Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2018-02-27, 10:42

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by Gona

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My PC Chips m537dma33 works fine with the Tillamook. Cachechk and speedsys verify the 512kb L2 fine. The "VX Pro" chipset which is really a neutered Via VP1 performs close enough. Stuck at 3.5 multi and havn't tried the pin mod yet. I've tried 4 other socket 7 boards without luck unfortunately. …

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Re: 3D Accelerated Games List (Proprietary APIs - No 3DFX/Direct3D)

Posted on 2018-02-05, 21:34

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by Gona

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@Vetz: it looks like you have great knowledge about early 3D OEM releases. So, maybe you know the answer. Was there an Actua Soccer 3dfx OEM release? I have the retail EN/FR version backup (the original cd is long ago dead from aging). I have the VR Soccer '96/Whiplash OEM cd somewhere (was …

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2018-01-02, 14:00

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by Gona

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My PC Chips m537dma33 works fine with the Tillamook. Cachechk and speedsys verify the 512kb L2 fine. The "VX Pro" chipset which is really a neutered Via VP1 performs close enough. Stuck at 3.5 multi and havn't tried the pin mod yet. I've tried 4 other socket 7 boards without luck unfortunately. …

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Re: Help to Identify Aztech ISA Sound Card

Posted on 2017-12-18, 11:15

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by Gona

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dr.zeissler wrote: I38-SGBX21 Sound Galaxy BX II AZTSB0792-U07 2.0 None Volume It seems the FCC ID: I38-SGBX21 is "Aztech SC100 Sound FX Basic" and has volume wheel (sorry for weak pictures, these not made by me, I have helped a seller to identify it).

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Re: What's rarer: AMD X5-160, AMD K5-PR200, Cyrix 5x86-133GP, or Cyrix MII-433GP

Posted on 2017-09-29, 15:28

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by Gona

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have no PCI G200. If I find one for cheap I can run the benchmarks. Now I see a DTK PAM-0054i on eBay in my country: http://www.ebay.com/itm/282658850728 . It is a bit older than mine because this has VRM connector but my has not. Yes Week 44, 1995 is very early, I was surprised too. I fully agree …

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Re: What's rarer: AMD X5-160, AMD K5-PR200, Cyrix 5x86-133GP, or Cyrix MII-433GP

Posted on 2017-09-28, 12:42

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by Gona

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

wow and how well/bad it performs? this CPU was originally marked as PR80 and later changed to PR90? I have tested only Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant to find out that this CPU is affected by the Pentium reboot error or not, and it is affected. This CPU originally marked as 6x86-80GP to …

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Re: What's rarer: AMD X5-160, AMD K5-PR200, Cyrix 5x86-133GP, or Cyrix MII-433GP

Posted on 2017-09-27, 20:18

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by Gona

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

This Shuttle HOT-541 430FX board also looks like it can handle 40 MHz FSB and it is listed as Socket7 :confused: http://mail.lipsia.de/~enigma/neu/pics/mainboard_i430fx66.jpg Good finding. I have also find an 430FX board also looks like it can handle 40 MHz FSB. It is DTK PAM-0054I and it is also …

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Re: What's rarer: AMD X5-160, AMD K5-PR200, Cyrix 5x86-133GP, or Cyrix MII-433GP

Posted on 2017-09-26, 19:54

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by Gona

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have selected an "expendable" mobo for a second test with Cyrix 6x86 PR80, this is PcPhips M560 TopGun. It has Acer ALI M1531 Aladdin IV chipset: http://leoromo.net/mirrors/motherboards.mbarron.net/models/pcchips/m560tg.htm manual says FSP 60/66/75/83 multiplier 1.5 - 3.5 and says nothing about " …

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Re: What's rarer: AMD X5-160, AMD K5-PR200, Cyrix 5x86-133GP, or Cyrix MII-433GP

Posted on 2017-09-26, 08:11

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by Gona

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

You'll want to review the specs on the Cyrix 6x86 for how much current it draws and at which voltage. I believe chipdb.org has the spec sheets on the 6x86. Look at the markings on your voltage regulator and look up the spec. sheet to see how much sustained current it can output. If it is, in fact, …

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Re: What's rarer: AMD X5-160, AMD K5-PR200, Cyrix 5x86-133GP, or Cyrix MII-433GP

Posted on 2017-09-26, 00:03

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by Gona

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The reason seems to be two-fold. 1) Windows NT 4.0 would deliberately disable the L1 cache on Cyrix 6x86 CPUs below revision 2.7 due to an issue with "reflections", which I assume is referring to transmission line reflections. 2) The Cyrix 6x86 requires too much current (hence, power) compared to …

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Re: What's rarer: AMD X5-160, AMD K5-PR200, Cyrix 5x86-133GP, or Cyrix MII-433GP

Posted on 2017-09-26, 00:02

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by Gona

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Now I have found on the net that the Socket 7 ATX/AGP board Asus P5A (ALi Aladdin V) know 40MHz fsb but manual writes only 6x86-PR166+ and later Cyrix CPUs and for 166+ they writes: "The only IBM or Cyrix 6x86(L) (or M1) that is supported on this motherboard is revision 2.7 or later". 60MHz FSB is …

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Re: What's rarer: AMD X5-160, AMD K5-PR200, Cyrix 5x86-133GP, or Cyrix MII-433GP

Posted on 2017-09-25, 17:28

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by Gona

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have no clue how they got 40mhz FSB, and god damn that CPU must have been slow! I want to see some comparison benchmarks just for lolz! While I did benchmark an actual Cyrix 6x86-P90+GP (80 MHz) for the U6BC, the closest to 80 MHz I could get it was 1.0 x 83 MHz, which is not quite the same. I …

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Re: 3D Accelerated Games List (Proprietary APIs - No 3DFX/Direct3D)

Posted on 2017-04-13, 11:43

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by Gona

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keep it up, it looks promising! I think there are a lot of possible upgrades for the matrox-cards available. Those who do "standard-testing" will possibly not have searched for them, e.g. my G200 displays nearly all resolutions in nearly all colordepths. I do load a special vesa3 bios before/while …

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Re: 3D Accelerated Games List (Proprietary APIs - No 3DFX/Direct3D)

Posted on 2017-04-13, 06:28

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by Gona

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in Marvin \ Video

Thx, I love matrox cards, they are top notch! Is there an overview that lists major API's and the compatibility of theire follower-cards? I have started a matrix (table) webpage, but will be lot time to fill with games. But the API-s and cards have finished (but Glide is not detailed): https://gona …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-23, 05:43

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by Gona

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The motherboard I bought is the Dell OEM version of the Batman and I think the Dallas RTC could be socketed on this version. If it's not I will probably solder in a socket and use one of the "new" Dallas chips I ordered from China for $2 each. :) I also have a few modified Dallas RTC packages but I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-22, 19:22

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by Gona

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks for the information! :) Anonymous Coward and GL1zdA has already informed me and linked that auction. I might try to make an offer later but I'm not paying that kind of money for an untested board. A "Batman" motherboard on it's way to my new temporarily home in what I presume is a cardboard …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-22, 18:50

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by Gona

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I feel 22 euro was a really good price for this CPU but the shipping was expensive as the CPU is mounted on this CPU card. Do someone know what system this CPU card is for? I believe this is the CPU card of an Acer Altos 7000 server (or an other Acer server). Anonymous Coward has the motherboard …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-15, 14:48

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by Gona

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Matrox Impression Lite. The board (PCB) is the same as Matrox Ultima but this has IS-ATHENA graphics chip http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o599/Gona_photobucket/IImpression_Lite_PCI_front_zpslxndwkya.jpg http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o599/Gona_photobucket/IImpression_Lite_PCI_back_ …

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Re: Most Bestest PCI DOS \ Early Windows Video Card?

Posted on 2017-02-22, 22:31

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by Gona

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

S3 ViRGE/DX (or /GX) with BIOS version 2.01.07 , fast 35ns memory and UniVBE or S3VBEFIX -> best choice for DOS games and demos with decent VGA and VESA compatibility ;). Trio3D/2X PCI (AGP cards are pure crap :)) are also pretty good (supports 24bpp modes in VBE 2.0 out of box, nice for very …

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Re: Most Bestest PCI DOS \ Early Windows Video Card?

Posted on 2017-02-19, 02:09

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by Gona

in Marvin \ Video

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PhilsComputerLab wrote: Gona, just like to say that your work is really appreciated! Thank you! Thank you very much Phil! 😀

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