Re: Quad Pentium 3 Xeons/eight Pentium 3 Xeon benchmarks???

Posted on 2019-09-16, 12:24

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Old PC Hunter wrote: I know probably only 2 of my eight processors will ever be utilized at max, but it would still be awesome to have 4/8 in a system. I can fully understand that feeling 😎

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Re: Quad Pentium 3 Xeons/eight Pentium 3 Xeon benchmarks???

Posted on 2019-09-16, 10:39

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The Serpent Rider wrote: There's also very serious FSB limitation, which kinda ruins it all. Well, there are 933's in 133 MHz FSB. Unfortunately only 256 kiB cache, though ..

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Re: Quad Pentium 3 Xeons/eight Pentium 3 Xeon benchmarks???

Posted on 2019-09-16, 10:38

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You might find some interesting input here: http://www.cpushack.com/2019/01/18/part-4-min … d-overclocking/ What CPUs were you considering? Tanners or Cascades?

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Re: Problems with Commodore 286-16 and Coprocessor

Posted on 2019-09-13, 11:41

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@H3nrik V! your comment is absolutely wrong. The BIOS is firmware and detects the NPU presence by means of running NPU instructions. What type of coprocessor do you think can be connected to the 286? Which bus will be corrupted and how exactly? It is normal for x86 & x87 to execute code in parallel …

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Re: Problems with Commodore 286-16 and Coprocessor

Posted on 2019-09-13, 06:46

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@H3nrik V! your comment is absolutely wrong. The BIOS is firmware and detects the NPU presence by means of running NPU instructions. What type of coprocessor do you think can be connected to the 286? Which bus will be corrupted and how exactly? It is normal for x86 & x87 to execute code in parallel …

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Re: Problems with Commodore 286-16 and Coprocessor

Posted on 2019-09-12, 06:06

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Isn't there a jumper to enable/disable coprocessor? If it's set to disable, the BIOS might detect the FPU, but when code is to be executed, both the CPU and the FPU tries to execute it, thus corrupting the bus? Does the BIOS report what type of FPU is present?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-12, 06:00

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I had a dual P-III (Slot1) system in the past. Now I regret so much of letting it go off... Yeah, I understand that one .. I had a dual P133 (CPUs on some daughter board) which I also regret not having any more .. So will never let another dual socketed board go again, which is why I own 2 ABiT …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-11, 20:26

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To prove that I haven't joined here just for fun (and to test HWiNFO), I just bough this new toy :D https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/KN4AAOSwpXFdUEKR/s-l1600.jpg Now need to grab lot of auxiliary stuff to get it working... Beauty, beauty, beauty! Just loving all dual socketed boards, and the gold …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-08-29, 06:00

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Picked up a nice condition Asus P2B V1.12 Slot 1 motherboard. Love the build quality of Asus motherboard. Happy with this one! https://i.imgur.com/YSk99Lkl.jpg I have one similar to that, except 2 ISA, 5 PCI, 1 AGP, and 4 RAM slots (up to 1GB supported), P2B-F, except the board is erratic at times: …

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Re: Dual Pentium MMX 233 Motherboard

Posted on 2019-08-21, 06:13

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luckybob wrote: I'm kinda still in the camp of MMX not being SMP. I was pretty sure about that too, until reading this thread - and the links in this thread .. I'd like to own a P55 SMP system 😎

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Re: Difference between DX2 and overdrive

Posted on 2019-08-21, 06:11

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Anonymous Coward wrote: Is that last image of an ODP chip? My ODPRs definitely don't have 169 pins. ODPR is supposed to Replace existing CPU, thus it fits in the normal socket. The 169 pin only fits the OverDrive socket AFAIK, which will make it an ODP.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-08-14, 19:59

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CrFr wrote: These arrived today, after long wait. AWE64 Gold for 15 euros and Aureal Vortex 2 for 12 euros 😀 IMGP1392_.jpg Wow, that AWE64 gold is a great deal! Congrats

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-08-02, 15:44

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appiah4 wrote: I think I need to stop, I have more stuff than I will ever need at this point. Said no collector EVER .. Well, at least not meaning it 😎

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Re: 1GHz P3's - which one runs cooler?

Posted on 2019-07-29, 16:14

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precaud wrote: Coppermine P3 is full-speed cache, no? Yes, integrated in the cpu die .. Katmai is external, running at half speed ..

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Re: 1GHz P3's - which one runs cooler?

Posted on 2019-07-29, 15:19

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The Serpent Rider wrote: thus with on-die cache It does not matter. Katmai has open crystal as well. Yeah, but cache setup is way different, with external chips running at half core speed ..

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Re: 1GHz P3's - which one runs cooler?

Posted on 2019-07-28, 20:44

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by H3nrik V!

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Interesting. I was thinking perhaps the FCPGA would be mnore efficient, maybe not the cpu, but the cache. 1 GHz would be a Coppermine, thus with on-die cache, no matter slot or socket. It is basically the same chip, unless you are comparing a Coppermine with a Tualatin (which I'm not sure exists in …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-07-24, 05:57

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Pentium 100 MHz gold cap. These are quite rare now. DSC_2008.jpg You can thank the gold scrappers for their rarity. Your Pentium 100 looks pristine, but the lettering is off center. Still, it's a beauty. I'd put it under glass for display. My P90's Intel logo is perfectly centered, but the ink was …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-07-23, 20:20

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mpe wrote: Pentium 100 MHz gold cap. These are quite rare now. DSC_2008.jpg A very nice one, indeed! Surely better looking than mine. But yeah, they are getting rare - and pricey ..

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Re: Pentium MMX Ceramic VS Plastic version

Posted on 2019-07-19, 20:37

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The Serpent Rider wrote: Was I wrong when making it? Most likely not. Ceramic P200 were relabeled P166: https://www.cpu-galaxy.at/Article/fakes.htm Very interesting 😀

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Re: Pentium MMX Ceramic VS Plastic version

Posted on 2019-07-19, 19:52

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There's both ceramic and PPGA version of quite a few P5 models: classic 166/200, MMX 166/200 (desktop models). The insides are the same, I presume. The metal heat spreader should be better at transferring the core's heat to the cooler. Btw I have both kinds of 166-sans-MMX and both are stable at …

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