Re: Getting started on a Win98 gaming build.
Posted on 2017-02-24, 13:18
I'd say go play a few games and see if it remains stable 😀
Re: ATC-5030 no POST
Posted on 2017-02-24, 13:15
Does somebody know hop to remove safely the moving part of the socket ? I'd like to take a look inside it without damaging it I have done this years ago when I replaced a broken lever (I cannibalized another lever from a broken board) and I ended up using a flatbed screwdriver to carefully unlatch …
Re: New Hardware Trading Forum
Posted on 2017-02-24, 12:56
gerwin wrote: I like how trading is banned here. It keeps things more relaxed. The 'greed-gland' is already triggered too much these days. ^This
Re: Re-defining my builds
Posted on 2017-02-23, 19:29
Since XP is seems to be your most significant bottleneck, I'd go with an XP rig. For 9x I personally like to use my Tualatin 1400 rig and for anything faster (or for Windows XP) I prefer to use something like you already hinted at, A64 with a good AGP card or something slightly faster as anything …
Re: Handwiring Multipler ? Pentium CPU
Posted on 2017-02-23, 16:26
Maybe you could read a datasheet of these chips and see which pins need to be manipulated? Another option could be to use something like a Pentium Overdrive (if you have any) or perhaps a Pentium MMX and set the multi on your board to 1.5x (the MMX chip should interpret this as 3.5x). I don't know …
Re: Using an old internal floppy drive on a new PC
Posted on 2017-02-23, 11:55
yawetaG wrote: Why does he want to use a 5.25" drive on a modern PC? Some people want to do this so they can more easily do data transfer to older machines or for archiving purposes. And some may be in it for the challenge or just for the heck of it 🤣. Still interesting to know though 😀
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-02-23, 07:55
ASUS P4P800S seems to be a decent i848P mobo, I have an Abit i848P mobo (IS7-V2) which works pretty well despite begin only single channel (i848P is basically the single channel RAM version of the i865PE) I never even knew about i848, I was kinda expecting i845 but this one seems to be a bit better …
Re: I need advice for a 3DFX Config
Posted on 2017-02-23, 07:09
This was my solution. http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z383/tetriuminside/th_DSC00709.jpg It worked for years lol! There's more of the green wire stuff magic happening here , for anyone that can be bothered lol Btw, this is why I like passively cooled graphics cards a lot. Add a 80mm case fan …
Re: Making a USB floppy drive internal
Posted on 2017-02-22, 21:51
I have to ask... why? My (admittedly very limited experience) with floppies so far is that if your computer has a header or comes with a drive? You're good to go. Need a USB floppy drive? Your computer will fight you every step of the way dealing with them. Doesn't mean I don't enjoy buying …
Re: Pentium III Retro Gaming build WIP, need some Tipps
Posted on 2017-02-22, 21:39
Welcome aboard! :) Dude go get that Chieftec case!! Now lol! Intel D815EEA OEM Motherboard for Dell with Socket 370. This is absolutely perfect!...except the Dell part. Dell used a lot of proprietary PSUs back then, but there should be adapters available to make it work with ordinary PSUs. Pentium …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-02-22, 20:58
The graphics card is an FX5600 made by AOpen and the board had 2 Kingston 512MB DDR-400 memory modules (double sided). And 2 harddrives, a 80GB SATA drive and I think 20GB IDE drive (haven't removed it from its drive cage yet). Not bad, and it shouldn't as my arms are hurting quite a bit now but I …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-02-22, 19:47
I actually found a beige rig while walking home from groceries again! I haven't opened it up yet but it looks to be roughly Pentium 3 or early Pentium 4 and I'm suspecting an FSP PSU! (300W). It's also very dirty because it has been raining all day here today and the sound card seems to have been …
Re: I need advice for a 3DFX Config
Posted on 2017-02-22, 17:15
This was my solution. http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z383/tetriuminside/th_DSC00709.jpg It worked for years lol! There's more of the green wire stuff magic happening here , for anyone that can be bothered lol Btw, this is why I like passively cooled graphics cards a lot. Add a 80mm case fan and …
Re: Jetway J-426B Socket 3 motherboard doesn't boot
Posted on 2017-02-22, 17:06
That board does look familiar somehow. It is most likely a (very) late 486 board. I couldn't find any match on th99 though. It looks similar to syl8884 but it is not the same. Also the overhanging CPU socket looks familiar to me, but I can't remember exactly where I've seen it before. Devius, could …
Re: Help with my first retro PC build?
Posted on 2017-02-22, 07:07
Photos coming soon.. In the meantime, the board has a ps2 header and a ps2 bracket. Would it boot with a ps2 keyboard or is an at keyboard mandatory? Asking because I have a serial to ps2 adapter but no at to ps2 adapters.. There are adapters for using a more modern PS/2 keyboard on the older AT- …
Re: I need advice for a 3DFX Config
Posted on 2017-02-22, 07:04
Is it really a good idea to run XP on a glide rig? Does your mobo have the P4 power connector? If not, you might want to look for a PSU with at least 30A on the 5v line. Athlon XP (and Thunderbirds) are veeery hungry when it comes to using 5v and most modern PSUs (which are tailored to run mostly …
Re: Jetway J-426B Socket 3 motherboard doesn't boot
Posted on 2017-02-22, 06:47
Do you have another CPU to try? I prefer to use some common 5V chip. I'd take Robin4's advice as good advice though as he knows more about this stuff than I do 😁
Re: The K7 thread. CPUs, motherboards, performance and overclocking.
Posted on 2017-02-22, 06:44
Who needs mobile athlons :P : I heard mobile Athlons might be better binned for overclocking and underclocking/undervolting as well compared to desktop Athlons besides mobile Athlons has already unlocked multi out of the box My statement was in jest :P My 3200+ is unlocked. Didn't do a thing to it. …
Re: ATC-5030 no POST
Posted on 2017-02-22, 06:42
If I looked correctly, your Cyrix 6x86 is missing pin Y1 which should be VCC (non-critical) I used this and this , but would prefer someone with more knowledge to have another look if there may be a good reason to do so. That Cyrix does look kinda dark underneath. It may have been fried? Those …
Re: How to ID cacheable memory area and tag ram
Posted on 2017-02-22, 06:20
ironranger wrote: I read an article on AnandTech that said all VP3 chipsets support 1GB cacheable memory area Which article would that be? It might if you use a CPU with L2 cache. I suppose it was this article?
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