Re: SLI PCI-e... which 2 cards would you use, for this mobo?

Posted on 2018-04-16, 11:00

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What’s your goal? Gonna build something period specific? Honestly SLI wont get you the best performance, an Athlon X2 4800 is going to bottleneck anything moderately powerful. I have a system... the goal was to upgrade it to it's limits. With Socket 939, pulled from Tom's Hardware, it seems these …

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Re: SLI PCI-e... which 2 cards would you use, for this mobo?

Posted on 2018-04-15, 23:42

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squiggly wrote: Define "best". Compatible with, and the ability to take full advantage of the motherboard SLI feature... the end result, maximising the performance increase from the upgrade.

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Re: SLI PCI-e... which 2 cards would you use!?

Posted on 2018-04-15, 22:38

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Hey guys, Excuse my ignorance... PCI-e is new technology to me. The motherboard the system is using is a GA-K8N Pro-SLI: - https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-K8N-Pro-SLI-rev-10#ov From the manufacturers site: - "NVIDIA nForce4 SLI offer blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2018-04-15, 22:17

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Being a fan of the original point and click Leisure Suit Larry's, and of course the Blade Runner movie.... I totally loved this! I think I remember it having quite a few CD's though, switching between each one depending what stage in the game you were.

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Re: Currently, what is your main flagship project?

Posted on 2018-04-15, 21:55

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I don't have any ongoing projects, I've finished all of them - the last two over a year ago. I'll post about them when the time is right. I don't have anything planned for the future either, I already have everything I want. It's not money, it's lack of time and incentive to pursue any more …

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Re: Currently, what is your main flagship project?

Posted on 2018-04-15, 21:36

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but I do like to restore classic retro laptops as well.. You don't often encounter people restoring retro laptops... these sound like cool projects. I've only started getting into retro laptops... having bought last year a couple of Compaq LTE's w/ docking station, and a Compaq SLT for my newborn …

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SLI PCI-e... which 2 cards would you use, for this mobo?

Posted on 2018-04-15, 11:10

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In sorting some of my projects... I have one that is a bit far flung for me and I'm on the fence if I'm going to have a go and execute it myself or pass it on for someone else to have a chance. As said, it is a bit far flung and outwith my normal scope... I tend only to fumble around with 386 / 486 …

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Re: Currently, what is your main flagship project?

Posted on 2018-04-15, 11:02

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I have quite a few project going on... like forever and I feel I'll never come around to finish them. Just too many interruptions and lately even motivation has gone down a bit :( If it's human, it will not be linear. We are a cyclic species and we work in waves or phases. I expect I'll still be …

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Re: Currently, what is your main flagship project?

Posted on 2018-04-15, 10:54

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I really like the look of the ALi board because it doesn't have a 486 socket...but, it does have some known issues, such as VLB not working with a genuine 386 CPU (DLC only), and perhaps the inability to handle more than 16MB of RAM properly. It's too bad there are hardly any VLB 386 boards without …

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Re: Currently, what is your main flagship project?

Posted on 2018-04-15, 10:48

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Well, I now have a MASSIVE collection of old hardware that I am planning on using for reviews of old hardware on a website as well as probably putting video reviews up on youtube. I already have a domain and available free hosting (good hosting from somebody that has plenty of space on their host). …

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Currently, what is your main flagship project?

Posted on 2018-04-14, 23:49

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Projects, projects, projects... I have so so many!... Though now that I have a family... I've found that the time left available for computers is much less than I had before, which has put just about everything on ice and has got me to think and re-evaluate things. I literally have way too many and …

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Re: 3D Blaster VLB has appeared on eBay.

Posted on 2018-04-13, 13:12

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Only 12 hours left to go! ... A snip of a bargain price at only $1,200! Get it while it's cheap!

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Re: Re: Compaq Deskpro!

Posted on 2018-04-12, 00:53

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Cool, a Deskpro thread! I have one that I like to show off, a Compaq Deskpro 486/33M, which is a really nice 486 33MHz with EISA. All pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/iHKOd http://i.imgur.com/7Aa4cxGl.jpg It needs a new battery and some more TLC, but I look forward to working on it. I am …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-12, 00:43

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*Grumbles about how ANYTHING pci-e is still too new* It wouldn't be a great leap that there are people who look at pci and agp in the same light, I wonder if there are any absurd ones that look at vlb and eisa the same way too lol. It all comes down to opinions rather than facts. :wink: I have a …

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Re: Anybody ever thought of doing his own SIMMs?

Posted on 2018-04-10, 22:52

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Would there be any change needed besides equipping a SIMM with faster ram chips - would lower BIOS values be enough to take advantage or would something more elaborate be required? I cannot say for 72 pin SIMM's.... though no other change was needed for the 30-pin SIMM's I created. All I did using …

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Re: Anybody ever thought of doing his own SIMMs?

Posted on 2018-04-10, 14:43

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I think it would be better to start with a 72-pin SIMM, because in a 486 you only need to run 1 at a time vs four 30-pin SIMMs to get the full 32-bits. I think getting modern DRAM working in an older maching is going to be troublesome. I wouldn't think that modern DDR SDRAM would work with a 486 …

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Re: Anybody ever thought of doing his own SIMMs?

Posted on 2018-04-10, 14:07

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You seem to be confused in your understanding which gives reason as to why you are so incoherent, unable to stay on topic and instead jumping around between various topics / examples. You would be able to answer many of your own questions If you just took the time to try and understand this: - …

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Re: Introducing eisapc

Posted on 2018-04-10, 12:18

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Welcome to the forum! Quite a collection you have... looking forward to any future threads you write regarding some of these systems.

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Re: can anyone explain 386/486 cache and dram timing settings and calculations

Posted on 2018-04-10, 12:01

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I think these are generally the timings that you "should" be able to get: 60ns FPM DRAM: 0WS at 33MHz, 1WS at 40MHz, 1WS at 50MHz, 2WS at 60MHz 70ns FPM DRAM: 0WS at 25MHz, 1WS at 33MHz, 1WS at 40MHz, 2WS at 50MHz 15ns SRAM: 2-1-1-1 at 33MHz, 3-1-1-1 at 40MHz, 3-2-2-2 at 50MHz 20ns SRAM: 2-1-1-1 at …

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Re: Anybody ever thought of doing his own SIMMs?

Posted on 2018-04-10, 11:37

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Why do you think this? Because both were designed with Pentium/Pentium Pro FSB in mind (or at least 486DX 50mhz), which is 60/66 mhz. That's of course if we consider 30 and 72 pin SIMM timings universal and not entirely different thing. This makes no sense! 30 pin SIMM's were designed for early 286 …

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