Re: SuperMicro P4SCT only sees 3GB of RAM - Total is 4GB (PC3200 DDR)

Posted on Yesterday, 07:02

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by ODwilly

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When you use a 32bit OS, you will not be able to use 4GB of RAM anyway. So either 3GB or 3.5GB depending on the mainboard. The only exception are OSs with PAE, like Windows Server 2003 R2 x86. To add to this : PAE won't help you if BIOS can't adress full memory (if you don't see 4GB/4096MB …

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Re: Best brand of GeForce 2 cards to look for?

Posted on 2023-05-12, 09:09

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by ODwilly

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Honestly a good quality fx 5200 even 64bit isn't that bad.

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Re: "modern" retro pc

Posted on 2023-05-02, 03:18

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by ODwilly

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Motherboard: A55BM-K CPU: AMD A8-6600K (quad-core @3.9 GHz, OC to 4.2GHz) FM2 Socket RAM: 8GB dual-channel GPU: Gigabyte WindForce OC (with AMD R9 270 2GB @975Mhz). Motherboard/cpu/GPU from 2013, I might keep this as my retro pc until I die from now on. Because: Drivers aside, currently (and …

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Re: Your most shitty motherboard?

Posted on 2023-04-27, 09:09

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by ODwilly

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B450 Tomahawk Max. Bought open box, didn't use it until past the 30 day warranty period. Dead onboard audio, unopened MSI box upon unpacking, including accessories and manual. 3 weeks later random 8ghz core boosts with a 2600 and newest bios, dead upon start up. Everything else survived. Mobo just …

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

Posted on 2023-04-26, 02:45

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by ODwilly

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Upon setting up the XFX X58i in a case again it refuses to post. Get a 88 error code on the Debug led (which isnt listed in the manual, yay!) Going to bust it down to the bare basics and retest it, I have a feeling the force of having all the standoffs installed properly in the case is preventing it …

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Re: Let's talk about cases

Posted on 2023-04-26, 01:59

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by ODwilly

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The Antec 300 and older 2010ish era thermaltake cases kinda have the best of both worlds. Lots of 5.25, 120mm fans out the rear, often times usb 3.0 and 2.5 bays for SSDs as well. I had a Antec Gaming One case that came with 4 decent blue led fans that went for $55 in 2012. Decently thick steel (0. …

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Re: socket 478 woes

Posted on 2023-04-20, 12:03

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by ODwilly

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I kind of doubt it's the caps as they look fine and rarely go bad on late Asus s478 boards. In my experience BIOS (chip) issues like mentioned if the board powers on, shorted mosfet/mosfets in the CPU VRM circuit if it dosn't. If the boards powers on and you have already replaced/reflashed the BIOS …

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Re: socket 478 woes

Posted on 2023-04-20, 02:26

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by ODwilly

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Bet it is Bad Caps ! If you have a low end Celery try it. I had a P4 board that would not run that faster bus cpu's but would a 400 and 533. It was failing caps (higher speeds generally means more current) that could not handle the fast power hungry cpu's// Agreed with this. My capacitor knowledge …

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

Posted on 2023-04-17, 06:02

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by ODwilly

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Have a Deep Cool Tessaract Iv been debating on putting my 8 core rig into off and on, currently in a 2010? Antec case. However I just found this PSU NIB someone gave me ages ago that is literally perfect for my P4 rig that is in a beige case. . .i guess the question is if a red GPU would clash with …

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Re: Low Profile PCI Sound Cards for Windows XP?

Posted on 2023-04-16, 11:33

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by ODwilly

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For XP and 7, even 9x compatibility in LP look at some Cmedia chips. Quality varies immensely per card, and ya might have to do some digging to find a good card and or driver. Other than what other people have mentioned that's all I can think of.

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

Posted on 2023-04-16, 07:42

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by ODwilly

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Have a Deep Cool Tessaract Iv been debating on putting my 8 core rig into off and on, currently in a 2010? Antec case. However I just found this PSU NIB someone gave me ages ago that is literally perfect for my P4 rig that is in a beige case. . .i guess the question is if a red GPU would clash with …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-04-16, 04:13

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by ODwilly

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Scored a 9600 AIW for a VHS digitization rig I am building, based on S939/XP. New in box from CompUSA! I felt very strange opening it, but glad to have something I know is reliable and in excellent shape with the accessories. I would add a small 40mm molex fan to that heatsink. I just distrust the …

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

Posted on 2023-04-16, 04:10

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by ODwilly

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Dug out a 2nd newer Maxtor 120gb HDD to go in my P4. Dual 120gb and a 400gb for IDE plus a 32gb SSD for XP should be plenty for XP/Linux.

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2023-04-12, 02:41

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by ODwilly

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I have about 100 tabs and heavy web user, youtube and facebook. Well that explains. :sweat_smile: For almost three decades I've witnessed and assisted many people around me claiming "my computer/smartphone is slowing down and/or running out of storage space." Most situations were mixtures of …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2023-04-11, 06:17

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by ODwilly

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I picked up a stack of Windows 7-11 keys/DVD's along with a ASRock itx 6th/7th Gen intel board, a Pentium 2c/4t, 8gb of ddr4 a SSD + Zotac GTX 960 free. Used the GTX in a freebie i7 rig. Rest is getting used to swap out a A8 ITX Fm2+ setup, to then replace a 2nd gen i5 that a family member has so …

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Re: Old rusty power supply works, fancy new power supply does not.

Posted on 2023-04-08, 04:51

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by ODwilly

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Athena Power still makes some AT psu's. Not the greatest quality, but far better than your rusted one at least.

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Re: Question about modern Radeon GFX

Posted on 2023-04-02, 14:15

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by ODwilly

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PD2JK wrote on 2023-04-02, 14:04: A GF 1650 has a typical TDP of 75 Watt, the exact amount of power a PCIe slot can deliver, so without need of an external power connector. Sadly the GTX 1650 is indeed the fastest PCIE power-less modern GPU available besides some workstation cards 🙁 absolutely …

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Re: microATX and AGP

Posted on 2023-03-30, 04:52

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by ODwilly

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I gave up on the mATX thing. I want more slots to stick things in. Thanks for the "all in one build" suggestion. I'll look into it. But as I said, I'm not necessarily looking to get the cheapest thing possible. Consider that I'm thinking of things like Voodoos and MT-32s. :) Even started looking …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-29, 13:55

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by ODwilly

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Didn't buy this today but just happened to check prices and availability. The Zalmann USA store has it in stock for $32. https://zalmanusa.com/products/cnps9900-max Nice find! I see they also have the 9500 in stock which covers socket 939 and 775! Picked one up for my 939 build, thanks Awesome! Btw …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-28, 07:17

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by ODwilly

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Didn't buy this today but just happened to check prices and availability. The Zalmann USA store has it in stock for $32. https://zalmanusa.com/products/cnps9900-max

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