Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2022-05-18, 19:28

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The Mancave... Ofc the wardrobe is at 80% full of computer stuff, there is couple of small computers on the small space next to the wardrobe and the wall, hidden computers, laptops and stuff under the bed ofc.. And the basement is full of stuff (ofc nothing very good such as ABIT board, CPU …

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Re: Win98SE Pentium 4 Project

Posted on 2022-05-18, 14:45

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foil_fresh wrote on 2022-05-18, 03:43: I wanted a quieter S478 cooler so i got Thermaltake Pipe101 and slapped a 92mm noctua fan on it. close to 500gm of pure copper with a quiet fan = good times. Can you show some pics of this? How did you install it on the socket 478 retention bracket? That thing …

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Re: Win98SE Pentium 4 Project

Posted on 2022-05-16, 21:12

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Misery! Booted the system up the other day and the screen went "wonky", plus the cpu fan was roaring loud. Turned out the cpu retention bracket busted at the clip connections. Was using the star tech cooler, maybe should have bent the clips somewhat to ease the stress? First order of business is …

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Re: CAD Talk & Help with Mobile Workstation Selection

Posted on 2022-05-06, 13:06

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The only things about Dell is the bloatware they put on their systems, that and when needing to contact support have to use chat mode because I can't understand their accent. That's probably more of a function of my hearing loss than anything else.

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Re: What scary games require booze to take the edge off?

Posted on 2022-05-06, 12:54

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BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2022-05-05, 14:08: Most of these games are quite a decade old. Is there any new game which can provide the similar level of nightmares? Good point. Alien Isolation is 3-4 years old but haven't played it yet. Maybe some of the newer Resident Evil games?

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Re: What scary games require booze to take the edge off?

Posted on 2022-05-05, 13:20

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chiveicrook wrote on 2022-05-04, 16:39: Not a whole game but "Robbing the Cradle" mission in Thief: Deadly Shadows is awesome, it even has its own wiki article 😀 Decent bourbon to calm the nerves after the mission is recommended 😀 I'll have to look into that one, never played any of the series.

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What scary games require booze to take the edge off?

Posted on 2022-05-04, 16:16

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Ok this is tongue in cheek stuff here. What scary games and what choice of "refreshment" to calm the nerves? AVP 2010 - Fosters Lager (that's right! the oil can beer)

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Re: Glide wrapper for Win98?

Posted on 2022-05-04, 16:08

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I was looking for the same thing but decided I'll just wait until I build another XP based rig which means less headaches.

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Re: Win98SE Pentium 4 Project

Posted on 2022-05-04, 15:53

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With an avatar like mine, I guess there's no reason to ever respond to a P4 thread, right? LOL. I'm not a big fan of the P4 either, but these days they do make a lot of sense for a cheap no nonsense 98 build. Not everyone has access to the more period correct hardware without paying up for it. It's …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-03, 21:17

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wirerogue wrote on 2022-04-29, 02:30: some parts for my new build. just waiting on the fractal design torrent case. new.parts.jpg Good times ahead! Stick the parts in that "XPS" case for the heck of it 😁

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Re: CAD Talk & Help with Mobile Workstation Selection

Posted on 2022-05-03, 21:14

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I too do CAD but in the piping/pressure vessel field. We've stuck with DELL desktops for over 20 years but our IT guy may have us all switch to laptops so we can shuttle to home when needed. My setup is local not cloud. Luckily Bricscad gives us that flexibility and it's cheaper too. My 3d needs are …

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-25, 15:00

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Duke Nukem Manhattan Project. Recently tried this and just couldn't get my head around the controls. Wasn't this game "overhyped" back in the day?

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Re: Pentium 4 Willamette socket 423 build

Posted on 2022-04-25, 13:14

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Really like that case Aopen made some good ones back in the day. You need to put a video on youtube showing how to do cable management, beautiful work!

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Re: DOOM with ray-tracing

Posted on 2022-04-20, 12:51

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Was finally able to pick up a 3080 last week so may give it a shot. May tackle q2 rtx after elden ring first tho. Don't forget about Serious Sam Raytraced as well. https://github.com/sultim-t/Serious-Engine-RT/releases Tried this one, everything shiny has a "speckled" look to it. Mouse look is …

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Win98SE Pentium 4 Project

Posted on 2022-04-19, 21:46

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The urge to build yet another Windows 98 unit was too great, especially with a pentium 4 cpu which I've never done. This quite frankly was a royal "pita" involving stripped standoffs, a case too small, and a SB Live that just wanted to make me miserable for the fun of it. In the end it worked out …

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Intel D865GL win98SE install issues for Pentium 4 project

Posted on 2022-04-13, 13:32

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Decided to try sata connections on the cd /hard drives but booting from the cd drive initially brought up the error that it couldn't find the cd driver . After some research found out had to get into the bios and switch the sata settings to legacy, after that it worked fine. My question is do I need …

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Re: Members of Vogons, what shows do you currently watch?

Posted on 2022-04-13, 13:10

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appiah4 wrote on 2022-04-12, 18:38: Apparently Moon Knight is good? Wondering this myself. Hopefully won't be any "girl power" or woke checklist involved.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-04-12, 13:40

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Messing around with the ray traced mod for Serious Sam First Encounter. Looks sweet but mouse look is too glitchy so I usually get smeared, worth a look anyways.

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Re: Members of Vogons, what shows do you currently watch?

Posted on 2022-04-12, 13:31

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Started watching the Crisis of Infinite Earths crossover series. Good to see bit appearances from Tom Welling and Brandon Routh as Superman but other than that, meh. Could be just me but the actress that plays Supergirl looks like she's constipated half the time. Are all the DC hero tv series this …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-11, 18:42

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Got this little beauty today for about 40$ ibm.jpg (seller's photo) It's a 2.4Ghz socket 478 pentium 4. It came with 768MB of ram, a 17" IBM G78 CRT monitor and a black PS/2 IBM branded keyboard. No video card but it will take a full size AGP card. I'm planning on installing a Geforce 4 Ti4200 or …

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