigabit Ethernet model is a pain). But maybe I should put down the games that I …

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