Re: Dell Dimension 5150 (~2005-2006) upgrade

Posted on 2018-12-01, 06:47

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by Katmai500

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Second on the 7600 GT. Solid performance for the games you listed, period correct for that machine, and doesn't need aux power. (and can be had for under $20) Though if you want to go faster with something like a 7800 GT, you can get a SATA power to 6-pin PCI-E aux adapter for a few bucks.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-01, 06:39

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by Katmai500

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I thought BX is far superior than the apollo? Not if you want peace-of-mind @ 133MHz on the FSB, that which the 600B uses. And, sometimes it doesn't matter if the thing is "far superior" to the other thing; quirks and inexplicable weirdness can be part of the fun of this hobby. Exactly this! It's …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-01, 04:32

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by Katmai500

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Snagged an ASUS P3V4X motherboard for $5 plus shipping. It wasn't packaged very well, but thankfully survived the trip and booted first try on my test bench with a Pentium III 600B and a Diamond TNT2. :cool: I've got several 440BX Slot 1 boards and a VC820, so this one rounds out my Slot 1 chipset …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-11-22, 18:51

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by Katmai500

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A bunch of stuff came in the mail today: The GoForce 2 MX is an accidental purchase, I thought it was a Ti and was very cheap so I impulse bought it.. Turned out to be an MX 400, which I will keep. I can use it instead of my GF256 DDR in builds. It had a faulty fan though, and instead of trying to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-11-21, 15:44

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by Katmai500

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Holy Athlon slots! 😮 That's an epic collection right there. I'd be really nervous cracking any of mine open. 😵 I'm looking forward to seeing how far you can push them.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-11-20, 16:35

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by Katmai500

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A couple of recent pickups, a Dell OEM Geforce 3 Ti 500 and a Creative TNT2 Ultra CT6810. The fan on the TNT2 was noisy, but a bit of cleaning and lithium grease in the bearing seems to have brought it back to life. 😁 Filename GF3Ti500_TNT2Ultra.JPG File size 411.06 KiB Views 1324 views

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Re: PSU and Case for Gateway Pentium 2 Computer?

Posted on 2018-11-06, 00:28

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by Katmai500

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Those gateway 200W power supplies are pretty common and cheap on eBay. I have a few of these era Gateway towers and the 440BX boards have a 3-pin fan header. So you could swap in a standard 20-pin ATX power supply and just replace the CPU heatsink with one with an attached fan and connect it right …

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Re: What's your home/everyday PC?

Posted on 2018-10-16, 19:41

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by Katmai500

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Another happy Sandy Bridge user here! :lol: Main rig that I built in 2011 (with a couple upgrades since then): Core i7-2600K @ 4.5 GHz on air (CM Hyper 212+) ASrock Z68 Pro3 motherboard 16 GB DDR3-1600 Radeon RX 580 4GB (Sapphire NITRO+) 500 GB Crucial BX100 SSD + 4TB HDD Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-10-16, 00:17

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by Katmai500

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Radeon 8500 128 MB with BGA memory. Unfortunately it's outputting more artifacts than actual video. It was advertised as fully working, but was shipped without an anti-static bag, so yeah. I've been having awful luck with ATi video cards lately. 😵

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-10-05, 03:30

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by Katmai500

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A fairly useless, but interesting graphics card: the GeForce FX 5200 Ultra. It even has fan control. 😎

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Re: First old DOS/3.11/95/98 build - is 440BX best?

Posted on 2018-10-05, 01:58

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by Katmai500

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Slot CPUs are the coolest. Socket 370 isn't nearly as cool. If you want stock 133 FSB and ISA with a slot processor, an Apollo Pro 133A board is a good choice. The ASUS P3V4X pops up pretty often. Drop a 933 or 1000/133 Slot 1 PIII in there and you're good to go.

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Re: Internal DVD drives period correct?

Posted on 2018-10-04, 17:57

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by Katmai500

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My Gateway Essential also came with a DVD-ROM drive in December 1999, (PIII 500 model). In 2002 I bought a Dell Dimension 4550 (P4 2.4B) for around $1200 and it had a DVD-ROM and CD-RW drive. The DVD burner option was still pricey at that point, but I recall adding a DVD burner by 2003 or 2004 when …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-10-04, 13:01

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by Katmai500

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Alright, which one of you bastards outbid me on that 1.4GHz powerleap Dell Dimension XPS T450 on eBay with a VooDoo3? :( That would be me. :lol: It just arrived yesterday with a broken CPU retention bracket and the powerleap adapter loose inside the case. :dead: It put a few scratches on the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-10-04, 02:33

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by Katmai500

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Have a "Rage 128 Pro" on the way :lol: rage_fury_maxx.jpg That's a Rage Fury MAXX. ATI didn't make it work with W2k, so W98/ME only :( I sold mine in 2001 when it became obvious ATI had forgotten about their short lived dual GPU flagship. Bought back for $20 a few years later. He knows. Thats why …

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Re: The great Pentium Pro haul of 2018

Posted on 2018-10-03, 20:14

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by Katmai500

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Wow.......this is epic!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-10-03, 19:57

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by Katmai500

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Have a "Rage 128 Pro" on the way :lol: rage_fury_maxx.jpg Got mine the same way where it was listed as a "Rage 128 Pro". I think the last 3 or 4 have been listed that way at decent/good prices. I've been watching those. Congrats to those that picked them up. Glad to see them showing up here! :lol: …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2018-09-14, 16:41

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by Katmai500

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A friend recently wrote a simple game in MSX BASIC and sent me the code, so out of fun and curiosity I am attempting to port it to Atari BASIC on my 800XL. So far, I've gotten the program to run and it mostly works, however there's a few lines that are still giving me problems (mainly the level …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2018-09-14, 15:55

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by Katmai500

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I got around to testing a few motherboards I picked up over the last couple months. All are slot-based for maximum 1999 fun! :lol: I used a QDIY PC-D008 test bench (Thanks Phil for the video!), a StarTech ATXPOWER 300, and a SINTECHI SD to IDE adapter with a 64GB SanDisk Extreme in place of a hard …

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Re: Any older laptops which accelerate Direct3D/OpenGL?

Posted on 2018-09-06, 23:58

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by Katmai500

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I had a Compaq Presario 1670 with an AMD K6-2 and the ATI Rage LT Pro 8MB. It supports DX5 and OpenGL 1.1. I played some early Windows 98 3D games on it. It also had the ability to properly scale lower resolutions to full screen on the LCD panel, which most laptops of the era couldn't do. So you can …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-09-05, 22:10

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by Katmai500

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Blades of Glory! Lucky. Cannot decide between the ASUS Ti 4200 128MB and FX 5500-8X 256MB for my Ultimate Windows 98SE machine. Also, that card looks to be in fantastic shape. I'd probably lean towards the ASUS Ti4200 128MB card for your Windows 98 rig, the only thing the FX 5500 has to offer over …

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