Re: Artex's Build of the Week - "Always Bet On Black"

Posted on 2016-01-22, 16:06

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Nice build, but why SP3? I believe It slows down the whole system by some degree. I am sure that this CPU and the such amount of RAM can handle it easily, but I won't be surprised if you get a few more FPS in games with SP1 or SP2. Someone should test it one day. Also, why does it say Recertified on …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-01-07, 03:33

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Got this off eBay last year and it arrived today :) http://i.imgur.com/jNQXAc6l.jpg This is fairly new gear, but I have nothing that is SLI compatible. My only SLI experience is with 3dfx Voodoo 2 cards. Let me tell you, I never had such a high end board. I always go for very basic and cheap uATX …

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Re: P4/Netburst Build - Equal Amount Pleasure and Pain

Posted on 2015-12-26, 08:19

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What PC cases for a such system would you suggest? That question is so broad I don't even know what to say. Can you narrow it down some? . Well, something similar to this case, but with an option to install a 120mm and 92mm fans. I guess for a system like that you don't want to use a PC case from …

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Re: P4/Netburst Build - Equal Amount Pleasure and Pain

Posted on 2015-12-26, 03:36

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TELVM wrote: That yellow fan helps on cooling a mobo area that warms up like an oven I'd either add another 92mm fan below it or either cover up the lower rear fan station, to prevent recirculation or 'short-circuiting' air. What PC cases for a such system would you suggest?

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Re: P4/Netburst Build - Equal Amount Pleasure and Pain

Posted on 2015-12-26, 03:26

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PCBONEZ wrote: No. The i850 was only 400MHz FSB and RDRAM. . […] Show full quote Dreamer_of_the_past wrote: Does anybody know if any i850 main board or its revision supports Pentium IV Extreme Edition CPUs? No. The i850 was only 400MHz FSB and RDRAM. . I see, thanks. I was hoping that later …

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Re: P4/Netburst Build - Equal Amount Pleasure and Pain

Posted on 2015-12-25, 03:57

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Does anybody know if any i850 main board or its revision supports Pentium IV Extreme Edition CPUs?

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Re: Katmai Vs. Coppermine

Posted on 2015-12-25, 01:18

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alexanrs wrote: /\ Did you happen to have one of those dreadful cacheless Celerons? Those are supposed to be worse than Pentium MMXs they were supposed to replace. Well, it was a long time ago, so I don't even remember, but probably so. Since then I stay away from Celerons.

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Re: Katmai Vs. Coppermine

Posted on 2015-12-24, 22:47

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If it's any help, the Mendocino Celeron 300 (Celeron 300A) was regarded by some as being equal to or faster than a Pentium II 450MHz (Deschutes) in some applications, possibly due to its on-die full speed cache. Of course, this meant running the CPU out of spec - 100MHz instead of the rated 66MHz …

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Re: Katmai Vs. Coppermine

Posted on 2015-12-24, 20:07

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Try here? http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=34666 It's very extensive and both Coppermine and Katmai were used. Unfortunately it probably won't help, since the only way to find out which one is better is to do a fair test between the two cores. Means, both CPUs have to be of the same …

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Re: BYTE magazine archive 1990-1993

Posted on 2015-12-23, 23:15

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/\ I guess the whole country things can be like a spouse: it can get on your nerves every once in a while but you don't necessarily want to leave it. I've lived in two different countries for a long period of time and I can say for sure that every country has its pluses and minuses, there is no …

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Katmai Vs. Coppermine

Posted on 2015-12-23, 22:50

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Have any of you actually personally tested performance of Katmai vs Coppermine? Especially in games. I heard some rumors that Katmai with its slower, but bigger 512KB cache is actually faster than Coppermine with its faster, but smaller 256KB cache. Yes, I am aware that majority of hardware sites if …

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Re: BYTE magazine archive 1990-1993

Posted on 2015-12-23, 21:26

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I think Byte is available in full on archive.org. Archive.org is banned in Russia. Because it hosts copies of other sites banned in Russia. I'm living in a country full of idiots :'( I am not sure if it's allowed on VOGONS to bring politics up, but I've noticed that you are always bitching about …

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Re: P4/Netburst Build - Equal Amount Pleasure and Pain

Posted on 2015-12-11, 19:34

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PCBONEZ wrote: Shinetsu X-23-7762-S came in at 3.7 W/(m·K) [ 3.9 times better than AS5.] If I recall it correctly it's the Japanese one and if so, then yes, this is the best thermal paste money can buy. This is what Canopus used on their video cards back in the days if I am not mistaken.

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Re: P4/Netburst Build - Equal Amount Pleasure and Pain

Posted on 2015-12-11, 16:16

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As far as water cooling is concerned, I looked. From my recollection as well as brief research for this build, closed-loop water cooling kits like those from Corsair's Hydro series weren't common when Socket 478 was at it's peak. Most water cooling rigs back then were very custom setups built using …

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Re: P4/Netburst Build - Equal Amount Pleasure and Pain

Posted on 2015-12-11, 16:13

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Under load (playing Far Cry and Half-Life 2: Episode 1) the CPU temp crept up to around the low 50's centrigrade. That model Zalman (CNPS-7000B-Cu) is one of the best for Socket 478. There are other variations that are not all copper, but I felt going all copper would benefit the Netburst CPU, …

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Re: Any interest in a MS Windows Security Update CD?

Posted on 2015-12-11, 15:13

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JayCeeBee64 wrote: EDIT: Upload done, the ISO is inside a zip file. Here's the link: […] Show full quote Dreamer_of_the_past wrote: Can you upload a CD image of it to Vogonsdrivers? EDIT: Upload done, the ISO is inside a zip file. Here's the link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lzdxagq4ag0r6yc/SUCD.ZIP? …

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Re: Any interest in a MS Windows Security Update CD?

Posted on 2015-12-11, 03:34

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JayCeeBee64 wrote: Dreamer_of_the_past wrote: How does the CD actually look? Here are pics of mine Thank you. Can you upload a CD image of it to Vogonsdrivers? I am surprised nobody helped the guy over when he was asking for a CD image of it. It's just a CD with Windows updates after all.

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Re: Any interest in a MS Windows Security Update CD?

Posted on 2015-12-11, 03:04

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How does the CD actually look? It should have been uploaded on Vogonsdrivers a long time ago. It will only benefit the retro PC community.

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Re: Case badge idea.

Posted on 2015-12-10, 17:53

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I would like to see a Quake II case badge made.

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Re: P4/Netburst Build - Equal Amount Pleasure and Pain

Posted on 2015-12-09, 21:23

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saturn wrote: Dreamer_of_the_past wrote: Good choice of parts, especially the heatsink. Is this the best heatsink money can buy for this specific CPU? it's a good heeatsink but a waterblock and a good LCS would be better. Are there any good water cooling systems for this specific CPU?

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