Re: AST Advantage! Adventure 486sx/25

Posted on 2014-11-27, 04:11

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by KT7AGuy

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Bullmecha wrote: Thought the second processor just dropped into the slot there, shows how much I know 🤣 I think you might be right. From the top-down view of the photo, it appears to be missing at first glance. I may be the one who is wrong.

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Re: AST Advantage! Adventure 486sx/25

Posted on 2014-11-27, 03:50

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by KT7AGuy

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I've noticed a difference between your motherboard and the one I had. Mine had an empty socket so that it could be upgraded later with the DX math coprocessor. Your board has the empty spot for the socket, but it is missing.

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Re: AST Advantage! Adventure 486sx/25

Posted on 2014-11-27, 03:30

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by KT7AGuy

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Hah! That was my first PC that I bought for myself! It is exactly the same, except mine only had an 80mb hard drive. That old clunker got me started into PC computing.

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Re: Which configuration would you recommend for older games until 2002?

Posted on 2014-11-24, 16:52

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by KT7AGuy

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The remaining PSUs with 30A have at least more than 500W which's a bit overpowered. :blah: By the way, these new PSUs have all for an old system required ports, plugs, connectors etc.? The "500 Watt Inter-Tech SL500 Non-Modular 80+" has specs that look OK, but the price indicates that it is …

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Re: Which configuration would you recommend for older games until 2002?

Posted on 2014-11-23, 22:43

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by KT7AGuy

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Can I buy every PSU or do I need a special one? I'd go with this be quiet! System Power with 300W - I guess it's sufficient. http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/300-Watt-be-quiet--System-Power-7-Bulk-Non-Modular-80--Bronze_822189.html Nope, the +5v rail is too weak. This is what I was …

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Re: Which configuration would you recommend for older games until 2002?

Posted on 2014-11-22, 20:35

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by KT7AGuy

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The short version, as someone who been consistently using XP since 2001, is that I haven't come across anything that I can't get working in XP with a very few exceptions, and that I'd rather go with Pentium 4 or similar aged hardware as the pricing tends to be the same (or less than) what folks are …

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Re: Which configuration would you recommend for older games until 2002?

Posted on 2014-11-22, 20:06

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by KT7AGuy

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Well, I guess the Athlon 1200 would be my first choice after all, because Socket 462 mainboards are much easier to find for a good price and you still get many cooler for this socket. They run really hot, but you can certainly still find good coolers for the socket 462 boards. My biggest concern …

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Re: Which configuration would you recommend for older games until 2002?

Posted on 2014-11-22, 19:48

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by KT7AGuy

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This isn't an attempt at a "flame war" or anything. :happy: I don't think you're missing anything, you just have a different opinion of how to do things than other people. And that isn't right, or wrong, compared to other people's opinions. Personally I'd rather get more performance out of my …

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Re: Poll: parts that have spontaneously died?

Posted on 2014-11-22, 19:31

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Personally, I've had all these die spontaneously: Floppy drives, several hard drives, CD/DVD drives, RAM, various fans, an FX 5900 Ultra, CRT monitors and televisions. Two years ago, my brother had a complete system failure. We tested all the parts and found almost everything to be bad: motherboard, …

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Re: Which configuration would you recommend for older games until 2002?

Posted on 2014-11-21, 06:37

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I suppose I'm just not understanding why so many folks are recommending XP for a pre-2002 era legacy gaming machine. Here's my responses to arguments for running XP: XP allows you to use more RAM. Yes it does, but not on an i815E it won't. You're stuck with a max of 512mb no matter what. Same goes …

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Re: Which configuration would you recommend for older games until 2002?

Posted on 2014-11-21, 00:23

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by KT7AGuy

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Whats the difference between a KT7A and a KG7-RAID? , both are Abit boards from around the same time. They're totally different. Biggest differences for KG7: - Better support for Athlon XP. - AMD Northbridge - DDR RAM - All PCI KG7 is the better board, but you lose the ISA slot. The biggest reason …

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Re: Which configuration would you recommend for older games until 2002?

Posted on 2014-11-20, 22:42

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Do u use 100mhz fsb Athlons or 133 mhz ones? The 133mhz FSB model: A1400AMS3C. On two of them, I use Thermaltake Volcano 10+ HSFs. Despite their small size, they work well at cooling the CPU. On my other one, I use an Arctic Cooling Copper Lite HSF which works even better. However, I don't like …

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Re: Which configuration would you recommend for older games until 2002?

Posted on 2014-11-20, 19:16

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by KT7AGuy

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XP shouldn't run badly on a 1GHz P3. How much RAM does it have? Let me rephrase my previous comments. I wouldn't say it runs badly, just very slow once you start up a modern web browser such as Pale Moon. I'm also running XP SP3 with all the updates applied, which doesn't help the situation. …

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Re: Which configuration would you recommend for older games until 2002?

Posted on 2014-11-20, 17:18

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I haven't bought a motherboard either. It depends on what is available on eBay for a good value. Concerning the performance, are the Athlon 1200 and Pentium III 1000 MHz on the same level? The Athlon 1200 outperforms the P3 1000 by a pretty significant margin. The Athlon 1400 is even more powerful, …

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Re: What are the best retro ISA and PCI slot network cards?

Posted on 2014-11-20, 16:24

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This is a bit off-topic, but I've always run D-Link DFE-530TX PCI cards without any problems. When I first started to network my PCs, I bought these cards because they were cheaper than most others. I've always just stuck with them for my legacy builds because I was used to them. Unfortunately, …

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Re: Which configuration would you recommend for older games until 2002?

Posted on 2014-11-20, 15:57

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Depending on the motherboard, use the Athlon 1200 and the GF4 Ti video card. Use NVIDIA Detonator drivers v45.23. You'll get best performance and compatibility with those choices. Again, depending on your motherboard choice, you could also consider the P3 866. Although, I would recommend bumping it …

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Re: The Parts Store Experience

Posted on 2014-11-19, 18:29

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I spent the mid-90s in Anchorage stationed at Elmendorf AFB. The base had a small computer shop at the BX that was just wonderful, even if their prices were pretty average. I used to love going there to look at the PC game boxes, joysticks, controllers, and new systems that I couldn't afford. …

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Re: Things you regret giving or throwing away?

Posted on 2014-11-19, 17:56

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Years ago, I had a Gateway P100 Win95B system that I was keeping at my girlfriends house. Her basement flooded and the computer was submerged for at least 48 hours. After we cleaned out the basement, the computer was thrown away. At the time, I was under the mistaken belief that a waterlogged …

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Re: Best Slot 1 CPU for a Voodoo 1

Posted on 2014-11-17, 19:40

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by KT7AGuy

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Thanks to everybody for all the responses! Wouldn't running a P2 300 (SL2W8) @ 450 still have same limitation as just running a P2/P3 450? I mean, the cache running at half-speed. I suppose I'm not seeing the advantage in this scenario. At least with the Celeron 300A @ 450, you get the 128K cache …

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Re: Best Slot 1 CPU for a Voodoo 1

Posted on 2014-11-16, 02:20

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by KT7AGuy

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You do know that the cache on a 300A runs at full speed while it runs at only half speed on a P2, right? That might make a big difference in overall system performance if you overclocked it to 450 instead of getting a real P2. The reason I no longer have my original Celeron 300A system is because …

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