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Re: AMD 5x86 X5-133

Posted on 2018-07-29, 08:50

I used to have a UMAX 600S SCSI scanner. I used it from 1997 thru to 2011. It was the best scanner I ever owned. The depth of field was perfect for scanning retro hardware PCB's. When it died, I got some HP ScanJet 7400C, which is USB + SCSI, however the scanning depth of field isn't that great, …

Re: AMD 5x86 X5-133

Posted on 2018-07-29, 09:15

by derSammler

in Marvin \ System Specs

I have a professional Linotype Hell scanner that I got from a media agency. Only had it tested on an old Mac so far, but it should work with Win9x, too.

Re: AMD 5x86 X5-133

Posted on 2018-07-29, 17:55

by derSammler

in Marvin \ System Specs

PC hardware is odd sometimes... In an attempt to further optimize performance, I changed the L2 cache mode from WB to WT. WT should be slower, shouldn't it? Guess what..? Now Quake timedemo 3 gives me 14.2 fps instead of 13.8. :D Dr. Hardware shows better scores as well (>77000). Also funny, …

Re: AMD 5x86 X5-133

Posted on 2018-07-29, 21:12

by feipoa

in Marvin \ System Specs

Speedsys is a very poor indicator of CPU performance. I generally do not use it to compare small changes in system configuration. For WT vs. WB L2 cache, I suggest using the Ziff-Davis CPUMark99 in Windows. It is their stand-alone product. I have found this benchmark to be the most sensitive to …

Re: AMD 5x86 X5-133

Posted on 2018-07-30, 19:01

by derSammler

in Marvin \ System Specs

Spent some time trying to squeeze some more speed out of it by trying a FSB of 50 MHz and a multiplier of 3x. While video speed got faster by more than 30%, overall performance didn't get better. Even with 50ns RAM and 0 waitstates, I wasn't able to get the same memory throughput as with 4x 40 MHz. …

Re: AMD 5x86 X5-133

Posted on 2018-07-30, 19:55

by feipoa

in Marvin \ System Specs

derSammler wrote: So if L1 is WB, L2 should be WT. If L1 is WT, L2 should be WB. I'll double-check this later using a Cyrix 5x86 It would be interesting to quantify this with some benchmarks. I've always noticed that WB L2 cache improves speed very little. I've never seen it reduce performance much …

Re: AMD 5x86 X5-133

Posted on 2018-07-30, 20:02

by derSammler

in Marvin \ System Specs

Difference is very low. With the X5 at 160 MHz I got these results with Dr. Hardware yesterday: * L1 WB, L2 WB: ~77100 * L1 WB, L2 WT: ~78300 And .4 fps improvement in Quake. So it's only about 2-3%. I'm pretty sure WB always give a speed boost when writing lots of data to RAM. But for reading from …

Re: AMD K6-III+ CPU's available?

Posted on 2018-08-03, 21:13

by BloodyCactus

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

lots of nos k6-2+ on ebay. only difference is some cache size, and that doesnt change speed by any margin at all, so no real loss. my 450 runs at 500mhz perfectly fine at bus speed of 100mhz. i have not seen any real k6-iii+ for sale on ebay for a long time (I could never find one when I was looking …

Re: AMD K6-III+ CPU's available?

Posted on 2018-08-03, 21:53

by Jasin Natael

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I bought one on ebay probably 1 1/2 years ago. I'm not sure of the precise date. I think i gave about $20 shipped. Its a 450MHZ, but overclocked stable to 550. Still running in my old Compaq Presario with my VooDoo 3 PCI. I remember them being readily available at the time, with plenty of sellers to …

Re: AMD K6-III+ CPU's available?

Posted on 2018-08-03, 22:13

by dionb

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Bought a NOS (but tray) K6-3+ ATZ from a German eBay seller back in January for a nice low price (EUR 15 iirc). Not needed to look for another since, but they are definitely still out there, if not now probably soon enough with some patience.

Re: AMD K6-III+ CPU's available?

Posted on 2018-08-03, 22:41

by JidaiGeki

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There's a listing for some 2.0v K6-3+ 450 CPUs on eBay US presently - that suit?

Re: AMD K6-III+ CPU's available?

Posted on 2018-08-03, 23:01

by debs3759

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

These occasionally turn up in CPU-World.com forum

Re: AMD K6-III+ CPU's available?

Posted on 2018-08-04, 02:45

by stamasd

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

debs3759 wrote: These occasionally turn up in CPU-World.com forum Second that.

Re: SetMul - Multiplier control for VIA C3 / AMD K6 Mobile / Cyrix 5x86

Posted on 2018-08-08, 02:04

by Xeen

in Release Announcements

Can Test Registers trick work on K6-2+ CPU 😕

Re: SetMul - Multiplier control for VIA C3 / AMD K6 Mobile / Cyrix 5x86

Posted on 2018-08-08, 12:41

by ruthan

in Release Announcements

Hi. Im using setmul on with my X58 (ICH10) + Xeon 5660 machine it look like there is some issue with soundcards.. Without sound card, or with Yamaha 744 soundcards setmul is working fine in EMS, NOEMS.. or realmode, protected mode (last two are not sound drivers.. because yamaha has EMS only driver …

Re: SetMul - Multiplier control for VIA C3 / AMD K6 Mobile / Cyrix 5x86

Posted on 2018-08-08, 16:37

by gerwin

in Release Announcements

Setmul was not really tested in systems above a Pentium III. PCI soundcard ISA SBPro emulation mode and cache disabling is a troublesome combination. These are not normal drivers but TSR hacks that intercept Legacy ISA communication and translate it to PCI communication, often there is also a …

Re: SetMul - Multiplier control for VIA C3 / AMD K6 Mobile / Cyrix 5x86

Posted on 2018-08-08, 18:03

by ruthan

in Release Announcements

gerwin wrote: When using SetMul only for L1 cache disabling, there are many other programs that can do that, allthough not in protected mode. you can try Cacheoff.zip found Thanks, meanwhile i tested others L1D disablers and they are behaving exactly the same as Setmul, same problem.

Re: AMD K6-III+ CPU's available?

Posted on 2018-08-14, 23:36

by debs3759

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There are some K6-III+/400ATZ (1.5V, should be OK at 1.6V) on the CPU-World forums for $7 each. If you are not already a member you will need to register to see the For Sale section of the forums. Direct link http://www.cpu-world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30650