Re: Pentium M build

Posted on 2016-09-04, 07:35

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by nforce4max

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I've researched doing a Pentium M build as well but never pulled the trigger. My understanding is they make really good Windows 9x machines. Here are a couple motherboards I've seen they are all over ebay and I've never not been able to find them. Keep us updated on what your progress! http://www. …

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Re: Think I ruined a great 486 motherboard.

Posted on 2016-09-03, 04:33

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As slots wear out this happens so inspect the contacts and give it some cleaning, if you get the board running again do not change the memory and just leave it alone from then on.

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Re: Good XP OEM Box?

Posted on 2016-09-03, 04:29

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I kinda vomit in my mouth when it comes to oem desktops from this period especially the BTX standard systems, very limited upgrade options and poor choices in design is the root of it. You could look into mid towers that used more generic parts so you will have the option of swapping out the …

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Re: The time has come :(

Posted on 2016-09-01, 00:53

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Honestly don't sell everything but hold back a few real treasures and two or three systems so you don't get too much regret some point down the road only to rebuy when things are much more expensive. Selling has been really hit or miss lately so good luck :s

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Re: socket 3 heatsinks

Posted on 2016-08-29, 13:03

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Well most 486 don't need much cooling to begin with so you won't need a costly cooler, just some basic chipset coolers from China for a few bucks and some thermal adhesive pads then you are set. I wouldn't go the extra mile until dealing with Cyrix 5x86 because of their cost these days. You could …

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Re: Serial mouse troubles with 486 board

Posted on 2016-08-28, 17:06

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einr wrote: Thanks for all the replies! Turns out all I needed to do was re-seat the I/O controller. That's a little embarrassing. Sorry. 😊 Now to figure out why the floppy drive won't play along... Don't feel bad 🤣 this is common with such hardware.

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Re: Socket 7 heat sink + fan (thermal paste?)

Posted on 2016-08-28, 17:05

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stamasd wrote: PhilsComputerLab wrote: Nutella for me. Fine, if you prefer the smell of burnt sugar coming from your PC instead of burnt yeast... :p If you really want to stink it use some cheese from a Vietnam era MRE or some surströmming 😈

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-08-26, 02:43

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V6000 is for most will always be impossible especially after the Frenchman covered one of his in play dough and intentionally bricking others so other owners are very reluctant to sell their cards. Wait, what?! I've never heard of this one. Some rich guy in France was able to buy and somewhat steal …

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The Art Of The Algorithms [80s and 90s Demoscene]

Posted on 2016-08-26, 02:38

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MexnBunH_g

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-08-26, 01:05

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Got a Voodoo Rush and a Banshee. Getting close to complete my 3DFx lineup, though that V6000 might prove nigh impossible to get. V6000 is for most will always be impossible especially after the Frenchman covered one of his in play dough and intentionally bricking others so other owners are very …

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Re: What will we look like in 30 years?

Posted on 2016-08-26, 01:02

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I wonder if any of my computers will be worth something in 30 years.. Better hang onto the old stuff just in case. It will all depend on the same factors that exist now for retro pc hardware except that it will become more valuable with age as less and less will exist by then. People will always …

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Re: Skulltrail - An exercise in excess

Posted on 2016-08-26, 00:59

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The Mars cards are very hard to come by as most who own them know what they got and they are truly special but if all else you can looking into getting two EVGA red editions. The EVGA Red editions were just standards cards that are Ferrari red and the only real difference was that many had cherry …

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Re: Skulltrail - An exercise in excess

Posted on 2016-08-25, 15:47

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Nice rig you are building there and that was one of the dream machines to build back in the day, have a pair of the VHS style 295s?

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Re: PCI-E soundcards with FM chip?

Posted on 2016-08-24, 22:46

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You are lucky that you even found one that had some level of FM functionality but this is why so many of us just stick to ISA cards.

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Re: What will we look like in 30 years?

Posted on 2016-08-23, 19:05

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In 30 years the hardware will be out of reach for most and most will have to resort to some form of emulation which will in no doubt will be much better than it is now. Those who are smart are the ones collecting what they can even if the hardware is of mid range or low end by our current retro …

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Re: Tomato 4DPS 2.1 Hanging

Posted on 2016-08-23, 17:17

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This crap sadly happens too often to 386/486 boards that have seen some use especially when they have sat for weeks/months/even years without being powered up and it really sucks because usually something ends up being replaced. Reseat and check everything then try again, if all fails power the …

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Re: Why Electronic Voting is a BAD Idea

Posted on 2016-08-23, 17:11

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the problem is partially that it is the oligarchs who choose how voting would be done, or am i wrong? its analogous here The problem isn't so much the means of voting but the choice of who to vote for has already been decided so you have to choice one of two evils or not vote at all. Third party …

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Re: Why Electronic Voting is a BAD Idea

Posted on 2016-08-23, 16:43

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Electronic voting just makes it easier to rig the system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhCw7dbDKZ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx5YyiyWOH4 Don't know it is elsewhere in the rest of the world but to an extent the elections here are rigged, the Deep State and the oligarchs pretty much control …

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Re: AMD DX2 vs Intel DX2 66mhz

Posted on 2016-08-23, 16:34

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and part of that issue is that it's LGR - a very popular channel. any misinformation he''ll mention will be echoed among the crowds of easily impressible retro millenials out there and youtube doesn't allow video editing to fix mistakes (except for annotations, where he could put a big block of …

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Re: Zen - I knew it would kick butt!

Posted on 2016-08-19, 21:10

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I think Zen will be decent, but Intel is not just going to sit idle. Half of their current chips are GPU, so Intel could release a 8 core 16 thread chip very easily. But I think it will make things more competitive which is always a good thing. Knowing Intel they will just take a 8 Xeon and cut it …

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