Re: need some help to pick the right athlon cpu?

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Snagging a first-gen Athlon with the Pluto core sounds like a solid plan, especially if they're easier to find and at a good price. While second-gen Athlons (Thunderbirds) might offer a tad more oomph, the difference might not be huge for your retro gaming rig Thanks for your reply. I am not …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-25, 15:45

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Good some parts for rebuilding my Voodoo 3 System Gigabyte GA-7IXE mainboard Athlon 700 mhz ( K7700MTR51B) Cpu

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Re: need some help to pick the right athlon cpu?

Posted on 2024-04-25, 15:27

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Yes my bad for the typo. I have corrected it it already. @Shadzilla Thanks for mentioning it. @BitWrangler Thanks for your recommendations . Not viable unfortunately due my typo. I have not researed about the possibility to overclock the Pluto Athlons but I will read into it. Maybe worth a try. I …

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Re: need some help to pick the right athlon cpu?

Posted on 2024-04-25, 14:18

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Voodoo 3 stops scaling well except in fringe cases like Deus Ex (in which you can benefit from going up to a 2GHz AthlonXP) beyond Athlon/Pentium III 800 so if you get something in that ballpark you will not experience any bottlenecks. Thanks for the info. Then the K7700MTR51B I have just ordered …

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Re: need some help to pick the right athlon cpu?

Posted on 2024-04-25, 07:54

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I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it to be honest. You'll have seen my benchmark results in the other thread comparing a Pluto 700MHz chip against a Thunderbird 700MHz chip in 3DMark (with a Voodoo3 3000), and while the Thunderbird is faster as I would expect, it's not a huge jump. If I recall, …

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need some help to pick the right athlon cpu?

Posted on 2024-04-25, 06:31

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I have to rebuild my first Voodoo 3 system because I hav lost the mainboard for my first system. This time I want to give the Slot A some love. I have already purchased a Gigabyte GA-7IXE motherboard. I already have some other components in my position. I will re use the V3 graphics cards the 256 mb …

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Re: What are your thoughts about the Gigabyte GA-7IXE mainboard?

Posted on 2024-04-23, 06:28

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Sounds like a plan, have fun rebuilding your system.👍😁 Thanks. .👍 I have already ordered the Gigabyte mainboard and I am shoppong now for the Athlon cpu. I found already a AMD-K7700MTR51B at good price. it is a Pluto 2 model and not a thunderbird but for my intended use the pluto should be more …

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Re: What are your thoughts about the Gigabyte GA-7IXE mainboard?

Posted on 2024-04-22, 16:48

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That PC133 RAM will be clocked to 100 MHz, and should work normal since your Abit board has/had support up to 512MB. 7IXE can use three modules of 256MB each. An SB Live! or Audigy has some bugs with VIA southbridges (686B), but the 7IXE has the Irongate 750 chipset (751 + 756), so no worries. For …

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Re: What are your thoughts about the Gigabyte GA-7IXE mainboard?

Posted on 2024-04-22, 11:25

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Yeah I think you'll be heading towards a multi-system approach very quickly!! I seem to remember reading the AMD750 chipset had issues even at 4x AGP, but that was possibly limited to earlier chip revisions. Best to do some reading on that if you can. But aside from the fact a 1400MHz Thunderbird …

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Re: What are your thoughts about the Gigabyte GA-7IXE mainboard?

Posted on 2024-04-22, 08:53

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Myself and at least one other here purchased one of these boards 'new' recently, and I'd imagine you're looking at the same seller. What I can say so far is the boards are not technically new - they have witness marks from the mounting holes where they've been installed in a case - but what the …

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Re: What are your thoughts about the Gigabyte GA-7IXE mainboard?

Posted on 2024-04-22, 07:36

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Are you aware that a GA-7IXE doesn't support Athlon XPs? It's a great board, stable and solid, but overclocking options are limited. If you're into overclocking, look for an Asus K7M. The fastest Athlon for this board is a Thunderbird 1GHz, but that's a bit of a unicorn. VIA northbridges can have …

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What are your thoughts about the Gigabyte GA-7IXE mainboard?

Posted on 2024-04-22, 06:49

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Hi guys after losing the Asus sockt 370 mainboard for my Voodoo 3 3000 agp rather fast I need to start over again. I have considered getting either a Abit AB-ST6 with very fast Pentium 3 cpu or a Gigabyte GA-7IXE with Athlon XP cpu (not sure about the Clock speed yet) After losing my first mobo …

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Re: P3 Tualatin and Voodoo 3 worth a try?

Posted on 2024-04-20, 13:57

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But just out of curiosity whichh GPU would be suitable to max out a Tualatin? That would be the top end of the AGP cards, FX5950, FX6800, Radeon 9800 Pro.... which all burn up, or have BGA RAM problems, such that a working one is rare. It's wise just to settle with an FX5700 or 9600 as "good enough …

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Re: P3 Tualatin and Voodoo 3 worth a try?

Posted on 2024-04-19, 14:12

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I guess you'll have to set the FSB at 100MHz if you want to use the V3 with a Tualatin. Not sure the V3 likes 133MHz. Oh and the Abit AB-ST6 won't have problems with any Voodoo AGP card. Copy / paste from the Abit website: "Supports AGP 1X/2X/4X (Sideband) 1.5V/3.3V device" Edit: I have a MSI KT3 …

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Re: Is it really my nostalgia or are you playing it wrong…

Posted on 2024-04-19, 07:45

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It is quite often stated that Nostalgia is the main reason for enjoying retro games. And while Nostalgia plays some part in retro gaming it is not telling the full story. I like Retro games more than modern games due the different experience they offer. Many modern games are not plug and play …

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Re: P3 Tualatin and Voodoo 3 worth a try?

Posted on 2024-04-19, 07:37

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Just a side note: AMD Athlon XP are normally not expensive either. Might not have the nice circle around the logo, though ... ;-) Have not checked the prices yet but yes The Athlon XP is popular in the retro field and worth considering as well. But I will put some research into the amd side of …

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Re: P3 Tualatin and Voodoo 3 worth a try?

Posted on 2024-04-19, 06:27

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I think for CPU, the performance of a V3 tends to plateau after 900 or so Mhz, with a few games that happens to as low as 600 and a few where it's more like 1200. If you are aiming to wring every last tenth of a frame per second out of a V3, then a Tualatin is "substantially adequate" without going …

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Re: P3 Tualatin and Voodoo 3 worth a try?

Posted on 2024-04-18, 10:03

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@H3nrik V! It's Austria. And we also do have such place in Austria to be frank. It is a semi official stuff. The official function of the store is to sell old hardware parts. But sometimes to boss offers some unoffical repair stuff for selected costomers. I was lucky to be able to request this …

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Re: P3 Tualatin and Voodoo 3 worth a try?

Posted on 2024-04-18, 06:44

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@H3nrik V! It's Austria. And we also do have such place in Austria to be frank. It is a semi official stuff. The official function of the store is to sell old hardware parts. But sometimes to boss offers some unoffical repair stuff for selected costomers. I was lucky to be able to request this …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-04-17, 06:44

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The last game I was playing before I lost the mainboard of my Voodoo 3 System was Deus Ex. The atmosphere of the game is still awesome and I want to replay the game as soon as my system is back from a repair or until I find new mainboard. The only fun thing is that Deus Ex did not run that well on …

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