Re: Hercules Radeon 9700 Pro: weird output
Posted on 2023-09-15, 05:25
Can you check whether the pins on each vram-component is properly making contact? I would wager on a memory issue here.
Re: Pentium 4 (Northwood) period correct build suggestions
Posted on 2023-09-04, 10:42
All depends on what the TS wants. I am very interested in the hardware progression in that era, and try to be more or less period correct in some builds. My 2002 ultimate configuration, is mainly used as a platform for Win98 specific software, and not specifically for games, even if it holds it own …
Re: Pentium 4 (Northwood) period correct build suggestions
Posted on 2023-09-03, 11:45
Iconic and less of a laugh than coupled with the PIII is an 3,06 Ghz i850 based Rdram-system. First to have HT and ridicoulously expensive. Put a 9700 Pro in and you have the killer system of 2002. Top end 478 is Gallatin on a i875 dual channel DDR system, but finding Gallatins is difficult, and the …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2023-08-29, 11:18
Got a Precision T7500 with dual X5670 and a whopping 96 GB of DDR3. I always wanted a Skulltrail set, and this is even better, with cooler DDR3 and fully stacked. The case weighs about half an Asian elephant but that'll keep the house together in case of WW3. At 75 euro, I couldn't resist. It'll …
Re: What can I do with a Pentium 2 400 mhz?
Posted on 2023-08-29, 11:13
A cheap i440LX based mainboard (asus P2L97 and the like) might be another option. The 400 would run at 266, which brings it into just above the speed of the fastest Pentium P55C. I don't know how expensive the slot 1 mainboards go in OT's area, but the LX is cheap and versatile, and supports up to …
Re: Shuttle XPC instabilities
Posted on 2023-08-21, 08:15
I would certainly replace the caps on those mainboards.
Re: Dauphin Set Top Box PC with K6 450
Posted on 2023-08-14, 21:27
Interesting system, even for the specs, the customisation needed for this machine would probably have cost a premium. I remember Olivetti trying to commercialise set top pc's, which were to be seen as replacements for your VHS system and allowing much more. That was even in the early Pentium era. …
Re: A useless short analysis on PCIX to PCIe bridge performance on Tualatin
Posted on 2023-08-09, 13:06
Not at all useless! Thanks for testing this. I also have a Supermicro Dual Tualatin board with the Serverset chipset, and on mine the AGP port is all but useless (unless in 1x speed) due to several bugs. Using a PCI to PCI-E is a good way of circumventing that issue, especially with the added …
Re: SD RAM PC133, Dual, single or doesnt matter mode
Posted on 2022-09-07, 19:35
Serverworks has a few dual sdr-sdram chipset offerings. It provides the exact same bandwith of DDR-Sdram. ALI, VIA and SIS had DDR chipsets for the PIII as well, offering equal bandwith. But the PIII, even the Tualatins, do not profit hugely from the doubled width. A well configured 694X can offer …
Re: Old hardware giveaway thread.
Posted on 2022-08-20, 20:32
C&C Tiberian Sun?
Re: Memory compatibility for Intel PR440FX dual Pentium Pro motherboard
Posted on 2022-06-13, 17:39
Same here, 1 GB is working flawlessly using compaq branded 256 EDO Dimms.
Re: Does the Intel VC820 Motherboard Support Tualatins at all?
Posted on 2022-06-06, 22:29
Now this is a plot-twist! I haven’t given up, and it seems that someone has indeed got this board going with a Tualatin! As to how, well, I’m not sure. I’ve messaged them and will keep all those interested informed as to my findings. Interestingly, their COU-Z readout denotes the bios as version “. …
Re: Best dual socket 370 motherboard?
Posted on 2022-06-03, 22:19
I have the Supermicro P3TDE6 which is an impressive board, both feature-wise and on stability. But! The AGP implementation is buggy, and I need more time than I can spare to max out any videocard with both natively supported 1,4 Tualatins (and 4GB of registered dual channel SDR-Sdram :)). If ever I …
Re: ATI Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition
Posted on 2022-05-30, 15:10
Native Win98 support would be nice, but it's not required. Since we are talking about a PCI express video card, might as well go all out and get an overkill CPU/motherboard combo, even if it doesn't officially support Win98. :-) As a matter of fact, none of the boards I mentioned above have Windows …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-05-30, 12:57
I also prefer the freezing method and always had good results with it. I leave the card overnight in a plastic bag before attacking the heatsink.
Re: ATI Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition
Posted on 2022-05-30, 12:44
It's chipsets you should be concerned about. Anything in the Intel 8XX range (and older) will have great support for Win98. Your mileage with Via and especially Nvidia might vary once you get to more recent (from 2004 onwards) chipsets. CPU wise, you can choose from both camps, but the chipset will …
Re: ATI Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition
Posted on 2022-05-30, 09:13
I tend to stick to AGP for Win98, for the reasons mentioned above. The board is more likely to have a deaign that has full 98 support. The P5PE-VM has quickly become my favourite dual boot 98SE/WinXP board.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-05-29, 18:40
Outfitted an MSI 6168 ver2 with Tualatin on Slot-T, a new cooler on the V3 and heatsinks on all VRAM chips. Wondering whether I should sell my 6168 ver1 (PIII 450). Currently working on a P5PE-VM and E7500, idea is to have 4 identical machines for C&C titles, dual booting Win98 and XP on WD Raptors. …
Re: Voodoo 5 6000 Clone PCB
Posted on 2022-05-28, 20:57
Delerium wrote on 2022-05-28, 20:26: flupke11 wrote on 2022-05-28, 19:15: It might be uncouth to ask, but what's the asking price of these? Quite expensive, $1500. There are not so many made. An original prototype Voodoo5 6000 is a lot more expensive though. For all the work that went into …
Re: Voodoo 5 6000 Clone PCB
Posted on 2022-05-28, 19:15
It might be uncouth to ask, but what's the asking price of these?
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