Re: A tale of two PSUs

Posted on 2013-12-26, 17:49

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@TELVM I'm sold... need to replace the caps asap... or get another one in the meantime (the COOLERMASTER RS400 is in stock atm, the 2 others take ~10days) Now, I took some more photos :lol: :lol: :lol: :blush: , it's an older ATX psu that is surprisingly heavy and quiet despite it's 2 fans... it …

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Re: The ultimate Ultima 7 machine

Posted on 2013-12-26, 17:42

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F2bnp wrote: Still doesn't fix the scrolling. It's just how it is! no, if you expect 60fps console-like scrolling it doesn't fix it... but (unfortunately) it's miles better than the original 😢

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Re: A tale of two PSUs

Posted on 2013-12-26, 15:57

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Awesome info, thanks for the replies TELVM! The only reason I don't order from farnell/digikey is that they charge shipping to Greece, IIRC it was something ~30eur , unless you make a 65+eur order in which case it is free.... I could just get another psu for that money... LOL Do you think that under …

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Re: The ultimate Ultima 7 machine

Posted on 2013-12-26, 09:57

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both 486SX/25 and 486DX/33 results are disappointing... personally I can't get used to it.

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Re: A tale of two PSUs

Posted on 2013-12-26, 09:49

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by keropi

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@TELVM thanks for the analysis!!! I might go ahead and replace the JunFu caps when I come around and order some decent ones... unfortunately all I can find locally are LELON caps and nothing else... :\ I know that the psu is an overkill for a p1 but you can't really get a smaller one now days... …

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Re: A tale of two PSUs

Posted on 2013-12-25, 21:32

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Pretty amazing how you can pull all that information from just a few pictures, hats off! :O indeed! kudos! it made me to disassemble my main p1 build and take these pics: http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/restqp/temp/th_20131225_231348_zpsa88d58ff.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-12-25, 11:56

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by keropi

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have a look here, I think that's the drivers: http://www.weitek.com/textual/support/driver.html

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-12-25, 11:06

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by keropi

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^ that weitek chip IIRC is a gui accelerator or something , it could be a fast win3x vga

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Re: What benchmarks to use,to compare Via MVP3 with Ali Alladin 5

Posted on 2013-12-24, 21:06

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by keropi

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I would also suggest Sandra for win9x benchmarks I'm a fan of the MVP-3 chipset, been working with a HOT-591p for several years now and I'm very satisfied with it

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Re: Customs policy in your country

Posted on 2013-12-24, 19:21

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we're in the same boat as GL1zdA and vetz on limits, it's 25-30eur or something... IF a parcel goes to customs you are charged with VAT (23%) and the most annoying: a flat rate import fee: if a clerk does the work for you then it's ~120eur , if you do it yourself (applies only to people in Athens …

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Re: The ultimate Ultima 7 machine

Posted on 2013-12-23, 12:47

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^ I can totally relate.... I just gave up on it long ago. too bad there was no 3td party DOS engine or patch for the game...

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Re: Possible to add 3v cpu support to Chaintech 486SLE?

Posted on 2013-12-23, 12:28

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yeah I noticed the empty capacitor places, most likely filters... there are another 2 empty cap holders under the cpu socket, all for small tantalum caps... most likely the same value as every other tantalum on the board, they are all marked 106F (10 uF?)

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Re: Possible to add 3v cpu support to Chaintech 486SLE?

Posted on 2013-12-23, 10:19

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this is the one right? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-CPU-Intel-Overdrive-DX40DPR100-6903-/360670291472?pt=DE_Elektronik_Computer_CPUs&hash=item53f99fe610 not to keen on spending ~35e for one LOL ... just did a quick global search... I'll put an AmiBay ad but eventually I think I'll just have to …

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Re: Possible to add 3v cpu support to Chaintech 486SLE?

Posted on 2013-12-23, 09:19

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by keropi

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^ really? didn't own any of these overdrives ever... are they expensive? reason why I want to 3.3v mod it is because I already have an AMD486/100 cpu and I won't have to buy anything 🤣

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Possible to add 3v cpu support to Chaintech 486SLE?

Posted on 2013-12-23, 08:40

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by keropi

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Hiya! A friend gifted me a Chaintech 486SLE mobo with a 486/66 cpu. The mobo works fine (just needs a CR2032 battery mod) and I see that it has jumpers to support 3v cpus but one of them is hardwired to 5v and the 3v transformer is missing, there is a socket though for it... Thanks to Robin4 I have …

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Re: Chaintech motherboard manuals:

Posted on 2013-12-22, 21:12

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thanks again! I hope I can spend some time with it on Tuesday, I'll give a shot at the bios too 😉

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Re: CM-32L and Sound Blaster 1.5 trimpot problems

Posted on 2013-12-22, 20:24

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by keropi

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awesome 🤣 also it's amazing that roland.au did carry the part... great!

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Re: Chaintech motherboard manuals:

Posted on 2013-12-22, 20:11

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thanks for posting the links, will have a looksie for the 486SLE I got... though it seems to have everything silkscreened , as far as I could see in the 5mins I looked at it edit: hm, nothing for the 486sle 🤣 🤣 🤣

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Re: What games to play?

Posted on 2013-12-22, 15:14

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by keropi

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do a youtube search for "dos top games" (or similar terms) and you'll get many results... kind of hard to answer your original question, what pc you have, what games you like, etc etc ... with youtube you can see the games and decide to get some to play

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-12-21, 23:12

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I received some nice gifts from a friend: a nice looking baby-at tower, just needs a little cleaning :) http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/restqp/test234/IMG03115-20131221-1929_zps0ba42984.jpg and inside it has a mobo , it's a "486SLE" model (no idea what make or if it's any good) and is a VLB/ …

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