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Re: Need help to identify common video resolutions from 1996 to 2006

Posted on 2022-04-22, 15:55

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Back them had a TNT PCI with an Pmmx 200 and remember Forsaken benchmarks at 1600x1200 on the TNT, but what I don't remember is the cost of a monitor capable of 1600x1200 at least at 75hz, I'm talking of 1998, and a friend of mine still had a Ati mach64 with 2Mb, and another friend had a Rage II …

Re: Need help to identify common video resolutions from 1996 to 2006

Posted on 2022-04-22, 13:23

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I said most people, no anybody, but is a guess, because those ones that can afford the most expensive hardware would always care of things like that. At least there where CRTs capable of 120hz at 640x480, I've had a Sony trinitron it 1997 capable of that, but I remember that most people didn't even …

Re: Need help to identify common video resolutions from 1996 to 2006

Posted on 2022-04-22, 12:19

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I remember reading some articles saying that anything above 25fps was great because the human eye could really process more or something like that, I think that the 60 fps thin started around 2005. I almost sure that most people didn't care much about fps it the 90's as long as the games was …

Re: Old pentium suddenly not booting

Posted on 2022-04-21, 09:46

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My DFI 586IPV lost it's bios wille loking for a compatible sdram module. No beeps, blank screen and only FF on the post card.

Re: AT Power supply only starts after resting

Posted on 2022-04-03, 19:59

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Capacitors?

Re: crappy old power supplies

Posted on 2022-04-02, 20:06

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Again, anything that I use in my builds is usually tested outside any machine first, without anything connected besides a wire between GREEN and BLACK. Here's my methodology: - open up unit first, check for anything awry inside the PSU. Measure mains bridge rectifier to check if the 220v side is …

Re: PSU for horizontal case

Posted on 2022-03-28, 20:39

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Try looking for this model FSP145-50NI, they are available on different online shops and also used. For the motherboard stands you can use the normal copper stands and screw them to the case with nuts and washers from behind.

Re: Solder more SDRAM to motherboard

Posted on 2022-03-26, 20:37

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have one of those 64Mb 32 chip DIMMS running on an IBM computer with a 430VX chipset with no problems. The chips are IBM-branded even though they certainly weren't made by IBM. But it's the only DIMM of this kind I've seem in my life. If they sent it to my country I would buy it myself. But …

Re: Heatsink glue for Pentium 233MMX?

Posted on 2022-03-21, 15:31

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It just occurred to me that maybe you could try strapping the heatsink to the processor using a fishing line, I think it's thin enough that the pins on the processor are still making contact with the socket and non conductive. Many people attach fans to graphics card heatsinks using zip ties the …

Re: Recommendations for decent cooler for Socket A/462 Athlon 3200+

Posted on 2022-03-16, 15:38

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The best ones I have are the CoolJag JVC352A, a lot of very thin fins, compact, it usually never touches any nearby capacitor. Great for the 3200+, And the Gigabyte PCU21-VG, also compact, heat pipe design and LEDs for the people that like then;). Used it for years on the 3200+. A few simple …

Re: Voodoo-series cards overvalued compared to nVidia TNT/TNT2/GeForce cards?

Posted on 2022-03-15, 18:58

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

BitWrangler wrote on 2022-03-15, 18:42: Send me all your cards with loose pins plzkthx 😁 I think shipping costs are quite important from Spain to the United States. 😉

Re: Voodoo-series cards overvalued compared to nVidia TNT/TNT2/GeForce cards?

Posted on 2022-03-15, 18:29

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

3Dfx cards are very, very overpriced, the only ones that really make sense are Voodoo 1 and even less Voodoo 2, since a single Voodoo 2 doesn't add much to a TNT apart from Glide and has compatibility problems with the first games designed for Voodoo 1, only Voodoo 2 in SLI is interesting, but the …

Re: Retro GPU with true digital DVI output?

Posted on 2022-03-15, 17:08

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I think that most, if not all Ati cards with DVI don't use any kind of external circuitry for it. Only seen that on Nvidia cards.

Re: do any athlon motherboards completely die when the cpu fan header is disconnected?

Posted on 2022-03-14, 12:58

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

In my experience a some boards won't read the rpm signal if only one wire is conented, they want the ground wire also connected to the fan header, it's extrange but I've seen it. And the Athlon cpus don't die so easilly because of overheating, as long as the have the heatsink atached they will fail/ …

Re: Vogons users, how do you deal with anxiety?

Posted on 2022-03-14, 12:39

in Milliways

in Milliways

My wife has been struggling with anxiety and depression for three years. And after all that time I also ended up in psychiatric treatment. The environment greatly influences mental illness, if those around you do not act correctly, anxiety and depression only get worse. Treating mental illnesses as …

Re: Windows 11 has been released

Posted on 2022-02-20, 10:18

in Release Announcements

in Release Announcements

Just use Linux and be done with it. A typical statement, linux is not the definitive answer any more than any other OS is. Well then use Windows 10 or 11 or whatever and stop complaining. :p I think you misunderstood me or I didn't explain myself well, I'm not complaining about how Windows works …

Re: Windows 11 has been released

Posted on 2022-02-19, 21:39

in Release Announcements

in Release Announcements

weedeewee wrote on 2022-02-19, 21:01: Hoping ? No TempleOS ? How dare you ! 😁 Jokes aside, I did not know that OS, I am very curious to try it at some point, it seems very interesting. Unfortunately I am not a programmer but trying all kinds of different OS is something that I really like. Shame …

Re: Windows 11 has been released

Posted on 2022-02-19, 20:43

in Release Announcements

in Release Announcements

Just use Linux and be done with it. A typical statement, linux is not the definitive answer any more than any other OS is. Curiously, today I just changed the OS of my HTPC, I had Linux and I just installed Windows 10 Pro, simply because Linux no longer met what I needed and Windows meets it better …

Re: Windows 11 has been released

Posted on 2022-02-19, 19:08

in Release Announcements

in Release Announcements

I always use it after the first start and I only apply the recommended options, it is true that after some updates you have to use it again, but if you change the configuration manually the same thing happens, and you have to look for the changes, so it is very comfortable and fast, it deactivates a …

Re: Windows 11 has been released

Posted on 2022-02-19, 18:26

in Release Announcements

in Release Announcements

I can't install Windows 11 without cheats, so I'm not planing on using it, but I'm curious how O&O shut up 10++ (https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10) works on Windows 11, even if it has 10 in the name it still supports on 11. I don't know if someone in this forum has already tried it. I am …

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