Re: Modern 486 Laptop
Posted on Yesterday, 20:01
I like the idea. But why VLB graphics card? The DX4 100 / 133 Mhz PC's often came with a PCI bus.
Re: RetroBox for late 90's to early 2000's games
Posted on Yesterday, 15:26
Yes, I suppose that is how I will go about it. But I have decided to order a new extension cable: 20 cm 32-bit PCI M to F connector https://i.imgur.com/dase6X8.png Ordered it from AliExpress, I hope it will work with daisy-chaining my one-to-two PCI extender. If not, I will have to use this one on …
Re: RetroBox for late 90's to early 2000's games
Posted on Yesterday, 11:48
Hey at least the cables aren't soldered, which would be annoying. They seem to be repurposed IDE cable connectors, which are readily available and you can easily DIY the longer cables - just crimp them on, e.g. in a vice. I guess that is certainly a viable option. Only question is if the signal …
Re: eBay Voodoo 2's (Project BRICK) Retro build
Posted on Yesterday, 11:41
Well... It's mostly put together. The wiring management is a bit clumsy and I need a proper cage for the drives. This setup actually needs a 6 socket powerstrip internal! I need to rearrange a bit but I'd like to be able to store a keyboard, mouse, and controllers inside. A few inclusions are a …
Re: RetroBox for late 90's to early 2000's games
Posted on Yesterday, 11:25
Tevian wrote on Yesterday, 11:21: Ya!! 🤪 Maybe you can find a longer extension? That sucks though... Exactly! To make matters worse, my extension cable cost almost as much as the case, and they don't accept returns!
Re: RetroBox for late 90's to early 2000's games
Posted on Yesterday, 11:14
Installation Motherboard installed https://i.imgur.com/q20NeOD.jpeg PCI Riser https://i.imgur.com/SKP4tpS.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/gQsfprC.jpeg Fits snugly round the back, perfect! https://i.imgur.com/9Z9AVu2.jpeg PCI Graphics Card https://i.imgur.com/AtsMhfG.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/BZi7Q4g.jpeg …
Re: RetroBox for late 90's to early 2000's games
Posted on 2024-04-27, 21:07
Dothan Burger wrote on 2024-04-27, 16:46: I like it! How much did she cost? US $44.64 + shipping another 10 dollars.
Re: RetroBox for late 90's to early 2000's games
Posted on 2024-04-27, 09:48
Finally the case has arrived! Box Nice little case Mouse for scale Comes with even a little screwdriver! EDIT: Scaling the images down.
Re: Adventure remakes poll
Posted on 2024-04-21, 21:31
Loom would be a nice game to have a remaster, since LucasArts completely botched their CD-rom / VGA remake. I boutht it on Steam to play with my children, and could not believe what i saw. It is inferior to the EGA original in complexity, art and dialouge. It deserves a proper remake.
Re: eMachines eMonster 500a Restoration/Sleeper
Posted on 2024-04-18, 16:52
This is one of the cooles sleeper PC's I've seen! Congrats!
Re: RetroBox for late 90's to early 2000's games
Posted on 2024-04-15, 19:51
Yeah, my thoughts exactly! All parts that were ordered have arrived now except the case. Now begins the search for a good soundcard. I want positional audio, I remeber the joy of Need for Speed 5 with EAX. Does anyone know if NFS games support Aureal Audio as well, or is it just EAX? Anyway, …
Re: RetroBox for late 90's to early 2000's games
Posted on 2024-04-14, 11:13
44 Pin 2.5 " HDD To 3.5 " IDE 40 Pin Interface I have a 40 GB IDE-drive from an old laptop laying around, and I plan to use that.
Re: RetroBox for late 90's to early 2000's games
Posted on 2024-04-14, 11:10
Ordered a few new parts. Case:
Re: RetroBox for late 90's to early 2000's games
Posted on 2024-04-07, 20:25
Quick note regarding NFS4: High Stakes. That game won't work with 45.23 drivers. It will crash on start, even when using officially supported cards like the GeForce 4 series. I think NFS3 may have similar issues as well. For those games, you either need older drivers like 30.82 or newer ones such …
Re: Buliding Windows 98 Pc
Posted on 2024-04-05, 19:23
Yeah that generation Radeon mixed with VIA chipset gave me struggles back in the day, when I worked in a computer shop mid 90s to mid 2000s. Safer to go with AMD chipset for sure!
Re: Retro PC build with 3D printed front panel
Posted on 2024-04-05, 19:20
Re: Windows XP/98 Gaming PC Build Log
Posted on 2024-04-05, 16:00
From my understanding on the 5700LE, most of the bad reviews are for a 64bit version. The 128bit version seems to be just a downclocked 5700, so I imagine I should just be able to flash it to a non-LE or just up the clocks with riva tuner. My understanding was that FX series have better driver …
Re: First attempt at "let's make some 30-pin FP memories"... fail. What's wrong?
Posted on 2024-04-05, 11:17
Would it not all be solved simply by soldering your leftover chips on the free space (IC3) on the PCB? I mean, use the same type of chips and solder them on in exactly the same way. Sure you will then use 6MB's of Chips for every Net 4MB stick, but anyway... That is what parity means in the hard …
Re: ABit AB-BX6 2.0 - Memory
Posted on 2024-04-04, 12:44
I used to own this mainboard! I had it with a Celeron 300A overclocked to 450 MHz! Those were the days! Advice : Stick to single sided memory sticks, and your mainboard will probably read the right capacity. I think 4x 128 for a total of 512 MB is realistic for this board. I used to run it with 2 x …
Re: Tiny 486 build - SBC with ISA backplane
Posted on 2024-04-04, 12:00
Congrats on an amazing build, could you please show us picture from the front without the front pane on ? I am curious how you solved the CPU fan.
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