Re: Advice needed : systems for a 90's themed company event.

Posted on 2022-12-13, 20:33

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I wouldn't care too much about period-correctness for such an event and rather use e.g. a 'too new' GForce 2 instead of a somewhat rare V2 oder GF256. I personally would even buy a cheap GF2 instead of bringing a TNT 2 Ultra, since the Ultra-version is also not so easy the get Yes, i was hesitant …

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Re: Advice needed : systems for a 90's themed company event.

Posted on 2022-12-13, 09:53

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Ok great, just found out that my Slot 1 board does not boot anymore. Awesome ! So for a period correct late 90's system, i have less choice. So i'm going for : SS7 Soltek SL-54U1 Rev3.0 / K6-2 500 / TNT2 Ultra / AWE64 Value (CT4520) S370 Asus CUBX-E / PIII 700 @ 930 / GeForce SDR / SB Live! (CT4620) …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-09, 21:39

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It's the box mine came in. I mean you could say it is in the wrong box, but the stickers on the box explicitly say Banshee so.. Remember, those years were a weird time. Banshee was the hotness one day and 6 months later nobody gave a fuck about it. I wouldn't be surprised if Gigabyte dumped some …

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Re: Advice needed : systems for a 90's themed company event.

Posted on 2022-12-08, 14:37

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If it were me, I'd tone it down and prepare a presentation that's the same for everyone, so they have something to talk about with each other. I wouldn't force anything, or give a speech. I'd let the people come to me and leverage their curious state to achieve the desirable outcome. Totally. I'm …

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Re: Advice needed : systems for a 90's themed company event.

Posted on 2022-12-07, 22:26

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Thank you very much ! A lot of great suggestions. During the event, i will probably have to explain a bit of the hardware and games history. And i think i will be more confident to talk about games i really know, and played back then. There are really great suggestions in your comments, but there …

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Advice needed : systems for a 90's themed company event.

Posted on 2022-12-07, 10:31

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My company is setting up a 90's themed party. There will be a retro gaming corner (mostly consoles). I proposed to bring some retro PC's of the era. But i still hesitate on some details (hardware and software). I wanted to bring two PCs. I picked a laptop and a Super Socket 7 system in an open case …

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Re: Do dual pentium 4 motherboards exist?

Posted on 2022-12-05, 20:37

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I can only think about one later "consumer oriented" multi socket system. Intel SkullTrail in 2008. But it's very high end. And mostly like a server board (Dual socket 771 Core2Extreme with FBDIMM required)

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-04, 19:00

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And (almost) same one here. I bought a similar one yesterday... But not delivered yet. Diamond viper V770 Ultra in my case

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-04, 08:56

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There is also the 939Dual-SATA2 that can use this CPU addon board. And it also features AGP and PCEe But there is no "magic" in supporting both sockets, as there are **TONS** of jumper to move in order to support the addon board. Basically, it disconnects the old CPU and route all the lines to the …

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Re: FX5900 XT 128mb bios rom file

Posted on 2022-11-30, 14:16

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Hi I have an MSI FX5900 vtd128. https://retro.user-unfriendly.net/Parts/Graphics/nVidia/6%20-%20GeForce%20FX%20series/GeForce%20FX5900%20128MB%20AGP%20(MSI)/pictures/ I usually dump the bios of all my cards and archive that... but probably forgot to do so with this one. I can dump the bios if you're …

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Re: [3DFX Voodoo 2 SLI] Not sure it's really working

Posted on 2022-11-27, 13:25

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PD2JK wrote on 2022-11-27, 07:40: That is a good strategy, touch the silicon to feel if it does any work. Thanks ! Retroclik wrote on 2022-11-27, 07:24: @acl : Touching them to see if they are overheating ? Touching it just to see if it's working. If the SLI is not active, only one card will work, …

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[Link sharing] The Graphics Chip Chronicles

Posted on 2022-11-27, 13:21

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Just sharing this link. Very interesting series. https://www.electronicdesign.com/graphics-chip-chronicles Table of contents : - Introduction Volume 1 - NEC µPD7220 Graphics Display Controller: The first graphics processor chip - EGA to VGA: The initiation of bit-mapped graphics and the chip clone …

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Re: Celeron 300A

Posted on 2022-11-27, 12:39

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Quick question, is the Socket 370 version of the 300A the same chip that is in the Slo1 package ? Am I right in thinking it was the 370 version that was the famous overclocker ? I'm convinced that both are the same chips, just with a different interface. I have a Slot1 version and removed the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-21, 22:00

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ymf 744b I would love to try one of these. They seems to be perfect for a late dos + windows build. With good MIDI, good DOS support and A3D in Windows with Sensaura. I was really close to buy a 724 last week, but the seller refused to ship it and wanted me to pick it at his place... Several …

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Re: [3DFX Voodoo 2 SLI] Not sure it's really working

Posted on 2022-11-20, 18:06

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Glad to see another French (or French speaking) person ! What about "touching" the chips during a benchmark/gameplay ? Voodoo 2 does not dissipate a lot of heat, but you should be able to notice it.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-19, 16:33

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Yes, I hope it will fit. But even if it doesn't, no regrets. It was super cheap. I already bought from the seller and he is super serious about packaging. Three or four time a year, the marketplaces (Leboncoin, french equiv. of craigslist) offers shipping for 99 cents regardless of the item (up to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-19, 15:58

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I just bought a 1U dual s370 2x PIII 1ghz server (Tualatin ?) For 36€ incl. Shipping. (15+ kg). HP Netserver LP 1000r. https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c00058236 Not sure what to do with it. I hope to be able to put the MB in a standard ATX case. It comes with only 1 Pci …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-11-19, 09:16

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I just bought an ASrock ALiveDual-eSATA2 for just 11€ (+ shipping). :o Reminder for those who don't actively follow this thread: That's the very last mainboard to feature an AGP slot. Auctioned off multiple times for ~150€ in recent times. It was sitting on Ebay for more than a year! Of course, it …

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Re: Games don't feel as exciting as they used to

Posted on 2022-11-17, 07:23

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I partially agree. I'would say a play a 50/50 mix of old and new. And considering "modern" games, I just stay away of most online games. I agree with the "slot machine thing" mentioned above. But there are truly good "recent" (~10y) games. Like : Witcher 3 Skyrim BioShock Infinite Dirt rally 1/2 …

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Re: List of GF3 / R8500 era games that actually put DX8 hardware to good use

Posted on 2022-11-13, 14:27

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But yeah, Matrox had water which looked just as good in their G400 demo back in '99. Actually better. I just don't remember anything substantial from Morrowind graphics, outside of "cool" looking water. Vanilla game is more or less just DX7 with haphazardly added water shader. So no good use here. …

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