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First post, by northernosprey02

Posted on 2013-05-17, 13:32

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I just visiting computer store that selling old hardware, I saw some old hardware and some was interesting. Here's the old hardware which it will get it tomorrow:

1. Yamaha YMF724E-V Sound Card
This is interesting sound card for me which it give good MIDI support such OPL3

2. NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX (damn, forgot looking the model)
Also it was interesting due it give more performance with bang of bucks.

3. Asus Radeon 9550
Seems low-end video card, is performance good?

4. Asus P4B
A Pentium 4 SDRAM motherboard, how much performance I get when P4 mix with SDRAM?

5. HP OEM LGA775 passive tower heatsink
More interesting for me, but not for retro. It has 3 copper heatpipe.

6. Pentium III PC
Someone on computer store has Pentium III computer but not in the store, so he text me if it arrives. I don't know what is component used.

Which the component should and don't pick?

Reply 1 of 11, by silikone

Posted on 2013-05-17, 13:55

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Geforce MX cards are low-end, I wouldn't bother, unless you are really enthusiastic about collecting.

Do not refrain from refusing to stop hindering yourself from the opposite of watching nothing other than that which is by no means porn.

Reply 2 of 11, by northernosprey02

Posted on 2013-05-17, 17:20

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Any suggestion about Radeon 9550? How about performance?

Reply 3 of 11, by Jorpho

Posted on 2013-05-17, 17:37

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That is a relatively meaningless question without knowing more about what you want to do with it and what your alternatives are.

The card isn't included in http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/vga-charts-iii,730.html , but Wikipedia indicates that it is sort of close to a 9600. Which isn't very good.

Reply 4 of 11, by RacoonRider

Posted on 2013-05-17, 18:02

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As I see here, you don't actually know what you want or where you want it installed. I suggest you get that P3 and YMF card. That way you get a descent sound card and a retro PC that is already working... You might want to see what games support it and have a nice time rather than hypnotising your Radeon or FX card.

Reply 5 of 11, by northernosprey02

Posted on 2013-05-18, 01:29

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I am actually I want get Radeon card for my HP Vectra VL600, YMF card may used for 440BX system. GeForce 2 MX used for 440BX system, replacing S3 Trio3D.

Reply 6 of 11, by northernosprey02

Posted on 2013-05-18, 17:03

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Additionally, I want to get AverMedia AverTV TV Tuner Card for my IBM NetVista.

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Reply 7 of 11, by northernosprey02

Posted on 2013-05-19, 15:45

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Just got GeForce 2 MX video card, Yamaha YMF724E-V sound card, and AVerMedia AVerTV TV tuner for my HP Vectra VL600. Works flawlessly 😁

BTW, what is good driver for GF2 MX for Windows 98?

Reply 8 of 11, by subhuman@xgtx

Posted on 2013-05-20, 18:12

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Detonator 6.22?

Reply 9 of 11, by northernosprey02

Posted on 2013-05-21, 03:37

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subhuman@xgtx wrote:
Detonator 6.22?

Sound too old for me 🤣, but how much performance I get when I play Quake III Arena or other?

Reply 10 of 11, by Jorpho

Posted on 2013-05-21, 03:38

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If you want to play Quake III with good performance, you do not need a retro machine.

Reply 11 of 11, by northernosprey02

Posted on 2013-05-21, 09:23

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Jorpho wrote:
If you want to play Quake III with good performance, you do not need a retro machine.

Wait, Quake 3 also playable in my machine! 🤣

Is this video card support Glide wrapper? Is the performance better than Matrox G400? If

And how to overclock GF2MX?

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