Well resurrected my failing dual taualtin system, since the AOpen seems got something bad on it, and will refuse to load/ install or do any load at all, seems some element failed i suspect half-working mosfet ... So i did initial testing for the new config, so my system to be still 2x2 (dual CPU - dual GPU, now it have extra dual BIOS as well..). Te first choice was x2 Pentium III 1GHz both same stepping even, but for some reason one of the CPU is dead for no reason, as i was using that exact CPU in ABIT BE6-II system with slotket long time ago, and it did "just works", but guess is dead damn it, i will burn it with the heat gun, before send it to the scrap hell.... After that fail, i founded x2 similar P3 933MHz, the only difference between them one is 1.7v, the second one is 1.75v, but it seems they both work fine like that for now...
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It looks fine to me (well the mobo is not as nice as the AOpen, with that shitty yellow, too bad GIGAbyte did not use blue PCB paint as they did on their single socket Tualatin boards..), and most importantly it works rock solid. Oyy and yes there is one thing, that annoy me much, these morons GIGAbyte did NOT even think to include fast post setup, so when adding even 1GB of SDram the post procedure is SLOW, and when i add the post is like 1 fucking minute long 🤣... I did look 3 times in the whole BIOS could not locate option for quick self on test, or something like that, there is not even "press esc to cancel mem test" jesus........... But aside from that fact, and that the mobo have garbage caps (still not blown up or leaking), and the bad color i dont have any complains...
Found these parts, just now, i did order them... 33 Euro for the DFI Expert + the CPU, 7 Euro for the 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee, but the guy is selling 320GB SeaGate ATA for 10 euro, so i could not resist to buy that too, as i like big ATA drives, specially these models of SeaGate as they are reliable from my exp..
3Dfx Voodoo Banshee AGP (a new day, a new voodoo)
SeaGate Barracuda 320GB Ultra ATA
DFI Lanparty SLI-DR Expert
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ на 2.20GHz
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Also did test HD3850 AGP that i will sell to a client, since i have x3 of them..
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Mah systems retro, old, newer (Radical stuff)
W3680 4.5/ GA-x58 UD7/ R9 280x
K7 2.6/ NF7-S/ HD3850
IBM x2 P3 933/ GA-6VXD7/ Voodoo V 5.5K
Cmq P2 450/ GA-BX2000/ V2 SLI
IBM PC365
Cmq DeskPRO 486/33
IBM PS/2 Model 56
SPS IntelleXT 8088