Re: Finally!! A stable Socket 3 System!!

Posted on 2009-04-06, 17:17

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Just a quick update to show the improved performance with L2 cache actually functioning. These 2 pictures are from Jedi Knight. The game is running with the Diamond Monster 3d Voodoo1 Card I have on this motherboard. I apologize for the pictures quality my little digital camera stinks. The first …

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Re: 1990s PC Hardware Magazine Review Archive

Posted on 2009-03-27, 02:05

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Wow!!!! Interesting stuff. Thank you for the hard work.

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Re: Looking For: Creative Labs 3D Blaster Voodoo 2 12MB

Posted on 2009-03-26, 05:13

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Here you go! The auction is even at a good price right now! :happyhappy: http://cgi.ebay.com/Diamond-Monster-II-PCI-12MB-3dfx-Voodoo-2-w-Cable_W0QQitemZ270364368691QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item270364368691&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318| …

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Re: Finally!! A stable Socket 3 System!!

Posted on 2009-03-24, 01:57

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To put this in perspective what is a median score for a socket 3 motherboard? Also I might try PCPlayer with my et6000 instead of the Virge/DX I have in there right now.

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Re: Asus PCI/I-486SP3G mobo (rev 1.8) won't POST

Posted on 2009-03-23, 21:32

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I have heard about this asus motherboard before. What makes it so good? Besides the fact that asus made it. 😁

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Re: Finally!! A stable Socket 3 System!!

Posted on 2009-03-23, 02:25

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I ran the PC Player benchmark. With the L2 cache set to write-back I get a 7.9. With the L2 cache set to write-through I get a 9.4. I also tried my copy of Mechwarrior2 3DFX. On write-back I couldn't really play once fighting started, to jerky; On write-through I could play just fine. It made quite …

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Re: Seed to new socket 8 powerhouse

Posted on 2009-03-22, 21:07

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Actually that makes perfect sense. It is the same reason that I have 2 12mb of ram voodoo 2 cards in sli in my Penitum 3 rig instead of a more sensical voodoo 3.

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Re: Seed to new socket 8 powerhouse

Posted on 2009-03-22, 18:31

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What is a pentium pro good for as far as vintage gaming goes? Just curious.

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Re: Finally!! A stable Socket 3 System!!

Posted on 2009-03-22, 14:07

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Quick update. I set the L2 cache to write-through instead of write-back and memory bandwith tripled. Wierd huh? Anybody have any idea why? Other scores went up a bit too.

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Re: Slowing a 440BX based PC

Posted on 2009-02-11, 15:24

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This is incredibly expensive, but with this board you could run a slightly older processor. I didn't know that there was a pentium pro board with the 440bx chipset. http://cgi.ebay.com/M701-Pentium-Pro-Motherbo … DefaultDomain_0

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Re: Finally!! A stable Socket 3 System!!

Posted on 2009-02-05, 03:46

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I redid the test and here are the images. One test is at 83mhz and the other at 100mhz. I also did a cachechk test. It said that my L2 cache was active, but that I only had 16k of L1 cache.... Wierd. I redid the pc player test at a 100mhz and the score was a 9.9 Also I agree that the pentium fpu is …

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Re: Finally!! A stable Socket 3 System!!

Posted on 2009-02-04, 17:32

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No problem. I will retest tonight.

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Re: Finally!! A stable Socket 3 System!!

Posted on 2009-02-04, 04:56

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I'm to tired to switch out the edo ram and put in FPM memory to make a comparison tonight. The ram I'm using is some pretty crappy edo I stole from an old fic pa2002 motherboard I fried by accident a while back. I wonder if some good 60n memory would get better scores. I will get some pictures of …

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Re: Finally!! A stable Socket 3 System!!

Posted on 2009-02-04, 04:48

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The PCBench had a score of 8.3 I am posting 2 pictures with the results of the speedsys tests. I am posting two because some might have an easier time seeing one or the other. You'll have to let me know if these score are good or pathetic. I ran the test with some fairly aggressive memory timings. …

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Re: Finally!! A stable Socket 3 System!!

Posted on 2009-02-03, 17:16

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I will do the benchmarks when I get home from work. I'm interested in the results. I have a mini-tower at case with a turbo button and the display that should show the speed of the processor, I have not figured out how to attach it to the motherboard correctly yet... I'll take a picture of the …

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Re: Finally!! A stable Socket 3 System!!

Posted on 2009-02-03, 02:46

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Here is a picture from the manual showing that it supports EDO Ram. I do have some fpm ram so I could test to see if there are any benefits to the EDO ram. How exactly would I do it? I have never had a stable Socket 3 system so I don't know how to test this one very well. The BIOS does allow you to …

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Re: Finally!! A stable Socket 3 System!!

Posted on 2009-02-02, 22:05

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The board has 256k cache. I wish it was 512, but I go the board new and cheap so I won't complain. As far as the EDO memory I am pretty sure that the manual says that the board supports EDO. I will check it when I get home from work and let you know for sure.

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Finally!! A stable Socket 3 System!!

Posted on 2009-02-02, 16:09

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I was bored yesterday and took the time to throw together another socket 3 system with parts that I have purchased in the last month or so. I have tried before with a socket 3 system, but the end product was never stable. This system is together and it works!! I was grinning ear to ear all of …

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Re: Slot A Athlons

Posted on 2009-01-22, 02:25

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Here is one on ebay cgi.ebay.com/AMD-1GHz-Athlon-K7-1GHz-Sl ... 1|294%3A50

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Re: Building a Vintage PC, Advice welcome

Posted on 2009-01-14, 16:13

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I'll need to check, I might actually have an extra one of those cables.....

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