I had to say farewell to a long time gaming buddy of mine tonight...
Posted on 2019-02-27, 06:48
… upgrade was a major transition from the ati camp to intel. Amd is a total red-headed stepchild in the multi cpu world …
Re: the world how I would have wanted it: the evolution of 486 CPUs
Posted on 2019-02-27, 08:52
aries-mu wrote: (remember that, besides the clock frequency, Intel 486s were slightly faster than AMDs): No they were not. Cyrix yes, but AMD no. UMC was even faster clock for clock.
Re: Bent Pins on a 486 DX2 66
Posted on 2019-02-27, 19:26
I've had pins break very easily on several Intel 486 SX CPUs. On the other hand, my AMD 486 CPUs (a DX-40 & a DX 100) which both had bent pins were a breeze to set right. Probably just coincidence, but interesting nonetheless.
Re: eBay Vintage Computing historical prices database
Posted on 2019-02-28, 01:00
… : 5000 so I cannot run my scripts more tonight. For tomorrow: AMD CPUs !!! K6, K-2, K6-3, K7, Athlon and so on. I will extend …
Re: Best Windows 95 Version For 486 66MHz
Posted on 2019-02-28, 15:50
… provide better performance and multitasking. I use a CF card with my AMD 5x86-133 running at 133mhz. , 64mb. Ram, And it performs …
Re: eBay Vintage Computing historical prices database
Posted on 2019-02-28, 17:25
… identify issues which I fixed. Anyway, morning update: * added a bunch of AMD processors, specifically K6 line. And I am surprised at the low …
Need right serial port cables ?
Posted on 2019-02-28, 20:04
… , 3-ISA, 3-PCI, AGP Cache - 512kb. RAM - 2x256mb. = 512mb. total CPU - AMD K6-3-450 over clocked to 500mhz. Chipset - VIA BIOS - Award.
Re: IBM 486dx66 or Cyrix 486dx66 ?
Posted on 2019-02-28, 22:30
IBM used Cyrix processors. So they should perform the same. Intel/AMD 486 processors are faster per clock. Especially the ones with 16KB and WB cache (like Intel SK096 - only Cyrix 5x86 is faster per clock).
Re: Authenticity vs Power
Posted on 2019-03-01, 01:12
… at that time) PC clone in 1984. I was a long-time AMD fanboy, and so I put in the best K6 processors. But …
Repurposing a 1998-2000 build for 1999-2001; P3 vs Athlon and GF3 vs Radeon 8500
Posted on 2019-03-01, 04:41
… wants to go 'Fuck Intel, Fuck nVidia' and go full AMD/Radeon like I actually did in 2001. Of course, back in 2001 …
Re: IBM 486dx66 or Cyrix 486dx66 ?
Posted on 2019-03-01, 08:52
… used Cyrix processors. So they should perform the same. Intel/AMD 486 processors are faster per clock. Especially the ones with …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-03-01, 19:12
… hoped would show up there, an HP T5720, with an AMD Socket A Geode NX 1500 1GHz CPU. Essentially it's a low end …
Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)
Posted on 2019-03-03, 10:03
… brag about. My progression was as it follows: ESS1868 ISA - AMD 5x86, Creative 128 PCI - onboard MS-6154 Celeron 366A, SiS7012 …
Re: 486 "Green" VLB mobo - your general thoughts please?
Posted on 2019-03-03, 10:53
… BIOS installed via the flash EEPROM, would it support the AMD 5x86 and Cyrix chips? However, is this unusual when it …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-03-05, 10:34
… board: - Legato warranty sticker; - 3SUID-1.1 (Or 3SU1D-1.1) CPU is an AMD Am386SX/SXL-25. Chipset is SiS/UMC combination. http://i.imgur …
Re: Modern sound card options with MIDI/Game ports..
Posted on 2019-03-06, 10:55
I've had terrible USB Midi latency issues with my mainboard's USB 2.0 (AMD 970) or USB 3.0 (ASMedia) ports so I would rather not try to fix that if I can just drop in a PCI card..
Re: Modern sound card options with MIDI/Game ports..
Posted on 2019-03-06, 11:18
appiah4 wrote: I've had terrible USB Midi latency issues with my mainboard's USB 2.0 (AMD 970) or USB 3.0 (ASMedia) ports so I would rather not try to fix that if I can just drop in a PCI card.. Perhaps dropping in a PCI USB card is your answer? 😀
Re: Modern sound card options with MIDI/Game ports..
Posted on 2019-03-06, 13:35
appiah4 wrote: mainboard's USB 2.0 (AMD 970) but you said "modern" in the title! 😉 8 years is vintage in PC world Bad latency will most likely be coming from Windows running on old cpu, + combination of additional software used.
My multiboot swiss army knife 5x86@160
Posted on 2019-03-06, 20:21
… speaker sound. CPU: https://i.postimg.cc/xdjYd4mn/Zdj-cie0681.jpg AMD 5x86 clocked at 160 Mhz (4x40). I am using a fan and …
Re: 386DX-40 Himem.sys problem
Posted on 2019-03-06, 21:30
… correct) these would not be all that expensive but when AMD released the 40MHz Am386 it was a different story.
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