Re: Best Fanless AGP/PCI Graphics Card

Posted on 2012-08-24, 09:44

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by feipoa

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I should be able to eventually find one of these for under $20, BFG Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT. http://www.ebay.com/itm/290765431855 It appears to be keyed for 2x/4x/8x. Will it work on a 2x board? Any idea which two-slot heatsinks can be attached, or do I need to fab one on my own? I guess I have given …

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Re: Best Fanless AGP/PCI Graphics Card

Posted on 2012-08-24, 02:18

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by feipoa

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Did anyone here just buy these fanless 128-bit, 128 MB GeForce MX 440's? http://www.ebay.com/itm/170836017154 It is curious that once I decided this might be the best fanless option for my old system, someone made an offer on these within 12 hours. I should get some commission! I was a bit soured by …

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Re: Best Fanless Graphic Card

Posted on 2012-08-23, 22:37

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by feipoa

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swaaye wrote: For such video acceleration, you need at least Radeon 4350 or GeForce 8400. Interesting, there is a PCI GeForce 8400 from Sparkle which is fanless. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/310393090984

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Re: Best Fanless Graphic Card

Posted on 2012-08-23, 22:30

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by feipoa

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Good comments everyone! The reason I wanted to restrict myself to a single slot is because I've been in situations in the past where the only PCI slot left in the computer was next to the AGP port. In fact, that is the situation in my dual 850 right now. While it is preferred not to fill this slot, …

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Re: Best Fanless Graphic Card

Posted on 2012-08-23, 02:09

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I am satisfied with the 6200 64-bit for my current purposes. It is used on my everday dual coppermine 850 . The intent of the present thread is to look for something marginally (or significantly) better that is also stock passively cooled. In the next year, or maybe two, I figure my dual 850 won't …

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Re: Best Fanless Graphic Card

Posted on 2012-08-22, 22:16

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by feipoa

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Thanks for the feedback. Considering cost, availability, and benchmarks, it seems the GeForce MX 440, 128-bit (non-SE) is a good option for the AGP system. Unfortunately, it is difficult to tell from eBay listings which are the SE and Non-SE versions. Often sellers do not list SE in the title or …

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Re: Best Fanless Graphic Card

Posted on 2012-08-22, 11:55

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Well, the heatsink can be somewhat elaborate, provided that you can still insert a PCI card into the adjacent PCI slot. With that requirement, it would be difficult for the heatsink to be elaborate at all. I'm looking for a stock-like heatsink, similar to that found on the eVGA GeForce 6200.

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Best Fanless AGP/PCI Graphics Card

Posted on 2012-08-22, 11:17

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by feipoa

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What is the best fanless graphics card for, A) 2D acceleration 1) PCI 2.1/2.2 2) AGP 2x/4x/8x B) 3D acceleration 1) PCI 2.1/2.2 2) AGP 2x/4x/8x Assume Windows 98SE through Windows XP. Graphics card with 64 MB+ RAM (128 MB+ preferable). For the CPU, let's assume limitless, however my main interest is …

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Re: Old 486 Build - Final

Posted on 2012-08-22, 01:01

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by feipoa

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Is the POD stable in regards to long term usage under the stress of 100MHz - with no mods? Probably not. While I was able to run all the benchmarks fine at 100 MHz, Quake 1 required some trickery to get the score. I had to cool the chip down to 0 degrees celsius for Quake to complete. Of the 3 POD …

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Re: Old 486 Build - Final

Posted on 2012-08-21, 21:51

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...where or how did you get the info about the Cyrix's register enablers / disablers? I went into the register enabler programs in some detail in the tread, Cyrix Register Enhancements Revealed . Please refer to the link in my signature. Official information on the registers can be found from Cyrix …

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Re: Pentium Pro systems

Posted on 2012-08-21, 03:50

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by feipoa

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elfuego, if you can wait until about Christmas, I should have every CPU concievable between 60-600 MHz benchmarked with 23 different benchmark programs. With respect to 3D, Quake 1, Quake 2, Doom 1, MDK, 3DMark99Max, 3DWinbench 97, and Final Reality are in the mix. I shouldn't say every CPU, …

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Re: Any SiS-based 486 motherboards with 2/3 or 1/2 PCI multiplier?

Posted on 2012-08-19, 18:55

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I've changed the topic to include 2/3 and 1/2 multipliers. Has anyone seen a 2/3 or 1/2 PCI multiplier in the BIOS on SiS motherboards, or know of an auto multiplier being added for FSB's higher than 33 MHz?

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Re: 486DX2 VLB Rig

Posted on 2012-08-19, 05:08

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by feipoa

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Nice! Time to put it all together. By the way, that particular motherboard can only handle up to 256 KB of L2 cache.

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Re: 486DX2 VLB Rig

Posted on 2012-08-18, 23:39

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by feipoa

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If you want to cache all of that 64 MB of RAM, be sure to set your external L2 cache to write-through mode. Otherwise, you'll need to upgrade to 512 KB of cache for external write-back mode.

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Re: Good NICs for retro rigs?

Posted on 2012-08-18, 19:59

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by feipoa

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Those are interesting finds. I suppose the next logical step would be to determine if there is some sort of update/fix for gigabit networks on XP.

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Re: ISA (AWE64) vs. PCI (SB Live!) sound card benchmark

Posted on 2012-08-18, 07:21

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by feipoa

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The results vary a bit from run to run obviously (had 18 min on the Live one time)... From 11.7 min to 18 min is more than a bit. You might want to present the results from 3 runs on each card, then display the average for each. Given the 50% variance you have just shown, I'd say that your results …

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Re: Old 486 Build - Final

Posted on 2012-08-17, 19:42

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I'm unable to OC my CPU to those 160MHz, which could help smoothing a few titles I play and need a little tickle to run properly. You'll have the best luck with running your AMD X5 at 160 MHz if you use the ADZ version instead of the ADW version. While some ADW versions do work at 160 MHz, or …

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Re: Post your 386 Speedsys results here

Posted on 2012-08-17, 00:37

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There is a way to get a PS/2 port on a 386. Just talk to your friend chuck(g) at the vintage-computer forum. This is the link, http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?23251 I replied to it, but I don't think anyone is willing to take lead on it, nor put in the brain grease. I would …

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Re: Post your 386 Speedsys results here

Posted on 2012-08-16, 22:59

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The official printed manual I have does not discuss the "Mouse Support Option", although it has it listed under the Advanced CMOS Setup screen on page 43. The manual does not go through any of the BIOS settings, with the exception of the AMI hard disk types, cache select, cache write wait state, and …

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Re: Post your 386 Speedsys results here

Posted on 2012-08-16, 17:58

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Was this internet site referencing a 386 or a 486 computer? To the best of my knowledge, there is no way to add a PS/2 mouse port to a 386. I have not seen a PS/2 port on a stand-alone 386 motherboard, though there may be some proprietary Compaq, laptop, or similar designs which had one.

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