Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-23, 15:50

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Heh, I keep doing that, dragging stuff home and it wasn't quite what I had hoped, and I think "Why didn't you just turn data on and search you idiot?" and I guess 95% of the time I might just have bought it anyway 'coz it was dirt cheap, even if it wasn't the best model. ... tho I did remember to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-23, 15:44

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I've always thought that was funny - if you buy a rare computer part in the shrink wrapped box and never open it, it could be a rock in there for all you know.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-23, 02:16

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I stopped by the computer store since i was in the neighborhood. For fifteen dollars: an Audigy 1, an SB Live (but it's an SB0200) and a Quadro FX500. All three work, but the Live is pretty useless, and I don't have much use for the Quadro. But I'll find a place for the Audigy. I knew there was an …

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Re: K2+ / K3 & K3+ in comparison to K2

Posted on 2023-09-22, 18:48

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Now that we know that most K6-2+ CPUs can be modified to have the full 256k L2 cache, everyone can afford a K6-3+ 550. SUCCESSFUL K6-2+ to K6-3+ Full Cache Enable Mod

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

Posted on 2023-09-20, 20:11

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Last fall I bought an assortment of old stuff that was quite a haul, and I've been working my way through it. It included two Socket 370 boards; one had a bad BIOS flash and the other needed new capacitors. After fixing both, I wanted to try to use one of the Tualatin CPUs that were included. I …

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

Posted on 2023-09-20, 16:40

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ChrisNonyminus wrote on 2023-09-20, 14:29: How well does the x1650 pro fare against games like HL2, The Sims 2, and Oblivion? What about even games like Crysis or The Sims 3? This review should give you an idea, though I think your system is a little more powerful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= …

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Re: bios error code

Posted on 2023-09-19, 23:42

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In such a situation, one of the best ways to eliminate the possibility of an unintentional ground is to remove the motherboard from the case and set it up on a bench with the bare minimum of components and test it that way.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-19, 22:41

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You can't win em all. Thrift store had a mint looking YMF724 Yamaha XG sound card in the original (plain white) box with the driver CD. I rolled the dice for five bucks, and this time I lost. It looks brand new, but when I try to install it in a Win98 computer it gives a Code 10 and doesn't work. …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-09-19, 17:15

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I like when you have the same game installed on a few different computers, and you realize that on more than one you've stopped at the same point because it's a level that you have difficulty getting through and/or it's the part of the game you don't like.

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

Posted on 2023-09-19, 16:41

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Half-Life 2 will depend on what you're willing to settle for. My 939 system has a 4400+ overclocked to 4800+ levels, and with my 6800 Ultra it still bogs down even at 1024x768 and the details turned down. This doesn't sound right. You should get excellent performance with the 6800 Ultra in Half- …

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

Posted on 2023-09-19, 16:11

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There are still good deals to be had, but patience is required. Scour your local Craigslist (or any similar online classifieds you may have where you are) daily. In the past couple of months I purchased two AGP video cards from a local computer store that sells used parts - a 7600 GS and a 9800SE, …

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

Posted on 2023-09-19, 15:59

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Half-Life 2 will depend on what you're willing to settle for. My 939 system has a 4400+ overclocked to 4800+ levels, and with my 6800 Ultra it still bogs down even at 1024x768 and the details turned down. Then there's the Socket 775 Dell Vostro I rescued from the curb combined with the GTS250 I got …

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

Posted on 2023-09-19, 15:50

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So I installed Windows XP on my Athlon 64 (Finally!) and it's been working great so far. The GeForce 4 MX, although it "worked" with directx, was crappy (as 4 MXs tend to be), so I installed a 256MB AGP (listed as PCI by the ebay seller, but is actually AGP, lol, but I had an AGP slot thankfully so …

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

Posted on 2023-09-19, 15:33

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So I installed Windows XP on my Athlon 64 (Finally!) and it's been working great so far. The GeForce 4 MX, although it "worked" with directx, was crappy (as 4 MXs tend to be), so I installed a 256MB AGP (listed as PCI by the ebay seller, but is actually AGP, lol, but I had an AGP slot thankfully so …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2023-09-19, 13:33

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I found this corroded Gigabyte board inside a rusted case, Before.jpg after vinegar and hot water treatment, it posted on the first try, After.jpg ItsAlive.jpg now I need to put a new thermistor inside the cpu socket, replace the busted usb connector and its fuse then it should be good to go. That …

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Re: the Penultimate Semi Vintage Windows OS

Posted on 2023-09-19, 02:06

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Penultimate means "Next to last" so I'm confused.

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Re: Windows 7 on 586-class PCs

Posted on 2023-09-19, 00:50

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Before the fire I still had my Asus P55T2P4 with 512 megabytes of EDO and a K6-2+, and I decided to try Windows 7 on it just for the heck of it. I think it was still in the process of installing after two days of letting it run, and I gave up.

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

Posted on 2023-09-19, 00:33

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by Repo Man11

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Last fall I bought an assortment of old stuff that was quite a haul, and I've been working my way through it. It included two Socket 370 boards; one had a bad BIOS flash and the other needed new capacitors. After fixing both, I wanted to try to use one of the Tualatin CPUs that were included. I …

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Re: P5VPX97 - Cache Memory

Posted on 2023-09-17, 19:57

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More information is always good, so I would also try Speedsys and see what it has to say. If you don't already have it, it's included in Phil's DOS Benchmark Pack: https://www.philscomputerlab.com/dos-benchmark-pack.html Here's what my M520 looked like with no L2 cache.

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Re: P5VPX97 - Cache Memory

Posted on 2023-09-16, 23:13

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This L2 cache issue is very strange. I just looked at the manual and it supports the K6 300, which gave you the necessary jumper setting for the multiplier so that's good news. I also just saw that it also has a setting for 75 MHz bus speed, so that means that you can upgrade to 450 MHz if you ever …

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