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Re: I can't decide.... Graphics card(s) for K6-2/500 DOS/W98 Machine... And more!

Posted on 2016-07-29, 17:22

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I think i follow, so really its dependant on the CPU and the chipsets if the L2 cache needs aren't met at least. What kind of a performance hit are we talking here and is it proportional to how much over the cache limit you have gone? ie. 128mb=0%hit | 256=20% | 512=40% | 768=60%. Something like …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-07-29, 14:03

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Looks like you got the entire TH99 inventory here :D Just save everything. And do remove those barrel batteries. And heck, never seen RAM slots fitted in between ISA slots before...or anything like it. And that Peanut ISA VGA card...does it actually have 2 VGA connectors? edit: The last pic (the …

Re: I can't decide. Graphics card(s) for K6-2/500 DOS/W98 Machine...

Posted on 2016-07-29, 13:53

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks for the input RacoonRider, Voodoo3 seems like the favoured card from the community here. The more I read the more I hear about this generation having some pretty bad AGP related problems. Is this specific to the super socket 7 architecture or just growing pains of a new interface? Both I …

Re: I can't decide. Graphics card(s) for K6-2/500 DOS/W98 Machine...

Posted on 2016-07-29, 13:49

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

And that's quite a lot of RAM for 98. Are you sure your board can cache all of it? Your RAM will most likely be running at 100MHz. If you're actually using PC-133, you could opt to lower latency from cl3 to cl2, but I'm not sure how so much RAM will affect stability when lowering the cl. When the …

Re: I can't decide. Graphics card(s) for K6-2/500 DOS/W98 Machine...

Posted on 2016-07-29, 11:21

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The AGP version should reduce total heat output though, which might help in cooling an AT case (if your intent is to use an AT case). The AGP port on your motherboard might cause problems if the AGP board of your particular motherboard has trouble supplying enough power to the card. And if using an …

Re: Best Socket A (462) Motherboard?

Posted on 2016-07-29, 08:35

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well, yes, 9800 series was the last generation of 5V heavy graphic cards. But come on, 5A in burn mode, it should not trouble 18A PSU that much :) The board (GA-7n400s) has an extra 12V connector, but does it get much use? This is kinda the magic question here lol. For all we know, the sA P4 …

Re: Please Help identify this board

Posted on 2016-07-29, 08:26

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Look at the above links, the pictures/diagrams match well. Doesn't matter what the "exact" model/make/variation (PC-Chips/Amptron/Skywell etc), it'd be the same base board most likely coming from the same maker (PC-CHIPS and co aka Hsing Tech). i can't decide on the exact brand and model either, …

Re: Slot-1 motherboards problem?

Posted on 2016-07-29, 08:22

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Changed the PSU and Soyo SY-6BA+ is finally posting :) - but then again it also POSTs with previous one... no idea what's going on. Capacitors look good. ASUS P2B is like dead :( Fan is spinning and that's all - CPU is good as it works in Soyo board. It did work the last time I tested it around 2 …

Re: Advice for my SS7 system

Posted on 2016-07-28, 22:13

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi Everyone :) I'm newly registered here, although I've briefly visited here many times before when looking for info and opinions about old hardware and games, and decided why not!! I've had my Super Socket 7 based machine since 1999(Previously in bits). Only recently i wanted to reassemble it for …

Re: What VooDoo3 card is it?

Posted on 2016-07-28, 21:57

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yup, for example I've come across some S3 cards with missing caps/components that fell off due to bad handling, but they're not rare or something here, so you can safely pass. On the other hand, a Diamond S220 PCI Verité was my first (and only) PCI Rendition card. It looked bad and did use some …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-07-28, 19:20

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

True, but there's a very easy-to-find driver that works with every single USB stick I've tried it with. Which by definition is not native :P. Btw, been a user of Windows ME since roughly 2001 or so, ME isn't as crappy as the gossip girls may want you to believe. Fyi, there are some interesting …

Re: My "nostalgia rig"

Posted on 2016-07-28, 17:41

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Around the turn of the century (circa January 2000) a faulty line conditioner fried my motherboard. Anyways, money was tight but a new PC was needed, so we went with the M748LMRT motherboard by PC Chips and a 433 mhz Celeron. The PC66 32MB ram (which I still keep) was reused along with a 4 GB HDD …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-07-28, 17:12

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

That's a good way to pay for your stuff :D Just remember to not do this too much, or you'll have people waiting at your doorstep, asking you for help all the time :dead: And I hope you have a bit more luck than I had with Elixer DDR memory modules. I once bought 2 new 1GB DDR-400 modules to upgrade …

Re: Slot-1 motherboards problem?

Posted on 2016-07-28, 17:06

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Pics? Could you post your exact hardware? (especially the motherboards) Have you removed any of the coin cell batteries for extended amount of time? Are they jumpered correctly? Were they stored together? Have you tried that PSU with any other hardware since you tried out your Slot 1 systems? All …

Re: Slot-1 motherboards problem?

Posted on 2016-07-28, 16:22

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Clean the contacts of all the CPUs and see if the Slot 1 slots have any dirt in them. It might also be another common component or even the bench you used to test your stuff on. Also clean the RAM contacts and/or try different RAM (in different memory slots if the board allows this). Or try without …

Re: What VooDoo3 card is it?

Posted on 2016-07-28, 16:18

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks! I wondered about tell-tale signs of electronics wear, so I had to ask :) Tips like these make flea-market shopping easier! It usually makes a difference when seeing something for sale that's common and cheap with plenty of choices. But I think that when I see something of questionable …

Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2016-07-28, 15:51

in Milliways

in Milliways

Bought a boxed copy of Myst III Exile (smaller cardboard box), 4 CDROMs and a couple booklets were included and it seems in good condition. I never played any of these Myst games, but RPGs are no strange thing to me (and it was only like 75 cents anyway so why not 🤣!).

Re: What VooDoo3 card is it?

Posted on 2016-07-28, 15:45

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

@Tetrium: how can you tell it's seen a lot of use, apart from the dust behind the connectors near the bracket? Dust usually won't accumulate if it's stocked up somewhere, so I assume it spend a lot of time while installed in a rig (or it sat unprotected in the air for extended amount of time), but …

Re: Hello i am new and this is my retro PC

Posted on 2016-07-28, 15:33

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

well is my haste Haste + retrocomputing == *Wheres the trouble* lol But anyway, nice rig you got there. Just a few things I did notice: - K6-III is not the same as K6-III + , except when running at the same speed. Just a minor thing here, but it can make a difference in some cases. - Your ATX case …

Re: What VooDoo3 card is it?

Posted on 2016-07-28, 15:24

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Agreed with the above. This card seems to have seen a lot of use though, so you might want to check it for scratches and damages and clean the dust a bit. And give it some extra cooling, theres a few pics around which show how to tie-rib a fan to the heatsink without it damaging anything.

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