Re: Board supporting up to 1333 but runs 1600 Mhz DDR3?

Posted on 2023-02-16, 20:56

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Guess I just got pissed since I've always taken motherboard manual data at face value because the #1 rule before upgrading was always checking the manual first. I checked recent boards by Gigabyte and the manuals are much better now.

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Re: Board supporting up to 1333 but runs 1600 Mhz DDR3?

Posted on 2023-02-16, 09:53

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Now I get it. The rev 1.0 of this board started in 2012 February and CPUs for it supporting 1600 Mhz RAM appeared a few months later. Even though later revisions and BIOS updates of the board added Xeon E3-1230 v2 as a supported CPU (that launched 2 months after the GA-H61M-S2PV was released), they …

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Re: Board supporting up to 1333 but runs 1600 Mhz DDR3?

Posted on 2023-02-16, 09:12

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So a Xeon E3-1230 v2 that supports 1600 can handle the ram even though the board manual says only up to 1333 Mhz? Even the memory compatibility list claims that anything above 1333 Mhz will be downclocked to 1333 Mhz. "Model Name: H61M-S2PV DDR3 1600 (downgrade to DDR3 1333)" https://download. …

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Board supporting up to 1333 but runs 1600 Mhz DDR3?

Posted on 2023-02-16, 08:36

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I have a Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV with BIOS ver. FE. All revisions of this board seem to support 1333 DDR3 only but when I install 1600 Mhz modules the BIOS reports it as 1600 Mhz, memtest86 handles it as 1600 Mhz, hwinfo64 reports it as 1600 Mhz. Even the W7 hardware test grades the 1600 module higher …

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Re: Original Voodoo 5 6000 prototype for sale on eBay

Posted on 2023-02-14, 08:36

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Someone commented on an ancient V56k post that the last one went for $10K before so yeah, not the best investment, it didn't even break even. "But i guess it ends up at 10k dollars just as last time one of those went up on ebay." https://www.osnews.com/story/15459/3dfxs-quad-gpu-voodoo5-board- …

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Re: Original Voodoo 5 6000 prototype for sale on eBay

Posted on 2023-02-13, 16:28

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bloodem wrote on 2023-02-13, 13:31: There are many other (more reliable) investment opportunities out there. Only one way to find out: how much did the last working V56k go for? Any data on this?

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Re: Original Voodoo 5 6000 prototype for sale on eBay

Posted on 2023-02-13, 11:48

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Spending 5 months worth of savings on this card, does not qualify as "spending your money wisely" Not even as an investment? If I had $30K to blow on my hobby a year I would've sniped this one. A hobby is not just about rational purchases, there is passion too. Sometimes we spend a lot when we see …

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Re: Original Voodoo 5 6000 prototype for sale on eBay

Posted on 2023-02-13, 10:57

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bloodem wrote on 2023-02-13, 10:42: but we'll never know. 😀 Absolutely, although I kinda hope the buyer is a Youtuber willing to make a nice documentary & test with the card. That'd be awesome!

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2023-02-13, 10:28

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The issue is that this caused some eh...problems before. A couple times even iirc. We had a lot of drama over it, even though it started out fairly decent. Without knowing exactly what happened I can't really decide if this is a "real" problem or just the fact that it cuts into someone else's …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2023-02-13, 09:58

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I suggest not making public light of similar listings until they are sold. Doing so ahead of the sale benefits the seller and encourages others to do the same. Before long, members will be asking their pals to casually mention [on the forums] a rare item they have for sale on eBay. I don't see a …

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Re: Original Voodoo 5 6000 prototype for sale on eBay

Posted on 2023-02-13, 09:43

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This purchaser has other things on his mind with his savings. You know, the boring stuff like childrens' eduation, somewhere nice to retire to and even less inspirational, a buffer against unforseen circumstances. Which a V5-6000 on eBay isn't. Anybody willing to pay 15k for this card didn't risk …

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Re: Original Voodoo 5 6000 prototype for sale on eBay

Posted on 2023-02-13, 04:04

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Does this mean that the crazy rich oil tycoon types never really existed in the first place and this was snagged by someone with a higher-than-average paying day job like someone in IT or a Youtuber like Linus?

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Re: Original Voodoo 5 6000 prototype for sale on eBay

Posted on 2023-02-07, 10:39

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Will these just keep appreciating in value or get in the trash as soon as the generation living in that era start dying?

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Re: Most disappointing games?

Posted on 2023-01-25, 11:30

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Simfarm. If you planted low level crop the town grew on you and you went bankrupt eventually. If you planted oranges you won under 2 hours. Very unbalanced game. Quake 3 Arena. Most of us had 28-56K modems at the time and at 4-800 ping the game was unplayable. There were master players who could do …

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

Posted on 2023-01-18, 16:47

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The last time I got something beige from e-waste it was a crappy P4 stuffed into an AT case for some reason.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-06, 20:09

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Today's haul locally for $40, finally a Pentium with decent label.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-06-04, 11:15

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badmojo wrote on 2021-06-04, 07:50: I like whining too 👍 Yeah but most of us grow out of it.

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Re: Yet another Abit de-Teapofied (almost)

Posted on 2021-06-02, 07:17

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Diagnostics can help if there is a chance of parts not failing. In case of these capacitors that chance is 0%. It's true with a counterfeit product but not true with an entire brand. The "diagnostics" was made by the seller (board not booting) so that could mean anything: bad HDD, bad OS, bad cable …

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Re: Yet another Abit de-Teapofied (almost)

Posted on 2021-05-31, 19:07

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Okay, I accept the points. Also, do repair technicians replace everything to fix a defective part or do they find the defective part and replace it? I know it's a hobby so to each their own. I still believe in diagnostics first.

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Re: Yet another Abit de-Teapofied (almost)

Posted on 2021-05-31, 12:26

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Or just buy a board that doesn't have these caps. Or only replace the ones that are actually faulty. Blindly replacing everything is just bad practice and shouldn't be encouraged. Diagnostics first, replacements second. He should replace all power components as well because they fail just as many …

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