Re: Abit BH6: Upgrade CPU or put a faster GPU?

Posted on 2022-07-30, 06:53

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65C02 wrote on 2022-07-30, 03:27: Your CPU is underclocked. Set your system bus to 100 MHz so that your CPU runs at its rated 450 MHz , then get a cheap GF2 MX. Q3A and UT will run great! Yes definitely fix that first, there was never a 300mhz p3.

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Re: Anyone have AT form factor specification?

Posted on 2022-07-29, 03:10

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Could you measure something on it so I can compare? A good one might be distance from the closest edge of the closest slot to the closest point on the keyboard hole. See picture for description and my measurement. For what it's worth I used a caliper around those edges, but the keyboard port …

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Re: Anyone have AT form factor specification?

Posted on 2022-07-27, 19:14

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I have that case and it lines up with the motherboard I have in it. K6-2+ 450, Asus VX97 Build - updated now to include some 430TX vs. 430VX benchmarks

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Re: oldversion.com down?

Posted on 2022-07-09, 19:33

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Old version.com is such a helpful resource, I hope it’s not dead. Currently just a blank page for me.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-20, 07:09

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Yes that HDD is looking great... I did found the same sports like looking SeaGate, too bad it was dead i was so pissed.. Did even want to keep the drive on the shelve (where i had dead DFI x58 LanParty, EPoX 8RDA+ Pro, broken on chips Voodoo II and others) only because it looks so nice... But since …

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Re: The moment you were hooked

Posted on 2022-06-19, 06:41

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Playing the original EGA version of Quest for Glory when it was still called Hero’s Quest is what got me into pc gaming. Before that all I had played were some Atari 2600 and NES games.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-06-02, 08:37

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On a whim I decided to install GTA 2 on my main pc, runs nicely on an i7-11700kf 🤣

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Re: Something no one remembers that I finally dug up - The Intel MMX Groove Machine.

Posted on 2022-05-26, 08:37

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Never seen that before, neat stuff. Thanks for sharing it!

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-05-13, 01:10

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Today's lucky find for my RAM collection. Probably going to use it in my overpowered XP build (C2D, X38 chipset, GTX280). Man I threw out so much ocz garbage ram over the years. Memtest the hell out of that stuff. Here's an old email from them in regards to their memory always failing in prime95. …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-05-05, 05:05

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Shagittarius wrote on 2022-05-04, 22:58: I really wanted to post a picture of Christopher Walken, instead I wrote this. That Walken sketch is exactly what I was thinking of when I replied. 🤣 darry wrote on 2022-05-05, 02:20: May I join the club ? Yes! All you have to do is buy endless amounts of …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-05-04, 21:28

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appiah4 wrote on 2022-05-04, 20:39: But why? I have a sickness and the only treatment is more useless old hardware!

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Re: P4 3.06 / RD-RAM / FX Graphics

Posted on 2022-05-04, 18:50

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Tetrium wrote on 2022-05-04, 13:47: I'd like to say that I really like this solution! It's genius! xD hah thanks, it's working well like this. Without the fan the modules are so hot you can't touch them!

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-05-03, 04:19

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Repo Man11 wrote on 2022-05-03, 03:31: Here's one: Re: Most recent platform for Baby AT motherboards? OMG. I want one!

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-05-03, 03:18

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Cuttoon wrote on 2022-05-01, 13:54: But turns out, there is exactly one Socket A board out there in baby AT... Really? What's the model name of this mythical board? That PC Chips board in your post certainly isn't socket a.

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Re: P4 3.06 / RD-RAM / FX Graphics

Posted on 2022-05-03, 01:11

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Dang, well I hope that 1.5GB is working well for you! I was curious and did a little digging and it appears that the Section 1.7.1.1 of the D850EMV2's specification update (actual page 15 of the attached document, or page 9 as paginated) notes that only 1.5GB of PC1066 can be used, whilst 2GB of …

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Re: P4 3.06 / RD-RAM / FX Graphics

Posted on 2022-04-30, 08:28

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So this is what I've cooked up to cool the ram for now. No errors yet in memtest 86. EDIT - Eventually it did start throwing up errors, so I've now switched over to a 1.5 gig setup with a couple of 256 meg 1066 modules I have.

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Re: P4 3.06 / RD-RAM / FX Graphics

Posted on 2022-04-29, 05:24

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flupke11 wrote on 2022-04-28, 16:51: Sorry, it's a Corsair: "Corsair Dominator Airflow". It's very loud if you don't mod it, but with one or two NF-A4x20 Noctua's, it's a great and silent way to cool those hotheads. No joke I actually have two of those Noctua fans sitting here new in the box. 🤣

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Re: P4 3.06 / RD-RAM / FX Graphics

Posted on 2022-04-29, 05:19

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Very nice! I'm working on a very similar build myself, but with the Micro ATX version of this board (which, it has been extremely hard to find a D850EMDR, which is revision that will take the 3.06ghz P4). I'm very curious how that 4 x 512MB @ 1066Mhz works out for you. AFAIK, these boards will only …

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Re: P4 3.06 / RD-RAM / FX Graphics

Posted on 2022-04-29, 05:17

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Very nice build! I really appreciate the attention to detail and the fact that you’re going for the maximum i850E can offer—PC1066 and the 3.06GHz Northwood. Very, very cool! I’ve actually been planning a very similar build using the same board. The D850EMV2 is pretty awesome, being quite stable …

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Re: P4 3.06 / RD-RAM / FX Graphics

Posted on 2022-04-28, 07:45

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Rdram at high speeds generates a lot of heat, it's only one of the many reasons it never really took off. But all the more fun as a build, and it remains the high performance rig of 2002 :). Good thing using the AC, at least your GPU will get the necessary cooling in that blistering environment. I …

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