Re: Where the heck did this 9800 XT come from?

Posted on 2015-02-12, 05:43

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by obobskivich

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Seriously? Well that's a surprise. A few years ago I had an NF7-S rev2.0, I tried to quickly test it using a PCI video card that I had handy, probably my S3 Virge card. I don't remember anymore what the exact symptoms were, but I couldn't get it to work properly. I don't remember if it failed to …

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Re: Found a prgram to simulate limited memory

Posted on 2015-02-11, 09:08

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Neat, and they claim it's free. Also found this on there too: http://www.activeplus.com/Products/RunFirst

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Re: Pentuim 4 (478) need ideas?

Posted on 2015-02-11, 09:03

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by obobskivich

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I can report that NWN2 runs great using a Prescott 540@4266 in combination with a Geforce 7900 GTX That's clocked a fair bit higher than mine was (3.3GHz on the top-end), and of course 7900GTX is also probably helping it out a bit... :lol: If you want to run NWN2 using strict 2004 hardware I guess …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-02-11, 08:55

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by obobskivich

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Recently picked up an FX 5950 Ultra, and a mATX KM266-based Socket 462 board (with universal AGP slot). Neither has arrived yet, and I'm not sure if they're going together - the idea of AthlonXP (actually probably an MP, I have a 2600+ which is near the fastest 266FSB K7) + Voodoo5 in an mATX build …

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Re: Pentuim 4 (478) need ideas?

Posted on 2015-02-11, 08:26

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by obobskivich

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Yes, that's what I meant. The Radeon 9500/9700 was the first to have efficient MSAA/AF, which you could actually use. GF4 and earlier had very bruteforce implementations that took a huge hit on performance, and were only useful for older games. Okay curiosity: what earlier than GF4 actually did …

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Re: Building High-End PC 2004

Posted on 2015-02-11, 07:50

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by obobskivich

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I have a system based on an athlon xp 2600+ (barton), asus a7n8x deluxe and a geforce 6800 ultra. I also have a 3000+ barton, asus a7v333 and a 7600gt. These systems are extremely close in performance. With no AA the 7600gt is marginally faster (but faster cpu), with 4xAA they perform the same and …

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Re: Where the heck did this 9800 XT come from?

Posted on 2015-02-11, 06:59

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by obobskivich

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I don't know the technical details of how PCI and AGP differ, but it seems odd to me that a card could be bridged to PCI but not AGP. In a worst case scenario, it seems that at minimum the AGP port could at least be used like a high speed PCI slot, as I think some of the 3dFX cards did. But I don't …

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Re: Pentuim 4 (478) need ideas?

Posted on 2015-02-11, 06:46

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by obobskivich

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Also pop it open and check the caps. If it is around a 300 watt it should be OK for what you are using it for. I have a similar supply that weighs like 6 pounds :) Good call. It looks like a Sparkle if I'm seeing it right, so it's potentially a good PSU. :happy: Performance-wise, the GF4 is quite …

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Re: Pentuim 4 (478) need ideas?

Posted on 2015-02-10, 21:43

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by obobskivich

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Something I just thought of - check that the PSU is up for it before you get too crazy with upgrades. I'm remembering a lot of P4 OEM machines having units that are barely up to driving the CPU, and may not like tons of expansion hardware wanting another 100W+.

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Re: Is this a little off the wall? (Intel Atom)

Posted on 2015-02-10, 21:39

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by obobskivich

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Again, if you have issues with how Passmark works, take it up with them. As it stands I'm using their data as they prescribe it; dismissing it because it disagrees with your sensibilities is illogical, but if this "crazy and obvious error" is really there, perhaps they'll listen to you.

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Re: Is this a little off the wall? (Intel Atom)

Posted on 2015-02-10, 20:13

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by obobskivich

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Sorry but your P4 single core numbers are obviously ridiculous and are an error. If it was really 344 as you claim that puts it not only faster than a 1.6 GHz Athlon XP 1900, but also faster than the single core speed of a 1.6 Core 2. Are you seriously claiming a P4 is faster than a core 2? They …

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Re: Pentuim 4 (478) need ideas?

Posted on 2015-02-10, 18:27

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by obobskivich

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I'd keep the GeForce 4 over the Radeon 9550 - performance between them really won't be a lot different, and if the 9550 is a "cut down" 64-bit variant it may even be a downgrade. The only thing the 9550 may have a consistent advantage with is DVI compliance, but you'd have to know more about both …

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Re: Where the heck did this 9800 XT come from?

Posted on 2015-02-10, 18:17

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by obobskivich

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Oh, I'm well aware of the bridge chips. I'm sure they're the reason my 7800GS refuses to work properly with VIA based boards. Had not heard about issues with VIA based boards, but it isn't surprising - I've read about problems with the ATi cards and some MBs, so it makes sense the nVidia solution …

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Re: Is this a little off the wall? (Intel Atom)

Posted on 2015-02-10, 18:09

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by obobskivich

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Obob, that board has a Celeron 220. Its a single core based on the early Core series. So there's no point in even discussing Atom - that's a much more efficient/capable CPU. As long as the integrated audio/video/whatever aren't problematic with whatever OS or game you need to run, and the …

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Re: Is this a little off the wall? (Intel Atom)

Posted on 2015-02-10, 05:19

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Source? Atom maybe slower than most P4 overall because of it's low clock rate but I am pretty sure it is faster per clock. I own one of each at similar clocks, and the P4 system is overall faster. But benchmarks also support this, for example Passmark: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu …

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Re: Having trouble file sharing with Windows XP and Windows 9x

Posted on 2015-02-09, 16:27

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If it sounds like a network issue, you probably should write in detail how your network is set up. XP computers use self-assigned IPs if they don't get one. Just because your XP computer has a IP does not necessarily mean it is a valid one. What IP address do you get? Power cycle all the things. …

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Re: Where the heck did this 9800 XT come from?

Posted on 2015-02-09, 10:37

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by obobskivich

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There's a model number above the AGP connector. Thought of searching for that on google? Google tells us it's from a company called GeCube. https://www.google.nl/search?num=100&newwindow=1&q=r98xtp&oq=r98xtp&gs_l=serp.12...0.0.0.129047.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0.msedr...0...1c..61.serp..0.0.0.eUotdzhS2xA …

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Re: Is this a little off the wall? (Intel Atom)

Posted on 2015-02-09, 10:21

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by obobskivich

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Atom is (markedly) worse per-clock than P4, so performance will be worse than higher-tier P3s (e.g. Tualatin) and AthlonXP in many cases. That may or may not be a bad thing, and keep in mind Atom is fairly power efficient (it uses less power than the 945 chipset that it's commonly paired to). It …

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Re: Where the heck did this 9800 XT come from?

Posted on 2015-02-08, 06:39

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by obobskivich

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That cooler is not the same as 9800XT reference design: http://www.ixbt.com/video2/images/r9800xt/r9800xt-scan-front-with-cooler.jpg The factory cards don't have heatpipes, aren't squared off, and have larger fans. They use folded fins on a copper baseplate instead of that design. As to the card …

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Re: Has anybody seen a RV360 chip specification on the net?

Posted on 2015-02-07, 14:35

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by obobskivich

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You mean like register documentation? AMD has released the 3D Register Reference for R3xx series (which will include RV360), but I'm having trouble finding a working mirror right now. Here's where it should be: http://developer.amd.com/gpu_assets/R3xx_3D_Registers.pdf but it appears AMD re-organized …

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