Re: Matrox G400/G450 Quake III Performance

Posted on 2020-08-11, 19:58

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by feipoa

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Where did you find the W2K AMD AGP miniport drivers? I can only find reference to them but no downloads. My G400 appears to be the Dell version, so perhaps the parts numbers differ from the retail version. 16551-9BU-003V D P/N 0008068R REV.A00 G4 + MMDHA32/DELL 403 I don't see a 4A anywhere.

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Re: Posts photos of your most unique build.

Posted on 2020-08-11, 20:49

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by creepingnet

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… XT PSU MoBo: FIC 486 PVT Socket 3 w/ Award BIOS CPU: AMD Am486DX4-100 SV8 w/ Writeback Cache RAM: 64MB 72 pin FP …

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Re: PC Chips M912 ver:1.7 grenn pcb black isa

Posted on 2020-08-11, 22:28

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by ykot

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… , but as far as I recall, it is jumpered for an AMD DX4 100Mhz W/B.

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Re: Where can I find "AMIBCP" (for DOS) ?

Posted on 2020-08-12, 05:21

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by cyclone3d

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… it off, unless Google has the top of the line AMD EPYC CPUs, there is no way the per-core processing …

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Re: things you don't do with a retro PC

Posted on 2020-08-12, 10:25

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by jheronimus

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1) overclocking/modding hardware 2) sleeper builds 3) builds following a certain colour scheme (all red PCBs, for example), or having chips from one vendor (all UMC or all AMD) 4) brand name builds (I strictly get standard AT/ATX cases)

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Re: How is the WDC graphic video card performance? WD90C11 and WD90C00

Posted on 2020-08-13, 01:04

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by pentiumspeed

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Compaq Deskpro 4/33 i using AMD 486DX2 66, no cache module, and 512K video card on …

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Re: Identifying PCChips 386 era chipsets

Posted on 2020-08-13, 16:57

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by GigAHerZ

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… : https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images1/1/0216/23/80386-motherboard-amd-am386-dx-dxl-40_1_672f2b3b3b3729fbbd0f3dc83b83ea21.jpg

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Re: What is your Favorite CPU and Why ?

Posted on 2020-08-13, 17:42

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by brostenen

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… such as AtariST, Macintosh and Amiga. The second most favorite.... Amd 80486dx2-80, because it is in that right sweetspot of …

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Re: The World's Fastest 486

Posted on 2020-08-13, 19:53

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by ph4nt0m

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… crystal on the motherboard from memory. I think it was an AMD-DX4100 that he overclocked. Dont remember the model of the motherboard …

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Re: The World's Fastest 486

Posted on 2020-08-13, 22:32

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by The Serpent Rider

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AMD DX4 could be anything. What matters is part number.

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Re: The World's Fastest 486

Posted on 2020-08-14, 00:24

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by nzoomed

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AMD DX4 could be anything. What matters is part number . Im …

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Re: The World's Fastest 486

Posted on 2020-08-14, 01:36

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by Anonymous Coward

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… indeed a 486, but with minor differences. The very last of AMD DX/4 chips had the full 16kb internal cache like the …

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Re: The World's Fastest 486

Posted on 2020-08-14, 03:04

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by nzoomed

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… indeed a 486, but with minor differences. The very last of AMD DX/4 chips had the full 16kb internal cache like the …

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ATI 9600 Pro vs. FX5600 full screen / resolution issues on Win98

Posted on 2020-08-14, 05:55

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by DeadnightWarrior

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… annoying issue I'm having. My retro rig currently consists of: - AMD Athlon 2800+ - Via K8M800 based motherboard - 2Gb DDR ram (running …

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PCI graphics card compatibility with SiS530 chipset

Posted on 2020-08-14, 17:01

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by Qubiq

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… a lovely small form factor POS computer with SIS530 chipset and AMD K6 3D cpu at 450 MHz. This has a riser card …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-14, 19:06

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by andrea

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

… since Intel's idea of cheap isn't actually that cheap. An AMD APU would have probably made a better all-around system for …

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Re: DFI K6XV3+/66 (ATX SS7 board) unstable with GeForce cards - BIOS bug

Posted on 2020-08-15, 14:34

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by bloodem

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

… it inside a case :-) Final configuration: MB: DFI K6XV3+/66 CPU: AMD K6-2+ 550 MHz @ 600 MHz RAM: 128 MB VGA: Elsa …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-08-16, 07:50

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by LewisRaz

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… .jpg https://i.ibb.co/W0GkktV/IMG-4242.jpg Gigabyte GA486IM + AMD DX4 100 + 16mb(4x4mb) of ram. Of which 2 sticks appear …

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Re: What is your Favorite CPU and Why ?

Posted on 2020-08-16, 08:56

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by bloodem

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My absolute favorite has to be the AMD Athlon "Thunderbird" 1333 MHz. The speed bump that I felt when …

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Re: Identifying PCChips 386 era chipsets

Posted on 2020-08-16, 11:19

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by Deksor

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… : https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images1/1/0216/23/80386-motherboard-amd-am386-dx-dxl-40_1_672f2b3b3b3729fbbd0f3dc83b83ea21.jpg Thank you very much for your help ! The …

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