pci-x speed

Posted on 2017-10-16, 18:40

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by emosun

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quick question that I'm having a hard time finding a simplified answer on. How much faster is pci-x over pci? specifically pci-x 1.0 which (i think) is what my server uses. I tried reading the pci-x wiki page but it seems to say the maximum speed is either 1gb or 2-4gb in two different sections so …

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Re: Socket 7 Dell XPS + AMD CPU = possible?

Posted on 2017-09-28, 02:41

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by emosun

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the money? they are pretty cheapo just buy a bunch and try em all

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Re: Socket 7 Dell XPS + AMD CPU = possible?

Posted on 2017-09-28, 02:23

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by emosun

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stick one in and find out.

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Re: When you cant help but wonder...

Posted on 2017-09-26, 22:32

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by emosun

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I suppose its funny to anyone who doesnt know what point of sale is you can find pos screens , pos motherboards , pos software , ect...

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Re: 486 asus motherboard with no slots

Posted on 2017-09-25, 06:09

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by emosun

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The daughter boards for this style of connector are analog boards , so essentially any daughter board from a packard bell , compaq , or ibm pc/aptiva series will work provided it uses the same connector. As for cases this motherboard is compatible with packard bell cases , ibm pc series cases , and …

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pci-x adapters

Posted on 2017-09-21, 15:27

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by emosun

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Has anyone ever used or have better knowledge on these pci-x to pci-e adapters? https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/D4YAAOSwRkRZwPFy/s-l500.jpg In my mind , they simply convert a pci-x slot to a 1x speed pci-e slot I ASSUME by adding a pci-e bus? However , I know that when it comes to server things I …

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Re: games for a crippled pentium

Posted on 2017-09-20, 05:02

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by emosun

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just a passmark cpu run would be great

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Re: will you run windows95 on a highend 386?

Posted on 2017-09-20, 04:48

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by emosun

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it runs fine on my 40mhz 486 with 8mb of ram , pretty fast too , i dont see why a high end 386 wouldnt be able to match it.

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Re: Useful Life of the Pentium 1 (and MMX)

Posted on 2017-09-13, 09:26

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by emosun

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i was stuck using a pentium 1 until about 2005 , i was 15 and it was my only computer i had. i used it to play age of empires 2 online but in 2005 they stopped the zone servers support for aoe2.

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Re: oldschool crossfire

Posted on 2017-09-11, 19:49

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by emosun

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cyclone3d wrote: What framerates are you seeing in the games that aren't running both GPUs at 100%? emosun wrote: so both cards will run at 50% usage , which is pretty pointless as it yields the exact same frame rate as a single card. that , same as a single card. i never use vsync

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Re: games for a crippled pentium

Posted on 2017-09-11, 14:04

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by emosun

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funny enough I have swapped packard bell boards with IBM ones. funny how many people think packard bell boards are a proprietary form factor. That is actually interesting! I have an Intel AP440FX LPX mobo myself, but I always thought that LPX isn't as standardised as AT or ATX. So, basically, if I …

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Re: games for a crippled pentium

Posted on 2017-09-11, 10:14

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by emosun

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Looks like you're interested in a particular build, and since this one is a branded Packard Bell machine, changing a mobo isn't an option. exactly. If i really wanted better performance I could just pull any of the pentium 2 or 3 machines i have off the shelf. More interested in seeing what this …

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Re: games for a crippled pentium

Posted on 2017-09-11, 09:59

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by emosun

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My first build was PMMX@233 + S3 Virge and Voodoo 2 combo. 64 megs of RAM, 430TX chipset and 512KB L2 cache. I remember playing both Quake I and Quake 2 on it in Glide — and I think it was in 640x480. Also played Carmageddon 2, Starcraft, Diablo 1, Descent 1 with Glide patch. I think out of this …

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Re: games for a crippled pentium

Posted on 2017-09-11, 09:57

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by emosun

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Well, what's the board? There might be undocumented voltage settings and/or patched BIOSes available. there isn't. http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/pb/mb/810.htm Thats why I didn't ask what cpu's I could upgrade to and why I've only asked for game ideas and comparable benchmarks for the cpu I have. I've …

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Re: games for a crippled pentium

Posted on 2017-09-11, 08:18

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by emosun

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I think he is saying if the board is one that requires a COAST module get that, or get a K6-x processor that has L2 cache in the chip. Of course you really haven't given motherboard info at all so we can't tell if it would support that. Yes, and yes. I was making an educated guess based on the …

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oldschool crossfire

Posted on 2017-09-11, 07:56

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by emosun

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You know I'm genuinely surprised at how much knowledge people have on voodoo cards and glide , or obscure branded cards , but hardly anyone has a very good knowledge of old school crossfire. maybe someone here does and is waiting in the shadows to emerge. lol I'm playing with a crossfire 2600 xt …

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Re: games for a crippled pentium

Posted on 2017-09-10, 08:29

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by emosun

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gdjacobs wrote: Ideally, either get some, or get a K6-x+ with integrated L2. 😕

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Re: games for a crippled pentium

Posted on 2017-09-09, 21:31

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by emosun

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Ampera wrote: TBH, if you have an MMX of that speed, you really are not doing it justice without an original Voodoo. no

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games for a crippled pentium

Posted on 2017-09-09, 20:07

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by emosun

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I have a machine which has the 233mhz mmx but unfortunately has no L2 cache at all. This makes for a terrible machine to run almost anything on. quake for example , in dos mode only runs decently at 300x200. higher res = worse performance becoming pretty much a slideshow. I would ASSUME that has to …

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Re: Timeline for resolutions (PC)

Posted on 2017-09-01, 04:31

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by emosun

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Mainstream widescreen implementation was pretty early on in the 2000s like 2000-2002. Some examples would be ati's 7000-8000 series and the original microsoft xbox supporting 1080 displays.

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