Re: Is there any Tualatin-compatible Socket 370 board that doesn't cost a million dollars?

Posted on 2022-03-25, 15:01

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IMO a lot of the most sought after equipment is overrated, and maybe none more so than the Tualatin. Compared to a 1ghz copper mine CPU you can find all day at 5$, the Tualatin only extends the serviceability of the machine by at most two years. If you want to play games from after 2002 you are …

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Re: Is there any Tualatin-compatible Socket 370 board that doesn't cost a million dollars?

Posted on 2022-03-25, 14:50

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GF3 ti 200 (some OEM card which probably one of THE slowest GF3s out there lol) It's slow but its passively cooled which means you don't have to worry about fan failure killing the card. Yes, this is actually one of the reasons why I picked it, another one was its looks (it's not just all about the …

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Re: List of PC games that you have not played or beaten yet that you'd like to

Posted on 2022-03-25, 14:42

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-GTA. The first! Teh original! I played it so much yet never even started to progress in any significant way because I always really soon ended up starting a massive killing spree instead. Killing sprees are good! But you should collect some multipliers first. There are a few hidden in boxes on …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2022-03-25, 14:32

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Bruninho wrote on 2022-03-24, 11:41: I prefer to use the old school :-) […] Show full quote I prefer to use the old school 😀 Oh damnit, it was replaced by the forum 🤣 Here: I like this one🙂

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2022-03-25, 14:31

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I'm kind of curious about how the forum handles words like shit poop poo smiling poo etc. in terms of translating them to smileys. Err, emoticons. emojis? Whateverthefuck . EDIT: Apparently none of those can reproduce a 💩 EDIT2: One more try: pile of poo EDIT3: No that didn't work. Regardless, …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2022-03-25, 14:28

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Yes the missing emoji function is a bit crap - I'm on Windows 10 so can just use the inbuilt 'win key + .' functionality but without that I'd be working emoji free which is no fun 😶 I had no idea about this. It does pop up a window with smileys but I'm unable to actually select or copy+paste it …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2022-03-24, 09:55

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I don't miss the old vogons at all. The new one is usable on mobile so it is infinitely better despite some minor issues. The one thing I still miss is the ability to pick a smiley. I read all about the "just type what smiley you want and it will appear automagically" but it just doesn't work. I …

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Re: Is there any Tualatin-compatible Socket 370 board that doesn't cost a million dollars?

Posted on 2022-03-24, 08:52

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I went with a GA-6OXT, 1.4GHz Tualatin-s and GF3 ti 200 (some OEM card which probably one of THE slowest GF3s out there lol) with Windows ME. I don't remember why I chose this motherboard over the TUSL2-c though, but I guess because of the GA-6OXTs pretty blue colors lol and I already had so many …

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Re: More Evidence that GeForce 256 DDR was released in 1999

Posted on 2022-03-23, 09:53

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If the SDR version wasn't already enough when the DDR version came out it felt everything was changing in the market at a speed few could follow. And the R100 SDR/DDR feel like the only other solution that survived that period. Things moved so fast in those days that there were people actually …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-03-23, 09:37

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InWin A500 is the best ATX case ever made. I wish I had one LOL My vote would go to the AOpen H600A :) I'm not a huge fan of the InWin A500, even though they definitely have their place as these were kinda the first ATX cases that became common (during the Slot 1 era). I was an H600B man myself, …

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Re: Is there any Tualatin-compatible Socket 370 board that doesn't cost a million dollars?

Posted on 2022-03-23, 07:23

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IMHO, if you don't need ISA slots or compatibility with AGP (3.3V) Voodoo 3 cards, I don't see the point in seeking out a Tualatin. 100% agree here. The main reason to get a Tualatin is to combine a powerful CPU+GPU with ISA sound cards for backward compatibility. Makes a nice combo machine. But …

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Re: Is there any Tualatin-compatible Socket 370 board that doesn't cost a million dollars?

Posted on 2022-03-23, 06:42

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Just curious since no one asked yet, what are you going to be using the system for? What games do you intend to play on it? It'll mostly be used for games from 2000-2004 which my K6-2+ would be too slow for, like Halo CE, Doom 3 (this one is probably too much for a P3 so the P4 would be better), …

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Re: Is there any Tualatin-compatible Socket 370 board that doesn't cost a million dollars?

Posted on 2022-03-22, 19:51

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Slight hyperbole, but I've looked through eBay for Socket 370 motherboards for a while now and the only Tualatin compatible ones are at least $80. And that's including the poor chipsets like the 815 B -step and 820, which are apparently pretty slow for 370. Does anybody know if a model which …

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Re: Possible to run K6-3 with vcore of 2.8v?

Posted on 2022-03-22, 14:46

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It should be possible to run K6-2 AHX which were rated for 2.4V (2.3-2.5 to be precise)), there are tons of old overclocking reports of people running them even higher than 2.8V. It should be noted, however, that cooling and power requirements skyrocket at this voltage and the voltage regulator on …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-03-22, 14:33

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About the placement of the PSU is true, but it does mean these cases aren't as feasible once one starts moving into socket territory due to poor airflow. Actually, some trivia: AFAIK, the original ATX specification meant the PSU fan to blow inwards and onto the CPU area, like that. My In-Win Q500 …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-03-22, 13:19

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My vote would go to the AOpen H600A :) I'm not a huge fan of the InWin A500, even though they definitely have their place as these were kinda the first ATX cases that became common (during the Slot 1 era). Well, it may be no Lian Li PC-60, but that does look like a fine case: http://www.dansdata. …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-03-22, 13:12

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I don't own any vintage cases at all and I'm very envious of those who do. They are very attractive, especially the Baby AT cases. I don't think I'll ever own one, however. Since I don't collect or own any AT motherboards to fit into one anyways. I suspect the shortage is due to collectors …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-03-22, 13:00

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appiah4 wrote on 2022-03-22, 11:09: InWin A500 is the best ATX case ever made. I wish I had one 🤣 My vote would go to the AOpen H600A 😀 I'm not a huge fan of the InWin A500, even though they definitely have their place as these were kinda the first ATX cases that became common (during the Slot 1 …

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Re: Looking for a Micro ATX case

Posted on 2022-03-21, 23:18

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Black cases have always been a non-starter for me, unless its for your mechanic garage. I actually like some of the black cases. I dislike black interiors though and especially things like black cable plugs (from SATA or PSU etc) because it's harder to work with unless you have a LOT of light …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-03-21, 23:06

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I’ve salvaged what I can, but the cases two cases you see here are going to get Recycled. Recycling AT cases? Are you nuts? Those sell for a premium these days. I’ve salvaged what I can, but the cases two cases you see here are going to get Recycled. Recycling AT cases? Are you nuts? Those sell for …

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