Re: Fastest DOS VLB Graphics card ever?

Posted on 2009-10-24, 10:12

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by PowerPie5000

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Hmm... CL5428 VLB is doing about 12 Mb/s 32 bit writes in 8 bpp on my system (see below) according to X-VESA. What do you got on the ET4000 for instance? Curious to see some numbers for comparison. X-Vesa is available here: http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/fclick/fclick.php?fid=229 I tested mine at …

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Re: Fastest DOS VLB Graphics card ever?

Posted on 2009-10-23, 00:00

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by PowerPie5000

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I dont know (my computer is doing 24.98 score in SPEEDSYS) but i figure it's pretty much standard for this card, that is CL-5428 VLB 1Mb. Cards that support interleave (with 2 Mb) should be faster though... in theory! I will try running X-Vesa later on my 486 and see what results i get :happy: This …

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Re: Fastest DOS VLB Graphics card ever?

Posted on 2009-10-22, 23:51

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by PowerPie5000

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DonFuego wrote: Hmm... CL5428 VLB is doing about 12 Mb/s writes in 8 bpp according to X-VESA. What do you got on the ET4000 for instance? Curious to see some numbers for comparison. Is that good, average or bad for the Cirrus card? (for it's time period)

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Re: Fastest DOS VLB Graphics card ever?

Posted on 2009-10-22, 23:47

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I'm using an old 1mb Cirrus Logic VLB card in my 486DX4 system and it works perfectly with all the old games i've tried so far (i think it's a Cirrus Logic GD5428). It may not be the fastest or the best but it does the job 😎

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Re: Passive cooling for a 486DX4 100mhz?

Posted on 2009-10-22, 23:36

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I went and got this Zalman chipset cooler to replace the small and noisy cooler on my Matrox G400 Max...... I just hope it does the job! I removed the fan from the old "flat" heatsink and then ran Morrowind for half an hour to see how much the G400 Max heats up.... It got fairly hot but i could …

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Re: Passive cooling for a 486DX4 100mhz?

Posted on 2009-10-20, 14:47

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by PowerPie5000

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Ha, I was looking at that exact heatsink last night. As it turns out, it's the perfect size for a 386. It's quite similar to the tall thing i have cooling my 486 (except mine is copper and does not have mounting holes). I'm trying to decide if this Zalman heatsink will be any good with a G400 Max? …

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Re: Passive cooling for a 486DX4 100mhz?

Posted on 2009-10-20, 11:51

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by PowerPie5000

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Just touch it. If you run it for a few minutes and can't keep your fingers on it, then it's too hot! :happyhappy: Thinking about it, the Voodoo 3 I ran had a passive heatsink and clocked at 166. Puppy was too hot too hang on to but ran fine that hot. The tall heatsink on the CPU is warm to the …

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Re: Passive cooling for a 486DX4 100mhz?

Posted on 2009-10-20, 01:23

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by PowerPie5000

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My 486 PC never came with any case fans installed and the CPU heatsink is quite tall compared to other 486 coolers i've seen (approx 45mm).

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Passive cooling for a 486DX4 100mhz?

Posted on 2009-10-19, 23:55

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by PowerPie5000

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Is it safe to run a 486DX4 100mhz cpu with just a copper heatsink? I've been thinking about getting a fan cooler but all the 486 heatsink + fan combo's i've seen look quite small and thin! i'm also not too sure how hot my CPU gets (AMD 486 DX4 @ 100mhz). I've also noticed that my heatsink does not …

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Re: ATI Radeon 9800XT - is it broken?

Posted on 2009-10-14, 21:48

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by PowerPie5000

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I know some older non-Intel boards had flakey AGP support (VIA, SIS, ALI). I found that i had no problems with low-end AGP cards... Just the high-end one's running on non-Intel boards 😖 (the Radeon 9800 was quite high-end at the time!).

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Re: ATI Radeon 9800XT - is it broken?

Posted on 2009-10-14, 21:20

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by PowerPie5000

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What motherboard are you using it with? I had an ATI 9800 Pro running on an Epox socket A board using a Via chipset (cant remember the exact one?) and the video output had lines and random green dots everywhere! It worked perfectly with an Intel 845g motherboard though :confused: Have you tried it …

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Various old PC bits for sale (ebay)

Posted on 2009-10-13, 23:51

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I'm going through some old hardware and seeing as it all works i decided to shove it on ebay instead of in the bin 😀 I will be adding some more stuff when i get round to it! http://shop.ebay.co.uk/powerpie5000/m.html?_n … =1&_from=&_ipg=

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Re: Pentium 4 voltage problem!

Posted on 2009-10-12, 21:01

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by PowerPie5000

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h-a-l-9000 wrote: (that is if you are watching the voltages in the BIOS setup) I was watching them in Everest as the bios only shows Vcore, +3.3V, +5V and +12V. I think it only displays the "-" voltages when there is activity on them... if they stay at 0.00V then they are not displayed.

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Re: Pentium 4 voltage problem!

Posted on 2009-10-12, 20:36

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by PowerPie5000

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I've filled out an online technical support form with Asrock.... hopefully they will respond 😀 Also i have noticed when checking the voltages i will get -5V and -12V readings flash up on the screen and then dissapear? they are low readings around 0.80V.... is this anything to worry about?

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Re: Pentium 4 voltage problem!

Posted on 2009-10-12, 13:52

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by PowerPie5000

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The four digits pretend a higher accuracy than there really is. I think all mobo manufacturers should really check these things before shipping them! If there was an option for me to change the Vcore then i would have lowered it... and if what you said is true then that means i would be …

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Re: What would you build out of my parts box?

Posted on 2009-10-12, 13:48

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by PowerPie5000

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I bet the A-team could build a space station from all those parts :happyhappy: they always manage to build a tank from old bits of metal stored in a shed :lol: Anyway from your list of parts i would use this lot (for a win95/Dos machine): Micronics M55Hi+ mobo Pentium 166mhz CPU S3 Trio or the Ati …

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Re: Pentium 4 voltage problem!

Posted on 2009-10-12, 13:37

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by PowerPie5000

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Ok thanks for the replies guys :happy: I just needed a bit of reassurance! Anyway I was reading the Asrock manual and i found a screenshot of the system bios showing 1.629V for a 2.4ghz Northwood P4... I wonder why this is? maybe the sensors are not all that great with these boards? I think my CPU …

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Pentium 4 voltage problem!

Posted on 2009-10-12, 12:44

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I have just recently noticed my 2.66ghz P4 Northwood processor has been running on 1.6V... is this healthy?? It fluctuates between 1.58V and 1.64v! I have looked in the Bios on my Asrock P4i65GV motherboard and cannot find any options to change the CPU core voltage :s-face: I have been doing a bit …

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Re: Recommended PSU for a Geforce 6200 or FX5200??

Posted on 2009-10-09, 18:36

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by PowerPie5000

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It's only going to be used to run windows 9x games that refuse to work with Windows XP/Vista.... all other "newer" games i run on my more recent PC. Also this old micro system uses a 15" LCD screen so i will probably be running games at 1024x768 resolution.

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Re: Recommended PSU for a Geforce 6200 or FX5200??

Posted on 2009-10-09, 18:15

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by PowerPie5000

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Ok what about a low-profile FX5700LE unless i can find a cheap 6200 (which is also probably 64-bit)

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