Re: Retro Rig Upgrade - Suggestions for WinXP machine

Posted on 2024-01-07, 05:41

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by Mahigan

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Graphics card should be at least the performance of a Radeon 9700 Pro for Doom 3. You'd also want a much better CPU. I'm using a Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB and a Pentium IV 3.2GHz Northwood CPU on a i875 chipset based motherboard. For Sound, this system has a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro. It …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-08-10, 03:38

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A new Retro Rig I'm still working on, still some parts on the way. I want to get a PCI SATA RAID Controller in order to get a second WD Raptor Drive and running those in RAID0. The Power Supply is also temporary as I have an Enermax Liberty PSU on the way to replace it (Mainly for aesthetic reasons …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-08-10, 03:26

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Hello!! My Retro PC: Asus P5A AMD K6-2+ 570Mhz oc to 600MHz 128MB 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP 16MB Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold Promise Ultra 100 TX2 PCI Startech IDE to CF Transcend Industrial Compact Flash 32GB (MLC) LG DVD RW DL 3,5" Floppy Drive Zalman FanMate 2 Thermaltake Smart RGB 500W 80 Plus …

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Re: PSU Watts - How much is too much?

Posted on 2023-07-24, 02:05

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by Mahigan

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Don't worry about it. I have 850W Seasonic prime TX PSU on a socket 7 PC that uses max 60W measured at wall plug when under heavy load. I had a psu failure on it recently and that was the only ATX psu I had that was not in use. I have a Seasonic X-Series 1050W 80+ Gold PSU powering the system in my …

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Re: Help with a TNT2 PRO 1 long beep, 2 short beeps... wont post

Posted on 2023-07-24, 00:03

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If you want a sure thing TNT2 Pro then try finding the Elsa Erazor III Pro 32MB like this one: Details

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Re: PSU Watts - How much is too much?

Posted on 2023-07-23, 23:44

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by Mahigan

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Welcome!

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Re: G550 info

Posted on 2023-07-23, 20:59

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by Mahigan

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dr.zeissler wrote on 2023-07-23, 20:04: parhelia does not suffer from this vsync issue. strange... if someone will test the issue...here are lots of tests... Seems lots of those "test" files are infected with Malware eh? Legit malware, not false reports. Backdoor Worm (WORM_SPYBOT.BNG)

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Re: SiS southbridge question especially 963ua vs 963L.

Posted on 2023-07-23, 20:20

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The 963UA made its debut with the SIS 648 and 655 Pentium IV chipsets. https://images.anandtech.com/reviews/chipsets/sis/648/blockdiag.jpg Features: 1. Dual ATA/133 IDE controllers 2. 6 USB 2.0 ports 3. Integrated Ethernet 10/100 MAC 4. AC’97 audio - 6 Channels 5. 3-port IEEE-1394 (Firewire) …

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Re: PSU Watts - How much is too much?

Posted on 2023-07-23, 19:40

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by Mahigan

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That's a good unit and will function well. You can use a power supply no matter how much wattage it is capable of delivering. The only issue is a lack of efficiency if you go either too high or too low. 300W is perfect for a 486 build as well as early Pentium. I've seen 486s with 150W and running …

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Re: PSU Watts - How much is too much?

Posted on 2023-07-23, 18:56

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by Mahigan

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Do you have a model number of the power supply you're looking to get? 300W is a good amount but you'd have to make sure it is an AT power supply most likely (and not ATX) as your motherboard probably has this connector:

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Re: RetroPC_King's Socket A Systems (2023 Update)

Posted on 2023-07-23, 18:43

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by Mahigan

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AOpen had cases that looked very similar to this one.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-07-23, 17:39

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Hi, new to Vogons! I'm not sure how much period correctness is the rule or just the desired aesthetic round here but... this ain't it. 😂 For this one I wanted to build a nice slick Slot 1 system, but put it in a modern case because... why the heck not. Anyway: IMG_4412.jpeg ABIT BF6 Pentium III …

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Re: Core 2 build

Posted on 2023-07-23, 17:22

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790i Well, I've built one recently and whatever you do... stay away from the nVIDIA chipsets for these. In theory, they overclock better, in practice... d*mn thing is unstable. The Intel x48 is the chipset to get if you can find one at a good price. It is stable and compatible with everything. You …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-07-23, 17:12

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Hi, I'm new here. Nice to meet everyone. Well... this is my primary Retro Rig. It runs Windows XP SP3 (+ all updates). Specs: Fractal Design Focus G case MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R Motherboard Intel Pentium IV 3.2GHz (Northwood C) 2GB Corsair XMS 4000 DDR RAM ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB Graphics Card Quantum …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-07-23, 06:09

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Nice, do you get enough airflow to clock that Obsidian at a good speed or gotta drop it to low 90s like everyone said back in the day? I haven't tried overclocking it. It's running the stock 90MHz. I don't think I'd risk overclocking it, at least not until it gets some board work done on it to re- …

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Re: Voodoo 3 with P3 933?

Posted on 2023-07-23, 05:59

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by Mahigan

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The motherboard is an Asus CUV4X rev 1.03 On the Internet, sometimes you come across anything, for example, this picture. Check Vio jumper position at top right corner of motherboard. Yeah I already found the manual for the mobo online . Thanks though. Another witty one like bloodem i see. Why is …

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Re: Core 2 build

Posted on 2023-07-23, 05:48

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by Mahigan

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790i Well, I've built one recently and whatever you do... stay away from the nVIDIA chipsets for these. In theory, they overclock better, in practice... d*mn thing is unstable. The Intel x48 is the chipset to get if you can find one at a good price. It is stable and compatible with everything. You …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2023-07-23, 05:38

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by Mahigan

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... guys who pop-up on eBay with some item, put a let's say $500 price and then every seller after him thinks that this is a Holy Grail of vintage computing and puts the similar price... There are quite a few that do this. There are actually firms in China that have shady websites who sell cards at …

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-07-23, 05:28

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I built a NAS that will house 8 x 12TB Seagate IronWolf Pro drives. This will host my Retro Driver collection that has exceeded the space on my old QNAP. Specs: AUDHEID 8-Bay NAS Chassis ASUS TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS WiFi II Motherboard AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-Core/16-Thread CPU (w/ Thermalright AXP90-X47 …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-07-23, 05:00

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by Mahigan

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Hi, I'm new here. Nice to meet everyone. Well... this is my primary Retro Rig. It runs Windows XP SP3 (+ all updates). Specs: Fractal Design Focus G case MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R Motherboard Intel Pentium IV 3.2GHz (Northwood C) 2GB Corsair XMS 4000 DDR RAM ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB Graphics Card Quantum …

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