Re: Geforce FX 5950 ultra cooler.

Posted on 2019-01-19, 02:26

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Mine used some variant of the Zalman VF700 (it came pre-installed with this cooler when I bought it second hand) and it worked pretty well (but it could not run FEAR lol). What case are you using? I personally wouldn't want to skimp on the case, as I prefer to use ones with lots of space. It helps …

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Re: 32MB showing up as 8MB

Posted on 2019-01-17, 02:57

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by Tetrium

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the 32MB stick I was trying to use is single sided and only has 4 chips on it. 4MX64 so from what I read in your post, this chip definately wouldn’t work properly with this board. Thanks for the clarification and info 32MB with 4 chips means that they are 64Mb chips, so no, they would only get …

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Re: Windows XP Activation how long?

Posted on 2019-01-17, 02:52

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https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=58554&p=650868&hilit=OEM#p650868 https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2018/04/27/the-facts-about-a-recent-counterfeiting-case-brought-by-the-u-s-government/ The guy isn't a hero. Read the docs it's all there. Example: In one he commens how accurate …

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Re: Old computer cleaning process, motherboard bath & thermal paste

Posted on 2019-01-17, 02:46

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Usually I don't use computers as they are brought in. First I take it home, poke inside of it to see what parts are in it and maybe let it acclimatise if the PC came from a place where it's a lot colder, let her rest for a lil bit. Then I take her apart completely, clean all and every part including …

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Re: Intel i750 graphics card evolution. Commemorates the 30th anniversary of the release of Intel's first graphics card

Posted on 2019-01-17, 02:26

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Amazing read. Thanks for sharing! :) These ActionMedia cards were so uncommon, I always found it kinda hard to find info on them. And here you share pics of several prototypes with us, nice! I was fortunate enough to get my hands on an ActionMedia II card, with daughterboard, but without the extra …

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Re: I am getting a new ATX case, but I'm unsure of what kind of build to put in it.

Posted on 2019-01-17, 02:11

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I can see it has fan mounts. but the punched cutout lets through so little airflow, that you get mostly just fan noise and no cooling effect. Just because we did stupid crap with motherboards back then which resulted in boards cooking themselves doesn't mean it is OK to do it now. The hardware is …

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Re: Asus A7V400-MX - Any reason not to use for Athlon XP Build?

Posted on 2019-01-16, 23:49

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OK cool I only really need to add an AGP card and a sound card (maybe if i don't use the onboard sound instead) so really 1 AGP and 3 PCI is not going to be a problem Actually I can't think of any of my PCs that have more than 2 add on cards fitted.... Oh there are 3 in the K6-450 but I may as well …

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Re: Microsoft's wall of cards

Posted on 2019-01-16, 23:27

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Microsoft Direct3D team office has walls with collection of cards tested by them. And looks like its place with very high amount of rare seen prototypes. Its covered in this small article with very low quality and quantity of photos.... https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/directx/2019/01/07/wall-of- …

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Re: Windows XP Activation how long?

Posted on 2019-01-16, 23:21

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Will they release a final we don't support this any more here is a no Key patch have at it..? Ha, no chance! This is the company that successfully sued someone last year for selling reproduced XP OEM cd's. No keys, just the locked down OEM CD requiring the user to still activate. I'm actually …

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Re: Best LGA 775 Motherboard with AGP and DDR400?

Posted on 2019-01-16, 23:08

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a good board is the: ASUS P5PE-VM is 775, it has the i865 chipset, supports up to a core 2 duo, uses dual channel DDR and it has AGP and PCI, also has SATA, IDE and Gigabit Ethernet you should look into it I have one of these boards, but it's probable that it is fried. My next door neighbor gave it …

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Re: were/are the Voodoo 4 and 5 even worth owning?

Posted on 2019-01-16, 22:57

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So just everything got me wondering. It seems whenever the Voodoo line is discussed, the early stuff is where its at (to use a deliciously 90s term). I see no end of youtube videos and forum discussions talking about how Voodoo graphics literally changed the face of gaming, how SLI was so awesome, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) software/OS today

Posted on 2019-01-16, 22:38

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Finally own a copy of Windows 2000 (albeit the Server version; but still..) https://i.postimg.cc/bZsdJwtK/PC-Windows-2000-Server.jpg Time to install it on a Dual Socket 370 Coppermine? Nice. I only have the pro version iirc. And a beta3 version I think? Afaik, basically all versions of win2k …

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Re: Is a 16x CD-ROM considered too loud for game play?

Posted on 2019-01-16, 22:31

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One thing I haver noticed about optical drives is that dvd drives reading cds seems to be much quieter compared to a cd drive reading cds. I had noticed the same thing. Dionb already explained why DVD drives typically are. But for CDROM drives, I tended to find drives of up to 24x speed to be in …

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Re: 10,047 post count

Posted on 2019-01-16, 22:26

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Grats DosFreak. I will take a long while before getting there, if ever 😜

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Re: New here

Posted on 2019-01-06, 02:51

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Welcome aboard! 😁

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Re: LS-120 driver urgently needed for Windows XP 64bit or higher

Posted on 2019-01-06, 01:49

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Iirc, some of the internal models were discontinued from 2k onward and the last version of Windows that still had internal drivers for these drives, was the beta3 version of Windows 2k (could be wrong though, it's been a while since I last messed with these drives). Some other models should work …

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Re: ASUS AGP-V3800M Cooling

Posted on 2018-12-17, 00:46

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I never really found use for agp versions of tnt2 m64 cards. I feel like they are too slow for agp systems and I usually use something like geforce 2 from 2000. Pci version of tnt2 m64 is very useful though for older systems that don't have agp. The PCI ones are definitely more usable, but the AGP …

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Re: Tool to compare two alike directories and find file differences

Posted on 2018-12-17, 00:35

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I think Total Commander does a good job at that and gives you the easy tools right away Synchronize directories on TC has got an option for binary comparing files (content). Tried it, only seams to be able to compare if one directory has files the other one doesn't. Maybe I should clarify, the game …

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Re: What is the purpose of this old isa card ?

Posted on 2018-12-16, 08:18

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SharkEzz wrote: Alright guys thank you for your answers. So if I understood well, this card is useless with a computer that have more than 512 KB of RAM right ? It looks to be in good condition though.

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Re: What's this crud on my p2 400 connector?

Posted on 2018-12-16, 08:14

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This in a gateway 2000 essential, 440bx motherboard. Powers on, LEDs on, but no beeps at all. No video at all, with 2 different known working video cards. So I got curious and pulled the CPU. What's this white junk on it? The weird thing is, there's no sign of any of it anywhere else except the …

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