Re: 486 Tower Build!
Posted on 2019-10-21, 19:02
That's a damn nice case. 😀 When you come around to use the 3V i486DX4 maybe rotate the CPU heatsink 90° so it blows air over the VRM.
Re: Voodoo 5 5500: First Impressions and Temps
Posted on 2019-10-21, 18:40
As for spacing between the chips and their coolers, I'd say each one is flush at its best corner and maybe 0.5mm spacing at its worst corner. For 3Dfx/STB standards that's actually pretty good. ;-) I doubt the thermal transfer capability of this glue is nearly as good as modern thermal paste, so 0. …
Re: Voodoo 5 5500: First Impressions and Temps
Posted on 2019-10-19, 11:35
The temperatures sound normal though case airflow really changes PCB backside temps a lot while chip temps may stay roughly the same. This really depends on your case and fan setup. The VSA-100 chip was designed to run on lower voltages but yields were too low so 3Dfx gave them a little more juice …
Re: Abit IC7-MAX3
Posted on 2019-10-19, 08:14
DaveThe5 wrote: Does anybody have an asus ct-479 adapter laying around? They're probably as rare as those active Tualatin Slotkets. I wouldn't count on anyone here having one just lying around. 😉
Re: Why is Windows install ScanDisk lying about an error on my HDD?
Posted on 2019-10-17, 19:03
Try this as a workaround: Use fdisk and make a single partition of no more than 128GiB. Use this to install Win98SE onto. Install all drivers, updates and such. Now use fdisk to create the rest of the partitions. I hope this helps. 😀
Re: Faster - SCSI or IDE-CF
Posted on 2019-10-17, 05:45
Assuming that like me you use ypur retro PCs solely for gaming and nothing mission critical - why replace a working part in an already assembled system? Regular backups of important data are necessary regardless of drive age. Catastrophical failure that destroys other hardware is probably not more …
Re: Ideas for my best windows 98se build
Posted on 2019-10-16, 12:01
I don't think there's any game in 1999 that profits from more than 64MB of video memory.
Re: Voodoo Card(s) in a fast Pentium 3 machine - Necessary/Worth it?
Posted on 2019-10-16, 11:55
If you're satisfied with game compatinility and performance there's no practical need for an upgrade. :cool: The V2 SLI will be a lot slower than your GF4600 Ti. On games that actually profit from Glide it won't matter as much though. In my opinion V2 SLI is kind of cool to have in one's collection …
Re: ASUS VL/I 486SV2G v2.0 problem (converted to X4)
Posted on 2019-10-16, 11:04
Too bad. 😒 One more thing: Does your BIOS support PS/2 mice and have you enabled IRQ 12 for mouse in BIOS under Power Management Setup?
Re: ASUS VL/I 486SV2G v2.0 problem (converted to X4)
Posted on 2019-10-15, 17:09
Exactly - assuming those are both ends of the same yellow wire. (Although I would have just soldered a small wire in parallel but your approach is probably more professional. 😁 ) Any luck with this so far?
Re: 486 Motherboard Video Memory Error
Posted on 2019-10-15, 12:13
At this point I'd try to reprogram the BIOS EEPROM if you have the BIOS image. You can use an external EEPROM flasher, use the procedure described in the manual starting with page 107 (this shouldn't require a working graphics card) or use another mainboard to hotflash the EEPROM.
Re: Voodoo 5 5500 AGP case clearance
Posted on 2019-10-15, 07:00
As long as aurflow isn't too restricted and it isn't touching anything conductive it should be fine. But personally I wouldn't be able to tolerate this situation in my pc. 😉
Re: ASUS VL/I 486SV2G v2.0 problem (converted to X4)
Posted on 2019-10-15, 06:15
Have you tried bridging the fuse at the top left corner? This fuse is meant to prevent overcurrent from hot plugging keyboard or mouse. Sometimes it semi breaks, creating enough resistance that some devices work and some don't. If bridging the fuse helps don't forget to replace it with a new one. …
Re: Best GPU with S-Video out
Posted on 2019-10-14, 10:48
Please correct me if I'm wrong on this, I'm in no way an emulator expert but afaik emulators hardly use any GPU capabilities other than displaying an image. Emulation is done mostly (if not completely) in CPU. If this holds true it'd be wise to choose your GPU around analog output quality. Also …
Re: Skywell magic 3d Rush drivers?
Posted on 2019-10-14, 04:36
You can use the regular Voodoo Rush driver for MX cards. http://falconfly.3dfx.pl/rush.htm I have used this card under Win98SE with a Pentium II 350MHz and didn't run into any problens. I hope this info helps. 😀
Re: Faster - SCSI or IDE-CF
Posted on 2019-10-11, 07:12
SCSI HDDs have their own motor so they have the potential to be much faster than any CF/SD card which have no moving parts whatsoever. If you throw them the light CF/SD card will be quicker to accelerate so it'll potentially get more initial speed than the comparatively heavy HDD from a single arm's …
Re: Advice on conductive paint
Posted on 2019-10-11, 06:44
Jumpers for correct voltage not implemented... are you sure that's all that's missing? If the voltage regulator they connect to is also absent it won't help to connect the dots, regardless of how you do it :o For the core voltage, the last jumper is missing out of the block of four, but the …
Re: Compaq Presario 425 CRT screen not working.
Posted on 2019-10-11, 06:34
DankEngihn wrote: It means that the CRT is getting high voltage, and that it's not completely dead. If you gently hit the side of the computer (NOT THE TUBE) do you get a picture? If so, it's probably a bad solder joint. Afaik he's already discarded of the CRT.
Re: Would you concider this Acer V771 a good CRT?
Posted on 2019-10-11, 06:18
This monitor would have been ok for most people in the late 90s and makes for an authentic retro experience. It's not one of the better CRTs though. Keep in mind that CRTs flicker so in order not to be annoyed and fatigued by it or get a headache you want them to have a high refresh rate at all …
Re: The neverending journey to elusive Pentium 4 build
Posted on 2019-10-08, 14:01
Thanks for the question. And thank you for your answer! :-) Please don't take my thoughts as those of a snob smack talking your project but rather discussion/feedback from a fellow enthusiast. :cool: I once planned a similar project but I gave up. The only simple "best of" chip was the i386DX-33. …
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