Re: Video card choice.

Posted on 2017-02-11, 09:42

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by meljor

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I do not understand these questions..... If you are using old hardware that you know nothing (or not enough) about and you have questions, these great forums can help you. But if you are building computers and every time you have to make a basic choice to which parts you use you need to ask...... …

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Re: The Quad-SLI Qunundrum

Posted on 2017-02-11, 09:29

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by meljor

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I think somewhere down the line people got a little crazy about psu's..... When for example Nvidia said to use a minimum of 400w for a graphics card they wanted to cover everything so even the cheapass craptastic 400w units. People made it into: '' better have some extra so please use a Corsair (or …

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Re: Ideal video card for dual 1.4ghz Piii-s?

Posted on 2017-02-10, 20:42

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by meljor

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I'd pair a voodoo 5 with a dual cpu system. This. A dual cpu needs a dual gpu, so v2 sli will be good too. Ati rage fury maxx is also good. Also needs 2 ram sticks, 2 casefan's, 2 cdrom players, 2 floppydrives, 2 harddisks...... :lol: But seriously, i have a v5 5500 in my single tualatin 1400 and …

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Re: Questions about Voodoo2 SLI

Posted on 2017-02-10, 20:32

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by meljor

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havli wrote: OT: Voodoo 1 SLI, as in one of those rare Quantum3D boards... or a modded regular V1s? Probably a mistype and v2 sli or indeed a quantum3d but i think it will be extremely hard to ''mod'' it on normal v1.

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Re: AMD Athlon WinXP Upgrade Advice

Posted on 2017-02-10, 19:47

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by meljor

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Hmmm..... i had a x700pro a few weeks back that didn't post and looked fine. Maybe you're right and it really needs a newer mobo? I tried it on a p2b i think (use different testboards so don't remember which i used). Will have to see if i still have the card or if i already dumped it, if i still …

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Re: "Black Widow" Pentium III Build

Posted on 2017-02-10, 19:19

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by meljor

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Nice, pretty hard to find cpu. I like the case, but not for a retro. And for me, it needs a voodoo but that's personal. Ti4600 is a nice card but i would prefer it in an athlon xp or p4 build. To compliment the rare cpu i would use a voodoo5 5500 or gf2 ultra. Extra plus for the seasonic and the …

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Re: Advice for gfx skt 462 build

Posted on 2017-02-07, 22:17

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by meljor

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Hi guys! I am putting together a 462 "top" system for XP. At the moment I have: -AMD Athlon XP 2500+ running like 2800+ (12,5*166) I think multiplier is unlocked. Cant go to 200*12,5 because crashs windows xp install Weird.....so you have a 2500+ (11x multi) running like a 2800+ (12,5 multi) and it …

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Re: Voodoo 3 3000 PCI on Pentium 233 MMX system

Posted on 2017-02-07, 21:15

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by meljor

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Your cpu will be a bit slow so the card will not run at its full potential but yes, it will work and your system will be as fast as it can be with 3d games.

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Re: Upcoming super 7 build (advice needed on components)

Posted on 2017-02-07, 21:11

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by meljor

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Yes, you're so right! I guess i just proved i never use Ebay.....just saw the price and forgot about the bidding 🤣

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Re: Need help with damaged super 7 board!

Posted on 2017-02-07, 19:37

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by meljor

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BTW any reason why some revisions (from pictures) seem to have the same layout but on them this particular regulator and heatsink is not placed? If it is such an important regulator (for cpu) why do other versions work without it?

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Re: Upcoming super 7 build (advice needed on components)

Posted on 2017-02-07, 19:10

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by meljor

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CHEAP: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Super-Socket- … nsAAOSwUKxYl0x4

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Re: Need help with damaged super 7 board!

Posted on 2017-02-07, 19:04

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by meljor

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That's the linear regulator that drops the 5V down to whatever the CPU needs, like e.g. 3V. It's most likely an LT1084: http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/datasheet/108345fh.pdf It needs a big heatsink because it converts the voltage difference (VxI) into heat. Measure the resistance from pin 1 (the one …

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Re: Upcoming super 7 build (advice needed on components)

Posted on 2017-02-07, 18:46

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by meljor

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If the Ga-5aa has a good price i think it is a good choice. If you find other boards you can look at this page and see if there's a bios for it to support the k6-3+ http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/J.Steunebrink/k6plus.htm I don't know about the ga-5aa and a voodoo3 3000 (i think it will be ok) but a …

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Re: Upcoming super 7 build (advice needed on components)

Posted on 2017-02-06, 23:26

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by meljor

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I can't comment on SS7-AT boards, as I have only had ATX boards, when it comes to this platform. If you go for Voodoo3, then you need to determine if the AGP port is a "crippeled" one. Regarding the soundcard, then go for ISA if you need to run Dos software. If it is a pure Win98 machine, then …

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Re: Upcoming super 7 build (advice needed on components)

Posted on 2017-02-06, 22:58

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by meljor

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I love the ss7 platform. I had a few AT ss7 boards but most of them are gone now since i decided to keep mostly Asus boards (they are my favorite and otherwise i need even more space!). So i mostly use p5a (atx boards) but also have the p5a-b. The Asus p5a-b is indeed a very good board. Also still …

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Re: Need help with damaged super 7 board!

Posted on 2017-02-06, 21:52

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by meljor

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The two big pins you see on the photo held the heatsink in place, the connection was the 3 small holes to the right side of them on the picture. All 3 were connected as i can see right trough the solder at all 3 points. So it is a big heatsink for such a small thing. I have a multimeter.

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Re: Need help with damaged super 7 board!

Posted on 2017-02-06, 21:07

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by meljor

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Ok, thanx. next time i will take boards that haven't been touched yet 🤣 Anybody who has some thoughts about the mosfet/transistor? I would love to know the value or know if i can use the board without it (because some revision's don't have it. I don't know its purpose)

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Re: Need help with damaged super 7 board!

Posted on 2017-02-06, 19:38

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by meljor

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Thanks a lot guys! I'll look into it. I do have some 3com 905B cards laying around. Does i need to be exactly Winbond W29EE011 or are there others from Winbond that work as well? Above pictures show that there is a revision that doesn't have the mosfet, would that mean i don't need it to boot the …

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Re: Need help with damaged super 7 board!

Posted on 2017-02-05, 19:42

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by meljor

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Yes you can flash it on a different board, it doesn't matter. However if you use the official bios flasher for the other board it will probably not recognize the dump, so you need another flashing utility. One that worked very nicely for all of my boards is called Uniflash. It basically does what …

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Re: 386 board help needed

Posted on 2017-02-05, 19:23

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by meljor

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That was the only one i knew, but thanx anyway. Before today i didn't even know that a keyboard controller was a chip, i'm way to much used to ''integrated stuff'' 🤣

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