Re: Fake DX4-100 WB?

Posted on 2019-02-09, 20:27

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by Tetrium

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Greetings. It appears that two Intel DX4-100 writeback CPUs (&EW tag) I acquired from one source might be fake. Fake in that the L1 cache won't work in WB mode. The performance and cpuid is identical to a standard non-WB DX4-100 (&E and Overdrive), so I guess someone went to the effort of re- …

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Re: P3/gf2 pc

Posted on 2019-02-09, 20:20

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That looks like a system I would build. It's definitely not in its original configuration. Looks like FSP PSU and a stock Intel HSF. The case is period correct and should be sufficient when it comes to cooling that particular rig. I like to see how the builder left a couple slots empty right next to …

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Re: Show us your retro computer cases

Posted on 2019-02-09, 20:00

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This is my most retro case and houses my Pentium MMX. Funtional Turbo button on the GA-586HX board :happy: Case is a bit flimsy but does the job. https://i.imgur.com/VBHkBZsl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/lNUw3QHl.jpg It looks like a relatively new AT case. Like others have mentioned perhaps, it's at the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-02-09, 19:33

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Finally got around to cleaning and photographing it, so here is my first SS7 motherboard, and the CPU it came with: https://i.postimg.cc/w7LcDwQD/TMC-MI5-VP4.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/7f2XmHwG/AMD-K6-2-350-AFR.jpg And the aforementioned warp: https://i.postimg.cc/JtJBFGHL/TMC-MI5-VP4-Warp.jpg No …

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Re: My CPU Collection

Posted on 2019-02-09, 19:04

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I'm not sure what the latest datecode is for an Am486 or Am5x86, but I do have a week 37, 2002. It runs at 133 MHz and at 166 MHz (with artifacts). I received this CPU some days ago, still untested. An Am486 DX4-100V16BG rev B1. The late datecode surprised me: Week 33 20 03 . Dayum! :exclamation: …

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Re: Goldstar 16-bit ISA multi I/O PC controller card, model IDE Plus V3L, 002.

Posted on 2019-02-08, 21:23

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Tetrium, sorry for asking after almost two years, but could you please somehow upload that IDE PLUS-V2 004 manual? I just bought working 386 DX-40 mainboard, and the i/o card that came with it is exactly the IDE PLUS-V2 004 with Acer chip. It'd would be VERY helpful for me to have the user manual, …

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Re: Socket 3-7 coolers - Where to find, cheaply?

Posted on 2019-02-08, 21:02

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I stocked up by buying bulk lots of coolers. Now I have so many that I probably will never need to buy coolers for old machines again. Much cheaper to go that route than to buy them one by one. This is what I ended up doing. And still, I have so many old heatsinks laying around, once you have a …

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Re: Broken Socket 7 ?

Posted on 2019-02-08, 20:59

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I have a socket 7 motherboard that has a broken heatsink retaining clip. Is there any way to fix this ? Depends. You still have the part that has broken off? If yes, then you can attempt to glue it back. I tried this myself and it wasn't very succesfull. And if that doesn't work for you, you can …

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Re: Tube Time: Announcing The Snark Barker, a 100% Compatible SB 1.0 Replica!

Posted on 2019-01-27, 23:10

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by Tetrium

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I'll be following this thread with interest 😀

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2019-01-27, 23:05

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Been playing SC4 again recently. Bot a very old game, but my disk version is already not even supported anymore lol so I had to jump through a few hoops to get her going again. But SC4 has this one disadvantage, and that is all these dependencies...why did they have to make these all separate …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-01-27, 22:50

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McBierle wrote: Just open the newest box (have to go a bit more slow from now on): WP_20190124_002.jpg Too bad this isn't a 2.88MB floppy drive. The IBM ones with the blue buttons used to be all over the place.

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Re: Favourite version of Windows?

Posted on 2019-01-27, 22:47

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I actually used to like Windows XP quite a lot, but because you can't activate it anymore and you will end up in an activation loop, it's now a useless POS. I don't have it installed on any old pc. Well as dr_st you do not have to, if you have the right OEM or VLK, but again there are ways around …

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Re: 10 year cpu challenge

Posted on 2019-01-27, 22:40

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Murugan wrote: Ohhhhh trust me, it is for me :) For all the PC's I had, I can't tell exactly what was in it. […] Show full quote Baoran wrote: I wondering about this. How is telling what kind of cpu you had 10 years ago and what kind of cpu you have now a challenge? Ohhhhh trust me, it is for me 😀 …

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Re: Favourite version of Windows?

Posted on 2019-01-23, 23:19

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I think that for me, I actually like all versions of Windows except the few ones I never used, or hardly ever used. My favorites of all time would be WinME, WinXP (both Home and Pro) and Win7. But I also liked 95 and 98SE (didn't like 98FE), but not as much as the first 3 I named. I just never got …

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Re: 10 year cpu challenge

Posted on 2019-01-22, 02:34

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2009: Probably an A64 Venice at 2.2GHz, running WinXP and an AGP card 🤣 2019: Phenom II 3.2GHz 4 cores I'm kinda surprised to see so many people having superior rigs to me back then 🤣

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Re: Show us your retro computer cases

Posted on 2019-01-22, 02:25

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emosun wrote: my collection of japanese cases from the 90s Are those really from Japan? I think they look neat 😁

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Re: 10,047 post count

Posted on 2019-01-19, 03:16

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Nice one, and thanks for all your efforts as a mod. Generally a thankless task I assume. I’ve just run some advanced A.I over my history - apparently 97% of my posts have been either interesting, hilarious, or both. Interesting... Where may I find this advanced AI? :P Congrats! I'm not too far …

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Re: Best LGA 775 Motherboard with AGP and DDR400?

Posted on 2019-01-19, 03:10

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I have one of these boards, but it's probable that it is fried. My next door neighbor gave it to me as her PC had died and she knew I was into this sorta stuff :P Only then did I notice the board had AGP and was Conroe compatible :depressed: Only one way to find out! Have you thought about …

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Re: Any Love For Socket 5?

Posted on 2019-01-19, 02:43

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Socket 5 is not even interesting from a historical perspective; if you want to build the first Pentium pc, then you need socket 4. Socket 5 motherboards are also currently not cheaper than socket 7. Searching on ebay for socket 5 yesterday resulted in only a few hits and it seems like socket 5 was …

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Re: what's the best of these s478 processors?

Posted on 2019-01-19, 02:29

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by Tetrium

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Pentium 4 2.26 SL7V9 (northwood) 17x533 this would be my first pick. What motherboard are you intending to use the CPU in? What's the rest of your system gonna be like?

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