Re: Gpu fan not spinning

Posted on 2022-05-22, 10:57

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by AppleSauce

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I went along and mounted the new fan and its spinning. GPU booted up and displayed the video bios , but my pc has been restarting randomly , so either the power socket is dodgy or the psu is starting to go. But that's another job for another day. Filename 20220522_194152.jpg File size 1.59 MiB …

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Re: AdLib GOLD clone is now a reality

Posted on 2022-05-21, 19:00

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by AppleSauce

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in Marvin \ Sound

Holy cow this is amazing , another mystical relic from the past brought back to life. You guys have really outdone yourselves.

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Re: Heatsink dust cap?

Posted on 2022-05-21, 18:13

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by AppleSauce

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pentiumspeed wrote on 2022-05-21, 17:26: What are these blower heatsink called so I can search for it on ebay? Cheers, SUNON 45*45*10MM GB0545AFV1-8 DC 5V 0.35W 45CM 2Pin Cooling Fan Hope that helps.

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Re: Heatsink dust cap?

Posted on 2022-05-21, 13:03

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by AppleSauce

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Okay so after pulling off the sticker it seems like the hole is plugged with some kind of silver coloured plastic and the sticker might be metal? Sunon seems to be pulling some shenanigans here. Filename 20220521_224744.jpg File size 1.08 MiB Views 117 views

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Heatsink dust cap?

Posted on 2022-05-21, 09:01

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by AppleSauce

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Does anyone here have experience with sunon maglev coolers? For some reason there's a cover/sticker thing on the back where you'd usually mount it to the gpu , should I take it off or leave it on? Filename s-l500 (5).jpg File size 20.58 KiB Views 172 views Filename s-l1600 (43).jpg File size 80.13 …

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Re: Gpu fan not spinning

Posted on 2022-05-20, 07:19

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by AppleSauce

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Howdy folks , bit of an update , the fan came in and looks about right except for the fact that there's a rubber seal thing on the back that I'm guessing is for the oil. Would it be okay to leave it off since i'd want the block to sit flush with the gpu die , or would oil leak everywhere if I did? …

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Re: CMSLPT : Creative music system (game blaster) on parallel port

Posted on 2022-05-14, 20:06

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by AppleSauce

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in Marvin \ Sound

Okay so I got it working and it sounds pretty good actually , the chip tunes are not half bad , so what fixed it was changing my sound blaster pro 2's dma from 3 to 1 What games do you play with it ? What sounds best ? So far I've only tried ultima 6 the false prophet , and Its pretty nice , ill …

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Re: Why is Gravis Ultrasound very expensive?

Posted on 2022-05-12, 08:02

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by AppleSauce

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Basically because its rare and niche, same reason the adlib gold fetches stupid amounts. Once you delve into the less mainstream stuff that sold poorly but had some kind of killer feature of the time , which ironically didn't save it anyway , people naturally want to climb over each other to get it. …

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Re: Pentium MMX 166 / Soyo SY-5BT / S3 Trio64V+ / Voodoo1 / OPTi 82C930 / AWE64 Gold / SC-155

Posted on 2022-05-11, 14:43

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by AppleSauce

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in Marvin \ System Specs

Very nice build , kinda reminds me a bit of my own flexibility wise, with some slight differences. I'm also going to try getting windows 95 osr2.1 going on another drive alongside dos 6.22 , instead ill be using a hdd that ill disable from bios to swap between the 2 operating systems. Btw I think …

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Re: XCOM Blasphemy

Posted on 2022-05-10, 16:44

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by AppleSauce

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I first played XCOM back in 1994 when I got my first 486. I remember enjoying it and thinking it was a really difficult game, so I got distracted and never completed it. Recently, I revisited XCOM ( OpenXCOM this time) and finished the game. Here are my thoughts: Nostalgia is a powerful thing. The …

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Re: CMSLPT : Creative music system (game blaster) on parallel port

Posted on 2022-05-07, 11:04

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by AppleSauce

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in Marvin \ Sound

Okay so I got it working and it sounds pretty good actually , the chip tunes are not half bad , so what fixed it was changing my sound blaster pro 2's dma from 3 to 1

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Re: Home Computer - was it a toy or a Personal Computer for the masses?

Posted on 2022-05-07, 04:50

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by AppleSauce

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There's an article about a C64 being used in a repair shop https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a23139/commodore-64-repair-shop/ Atari ST still used at a camping ground https://www.pcgamer.com/dutch-legend-has-been-running-his-campsite-since-1986-using-an-atari-st/ So people did see …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-05, 10:45

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by AppleSauce

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

speaking of, this arrived recently, I finally found one... can't complain really for $10 ...sometimes I'm allowed to have luck. hardware40_81.jpg Oh man I'm jealous thats a crazy good deal, I paid like $100 aud for mine but I wanted to see what all the 3D audio fuss was about so I caved in. That …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-05, 04:06

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by AppleSauce

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

AUREAL Vortex 2 cards are starting to reach stupid prices. Diamond Monster MX300s, especially. speaking of, this arrived recently, I finally found one... can't complain really for $10 ...sometimes I'm allowed to have luck. hardware40_81.jpg Oh man I'm jealous thats a crazy good deal, I paid like $ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-03, 06:38

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by AppleSauce

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My Awe 64 Gold came in today , I'll have to get it set up , but first ill need to figure out how to get a dual boot install of win95 alongside dos 6.22 since I don't want to lose all my files and game installs. Filename 20220503_161602.jpg File size 1.64 MiB Views 436 views

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Re: Gpu fan not spinning

Posted on 2022-05-02, 19:19

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by AppleSauce

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well, to be fair, that system is centered around having the value of an average motorcycle in a single retro system. ;) The DX7 functionality of that rare GF256 DDR could have been achieved with pretty much any random five bucks Geforce MX card with passive cooling and no apparent difference in use …

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Re: Gpu fan not spinning

Posted on 2022-05-01, 16:36

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by AppleSauce

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sure, definitely check the voltage output - I don't think so, but maybe, there's a slight chance that card was weirdly advanced and messed around with voltage control for the fan via a temperature sensor. Which then failed. But, rather unlikely. So, if you don't own any kind of voltmeter, this …

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Re: Gpu fan not spinning

Posted on 2022-05-01, 15:33

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by AppleSauce

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It seems that you really don't want to check if the fan gets correct power. Sure, definitely check the voltage output - I don't think so, but maybe, there's a slight chance that card was weirdly advanced and messed around with voltage control for the fan via a temperature sensor. Which then failed. …

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Re: Gpu fan not spinning

Posted on 2022-05-01, 14:52

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by AppleSauce

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Check if the fan gets power. If not, there's an issue which you can circumvent by using a molex for delivering power to the fan. Yes, check the voltage on that header. But, it would be REALLY weird if the plug somehow refuses to provide 12 volts. Check the cables right next to the fan or its …

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Re: Gpu fan not spinning

Posted on 2022-05-01, 08:11

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by AppleSauce

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well it turns out the ebay seller made a mistake and they didn't actually have the fan in stock and they gave me a refund so ill probably have to improvise something. Would it be possible to swap the fan with a passive heatsink like this one , or does it need a fan? Filename 20220501_180110.jpg …

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