Re: The K7 thread. CPUs, motherboards, performance and overclocking.

Posted on 2017-03-09, 22:02

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Hello, I would like to build a high performance win98 machine for 1600x1200 100Hz gaming, if I can dig up one of those 35W 266FSB mobile bartons. For graphics I'll go with FX5950 Ultra or maybe 6600GT or 6800GT, they're all AGP8X I think. I also need enough PCI slots for Aureal Vortex 2 and gigabit …

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Re: Undervolting Cyrix cpu

Posted on 2017-03-09, 20:23

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Perhaps you could look into the Cyrix MII, there are 2.2v parts which run up to 300MHz and are actually fairly cool. No need to underclock and you'll have better performance (and a real Cyrix!) as well :) Well, I would be very happy to find one these CPU, but either I'm not looking at the right …

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Re: A Tale of Two 486 Motherboards (ALi vs SIS)

Posted on 2017-03-09, 19:50

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I have just found a PDF document I downloaded long ago that you really want even if you didn't know you wanted it! 😁 I'm also adding the manual in case someone stumbles over this thread in the future and needs it. Filename ls486e.zip File size 534.66 KiB Downloads 103 downloads Filename MXMAS01981 …

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Re: A Tale of Two 486 Motherboards (ALi vs SIS)

Posted on 2017-03-09, 19:38

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If I remember correctly. The 3 jumpers to the right of the clock generator controls the FSB. The one above to the left of the clock generator controls the PCI divider. Thanks! I had the FSB ones figured out but wasn't sure about the PCI divider. Do you know which jumpers are used to enumerate the …

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Re: A Tale of Two 486 Motherboards (ALi vs SIS)

Posted on 2017-03-09, 19:33

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The LS-486e manual I have doesn't explain what the individual CPU selection jumpers are, only where to put them for a particular processor. Could anyone share a more detailed explanation of the jumpers (PCI bus divider, CPU multiplier, etc.)? I wonder if the SMT Terminator could be made to run the …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-03-09, 18:04

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*Much organize* Nice! I love efficient organization. Maybe I should practise it myself sometimes... *ahem* I'd be a tad bit more worried about ESD though. If the alternative was that all modules always were fully protected inside ESD bags I would aswell. In reality many of the memory modules would …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-03-09, 16:11

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Yesterday I was on a hunt for a Pentium Pro CPU for testing a motherboard when I found this sorry lot in a cabinet. Before.jpg It seems memory modules fits perfectly in small Raaco stack-on drawers! I'm sure it's totally ESD safe, it can't be worse than "Ebay ESD protection" also known as bubble …

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Re: PVI486-SP3 need manual, help with CF compatibility

Posted on 2017-03-08, 21:04

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Here is the manual this is the only manual you will find on the internet. It has all what you need. About cf card i dont know im running normal hdd with this board. The case problem is strange as i have my installed in normal atx not at case and everything is fine. Post some pictures. Are you from …

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Re: PVI486-SP3 need manual, help with CF compatibility

Posted on 2017-03-08, 10:43

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I will look for the scanned manual I have when i get home, it's from the Internet so it does exist online. By the way I did get the email you sent me through Vogons but as you did not write your email address in the message I could not reply. Sending a PM is a much better option if you want to send …

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Re: The K7 thread. CPUs, motherboards, performance and overclocking.

Posted on 2017-03-08, 10:03

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So what do I buy ?? :) Ti 4200, x800xt, FX 5900 ? Getting a Ti 4200 128MB is probably the best option as that is a very very useful card to have. The FX5900 s also worth having but perhaps a bit overkill for benching the slower slot/socket A CPUs and a bit too slow for the fastest, at least in DX9 …

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Re: The K7 thread. CPUs, motherboards, performance and overclocking.

Posted on 2017-03-08, 09:27

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22 euro is a good price for an X1950 Pro AGP card if the shipping is cheap and it's a card well worth having! 😀 It's perfect for really fast late AGP systems! 😀

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Re: The K7 thread. CPUs, motherboards, performance and overclocking.

Posted on 2017-03-08, 08:56

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Out of that list I find the Geforce Ti 4x00 the best cards to use when testing Athlon 500 to Athlon 1400 MHz, we just need to help sunaiac find a really cheap but working one on Ebay*. :) For testing Athlon ~1200 to Athlon XP 3200+ I still think a Geforce 6800GT/Ultra 256 MB card is needed or the …

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Re: Worth getting scrap PCs with an Abit AI7 and Intel D865PERL?

Posted on 2017-03-07, 21:14

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Get some moving boxes and some ESD bags, you can get 15 - 20 motherboards into a single moving box. In a "walk in wardrobe" you can stack perhaps 1000 motherboards or so if you are good at Tetris. It may be more efficient to shoehorn spare components into the nicest computer cases and if one is to …

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Re: Worth getting scrap PCs with an Abit AI7 and Intel D865PERL?

Posted on 2017-03-07, 20:27

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Get some moving boxes and some ESD bags, you can get 15 - 20 motherboards into a single moving box. In a "walk in wardrobe" you can stack perhaps 1000 motherboards or so if you are good at Tetris.

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Re: The K7 thread. CPUs, motherboards, performance and overclocking.

Posted on 2017-03-07, 19:52

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nVidia cards TNT2 M64 (multiple cards) TNT2 Geforce 2 MX 200 Geforce 2 MX 400 (multiple cards) Geforce 4 MX 4000 Geforce 4 MX 440 (multiple cards) Geforce 4 MX 460 Geforce 4 Ti 4200-8x Geforce 4 Ti 4600 Geforce FX 5500 (multiple cards) Geforce FX 5600 XT Geforce FX 5600 SE Geforce FX 5700 LE …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-07, 17:53

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You will be happy with the Lucky Star LS486E, it's a very solid motherboard. Many members here on Vogons has recieved these Lucky Star 486 motherboards in shoddy packages from Ukraine. :D AMDs 3.3V 486 CPUs unlike the Intel DX4 normally has no issues with surviving 5V, not that I would run them at …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-07, 17:13

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Re poorly packed motherboards-I just received a pair of baby-AT 486 PCI motherboards from Ukraine yesterday...they weren't even in a real box! The two boards were basically wadded up in bubble wrap with a chunk of cardboard covering about 60% of the package, then taped up into a semi-ball of some …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-07, 14:02

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Allright.... Recieved my 486-VLB bundle and now it is my turn to recieve hardware that were packed unsafe. He did pack it inside bubble wrap, though he forgot to put it all inside antistatic bags. Something wich I explicitly asked him about, and he ensured me that he always do it. The memory were …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-07, 09:51

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I just bought a bare (not even an I/O shield) Socket 939 motherboard for 80 euro!? 8-O In my world there are only two Socket 939 motherboards that are worth that kind of money, three if we include the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe but I already have ... enough ... of those. By the way there is an A8N32-SLI …

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Re: The K7 thread. CPUs, motherboards, performance and overclocking.

Posted on 2017-03-06, 20:40

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I can buy other cards if needed. But we could also consider doing tests on slower platforms with one video card, fast platforms with another, and just have some "middle" platforms done with both. Something like 500->1000 MHz with GF4 MX 460, 1000->top MHz with 6800, and 900 --> 1200 with both. Or …

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