Re: UBCD98, where to download?
Posted on 2016-07-08, 18:19
You can create your own, using msbatch (it's located on the Windows 98FE install media).
Re: Early 440FX based PII boards and Slocket Celeron upgrades
Posted on 2016-07-08, 18:16
Are the 440FX Pentium II boards able to be used with slot to socket converters with Mendocino Celerons or possibly the higher clocked 66FSB Coppermines? Are there modded BIOS availiable for certain boards? All Pentium II's ran at 2V, and so did the Mendocino Celerons. Would the normal slot 1 …
Re: What is your biggest Pentium 4 Collection?
Posted on 2016-07-08, 17:51
TheAbandonwareGuy wrote: 2.8GHZ Prescott 478 and 3.4GHZ Pentium D LGA775 […] Show full quote 2.8GHZ Prescott 478 and 3.4GHZ Pentium D LGA775 I mostly collect Core2's. sooo..... Anybody here got any Engineering Samples or similiar? I got a couple ES's for s478, but I 'think' these are Celerons 🤣 …
Re: What's your favorite thermal compound?
Posted on 2016-07-08, 10:23
I've used some cheap noname white stuff for anything up to Coppermine, but at some point I switched to MX-2 I think? I really disliked AS5 as it makes a mess out of things with virtually no benefit whatsoever, not worth the hassle imo. I even used those very tiny bags of white goo that sometimes …
Re: Worth going slower than P2@266MHz?
Posted on 2016-07-08, 10:18
Could you give us any more info about the hardware you are using, like motherboard model number and such? Most 266MHz P2s should be able to have its multiplier set downward, but it can be cumbersome to do it this way. There's also the option to build a time-machine (Super Socket 7 with a K6-X+ …
Re: What is your biggest Pentium 4 Collection?
Posted on 2016-07-08, 10:12
I don't have that many P4s actually. Most I got simply because they were part of a purchase of something that I did want to get (most often untested systems for like €10 each or n either good motherboard or a too-cheap-to-pass-up motherboard which-is-still nice. And most of the time, when I removed …
Re: AMD ZEN, what do you folks think?
Posted on 2016-07-08, 09:17
Scali made a good point, sure an i5 or i7 costs more than a typical AMD FX setup, BUT both are very affordable! It's not like Intel is $800 and AMD sells for $500. This used to the case in the past. Over here in Australia a Skylake i5 sells for around A$ 300. The top FX goes for just under $300, …
Re: The WindowsME Thread
Posted on 2016-07-08, 08:23
I know some people on here don't like ME and some do In fact, there are already several extensive Windows ME threads. That's correct. I wrote my own thread about ME here only a month earlier. I never bothered to make use of all the buggy 'new' stuff ME came with, I just wanted an OS that worked. …
Re: Avoid Samsung spinpoint drives
Posted on 2016-07-08, 08:06
I haven't had a failed Spinpoint at this point and I've been using Spinpoints for maybe 10 years now (all bought new). But it's always a good idea to make regular backups anyway. And even though the described symptoms on that webpage may be real, don't forget that the creators of that page seem to …
Re: Small 1400-S Tualatin Antec 3Dfx build
Posted on 2016-07-08, 07:43
A retro system in such small case, very interesting. I imagine there weren't many mATX boards back then. Well, you're kinda right about that :D There were actually µATX boards made almost right after ATX started to appear on the market, but most of these boards seemed to be OEM boards (especially …
Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)
Posted on 2016-07-08, 07:26
@ElBrunzy - I dont work for a hardware magazine :D but I'm more than a perfectionist :D and I what I do must be A++++++ it's in my nature and it comes effortlessly. I have knack for details. offtopic: I'm just 36 years old. Until highschool '94-98 I didnt know anything about PC's. It's like a hobby …
Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)
Posted on 2016-07-08, 01:48
14 boxes of parts is quite a lot for having gotten collected in under 1 1/2 years. So what are you going to do with your photo collection? I'm fairly sure the Vogons Wiki could use a couple extra. Too bad my cellphone has a kinda crappy camera (some pics come out fine, but others are blurry and I …
Re: Cyrix appreciation thread
Posted on 2016-07-08, 01:14
Nice collection you have there Tetrium! Cheers! Took a while too. And I kept all of them, despite their very poor reputation compared to Pentium and Pentium MMX, because I thought they were cool in some way. I forgot to post these few Cyrix beauties I got recently. IMG_1148.JPG not really a Cyrix, …
Re: DIY retro PC case projects
Posted on 2016-07-07, 22:07
mongaccio, that's a fantastic job! 😁 And concerning the leather/wood, even though it's not a desktop or tower, I really love the looks of this 😁 But lots of work though, real craftsmanship.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-07-07, 21:48
Thrift store finds were very poor for me lately, but I did get a couple optical drives. Thrift store #1 was good to me, got 2 silver DVD drives (one of them even is a burner, not bad!). In another thrift store I bought 3 white DVD drives (2 burners and a white DVD ROM drive with a Creative logo on …
Re: 486SX2 vs 486DX4-T100
Posted on 2016-07-07, 20:27
If I can afford/find one to buy :\ A Pentium Overdrive would be even better at that point, or not ? Or a Kingston Turbochip or that Evergreen Socket 3 upgrade (I forgot the exact names). There was also Gainbery. Those might be tricky as well though (to find and to use), but if you happen to see one …
Re: Reversed AGP slots ? Is this even possible ?!
Posted on 2016-07-07, 20:03
I remember when I upgraded from an ISA graphics card to PCI, I was convinced the dumb manufacturer had gotten the bracket backwards. But on that note, I am still annoyed that when Express slots came out, they didn't take advantage of the opportunity to flip the cards back over again. They're still …
Re: Are the CPUs dead or are the motherboards ?
Posted on 2016-07-07, 19:47
I think I see a buldged cap next to the AGP slot on the ABIT board... :( You, sir, are correct! Ok guys, here are some news on this topic. The Abit NF7, on the other hand, still turns on, powers on perfectly, very loudly and lightful... but I still get NO VIDEO with whatever card I use, I tried all …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-06-16, 16:06
And last days new XT here. Havent XT key so cant test it better. Its Commodore PC20-III with 8080 + 8087, onboard vga Paradise, 5,25 FDD 360K etc. I tried boot with HP DOS 3.3 and looks that work fine. http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz23/prospekty7/hwnet5/commpc20/DSCF3203_resize_zps8jnst9ez. …
Re: What is the best Socket 478/865 Chipset MoBo for Win98?
Posted on 2016-06-16, 16:04
I'd agree with just trying to get a working s478 motherboard which is able to run well as soon as you get it (no leaking caps). OEM should work well too. I used an Intel board with this chipset and even though it basically has no overclocking features, it ran pretty well and was easy to setup with …
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