Re: I have made the Powerleap

Posted on 2009-12-25, 11:54

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Are there any "upgrade options" available for this Powerleap unit, in terms of upgrading its heatsink? I would like to try attaching a larger one to it. There's plenty of room for one. I'm new to these things. I think it's socket 370. Do I simply hunt about for any (heavy copper) socket 370 heatsink …

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Re: I have made the Powerleap

Posted on 2009-12-25, 09:36

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Just for a bit of fun, I was thinking of setting both the Powerleap adapter and the Asus P2B rev 1.12 mobo from 100 FSB to 133 FSB. Good idea or bad idea? To set the Powerleap's FSB speed, I need to remove both JP2 and JP3 jumpers. I wonder if I also need to adjust the Powerleap's CPU core voltage …

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Re: I have made the Powerleap

Posted on 2009-12-25, 05:48

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Oops! :oops: The RAM clock is 200. (My internet PC has no working FDD at the moment - must fix it!, and so it's not possible to upload screenshots from test machines.) Edit: I just realised, I could either use a USB flash drive, or I could get a CD/DVD Rewriter. I wonder if Rewriters work in Windows …

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Re: I have made the Powerleap

Posted on 2009-12-24, 22:25

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I was really pleased this photo came out legible! 😀 I just reran 3DMark 99 Max, v-sync="off", default settings = 6390, 18691

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Re: I have made the Powerleap

Posted on 2009-12-24, 21:38

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Is that 7500 clocked at 290/230? Unfortunately I don't know how to see what the clock values are. My trial version of Powerstrip has now expired. I tried RivaTuner, but it wouldn't show me what the clock values are. The ATI control panel doesn't tell me either. I would like to find out what these …

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Re: I have made the Powerleap

Posted on 2009-12-24, 17:52

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It might not be an error. The voltage regulator on the earlier revisions of the P2B didn't support the lower voltages necessary for those Tualatin chips. But, it shouldn't be a problem anyway, as the Powerleap thingy has its own voltage regulator onboard to compensate just for such cases. That's a …

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Re: I have made the Powerleap

Posted on 2009-12-24, 16:47

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Yes of course! I tried to increase the color depth inside 3DMark 99 Max, but because I don't have the "Pro" version, it wouldn't let me. Instead, I ran 3DMark 2000, and set the color depth to 32-bit, and got 5273.

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I have made the Powerleap

Posted on 2009-12-24, 13:13

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I just got a Powerleap adapter. It's PCB model and revision is: PL-iP3/T V 2.0 It has a Celeron 1.4Ghz CPU attached to it, and a solid copper heatsink which looks about 11 - 12 mm thick. I'm thankful it came with a power cable, because it looks "propriatory" and I don't have one with that particular …

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Re: Minor problem with MSI FX5950

Posted on 2009-12-24, 11:33

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I just got an Abit Siluro GF4 Ti4200 64MB, with a Zalman heatsink and fan. It uses the NV25 chip with 4x AGP (not NV28 with 8x AGP). It was only £4, and I was the only bidder - and it had been relisted because of no bids. (I guess it's not the best Ti4200?!) I think the last driver is 61.7x, but I …

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Re: Tex Murphy 1+2 Free Until 24 December 2009 at GOG.com

Posted on 2009-12-24, 08:10

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I bought TM 1+2 several weeks ago, before the free offer. Also, I just bought Simon the sorceror for only $3.59. Their current prices seem very low. I hope they're not in trouble at the moment. Gog has to be the best thing around for reviving retro games.

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Re: What DOS game are you playing right now?

Posted on 2009-12-23, 09:55

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Apparently, there's even more fighting after this celebration, then the game [Dark Queen of Krynn] finally ends.

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Re: More fun and games with VIA's KT133/A chipset

Posted on 2009-12-22, 15:32

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..I should have bought an Asus or Abit instead, as they use award. I'm very sorry to hear about your mobo's BIOS, and its inability to "ignore" the modified L6 bridge on the XP-M CPU when it boots up. I assume that your mobo is too unstable (@ 166fsb / 14x) for you to quickly adjust the multiplier …

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Re: Rendition Verité Speedy3D/RRedline info and pics

Posted on 2009-12-21, 13:51

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....after my move I'm almost starting to think I should go and visit a shrink after after seeing all the stuff I've acumalated :P But I think I need a V1000 card since I only have A v2000 card Shrinks are all mad! They'll make you to do dull stuff like behave sensibly. It's perfectly normal to …

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Re: More fun and games with VIA's KT133/A chipset

Posted on 2009-12-21, 10:47

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I've made one hardware change - I have removed the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB card, and replaced it with an nVidia 6800 GT 256MB card. (I use the 77.something driver.) I set the multiplier to 16.5x (2.20 Ghz real clock speed), then set 3DMark2001 s.e. settings to maximum (including 4x AA), and get a …

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Re: Rendition Verité Speedy3D/RRedline info and pics

Posted on 2009-12-21, 08:14

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Interesting ebay item, "Assortment of Legacy Graphics, Video and Tv Cards" http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280441401153 Includes Rendition and S3 cards. Cool You aren't gonna bid on it, are you? :happyhappy: :wink: Unfortunatetly I haven't got much space left, so I'm not going …

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Re: Rendition Verité Speedy3D/RRedline info and pics

Posted on 2009-12-21, 07:51

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Interesting ebay item, "Assortment of Legacy Graphics, Video and Tv Cards" http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt … em=280441401153 Includes Rendition and S3 cards.

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Re: VideoLogic Apocalypse 3Dx driver CD v.5

Posted on 2009-12-20, 18:08

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bushwack, I like the quality of the photos you upload. What is the name of your camera? Thanks.

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Re: More fun and games with VIA's KT133/A chipset

Posted on 2009-12-20, 17:55

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I have made 3 changes to the hardware - 1) I have removed the Epox "caps of death" board, and replaced it with an Abit KT7A non-raid mobo, revision 1.3 2) Luckily, the Enermax "Athlon friendly" PSU will fit this KT7A mobo, so that is being used to power the mobo, and the lower powered Nexus 350W PSU …

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Re: More fun and games with VIA's KT133/A chipset

Posted on 2009-12-20, 13:34

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I have run some more benchies. Initially I was having a few problems, so as a precautionary measure, I set the BIOS settings to "failsafe mode", including the "default" core voltage setting, (but Sandra says the core voltage = 1.66!) Multiplier = 17x (real clock speed = 2.27Ghz) 3DMark2001 s.e. ( …

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Re: More fun and games with VIA's KT133/A chipset

Posted on 2009-12-20, 09:09

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My point of view (even when gaming): stability > performance. I understand what you are saying. My nutty retro plan is to build a different machine for each major CPU release - just for a bit of fun! That means a 486, P1, P2, P3, T-Bird, XP, and XP64 machine. For each game I have, I'll try to …

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