Re: A surprinsigly expensive LGA1336 motherboard. What alternatives are out there.

Posted on 2023-06-03, 13:16

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by mihai

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I bought an x99 machinist from aliexpress. It was so bad I threw it in the trash after 1 hr of use. Coming from a high tier Gigabyte board, it would be unbearable to use.

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Re: A surprinsigly expensive LGA1336 motherboard. What alternatives are out there.

Posted on 2023-06-02, 20:46

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by mihai

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If you want to go this route, you may look at a complete HP workstation, as you may find some interesting bargains- as an example: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394639040777 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256038211757 (!! no video card listed) You will need to check whether your GPU fits the power budget / …

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Re: A surprinsigly expensive LGA1336 motherboard. What alternatives are out there.

Posted on 2023-06-02, 18:59

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by mihai

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I am getting a P55A-UD4 and an i870, as a backup board. As per Anandtech benchmarks, the performance of i7 870 is slightly better / comparable to similar 4 core i7 9xx cpus. Looking at other build logs here on Vogons, I see no reason why P55 would be less compatible than x58 for windows 98. I do …

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Re: A surprinsigly expensive LGA1336 motherboard. What alternatives are out there.

Posted on 2023-06-02, 13:44

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by mihai

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There are some retro advantages to x58 (and p55 I guess): native pci slots / floppy / ide / serial / parallel headers. It plays friendly with some PCI sound cards in DOS. For windows xp and newer- lga 1155 platform is more modern and has cpus with AVX.

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Re: A surprinsigly expensive LGA1336 motherboard. What alternatives are out there.

Posted on 2023-06-02, 12:28

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by mihai

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X58 boards are indeed quite rare and stupidly expensive. I mostly care for Gigabyte boards and I managed to grab two mobos (x58a-ud3r and x58-ud3), for 40EUR each. I am concerned as well about the high temps on the mobo, I am seeing 60C on the northbridge in idle. There is the option of P55 boards + …

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Re: NVIDIA 6800 PCIe (6-Series) works on Windows XP but not recognized on Windows 98SE ( PCIe to PCI Bridge)

Posted on 2023-05-27, 00:19

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by mihai

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windows 98 requires a tactical approach to installation :) 1. a 'prepared' windows 98 iso can be installed in 60 - 90 seconds, with quickinstall - https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=61&p=1133160 2. after the install, prior to installing any drivers, the partition should be imaged; it can be then …

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Re: Are prices for retro hardware slowly coming down?

Posted on 2023-05-23, 23:26

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by mihai

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I think the market has stabilized. Although the asking prices did not significantly drop, I believe there is less buyer interest. Living expenses are rising, which is decreasing demand for "luxury" goods like overpriced vintage components.

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Re: CompactFlash card formatting utility

Posted on 2023-05-23, 23:13

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by mihai

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ATCFWCHG : http://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=1862&menustate=0

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Re: NVIDIA 6800 PCIe (6-Series) works on Windows XP but not recognized on Windows 98SE ( PCIe to PCI Bridge)

Posted on 2023-05-23, 22:27

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by mihai

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you have resource conflicts preventing getting the card recognized. It happened to all my nvidia PCIE video cards I tried in windows 98. The only way I could fix it was to reduce the memory allocated to AGP aperture. If there are other solutions, I would like to know as well. Other ideas: Try …

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Re: NVIDIA 6800 PCIe (6-Series) works on Windows XP but not recognized on Windows 98SE ( PCIe to PCI Bridge)

Posted on 2023-05-22, 22:34

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by mihai

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usually pcie gpus have resource conflicts in windows 98. If you have the option to change the AGP aperture in the bios, then change it to 32mb or lower. your complete system specs could be helpful to debug the issue.

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Re: NVIDIA 6800 PCIe (6-Series) works on Windows XP but not recognized on Windows 98SE ( PCIe to PCI Bridge)

Posted on 2023-05-22, 16:18

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by mihai

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Most likely there are resource conflicts.

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Re: Has anyone else noticed this?

Posted on 2023-04-09, 10:20

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by mihai

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ebay is a scammy enterprise, so it's best you stay away from it. You will not find logic in there.

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Re: FYI: Steam drops Win7/8/8.1 in 2024

Posted on 2023-03-28, 06:46

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by mihai

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A very bad decision from Valve. One's gaming library is essentially banned from working on older OSes. Reminder - windows 10 goes EOL in 2025. After the XP client debacle, I have stopped buying games on Steam.

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Re: New(ish) LED monitors for DOS? Any good (criteria for 'good' specified in post)?

Posted on 2023-03-20, 23:08

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by mihai

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2023-03-13, 02:11: Technically, you can also bypass 70Hz requirement on old Nvidia card via DVD-D. It will always display 60hz. hi, any pointers on where this workaround is explained? could not find it - thanks.

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Re: dISAppointment - LPC to ISA adapter - ISA on modern motherboards

Posted on 2023-03-19, 15:10

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by mihai

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This is great. Please consider offering it for sale as well, for those who cannot build their own adapter.

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Re: New(ish) LED monitors for DOS? Any good (criteria for 'good' specified in post)?

Posted on 2023-03-12, 22:07

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by mihai

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I have an older 15'' NEC monitor, also 1024x768. The scaling is good enough, thus I can't imagine newer monitors being worse. If you are thinking about integer scaling - I understand such scaling works on Windows 7+ with modern GPUs. I like the NEC monitor - the hardware calibration is a huge plus …

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Re: New(ish) LED monitors for DOS? Any good (criteria for 'good' specified in post)?

Posted on 2023-03-12, 09:53

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by mihai

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This is a niche monitor, good for retro gaming, not daily use, IMO: Philips 152B1 - https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/152B1TFL_00/open-frame-touch-screen-monitor Pros: - 15'', 1024x768 (4:3), 75Hz. - LED - VGA, DVI, HDMI, DP. - available new (in EU at least). Cons - 15'' (too small for some) - expensive …

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Re: Dell Ultrasharp 2001FP = Perfect LCD for retro PCs. How can I keep it alive and healthy?

Posted on 2023-02-23, 12:28

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by mihai

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Personally - no. All 2007FPs i’ve seen had the ‘b’. However, all 2007FPs I’ve seen were surplus or liquidations, sold by 2nd hand resellers. I always assumed the ‘b’ stands for ‘business’. Reading owner threads / reviews from the 2007 period, no one ever referenced any FPb models, only FP.

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Re: Dell Ultrasharp 2001FP = Perfect LCD for retro PCs. How can I keep it alive and healthy?

Posted on 2023-02-23, 11:00

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by mihai

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I looked up ALL of the monitors that mihai said were better than the 2001FP and the HP LP2065 is the only one that is remotely affordable and available. Don't get me wrong... they all look like nice monitors, but most of them are completely unavailable in the USA or don't even have VGA. In case of …

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Re: Dell Ultrasharp 2001FP = Perfect LCD for retro PCs. How can I keep it alive and healthy?

Posted on 2023-02-22, 18:30

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by mihai

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2001FP is an ok-ish monitor. It has a CCFL screen, so it will grow dimmer in time. There are definitely better 4:3 LCD monitors out there, such as: Dell 2007FP, EIZO S2100 / S2133, NEC 2090uxi and P212, HP LP2065, Philips 200P4. There are also 16x12 medical monitors available, which are highly …

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