Re: are any of these sound cards worth keeping?
Posted on 2017-07-11, 08:49
Whatever you wont keep.. Let me know 😁
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-07-11, 07:51
Found a boxed like new X1650PRO DDR2 for around $5, considering getting it. I already have a 9800PRO for my eventual Socket A build but something that's less period correct but faster and cooler isn't a bad idea in my books.. Also found a Radeon VE for $3 but can't be sure if it's the one to get? I …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-07-11, 07:26
Sold a spare 12MB Voodoo 2 I had because I really don't see myself dealing with a Voodoo 2 SLI (No SS7 systems, have a Voodoo 3 for my Slot 1 system, the other V2 is in an MMX PC and doing SLI there would have dubious benefits..) but I'm still regretting it. The box is now on its way and I feel like …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-07-11, 04:38
I swore by MSI through the A/AM2 era and was never let down. Occasional Biostar was also used and still work. Today I use an Asus AM3+ board.. I even have an Abit AN7 thats still functional. Maybe Im just that lucky.
Re: Pentium 1 project finished!
Posted on 2017-07-10, 13:46
Very cool pc, looks quite close spec and build wise to my MMX 233, except I went for a Voodoo 2 😀
Re: AT Slot 1 build.
Posted on 2017-07-10, 13:40
I have an AT Socket 370 board with a VIA Apollo chipset that I want to do a similar build with some day.. I'll use a P3-800, GeForce DDR and Voodoo 2 SLI though.. Will be watching this build with interest.
Re: Windows 98 graphics card choices
Posted on 2017-07-10, 13:30
Best semi-period correct is GF3Ti200, best card of the lot is X1600PRO hands down.
Re: What AMD processors did beat their Intel counterparts?
Posted on 2017-07-10, 13:08
Ryzen vs Kabyake, very likely Threadripper vs KabylakeX and again very likely EPYC vs Xeon
Re: Quake III Arena Benchmark Thread
Posted on 2017-07-06, 22:47
None of those 32-bit color or 32-bit textures will matter on V3 as they're clamped to 16-bit automatically due to what the GL ICD reports back to Q3. "22-bit" is just a 2x2 box filter smudging your dither patterns. The framebuffer is the same I can say for sure that the resulting image on the …
Re: Quake III Arena Benchmark Thread
Posted on 2017-07-06, 22:02
Pentium III 450, 440BX, 256MB PC133, Voodoo3 3000 AGP, SB Live! Value, WinMe: 42.3 fps (16-bit Color / 16-bit Textures) Pentium III 450, 440BX, 256MB PC133, Voodoo3 3000 AGP, SB Live! Value, WinMe: 41.9 fps (16-bit Color / 32-bit Textures) Pentium III 450, 440BX, 256MB PC133, Voodoo3 3000 AGP, SB …
Re: 440BX board won't boot with Celeron 900 Slotket - normal?
Posted on 2017-07-06, 15:36
I just noticed today that the SMD resistor to the upper left of the socket (to the upper left of the blue capacitor) is missing. I have two of these slotkets so I compared them, and it is indeed supposed to be there and gone. Not sure if that was the reason why it didn't work, but I've binned this …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-07-06, 09:52
Slot 1 boards give you versatility, I can either run a Pentium 2 233 at 133mhz (with a lower multiplier) or a Pentium 3 1.4GHz tualatin on my slot 1 board, with ISA slots for DOS sound, PCI and AGP graphics There aren't very many Slot 1 boards that support Tualatins though. More realistically, you …
Re: 440BX board won't boot with Celeron 900 Slotket - normal?
Posted on 2017-07-05, 20:21
i486_inside wrote: On the ISA slot there should be a sticker that says what revision it is if it is revision 1.2 , use this bios, ftp://91.121.194.115/pub/download/bios/be6-II … 201.2/bep71.exe Checked and its a v1.0
Re: 440BX board won't boot with Celeron 900 Slotket - normal?
Posted on 2017-07-05, 18:10
It should, I recommend picking up the latest bios from the abit FTP backup, ftp://91.121.194.115/pub/download/bios/be6-II/beh70.exe On the one hand, this is a fun project for a rebuild and reinstall as it would give me the excuse I needed to get rid of WinMe and revert to Win98, so yay! On the …
Re: 440BX board won't boot with Celeron 900 Slotket - normal?
Posted on 2017-07-05, 17:40
I found the Manual for it and the latest bios, at the http://www.lucky-star.com.tw using the web archive, The manual states that it only supports Klamath,Mendocino,Deschutes,Katmai, and Covington. The latest bios appears to be from April 1999, so it looks like it the bios would probably have to be …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-07-05, 16:43
Some PIII era CPUs.. http://image.bolterandchainsword.com/uploads/gallery/album_11505/med_gallery_60983_11505_37042.jpg http://image.bolterandchainsword.com/uploads/gallery/album_11505/med_gallery_60983_11505_462787.jpg http://image.bolterandchainsword.com/uploads/gallery/album_11505/med_gallery_ …
Re: 440BX board won't boot with Celeron 900 Slotket - normal?
Posted on 2017-07-05, 16:38
Well.. I doubt that the Slotket is the issue here, it supports up to 133MHz apparently, and came with a Pentium III 700 on it. http://image.bolterandchainsword.com/uploads/gallery/album_11505/med_gallery_60983_11505_37042.jpg http://image.bolterandchainsword.com/uploads/gallery/album_11505/med_ …
440BX board won't boot with Celeron 900 Slotket - normal?
Posted on 2017-07-05, 15:24
Board is a LuckyStar 6P2BX2. Installed the slotket+cpu+hsf and I got no POST, the LED light was stuck and there were no beeps. I tried reinstalling and reseating the slotket and the CPU a couple of times, and it didn't work. Strangely enough when I installed the Katmai P3 450 back in, I got the same …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-07-04, 06:25
This isn't exactly retro activity, more bloody frustrating actually. A family friends computer, older LGA1156 i3-540 machine that worked ok but only without video drivers installed. After lots of messing around with drivers, etc, I finally thought I'd take a look inside at the motherboard. I guess …
Re: Some questions on PII and PIII era builds
Posted on 2017-07-03, 20:04
That and whats a voodoo 1 doing in a p3 😀
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