Re: Win98SE & Compact Flash = SLOW?

Posted on 2014-01-21, 03:16

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Not until they have the same amount of storage with at least the same price. I don't see my desktop game drive where I store 1+TB of just steam files (not even counting videos/non-steam games) and my file server which is currently 24+TB using SSD any time soon ... Please remember how, back then …

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Re: Win98SE & Compact Flash = SLOW?

Posted on 2014-01-20, 13:33

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I believe small SSD drives will quickly become very undesirable and should be cheap as chips :) ... Indeed, SSD prices are dropping like a rock. Three years ago a 120GB OCZ Vertex 2 cost almost 200€. Today you can get a 256GB Crucial M500 (double the size, more than double the speed) for just 128€. …

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Re: Win98SE & Compact Flash = SLOW?

Posted on 2014-01-20, 03:44

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Yep, SSDs are just in another league. And don't worry too much about your Vertex Turbos being SATA II 300MB/s, as seen above they will be capped at somewhere below 100MB/s tops anyway. http://www.bukowc.com/Galerija/OCZ/SSD1_AS_SSD_IntelAHCI.jpg http://www.bukowc.com/Galerija/OCZ/SSD1_ATTO_IntelAHCI …

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Re: Win98SE & Compact Flash = SLOW?

Posted on 2014-01-19, 01:03

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For conventional PCI 32-bit @ 33MHz the max theoretical transfer rate is 133MB/s. In practice this drops to about 100MB/s tops in the real world, then even less thru PCI adapter losses. http://s12.imagestime.com/out.php/i913340_CrystalDSSDCorsairF40440BXPentiumIIITualatin1400S003.png ^ SSD Corsair …

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Re: AMD K6-2 533MHz laptop fanless - possible/safe?

Posted on 2014-01-19, 00:03

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You could replace the old thermal pad with a copper shim and fresh thermal paste.

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Re: Win98SE & Compact Flash = SLOW?

Posted on 2014-01-18, 00:49

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So.. basically SSD FTW. Look at those 4K CF write numbers... argh ... SSDs just cream everything else (short of exotics like self powered ramdrives) but don't be deceived, @ UDMA-2/ATA-33 a CF feels quite faster than a spinner, courtesy of the eight times higher 4K read speed and negligible access …

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Re: Win98SE & Compact Flash = SLOW?

Posted on 2014-01-17, 21:40

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Too much talking, I want to see some benchmarks of your storage solutions :lol: ... http://s9.postimg.org/t75bqv74f/Crystal_D_HDD_ATA33_NTFS_Tualatin_1470_140_MH.gif http://s30.postimg.org/6dtg7ggxt/Crystal_D_CF_Transcend_8_GB_400x_ATA33_Tualatin.gif http://picturepush.com/photo/a/12272194/img/ …

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Re: Win98SE & Compact Flash = SLOW?

Posted on 2014-01-17, 13:18

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... there was an article or something I read somewhere about disconnecting a pin on the adapter and connecting it somewhere else, upping it to ATA/66, but that it was risky. If we ground IDE pin 34 (PDIAG#) this 'cheats' that an 80 conductor wire is present, and the limitation to UDMA-2/ATA-33 is …

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Re: Socket PPGA and FC-PGA Slot-1 Slotkets.

Posted on 2014-01-17, 01:41

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Skyscraper wrote: http://s12.imagestime.com/out.php/i912900_157.png […] Show full quote Wow NOW we're talking .

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Re: Caps on motherboards and other parts

Posted on 2014-01-16, 23:47

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by TELVM

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While you're at it you could heatsink those mosfets and see if case needs improving ventilation to allow your fresh lytics to live long and prosper.

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Re: Socket PPGA and FC-PGA Slot-1 Slotkets.

Posted on 2014-01-16, 23:35

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Skyscraper wrote: ... That Coppermine score is a bit too close to the performance of my Celeron 1400@1635 system for my liking ... It's the FSB, what really unleashes the powah with these relics is maximizing bus speed. That board looks like an ASUS CUSL2.

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Re: Win98SE & Compact Flash = SLOW?

Posted on 2014-01-16, 23:10

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... Most modern HDDs have built in fast RAM caches as well, to make up for the mechanical seek times, and read/write delays, as bus speeds are pushing these drives well past their mechanical limits ... SSDs do have DRAM caches too, memory caches greatly speed up any storage drive. In fact some SSDs …

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Re: Socket PPGA and FC-PGA Slot-1 Slotkets.

Posted on 2014-01-14, 23:14

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Skyscraper wrote: ... It the performance OK? Yep looks more or less in the ballpark to me, mid way between a Coppermine and a Tually.

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Re: Socket PPGA and FC-PGA Slot-1 Slotkets.

Posted on 2014-01-13, 22:21

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by TELVM

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It's interesting how this Korean guy solves it with two superimposed CPU PCBs: Looks well done and the price is not unreasonable.

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Re: Aliens vs. Predator Gold

Posted on 2014-01-13, 00:47

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^ Yep, 'spearjump' has its uses 🤣 : Unfair Battle But it's dancing with the bugs and taking acid baths where the fun is 😁 .

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Re: Aliens vs. Predator Gold

Posted on 2014-01-12, 01:43

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I prefer playing the original AvP on a PIII system, but the 2000 Classic has the advantage of easy recording on modern comps :happy: : Tyrargo · Marine · Director's Cut · Suicide Run :lol: Boy do I love this game, one of my all-time favourites. The pace is completely crazy and the bugs give you no …

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Re: Socket PPGA and FC-PGA Slot-1 Slotkets.

Posted on 2014-01-11, 21:19

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by TELVM

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Re: AT-class 200W PSU - a little leaky (photo)...

Posted on 2014-01-11, 20:52

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by TELVM

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^ As Keropi said. They use the glue to prevent components from moving at the solder bath, or during transportation of the finished product. You can see the glueing at 2:33 in this video: PSU manufacturing That glue can be a PITA to remove and is tipically a potent harsh-swearing-generator when you …

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Re: A tale of two PSUs

Posted on 2014-01-11, 19:38

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... Fortunately this PSU has a decent 92mm fan in the lid ... Excellent, having two fans in the PSU improves cooling and reliability a lot. Fans in series increase the static pressure, which helps moving more air thru the cramped and aerodynamically restrictive innards of a PSU. http://www. …

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Re: A tale of two PSUs

Posted on 2014-01-11, 00:12

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My pleasure :lol: . ^ That Enermax looks well built. Decent input filtering with a MOV. APFC with a fine Rubycon bulk cap. Decent thick heatsinks & main trafo. Well sized caps & robust PI coils on output. Just two details, there is a cement resistor close to the trafos: http://s11.imagestime.com/out …

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