Re: SSD Worth it?

Posted on 2016-06-02, 15:12

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by Tetrium

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Any system will fly with SSD or CF cards. I use one CF card for testing all systems. Even loaded Win95/98 on some. But if you want to replicate old system then old hdd is a must. Grinding and slow loading times are all part of that feeling :D I kinda agree here, but I will admit that if I ever got …

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Re: Lets all share tips of how we organize our collection of retro computer stuff :)

Posted on 2016-06-02, 15:04

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I started using sandwich bags for some cards. They are readily available and cheap. Unfortunately there aren't bags large enough for motherboards :( Things I use all the time are underneath the desks in my lab (PATA/SATA cables, power cables, tools), but the rest is in shelving in my bedroom. I …

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Re: The 100% via biuld? Thoughts/ideas?

Posted on 2016-06-01, 20:08

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@Tetrium Nice list of Tualatin compatible boards. yw :). Alexanrs has helped tremendously with getting the Tualatin motherboard page up and he made the sortable table and without him neither of us might have actually decided to compile that list, he deserves to be credited as well :). And this way …

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Re: What is with the prices on retro cards lately? (not a sale/appreasal post)

Posted on 2016-06-01, 06:04

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by Tetrium

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After having used 3 AM3 rigs (admittedly with 7) I have to say that I like the AM3 platform a lot! If it works for a top XP rig then I've made my mind up already :D and of course it helps that I already have the parts available instead of having to get older Intel parts which has 1337 different …

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Re: The 100% via biuld? Thoughts/ideas?

Posted on 2016-06-01, 06:00

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This review http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/roundupmobo/via-c3-nehemiah.html Say that Nehemiah will on work on a Tualatin board and even talks of the pin mod. The review mentions it will work on Tualatin boards (which is kinda a given) and I read about a pencil trick (which is kinda redundant since …

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Re: New 486 build - Full size tower - JPG heavy.

Posted on 2016-05-31, 21:48

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Are you positive the last board's cache chips are fake? They look socketed and the brand on the cache chips are usually the real deal (unless I've not been paying attention the whole time :dead: ). I can't make out from the pic whether they are socketed or not though. Non-socketed cache chips were …

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Re: Best graphics card for dos gaming

Posted on 2016-05-31, 21:46

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Now I'm interested if TNT2 was made in PCI version... There are PCI TNT2s. I have a TNT2 M64 PCI. Search around on ebay. :) TNT2 PCI (if it exists, I don't know for sure) is another beast compared to TNT2 M64 though. TNT2 M64 was not rare at all, even PCI ones were not obscure pieces of hardware.

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Re: Weird retro PC hardware artwork

Posted on 2016-05-31, 21:38

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Better would've been an anime-chick riding a giant exploding banana :D Really, I don't care. Btw, would love to read Artex's opinion about box art :) Found an anime-chick, riding a bannana.... Now I need them big ass explosions. (and a dragons head on the bannana) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ …

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Re: The 100% via biuld? Thoughts/ideas?

Posted on 2016-05-31, 21:34

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I don't think Nehemiah even needs to be pin-modded to be able to run in pre-Tualatin boards? The one time I tried it in a Coppermine board (ASUS s370 board but can't remember the exact model anymore) it would post at the correct speed and CPU voltage, while a Tualatin should in theory not work …

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Re: The 100% via biuld? Thoughts/ideas?

Posted on 2016-05-31, 15:46

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by Tetrium

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I don't think Nehemiah even needs to be pin-modded to be able to run in pre-Tualatin boards? The one time I tried it in a Coppermine board (ASUS s370 board but can't remember the exact model anymore) it would post at the correct speed and CPU voltage, while a Tualatin should in theory not work …

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Re: Incorrect CPU speed

Posted on 2016-05-31, 13:55

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by Tetrium

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Hows the temps? And perhaps post a pic of the entire BIOS screen along with the CPU frequency?

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Re: AsRock P4i65G & P4i65GV Thread

Posted on 2016-05-31, 13:51

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by Tetrium

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I had neither, the 2 boards look very much alike. And why would they even create the P4i65GV? Was that chipset that much cheaper? But very interesting indeed.

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Re: The 100% via biuld? Thoughts/ideas?

Posted on 2016-05-31, 13:47

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According to both the ASUS website and cpu-upgrade.com the VIAs aren't supported officially, but that doesn't mean your chips won't run in it. You may be pushing the board when making it supply low enough voltages to the CPU. The CUV4X seems to officially support Mendocino, which I find kinda …

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Re: Athlon vs Pentium 3 Tualatin

Posted on 2016-05-31, 11:38

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They make great spaceheaters though, excellent winter-rigs :D Netburst is also good at this though, but most of the systems build with components after the XP/Netburst era were. A big difference between Pentium 4 and Athlon however is that Pentium 4 boards were designed with a separate 12v …

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Re: Weird retro PC hardware artwork

Posted on 2016-05-31, 11:20

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It's just too bad that article didn't venture farther back enough for this beauty (and instead focusing mostly on the post-2002 sex appeal stuff) An even earlier example? The Matrox M3D box had a CGI nude borg queen. Selling hardware with sex, are not cool, indeed. Older box art are way more cool, …

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Re: Weird retro PC hardware artwork

Posted on 2016-05-31, 11:15

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That was a fun read...well..more seeing the box art. Personally I never minded the box art, even if it's skinny ladies in cracked up frogsuits or whatever. I'd never not buy a product if the box art was crap, as long as the hardware inside of it was what I wanted and this I'd often have thoroughly …

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Re: New 486 build - Full size tower - JPG heavy.

Posted on 2016-05-31, 11:02

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Your rig looks really cool and nice case! One piece of advice on the #8 motherboard: If you decide to store it, remove the coin cell battery, those might also start leaking even though I only saw this happen once or twice. Unfortunately both of them have fake cache despite the fact they boot faster …

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Re: Athlon vs Pentium 3 Tualatin

Posted on 2016-05-31, 10:50

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I agree with you on the Tualatin being not so terribly exciting, but imo it's the better system compared to Thunderbird for overall use, especially if you simply want a system of that era going. The CPU HSF for Tualatin is really something I underestimated at first, but with a bit of fizzling it's …

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Re: Athlon vs Pentium 3 Tualatin

Posted on 2016-05-31, 10:48

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You dont need 650 watt of a power supply.. Thats asking for wasting current and your money. Most important is that the 5 volt rail has enough amps.. Dont expect to find an nforce 2 board easilly.. Iam looking those for myself too.. But because there is alot scrapped you wouldnt easy find one if you …

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Re: Athlon vs Pentium 3 Tualatin

Posted on 2016-05-31, 10:42

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shuttle-AK32V-ATX-PC-Motherboard-AMD-Base-Socket-A-462-VIA-KT266A-DDR1-USB-2-0-/272110731624?hash=item3f5b104168:g:jdIAAOSwLqFV8ty6 ^ Is this motherboard good enough or should I go with a more expensive motherboard (MSI) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-NEW-Powork-650w-Max- …

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