Re: 3DFX cards - too expensive

Posted on 2018-12-02, 21:41

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The prices these days are indeed pretty high and have been going up for the past few years especially where I live. :neutral: I got lucky back in 2011, when I got a Diamond Monster 3D for about 5€. A year later it was even better at a yard sale where I bought another one for less than 1€, untested …

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Re: What's your home/everyday PC?

Posted on 2018-11-05, 21:16

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My daily driver is the following: MB: Asrock H110M-HDV R3.0 CPU: Intel i3 6100 RAM: 1x Kingston 8GB stick 2133MHz SSD: Kingston UV400 120GB HDD: WD Black 1TB ODD: some cheap LG (a necessity for older stuff as we all know here :happy: ) PSU: FSP 350W (apparently 80+) Case: some cheap noname M-ATX …

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Re: '98

Posted on 2018-10-16, 19:36

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First of all, very well done! Always a pleasure to see such comparisons. :happy: People did use to say that the Voodoo 2 in SLI needs a fast CPU, some tests seem bottlenecked even with that 450MHz PII. And for the i740, I can only say the same. Got one as a gift a few years back and it's genuinely …

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Re: GPU Choice

Posted on 2018-04-07, 16:35

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I second the integrated GPU if you can get the board to run the memory at full speed and in dual channel with two 256MB modules instead. It would even work as a temporary solution in case you find a Geforce 3 or Geforce 4 Ti sometime later. :happy: The 7600GS would be overkill in my opinion and …

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Re: Equivalent of a GeForce2 GTS?

Posted on 2018-03-22, 19:19

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It really depends on the type of Geforce 4 MX that's being benchmarked. There are TONS of varieties with many lower clocked or lower memory bus versions out there. A proper 128 bit MX440 with 400MHz memory should be faster than a Geforce 2 GTS, while an MX460 is a beast of a DX7 card. :happy: …

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Re: XP Build CPU and GPU Questions

Posted on 2018-03-07, 21:36

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I'd personally go for the Q6600 if you need 4 cores, or the E8400 for older games that can't use them but need more juice/core. As for the VGA, the 5850 should be perfect.

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Re: Windows 95 or 98 Pentium Box

Posted on 2018-02-23, 20:39

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At least in my opinion. If you are planning to use a USB keyboard or mouse, you'll need Win 98. Is there no way of getting USB mice to work on W95C? This is a deal killer for boxes that don't have PS/2 ports. I think there are some boards that let you enable USB keyboard and mouse support in the …

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Re: Windows 95 or 98 Pentium Box

Posted on 2018-02-23, 16:38

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I prefer using Win 98 SE on Pentiums and faster. Win 95 may be somewhat lighter, but the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. At least in my opinion. If you are planning to use a USB keyboard or mouse, you'll need Win 98. 98 lite can make 98 use the shell of 95, so it'd be just as light, but …

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Re: Smallest Socket 7 Motherboard

Posted on 2018-01-01, 21:46

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This is the smallest I could find after a quick look. Finding one is bound to be difficult though even without taking the price into account. Sadly you'd also need one with at least some of its cables and accessories, since it has onboard video and audio and only one PCI slot, but has no actual …

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Re: Smallest Socket 7 Motherboard

Posted on 2018-01-01, 10:51

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This is the smallest I could find after a quick look. Finding one is bound to be difficult though even without taking the price into account.

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Re: Confused with AGP Speeds and Voltage

Posted on 2017-12-23, 10:38

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Well, in theory, if the card fits in the board, it should work. But then there are those weird cases (SS7 boards) when a 1X/2X slot simply can't use all AGP features and some cards have problems for example. A BX board should be happy with any card with a universal conenctor (has both keys) though. …

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Re: Recommend me a graphics card for Netburst.

Posted on 2017-12-23, 08:32

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I use a 550Ti in my XP rig (Core2 Duo E8400) and I still find it to be a bit overkill. Anything newer can run on a regular modern rig anyway. :lol: For Netburst, the cheap nV options could be something in the 450,460,550,650,740 range, or there is always the option of going for something stronger if …

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Re: Will a GeForce FX 5500 work in a 2x (3.3v) Slot?

Posted on 2017-11-25, 21:26

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It should work in a 2X slot, the compatibility is there in theory. However, FX cards can also cause PS/2 devices to stop working on older boards. Had it happen to me with an FX5500 in an old VIA P3 board and some forums showed the same issue. Nothing permanent, so no need to worry, but it could …

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Re: ut2004 + kyro ii = death?

Posted on 2017-11-25, 20:33

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There's definitely a CPU bottleneck, but it also depends on the map you're playing. On max settings the AS-RobotFactory map could actually get my Athlon 64 FX-57 to its knees with around 35 FPS, but smaller maps could reach as much as 300.

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Re: Nvidia 7600GS AGP - Alternatives?

Posted on 2017-10-27, 16:36

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You could also go for a Radeon HD3650 AGP if your board supports it. Not as fast as a 3850, but it's more common and cheaper.

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Re: List the CPUs you owned when they were new

Posted on 2017-10-14, 10:52

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Not too many, most of my CPUs were cheap second hand deals. :lol: Still: 2001 - AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1200C (still running fine) 2005 - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (Venice, s939) 2011 - AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE (C3 stepping that ran at 4GHz at stock voltage) 2014 - AMD Sempron X4 3850 (always wanted an AM1 …

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Re: Rendition Verite V2100 too slow? Games too demanding?

Posted on 2017-10-08, 19:56

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I took the Verite out of the PC and used the SiS iGPU instead. Performance is the same! Same stuttering, same speed! Games like Age of Empires II crashes on both the Verite and iGPU. I am afraid the drivers are not being installed correctly. This time with the SiS though I was able to run Quake II …

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Re: Faster Socket 478 cpu

Posted on 2017-09-30, 07:29

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Prescotts are hard on motherboard VRMs. Not sure about the EE Northwood. Well, wikipedia lists them as 92,1W for the 3,2GHz one and 102,9W for the 3,4GHz version. I'm guessing the Gallatin is somewhere between Northwood and Prescott. Closer to the Prescott maybe. They're harder on VRM because …

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Re: Faster Socket 478 cpu

Posted on 2017-09-29, 19:12

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shamino wrote: Prescotts are hard on motherboard VRMs. Not sure about the EE Northwood. Well, wikipedia lists them as 92,1W for the 3,2GHz one and 102,9W for the 3,4GHz version. I'm guessing the Gallatin is somewhere between Northwood and Prescott. Closer to the Prescott maybe.

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Re: Faster Socket 478 cpu

Posted on 2017-09-29, 13:14

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there is a 3.2 GHz Extreme Edition, as well as 3.4 GHz Prescott and a 3.4 GHz Extreme Edition. The last 2 are the fastest "official" CPUs for the platform. You can use a 479 to 478 adaptor to run some mobile CPUs which are pretty fast. Interesting, I didn't know about this adapter. What did change …

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