Re: which quadro and fire gl cards came in pci?

Posted on 2021-03-29, 10:56

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by aaronkatrini

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I've had the Nvidia one with dual gpu... yeah cool in theory, but the performance in games was horrible, ended up selling it. Also these dual chip cards have that awful DMS-59 connector that you need to have an adapter to split into two VGA or DVI outputs. I'd stay far away from those dual chip …

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Re: which quadro and fire gl cards came in pci?

Posted on 2021-03-28, 18:09

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by aaronkatrini

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I don't know if you've checked on wikipedia...However here are some useful links with decent information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units#FireGL_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units#Workstation_GPUs Check under BUS …

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Re: ECS Elitegroup K7S5a and msi ms5169 motherboards not posting - please help

Posted on 2021-03-26, 15:01

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by aaronkatrini

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Also a good thing to do would be spray the memory and expansion slots with de-oxyd spray, it's only 5 euro from the hardware. I've seen many brands of motherboards that don't use gold contact pins but bronze ones to save a few pennies, and guess what... after 20 years later surely that motherboard …

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Re: pls help to identify this VGA/EGA graphics card

Posted on 2021-03-12, 18:50

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by aaronkatrini

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I found another identical card that was sold in 2018 on ebay, unfortunately not many info was given since ebay doesn't keep records for more than 60 days. This is a link for reference (not ebay): https://picclick.co.uk/16bit-ISA-EGA-VGA-Graphics-Card-Tested-202426289296.html Also found that VTCL = …

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Re: What motherboard do i choose?

Posted on 2021-03-10, 16:18

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by aaronkatrini

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Its an AT power supply. I am 70% sure its not the ram because it wont post at all with any of the sticks(or no RAM at all). I also saw smoke coming out of the board so i don't think its the ram. Since it has an AT power supply, then the motherboard itself is AT style layout, basically it more " …

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Re: What motherboard do i choose?

Posted on 2021-03-10, 14:52

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by aaronkatrini

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I've never seen that a bad ram configuration can fry the motherboard, so maybe just the ram went bad and not the mobo. What layout is it, AT or ATX? If it is ATX Super Socket 7 ATX boards are getting expensive, maybe you can get a i440BX cheaper and fit it in the case.

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Re: Diamond Stealth se - ram upgrade won't work?

Posted on 2021-03-08, 16:28

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by aaronkatrini

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I feel pleased that S3 card got that upgrade 😉

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Re: Can't figure out how to reset CMOS on a P3B-F Rev 1.03

Posted on 2021-03-05, 05:54

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by aaronkatrini

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Don't give up on an Asus motherboard that easily, follow all the steps mentioned above. Also I wanted to add a trick I always try with great success: Contact Cleaner Spray for Electronic components! You should find them for 5 euro or so in most hardware stores and it absolutely works. Lets face it, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-03-02, 14:37

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by aaronkatrini

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Just bought a 1080ti for $59.00 Someone is selling a huge lot of them this morning.\ If you want one jump on it, they already sold 13 of them in 30 minutes. https://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-1080-TI-SC2-Gaming-11GB-GDDR5X-Graphics-Card-11GP46593KR/193930002621?hash=item2d272100bd:g: …

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Re: ATI HD3850 AGP XP 32bit best drivers

Posted on 2021-02-26, 19:26

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by aaronkatrini

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Why not try them all with a selection of games and see for yourself what's the best. It sure would make for an interesting weekend for me 😀

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Re: Building RetroPC which PSU?

Posted on 2021-02-25, 11:03

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by aaronkatrini

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@dionb your calculations are correct, however you're considering CPU's max power at 62 Watts, which should be only the case when running programs like Prime95. During actual gaming the power draw should be lower, as it is also stated on cpu-world.com: Typical Power 49.4 Watt.

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Re: Building RetroPC which PSU?

Posted on 2021-02-25, 10:09

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by aaronkatrini

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20A on a 5V rail is a bit on the low side, however, considering it's a Sempron I'd say go for it, just don't overclock it. I'd also like to recommend this video from PhilsComputerLab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efK7mw8eYiE

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Re: corrupted win98 graphic on 6200

Posted on 2021-02-24, 15:58

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by aaronkatrini

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I´ve encountered many times these kind of glitches (bad pixels on the screen) when a graphics card is broken, usually one of the Video memory chips is broken and causing those artifacts. Can you check on another system the 6200, to determine if the card is indeed broken or not?

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Re: Are there other S3 Trio64 V2 Drivers Available?

Posted on 2021-02-23, 17:34

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by aaronkatrini

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According to an archive of the S3 website, that was the only official Win98 driver for that card. Also IMO that cards is better suited for DOS games, maybe you just need something faster than that. PCI cards that can do 3D are becoming rarer each day, so better grab what you can. 😀

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Re: Pentium on a 386 motherboard ( sort of)

Posted on 2021-02-20, 19:55

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by aaronkatrini

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Expecting to be click-baited from this thread, I thought what the heck... I'll click anyway...but to my surprise you managed to pull it off!! Nicely done 😁 I'm curious how does it compare to a 40mhz 386?

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Re: Video Card prices

Posted on 2021-02-20, 08:05

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by aaronkatrini

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Maybe it's just that people now are in quarantine or semi-quarantine and have nothing better to do than playing video games rather than watching those Netflix politically-correct "series & movies". IMO they can keep every card that they want to sell above MSRP. There might be thousands and thousands …

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Re: Voodoo 5 6000 Clone PCB

Posted on 2021-02-18, 15:17

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by aaronkatrini

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I'm no expert by any means and I don't want to put bad name to the project, but I have my doubts about this... 1. Why PCI? it would be way limited in comparison to AGP 2x. 2. Why the card has a secondary male VGA connector? Reminds me of Vooodoo 1 or the Voodoo 2, where those were only 3D …

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Re: GeForce 4 mx440 8x 64mb don’t work with Socket 7

Posted on 2021-02-17, 08:15

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by aaronkatrini

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If the S3 Trio3D/2x served you well on the games you played, maybe you need another AGP 2X card. Check out this photo: https://tpucdn.com/gpu-specs/images/c/875-front.jpg If you notice closely, the card on the photo has 3.3Volts only compatible pins, so it is AGP 1X-2X. Being that SS7 boards are the …

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Re: Ati Radeon X1950 PRO AGP problems!

Posted on 2021-02-17, 08:05

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by aaronkatrini

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I had a similar experience with a Radeon 4650 AGP. The driver would install fine, but after reboot no increased resolution, and the card wasn't properly detected in Device Manager. I was selling the card as broken/partially working, but then someone told me about this Ati AGP HotFix driver, …

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Re: Voodoo Banshee and 3DMark 99 issues

Posted on 2021-02-05, 18:41

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by aaronkatrini

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Can you try Evolution 0.9 drivers? They work fine for me.

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