Re: PowerVR Fun Thread

Posted on 2012-01-12, 22:07

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If one wanted to buy a PowerVR card (say, to try out the enhanced MechWarrior 2 version), would this be OK? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/160711938569 I would probably chuck it into my Tualatin box, to replace the somewhat age-inappropriate GeForce FX 5600 card that's in there now. That's a Kyro. I …

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Re: Proud owner of a SB Awe64 Gold *brand new* in the box! :D

Posted on 2012-01-12, 18:41

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You're actually going to open a sealed in box Awe64 Gold? I try to keep my sealed stuff sealed and buy already open parts for actual use. I remember a few years ago a guy paid a fortune on ebay for a still factory sealed Apple IIc and then went and opened it AND sent in the warranty registration …

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Re: Netburst ORGY

Posted on 2012-01-12, 18:37

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That looks overkill for GF4Ti

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Re: Sempron Socket A build

Posted on 2012-01-12, 18:35

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Excellent data! Awesome... Makes me want to build a Socket A machines as well :) You don't have a Socket A rig? :shocked: Personally I love my Socket A rigs (with the top one being an Athlon XP 3200+ on a KT600 motherboard, 2GiB DDR-400, GF7600GS and (don't laugh :P) a slow but very silent 100GB …

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Re: Socket 939 rig

Posted on 2012-01-12, 18:33

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Wake me when someone has an unbelievable deal on a Black Edition X6. {*yawn*}

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Re: Overclocking an Intel 386DX

Posted on 2012-01-12, 18:17

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Please correct me if I'm wrong, because maths isn't my strong point, but doesn't an overclock from 25Mhz to 33Mhz represent a 24% increase? Just for your information: I tried using an Intel 386DX-33 CPU, with a 386 mainboard that had an 80MHz oscillator in it, and it worked fine. I think that this …

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Re: ABITS WEBSITE GOES DOWN 28TH February..

Posted on 2012-01-12, 14:00

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Doesn't Filezilla keep track of your downloads? Windows did an update and reboot on me while I was asleep last night and now there's no files queued in Filezilla. Do I have to start over now or is there some way I can continue where it left off?

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2012-01-11, 18:26

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Your computing areas are too clean. You're all obviously married. 😜

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Re: Old school small form factor (1U) 486 - ideas?

Posted on 2012-01-11, 17:43

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It must be bigger than it appears in the photos because I swear an Apple Xserve is a lot bigger than that and it's supposed be in a 1U case, or at least Apple's idea of a 1U case.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-01-11, 16:31

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I upgraded my 2 fastest Slot A Athlons from 850 K7/900 T-bird to 950 K7/950 T-Bird. Also got an Evergreen Spectra upgrade with a K6-2 450 in it to put into a socket 7 system. And a Pentium Overdrive with MMX 180 still sealed in the original box. I don't even have $75 in the whole lot and that …

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Re: Old school small form factor (1U) 486 - ideas?

Posted on 2012-01-11, 16:28

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Geez, that's a 1U case? I have hard drives mounted in cases that look like that.

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Re: Zotac Releases GeForce GT 520 With Classic PCI Connector

Posted on 2012-01-11, 09:13

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Is it faster than a 9500GT? That's currently the fastest card ever released in PCI, at least to my knowledge. There is a HD5450 in PCI, but that is slower than the 9500GT even though it does have a newer feature set. Edit: It looks like by comparing PCIe to PCIe that 9500GT is still the faster chip, …

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Re: I want an "Ultimate DOS" gaming rig but... is this too powerful?

Posted on 2012-01-11, 01:16

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No such thing as "Ultimate DOS machine". IMO you won't get around building two machines for what you're after. My recommendations: DOS: A 486 or a Pentium with BIOS options for L1 and L2 cache W98: Pentium 3 True this. Early DOS games are going to require a slow processor and old hardware because …

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Re: Why does this forum get so many spammers?

Posted on 2012-01-11, 01:08

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Hi, Billy Mays here with a fantastic new product...!

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Re: Maximum Voodoo3 driver version for a 486PCI.

Posted on 2012-01-11, 00:58

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Voodoo is probably the best choice because Glide is a rather efficient 3D API and almost all pre-2000 3D games were basically designed for it. The bottleneck is the CPU and the system platform. There isn't enough memory performance and the CPUs are just too slow. Voodoo1 has performance to spare up …

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Re: ABITS WEBSITE GOES DOWN 28TH February..

Posted on 2012-01-10, 19:11

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Looks like a lot of it is bog-standard Intel Chipset Software installers and stuff. Pick out the interesting bits and pieces, then stick em on our driver library (see my sig). You're right, but I don't know what to pick! You definitely need all the motherboard BIOS versions. That's a good place to …

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Re: Cyrix Cx486 DX40

Posted on 2012-01-10, 19:06

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I knew if you had cache chips on the motherboard that those were fake but if you have a module in the slot that should be real.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-01-09, 12:05

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what's special about it? just seems like a PCI voodoo banshee? Banshees can be a collection unto themselves because there were so many different ones produced. There were Banshee models released in Asia that weren't released anywhere else so collecting them all can be difficult if you are in N. …

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Re: Problem with upgrading Pentium 3 slot 1 CPU

Posted on 2012-01-09, 12:01

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Phoenix BIOS lists a 1-4-3-3 error code and the list of codes I have just says 'Autosize cache', nothing more, so at least that's a starting point.

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Re: Two questions.

Posted on 2012-01-08, 23:35

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Those Dell GX PSU's are only good for about 200-250W at best so you can't get carried away adding cards to them. There are harnesses you can buy that will convert an ATX power supply to a Dell proprietary so you can get increased power for adding upgrades or there are plans available online for …

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