Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-06, 05:13

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The problems with them are all different, but they all come down to not booting up. Looks like I got lucky with my junk bin board. Honestly, I think that my local PC recycling shop just puts Socket A, 939, and AM2 in the "as-is, untested, for parts" (junk) bin because nobody wants them. I bought 4 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-05, 05:12

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Next up, crappy pic of what is the Asus A8N SLI. What issues have you had with your Nforce4 boards? My original non-sli purchase from 2005 seems to work okay, I haven't really done anything with it since 2012. I just picked up an a8n sli premium and all I have done is make sure it posts and poked …

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

Posted on 2019-04-04, 02:04

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https://imgur.com/qWKaxm0.jpg This was my makeshift, non-permanent cooling solution for my Voodoo3 1000. a small heatsink with a 40mm fan affixed with aviation wire lacing twine. It worked well and got me a nice safe clock speed of 156 MHz. https://imgur.com/JOy36tR.jpg Today I started the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-02, 04:16

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https://imgur.com/QCeABT7.jpg MX440 8x AGP and MX440SE PCI https://imgur.com/mmWxLYp.jpg Radeon 7000 64MB DDR PCI and a FX5700LE https://imgur.com/7Yw713R.jpg ECS K7S5A https://imgur.com/f3QAMH7.jpg Gigabyte GA-7VTXE With obviously bulging caps. I will spend more on capacitors than I did on the …

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Re: Soundblaster Live! CT4780 Problems

Posted on 2019-03-27, 07:58

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I have that card. I think it is a Dell card. I am pretty sure that these are the drivers that I used, but am not 100% sure. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NrmYXDX3tQ1 … Go88EqvnqRCMA65

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Re: Fan for Voodoo-3 ?

Posted on 2019-03-19, 07:46

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I have used aviation lacing tape (basically just waxed twine) to affix fans. Heck, I use it in place of zip ties 99% of the time. If you're good at tying it, the stuff is stronger and holds tighter than zip ties. This is the stuff I use: https://www.skygeek.com/blk-string.html?utm_source= …

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Re: Quick & clean K6-2 build, with some cool history

Posted on 2019-03-19, 02:37

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Ok. You did the same as me. Not being able to have dos support was what motivated me to build my k6-3 system. I was thinking that my TUSL2-c has issues with some sound cards because the 2 YAMAHA YMF724 cards I have will not work with it and work perfectly on other boards. Creative cards work just …

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Re: Quick & clean K6-2 build, with some cool history

Posted on 2019-03-19, 00:25

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Were you able to resolve the sound card issue? I am having the same exact problem with my i815 Tualatin computer and I'm 99% certain we have the same Dell OEM version of the Vortex 2. I was going to try to put the card in my P5A-b system, but seeing as you were having the same problem with that …

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Re: Need GPU Advice

Posted on 2019-03-12, 05:58

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If you really want to cheap out on a 3dfx card, the Voodoo3 1000 (Compaq version?) is fairly inexpensive. Mine overclocks to V3 2000 specs without a heatsink and can almost to get to V3 3000 specs with a heatsink strapped to it.

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Re: Asus TUSL2-C Jumper Question

Posted on 2019-03-12, 04:04

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http://ftp.tekwind.co.jp/pub/asustw/mb/sock37 … 2/tusl2-103.pdf That version of the manual has more details. I think it's the manual for rev 1.03. The one on Asus' website is for rev 1.04. or I could be completely wrong.

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Re: The Perfect computer case ?

Posted on 2019-03-04, 15:41

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wiretap wrote: Don't forget about Windy Soldam cases I bought one when I was stationed over there in the mid-2000s. I can vouch for the quality. Mine is Abee branded, I'm pretty sure the Windy brand was for the export market.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-03-03, 03:05

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This week's pickups. Generic Vortex2 card, Diamond S100 sound card (I don't know much about this one), Generic Geforce3 ti200 (obvious bad caps), Geforce fx5700 le (what a disappointing card), and a Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9600 pro Ultimate Edition.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-03-02, 04:20

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liqmat wrote: Been on the hunt for a high quality 4:3 ratio LCD monitor for my testing area. I've been on the lookout for one for a while. Every time I go to RePC I see dozens of 5:4 screens and a few 1024x768 screens, but never any 1600x1200, 4:3 screens.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-02-26, 05:24

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I don't think those use power adapters. They were compatible with USB ports using the joystick to USB adapter. I have one myself connected to my Socket 370 desktop. Just so you know, it only works in Windows 9x and DOS Box (not pure DOS, unfortunately). They require a 12v wallwart. I have an …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-02-26, 04:31

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Two thrift store finds this month. Both without their power adapter. Both work perfectly. Has one of these ever been found in the wild with its AC adapter?

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Re: Fun with ASUS TUSL2-C

Posted on 2019-02-23, 19:21

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Intel486dx33 wrote: Works fine it just does not retain the setting so every-time I shutdown the computer it looses it's CPU settings. I did replace the battery. Mine does the same thing. Battery didn't fix it.

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Re: Socket 1156 CPU rarity

Posted on 2019-02-22, 04:54

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I was using an i5-750 up until a few weeks ago as my primary computer. I was looking to upgrade that chip for the longest time while maintaining the same motherboard. The prices of that generation's higher end processors is outrageous. That i5-760 should overclock nicely.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-02-20, 06:29

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Have you tried rubbing down that Millenium in alcohol yet? I did that to my Radeon X1950XT that would not display and it was not recognized in Windows and driver install would fail. After rubbing the whole board in rubbing alcohol with a q tip, it works perfectly. I slapped it into my XP machine …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-02-16, 09:44

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I bought some "as-is" video cards today. X1950 Pro - Haven't tested yet. Radeon 7200 SDR - Works perfectly Radeon 7500 64MB - Works Perfectly Chaintech (I think, it is completely unbranded) Geforce4 mx440se - Slapped an MSI heatsink on it and it works great and overclocks very well. Matrox …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-02-16, 05:35

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Just got my second DEAD Radeon 9800 Pro. Man I don't think many of these cards are in working condition given my luck. Both the sellers claimed they were tested and working perfectly. They arrived in antistatic bags and bubble wrapped outside of that so I think they were broken prior to shipping. I …

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