Re: Vogons community introduction (beltrixx)
Posted on 2023-01-20, 12:10
Re: Any love for AM2?
Posted on 2023-01-20, 12:04
Am2/+ can easily be skipped. Early am2 basically 939 refresh on ddr2 and then later better binned but still behind intel. I went from 939 to am3. Phenom ii was way better. Am3 was my platform until intel haswell. Never looked back. I did the same thing and went from s939 to a AM3 Phenom II. I stuck …
Re: Windows 98 system stopped working
Posted on 2023-01-20, 11:39
Your motherboard does not support Tualatin processors. https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-6OXE-rev-11/support#support-cpu Damn, you’re right. I thought all of the 815 chipset motherboards support tualatin. Thanks. The majority of s370 boards won't support Tualatin out of the box (this includes …
Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby
Posted on 2023-01-20, 11:36
There is no problem to solve, people have been like that with everything for all time, the solution is indeed grow a thicker skin, reject, ignore. Also, retro gaming as an identity? Get a grip. The outrage video is good for clicks though. This. It's the sort of stuff that used to be called "first …
Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby
Posted on 2023-01-20, 11:31
Of course there's gatekeeping, it comes in the form of hoarding and monopolizing of various retro sources, one can observe it on this forum. A small amount of people keeping big collections of old gear is exactly what keeps it out of the hands of folks looking to get into the retro world. There are …
Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby
Posted on 2023-01-20, 11:12
The bitchyness and drama in the retro-console world sickens me. I am glad I am not part of that community. I was never really into the retro consoles, even though I had consoles from the Atari 2600. I should feel more nostalgic about consoles, but for some reason I don't really. And the whole YATA …
Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby
Posted on 2023-01-20, 11:07
I won't be surprised if that whole thing from that video, which is a comment on another video btw, is overblown out of proportion because it's missing certain context. I wouldn't be surprised if almost all had been made up, kinda like the 'based on a true story (but we made everything up)' movies, …
Re: Any love for AM2?
Posted on 2023-01-19, 13:04
XP PCs around here seem to always be Socket 775 based C2D or C2Q systems, when they're not modern over powered systems! No one seems to build AM2 / Athlon X2 or AM2+ / Athlon Phenom II X2 X3 x4 builds much. Why is that? I know they were generally not as good as Intel's competition at this late …
Re: Vectra vl400 motherboard compatibility with Voodoo 3
Posted on 2023-01-19, 12:46
dinamo wrote on 2023-01-17, 23:32: Finally, the Voodoo3 worked flawlessly whith this motherboard! I'm very happy! Nice, enjoy 😀
Re: USB2ISA 5.25 Floppy maybe?
Posted on 2023-01-19, 12:19
I don't know about that kind of adapter, but would maybe something like this work ? I use adapters like these to connect 3.5" floppy drives to modern PCs. Also works with GOTEK drives. At first glance only problem seems to be that it has connector on board and it plugs into floppy drive directly, …
Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby
Posted on 2023-01-19, 11:55
Of course there's gatekeeping, it comes in the form of hoarding and monopolizing of various retro sources, one can observe it on this forum. A small amount of people keeping big collections of old gear is exactly what keeps it out of the hands of folks looking to get into the retro world. Same goes …
Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby
Posted on 2023-01-19, 09:54
When I rebuilt my 486 in 2008 here (M919 AM586@160+s3trio64v+awe32=59.79speedsys), there wasn't an exponentially growing PC collection from there (I never caught "the bug"). That machine would later be used to crosscheck some bugs in DOSbox and PCem. It was then decommissioned for a PSU failure. …
Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby
Posted on 2023-01-19, 09:46
I don't think there's any gate keeping in retro, just people making snarky comments trying to feel superior over others. (and I don't mean the sarcasm and jokes ^^) I guess a lot of people spend money to feel superior, it's the classic trope of having to have a better house, a better car than your …
Re: Gatekeeping in the retro hobby
Posted on 2023-01-19, 09:45
Of course there's gatekeeping, it comes in the form of hoarding and monopolizing of various retro sources, one can observe it on this forum. A small amount of people keeping big collections of old gear is exactly what keeps it out of the hands of folks looking to get into the retro world. Same goes …
Re: Vectra vl400 motherboard compatibility with Voodoo 3
Posted on 2023-01-16, 11:51
That AGP port should be compatible with a Voodoo 3. I'd actually be surprised if it wasn't. No idea how standard your motherboard is btw.
Re: Choosing a mainboard (Asus p5A-B vs MSI k7T Turbo2)
Posted on 2023-01-16, 11:48
wkjagt wrote on 2023-01-15, 22:41: I just also found an ATI Rage 128 Pro. Other than that I only found ISA and VLB video cards in my pile (weirdly no PCI). No AGP card either? But at least the ATi Rage 128 is a start 😜 Would be quite underpowered for the Athlon though.
Re: Choosing a mainboard (Asus p5A-B vs MSI k7T Turbo2)
Posted on 2023-01-16, 11:46
Cases are relevant here. The P5A- B is a baby-AT board that needs a ditto case. The first (oldest) ATX cases often were able to accommodate baby-AT motherboards, but you'd need a proper io-shield if you don't want a gaping rectangular-shaped hole in the back of your case :P Iirc such cases were …
Re: Can anyone identify this PCI video card?
Posted on 2023-01-15, 17:45
danieljm wrote on 2023-01-11, 00:18: Looks like an NVidia card behind it. Maybe a TNT2? Does that sweeten the deal for you? 😀 Looks like a 32MB TNT2 M64 card to me, or a Vanta.
Re: Choosing a mainboard (Asus p5A-B vs MSI k7T Turbo2)
Posted on 2023-01-15, 17:41
@waterbeestje good idea to build 2 systems actually :D For now though, I don't even have a nice case for one of them. I do have some cases but they're all much older, and I'd feel bad putting the Asus in a case that's clearly meant for a 386 or 486. You mention a Geforce 4 mx440. I currently have a …
Re: What to do with an Am3 / AMD 760G Chipset Motherboard?
Posted on 2023-01-15, 17:38
What to do with an Am3 / AMD 760G Chipset Motherboard? I'd say it would make for a nice Win7 system. I've used 3 AM3 systems in the past, a PhenomII x4, an AthlonII x2 and an AthlonII x3. The PhenomII was my main rig at the time and the 2 AthlonII systems were essentially LAN spares, using whatever …
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