Re: Radeon X850XT and Windows 98SE problems

Posted on 2021-04-26, 13:25

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I think what your running into is that Cat 6.2 was meant for x800 series or x850 series using the native AGP gpu, but the x850 XT AGP card is using the PCIe to AGP bridge chip, R420 is native AGP aka x800XT, but R480 is PCIe native, and with the bridge chip is called R481. That may be your issue, …

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Re: AMD K6 3DMARK, aiming for stars.

Posted on 2021-04-26, 02:28

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Maybe I'll take it apart and put in a GeForce 2 but for now this is my k6-3 with voodoo3 pci

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Re: Unlocking the hidden potential of the GeForce 6800LE and Radeon X800SE

Posted on 2021-04-26, 01:48

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Yea the Le could often become a 6800nu, I think the x800se depends on the core, they used everything that was questionable for them, what core does your have? Also fun fact the 6800le was short lived and replaced by the 6600gt so those will all be nv40 cards

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Re: Why DOS died...

Posted on 2021-04-24, 18:31

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Dos died because as computers got cheaper they needed wider appeal. GUI was the first step, next was the ability to multitask which dos was bad at, being a single task os.

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Re: Athlon 4

Posted on 2021-04-24, 18:26

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I think I found the perfect way to get a sub 1ghz Athlon, sure it's a palamino core but it's got an unlocked multiplier and my 900 goes down to 500mhz and tested it all the way to 1600mhz, best $9 bucks I ever spent, bonus is it's only 1.5v so it's not as power hungry as a desktop chip You can also …

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Athlon 4

Posted on 2021-04-24, 13:36

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I think I found the perfect way to get a sub 1ghz Athlon, sure it's a palamino core but it's got an unlocked multiplier and my 900 goes down to 500mhz and tested it all the way to 1600mhz, best $9 bucks I ever spent, bonus is it's only 1.5v so it's not as power hungry as a desktop chip

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Re: Hybrid Leadtek GeForce2 GTS/PRO?

Posted on 2021-04-22, 12:09

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6ns ram

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Re: Hybrid Leadtek GeForce2 GTS/PRO?

Posted on 2021-04-21, 22:57

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show us the memory chips, this is quite intriguing, but your right right the GTS had 166mhz DDR

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Re: How rare is the Geforce 7950GT agp?

Posted on 2021-04-21, 22:54

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I don't have one of those, i do have a working 7800GS i got last year for $5 bucks at a garage sale however. I also got a $5 Ti 4600, and a $40 i5 3570k + board + 8gb DDR3 1600, was a good garage sale

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Re: First dual cpu system Project 6x6

Posted on 2021-04-20, 13:28

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How about strip the case bare and spray it a sort dark green, black and brown NATO camo with some fake code numbers stencilled onto it. Make it look like real military computer? I was thinking of camo quite honestly, discussed it with my roommate and wife yesterday, so some idea's ive got. Camo …

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First dual cpu system Project 6x6

Posted on 2021-04-20, 00:39

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It's a little newer but it's my first dual CPU, thinking of running Windows XP pro x64 on it because why not or use Server 2k3 as the case the board came in has the License for it, decisions decisions Dual Opteton 2431 6core 2.4ghz 16gb ddr2 ECC Evga gtx 570 1050w super micro psu Switch 810 case …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2021-04-19, 21:07

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Bought myself a WD Blue 2tb SATA m.2 drive

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Re: Keep GeForce 4 to cards from dying

Posted on 2021-04-19, 12:34

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Strange... At the beginning of the thread, you mentioned that you had already tried swapping motherboards and PSUs without success. I had swapped boards, I didn't go further than that however. I also havn't tested the other board, so that may not have been the only cause, but it certainly caused an …

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Re: How bad is the Ali Magik 1

Posted on 2021-04-19, 05:58

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swaaye wrote on 2021-04-19, 05:18: I've used the IWill XP333-R. I think the only "problem" with ALI Magik 1 is it was slightly slower than KT266A. Whether it's worth recapping is a question only you can answer. 😁 well considering i destroy things when i recap, to recap the board my guy charges me a …

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Re: What type of CMOS battery to use?

Posted on 2021-04-19, 01:24

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by candle_86

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the issue is the CiCd's don't charge the same as Lithium and it can cause damage to the battery, its well discussed in these forums not to do that

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-04-19, 01:17

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I bought myself an Athlon 4 900, I want a sub 1ghz athlon, but thunderbirds are stupid expensive, but AThlon 4's are cheap

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How bad is the Ali Magik 1

Posted on 2021-04-18, 23:30

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So as the title states how bad is it really, i managed to find one in an old computer I was given. It posts right now with an Athlon 1333 and 256mb of DDR, but also has 2 slots for SD-Ram, its an Asus A7A266, I read reviews on it, but no one followed up later. So is it worth hanging onto it, It …

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Re: Keep GeForce 4 to cards from dying

Posted on 2021-04-18, 23:26

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Problem solved, sadly i lost another card but i've tracked down the issue, for curiosity's sake even though visually the PSU and board look fine i took them to a friend's house who has the equipment to probe it, the PSU is fine, but the board wasn't sending stable current to the AGP slot, he said it …

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Re: What type of CMOS battery to use?

Posted on 2021-04-18, 23:18

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don't use a coincell unless you've disconnected the charging circuit for starters, i use a triple battery pack on my 486, it uses 3 AA batteries, can't speak to lifetime as I've only had it hooked up for a year, but it works fine on the external header, you likely damaged your coincell by having it …

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Re: Sidewinder Precision 2 is feeling loose

Posted on 2021-04-18, 23:16

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I've fixed it, sorry for the late updated, but i got it feeling tighter by sticking in 7 sheets of wax paper, its no longer loose, though i know its only temporary, time to look for a replacement, I've got a Sidewinder Precision Pro, a Radio Shack one, and the Top Gun Joystick, my pick is the …

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