Re: Pentium III 1000mhz 100mhz FSB, Slot 1. How rare?

Posted on 2024-04-21, 08:51

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Like raz_pl said, it's much simpler and cheaper to get a SL5QV (P3 1000 FSB 100 socket 370) + a simple slotket with coppermine support. I got a hold of 4 SL5QW chips (1100MHz @ FSB100 skt 370), and used two of them in an MSI master board for a while, but have since moved them. One went into to my …

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Re: Need help with a couple of Voodoo 2 cards - blue spotting and fickering textures

Posted on 2024-03-29, 09:11

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Well... Not sure but the damaged RAM chip in the pic looks pretty bad. It's hard to see, but it looks like the pins are "flared" a bit. Meaning some force caused them to move in a way that might suggest that side of the chip casing is cracked. If that's the case, the RAM chip might have internal …

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Re: Using GeForce 6800 drivers with Quadro 3450 in Windows 98

Posted on 2024-03-25, 22:11

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Can you imagine? I now have a Windows 98 machine with a what is essentially a freaking GeForce 6800 XT in it. Now that's what I call an ultimate Windows 98 PC. I tested it with 3D Mark 99 and it worked great. I don't expect to run anything other than DOS games in it, and I have dual boot Windows …

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Need help with a couple of Voodoo 2 cards - blue spotting and fickering textures

Posted on 2024-03-25, 20:55

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Hey guys. I need help with a couple of Voodoo 2 cards. One is a Viewtop Vulcan 2, and the other is a Gainward Dragon 3000, both have similar issues. The Vulcan 2 shows blue or red spots on textures, particularly in games that support multitexturing, like quake 2. Spots, not pixels, like stains. The …

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Re: Best AGP card for PeniumMMX 233 ?

Posted on 2024-03-24, 15:41

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Riva TNT2 M64. Cheap and common so should be rather easy to find. Another cheap solution, but with lower driver overhead would be an S3 Savage 4 but those are far less common.

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Re: Windows XP fails to install on Gigabyte GA 7DPXDW-P

Posted on 2024-03-22, 10:27

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Can I suggest some XP-M 2400/2600 chips too? These seem to be 266FSB Bartons. A set is priced similarly to the Athlon MP 2600+ chips, so I might as well order those... The 2400+ and 2200+'s I'm getting for 150 lei for 5 CPUs (that's 30 euro). I'd really love to order a pair of the 2600+ MPs tho, …

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Re: Windows XP fails to install on Gigabyte GA 7DPXDW-P

Posted on 2024-03-22, 08:40

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Quick update - I managed to install Windows XP on this board - but only Service Pack 1. I had a couple of windows XP Home Edition packs laying around, opened one and installed XP off the provided CD, witch worked without issue. Trouble is, XP home is restricted to 1 CPU. I burned a copy of XP PRO …

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Re: Slow 3D video card on super socket 7 shootout (sis 305, savage4, trident blade3d, riva tnt, etc)

Posted on 2024-03-18, 19:46

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Here's how the Savage4 stacks up against a Voodoo 3 and a GF2 MX on a faster system (Athlon 1000, KT133A): Savage4 125/143 (default): 4600 Savage4 154/160 (max oc): 5785 Voodoo 3 170/170: 6890 GF2 MX 200/143 (default): 6584 GF2 MX 200/205 (max oc): 7268 I did this test a while ago to see if an …

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Re: Slow 3D video card on super socket 7 shootout (sis 305, savage4, trident blade3d, riva tnt, etc)

Posted on 2024-03-18, 13:39

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any visual glitches on sis/s3/trident? No miniGL on GeForce. GLQuake is using OpenGL for which GeForce provides a full ICD. The extensions expose this feature! afaik no full OpenGL support in GLQuake in the first place, and it doesnt matter if driver offers extension when GLQuake was created in …

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Re: Slow 3D video card on super socket 7 shootout (sis 305, savage4, trident blade3d, riva tnt, etc)

Posted on 2024-03-18, 11:44

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What driver versions were you using for the TNT, M64 and Voodoo 2? Driver versions, sistem specs and software used are posted in the first thread, as well as where I listed the benchmark results in text format. ... thinking on it now though, it would be cool if there was a way to use modern …

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Re: Slow 3D video card on super socket 7 shootout (sis 305, savage4, trident blade3d, riva tnt, etc)

Posted on 2024-03-18, 06:19

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The thing that's actually surprising me about the MX400 is that it hasn't got the same lead in everything else that it's got in the quakes. Then also I get the impression in other reviews that a Savage 4 can't actually stick it's neck out ahead of a TNT2 M64, but here it is, not a particularly fast …

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Re: Slow 3D video card on super socket 7 shootout (sis 305, savage4, trident blade3d, riva tnt, etc)

Posted on 2024-03-17, 21:56

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If you haven't already done so, try the 3DNow! patch for Quake 2. It should improve the scores a bit further, especially for the Voodoo 2. I don't have the 3DNow version on this machine, but it would probably be a good idea to get it, since I've narrowed the video card choice to either the SiS 305 …

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Re: Slow 3D video card performance comparison on super socket 7 (sis 305, savage4, trident blade3d, riva tnt, etc)

Posted on 2024-03-17, 21:28

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Those are some outrageous Quake scores for the Geforce 2MX. I was suprised as well, but chucked it up to the motherboard being a great performer (witch it is). However, I'm not fond of running nvidia cards on super 7 PCs. Sure, the max FPS is fantastic, but there is stuttering in some games. …

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Slow 3D video card on super socket 7 shootout (sis 305, savage4, trident blade3d, riva tnt, etc)

Posted on 2024-03-17, 21:03

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Hey everyone. I've been working on yet another super socket 7 build for the last couple of weeks, with the goal of reproducing the computer I had as a teen, but, since I'm not having any luck sourcing a working VIA MVP4 motherboard, I settled for an MVP3 + a dedicated Trident Blade 3D. After putting …

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Re: Your most shitty motherboard?

Posted on 2024-03-14, 17:10

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by Socket3

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My most shitty PC Chips motherboard I have is an M741LMRT .. it has defied me... I've got about 7 or 8 other PC Chips that are fine for what they are, even a couple that impress me. This one though, has all the frequently complained of faults. Thin board, bad soldering, general jank. The shitty to …

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Re: Your most shitty motherboard?

Posted on 2024-03-13, 14:27

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Aye, lemme dig: - ABIT IP35 Pro - rare for me to mention one. But GOOD GOD I've seen myriads of these. Specifically one of the RAM FETs runs at alarmingly high temperatures. - any ECS-made ABIT - yes, these exist. They're only any better than the original ECS boards. - P5K, as @Socket3 mentioned - …

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Re: Your most shitty motherboard?

Posted on 2024-03-12, 21:15

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Abit NF7-S2G. I still has this board pretty much unused in box. Back in the day, I fiddled a lot with Socket A platform. Bought cheap Athlons, tested several motherboards, had fast memory, watercooling and tweaked the hell out of the systems just for fun. Athlons were so much fun, because you could …

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Re: "Greasey" 6800GT AGP - is this normal?

Posted on 2024-03-10, 22:30

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Pre-heaters are somewhat of a waste of money, IMO. You can easily make one from the components of a heat gun or an old toaster. I was going to go that route, until I found that the kitchen (gas) stove is actually better than any pre-heater I could buy - lots of power (heat) and a lot of room for …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-10, 16:05

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Nice hauls guys!

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Re: "Greasey" 6800GT AGP - is this normal?

Posted on 2024-03-10, 13:50

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This topic reminded me that I still have an artifacting Gigabyte 6800GT PCIe stored somewhere, so I dug it up and this is how post screen looked like: post.jpg So I put the card on the pre-heater, applied hot air and chip was floating right at 190C. ran furmark for few minutes and card reached 80C …

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