Re: Is 440BX the best chipset for Mid 90s to early 2000s gaming?

Posted on 2012-10-21, 18:41

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by luckybob

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hopefully this site sheds some light on some chip-sets verses the 440bx. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/rdram-avenger,151.html I *JUST* got an Intel OR840 board, and I dropped a pair of 1ghz chips in it. Its picky as all hell on ram but I think I have enough to get some good benchmarks out of. …

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Re: Cleaning a PSU fan

Posted on 2012-10-21, 04:27

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by luckybob

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

replace the fan is the best option, provided it is a quality power supply. As for the "gigantic voltages inside", its really not that bad. Do what I do. 1: Put the power supply under load. Preferable a heavy load. 2: pull power plug 3: ??? 4: PROFIT!!! No more worries. If you are REALLY paranoid …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2012-10-20, 15:36

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by luckybob

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Armada Wing Commander Academy Startrek 25th Anniversary - Hopefully, this time, the game will come with the damn manual... I have THREE boxes now. http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=11629767 Price was right. $15 total with S/H

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Re: Calling on all CPU's for the Ultimate 686 Benchmark Comparison

Posted on 2012-10-20, 15:28

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by luckybob

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For those looking for a G200 PCI for this comparison, this listing seems relatively inexpensive for Americans at $7.99 + shipping ($12). http://www.ebay.ca/itm/370620365835 He does not have G200 in the title, so maybe it will get overlooked. Another example of a US seller who is gauging on …

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Re: Is 440BX the best chipset for Mid 90s to early 2000s gaming?

Posted on 2012-10-20, 15:22

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by luckybob

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Can the BX chipset handle 133mhz fsb reliably without screwing up the timings of the AGP and PCI slots? A Tualeron would probably be a better bet since it is only 100mhz FSB. EVERY 440BX board I've ever seen, from top-of-the-line Asus, to the cheap Taiwanese crap has settings for 133fsb and they …

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Re: Is 440BX the best chipset for Mid 90s to early 2000s gaming?

Posted on 2012-10-19, 09:37

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by luckybob

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tualatin-P-IIIs-1-4GH … =item3f04fd9f47 the price is a little high, but the mod looks well done.

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Re: Calling on all CPU's for the Ultimate 686 Benchmark Comparison

Posted on 2012-10-19, 07:54

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by luckybob

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What a S spec.? http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-028738.htm unlocked? "Unlocked" is refering to the FSB-to-CPU multiplier not being fixed to a specific multiplier on the CPU. Intel, and others, started locking their CPU multipliers at around the time of the Deschutes PII to prevent …

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Re: Is 440BX the best chipset for Mid 90s to early 2000s gaming?

Posted on 2012-10-19, 07:21

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by luckybob

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but that's the thing, 133 was SO COMMON on the 440bx. the 810 and 820 SUCKED. and the 815 only MATCHED the 440bx in performance. But the flaw of the 815 ( and the whole 8xx series minus server) was the 512mb memory limit. 440bx was the best. overclocked agp? who cares. put a 4x card in a 2x slot and …

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Re: Is 440BX the best chipset for Mid 90s to early 2000s gaming?

Posted on 2012-10-19, 06:33

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by luckybob

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Frankly I have a hard time seeing why one would want to even use a retro machine for games newer than ~2000. These games almost always run fine on modern machines. Of course if the excuse is to play with newer old hardware, then I understand. BTW, the Tualatin Celeron which is rarely talked about …

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Re: Voodoo1...greenish yellow

Posted on 2012-10-16, 17:29

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by luckybob

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senrew wrote: Yep, that was the spinning. Now if only I can figure out why this damn thing hangs when I do DIRs, I'll be golden. something is wrong between the motherboard and hard drive. Maybe even the drive itself.

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Re: Super-7 mobo RAM woes

Posted on 2012-10-16, 17:27

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by luckybob

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I'm after a K6-2+ or K6-3+ but haven't got one yet. aren't we all... :lol: anyway. I never had any luck with socket 7 boards and pc133 ram. For some reason, they just got along like Chinese and Japanese people. Pc100? Stable as the day is long. If I tightened the ram timings of pc133 to 2-2-2 then …

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Re: My Ongoing Retro Rig Project - Xeon Prime

Posted on 2012-10-16, 10:29

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by luckybob

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imho windows 98 is just a waste of time on this board. The video card is too new, doesn't support more than 512mb ram (up for debate) and the 2nd cpu.

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Re: Pentium Pro disable cache?

Posted on 2012-10-15, 17:48

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by luckybob

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I would say it would be about 15% slower. factoring in speed and the fact pentium pro sucks at 16bit programs.

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Re: Hardware that makes you drool - Your wish list

Posted on 2012-10-15, 01:57

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by luckybob

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I tried selling my p65up5 not too long ago on epay. I guess its time to try again? Only downside to it, it does NOT post with the 1mb cache chips. 256's & overdrives run fine. just not the 1mb chips. go figure. But to stay on topic. I've been looking for a LONG time the p65up5's big brother, the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-10-14, 20:59

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by luckybob

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the fire and quadro cards are in fact EXACTLY the same as their radeon and geforce brothers. they just have a different bios that enables the cad functions. The major thing to remember, cad cards are about EXACT PRECISION with speed being 2nd. gaming cards is the other way around. I remember a …

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Re: What CPU TEMP monitor soft you use with Pentium III and Win98?

Posted on 2012-10-13, 18:00

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by luckybob

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Best software to use for the Pentium 3 & 4 era was "hardware monitor" It supported 99% of all boards. Sadly it died with agp. such is life.

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Re: Current source for retro style desktop cases?

Posted on 2012-10-13, 10:21

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by luckybob

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ratfink wrote: I completely agree with vetz on shipping, too many US sellers gouge on international shipping. USPS FLAT RATE international boxes. love them. I do all my ebay shipping with them. No muss, no fuss, most importantly, no surprises at the cashier.

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Re: What's the attraction of legacy hardware?

Posted on 2012-10-13, 01:53

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by luckybob

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For me, it's about nostalgia and the desire to have what I couldn't get when I was younger. I always get a real kick seeing old computer hardware come to life again and work as it should (as well as seeing old DOS games & programs run flawlessly again). ^^^THIS^^^ Looking back, I had it very good …

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Re: You know you're a retro nerd when...

Posted on 2012-10-12, 22:48

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by luckybob

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There was an episode of storage wars (or something silly like it), they found some random junk in it, but completely failed to mention the 1970's mainframe parts. The cassette reels alone sold for $100 EACH and I remember seeing at least 20 on the shelf. bleh.

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Re: to 486 or not to 486

Posted on 2012-10-12, 10:14

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by luckybob

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call me crazy, but $70 is a bit steep. The highlights of the list are the soundcard and the vlb scsi card. The board is good, but would sit unused on my shelf like the nine button on a microwave...

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