Re: Compaq Deskpro 2000 question

Posted on 2016-02-05, 20:44

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by Tetrium

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First, I don't know desktop models too well as I prefer towers, hence my knowledge about things like ISA/PCI boards is very limited. I can think of 3 things for you to check: 1) Perhaps it is shorting or otherwise damaged? 2) Perhaps it actually needs something plugged into one of its slots? 3) …

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Re: My SiS 730S Duron system!

Posted on 2016-02-05, 17:12

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Well, since the topic resurfaced anyway, I might as well ask it here (as it is about the same system). I have a new PSU with two fans - one on the back and one on the bottom. If I installed it in this case the bottom PSU fan and the CPU fan would compete for air and neither would do their job well …

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Re: IBM PS/2 floppy disk drive restore / repair

Posted on 2016-02-05, 15:03

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by Tetrium

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orinoko wrote: I live in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne... Why's that? Ow..nvm, that's one heck of a swim 😁

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Re: PSU for Athlon XP 3200+, Radeon 9800 XT?

Posted on 2016-02-05, 14:56

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by Tetrium

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I've got a XP 3200+ with 12V connector on the bench, might take a look at the readings then. I'd be very interested in knowing the results :) It might also depend on the motherboard though, each board may behave differently, perhaps even boards from the same model (but perhaps different revisions). …

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Re: Abit KT7A and Geforce 6600GT compatibility

Posted on 2016-02-05, 07:55

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To be fair, all k7 chips, Palomino and onward, had a thermal diode with shutdown capability. The issue was board support. Certainly a board based on the KT133(A) would not be expected to support this as it was more geared towards Thunderbird support. I did fry a Palomino once, it even had a …

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Re: IBM PS/2 floppy disk drive restore / repair

Posted on 2016-02-05, 07:52

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Oh i find MCA very interesting too, but trying to find MCA based cards where I am is next to impossible. Actually, I've never ever seen one with my own eyes, always online only. Was very strange when I was a kid opening up an old PS/2 for the first time and seeing these things that looked like …

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Re: PSU for Athlon XP 3200+, Radeon 9800 XT?

Posted on 2016-02-05, 07:48

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by Tetrium

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The other option is finding a board with the 4 pin 12V power plug. Somewhere else on Vogons recently we came to the conclusion there's no guarantee sA boards with the P4 connector will actually use the 12V line, even when the P4 connector is plugged in. Also in another reply on Vogons I did a bit …

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Re: PSU - bust the myth

Posted on 2016-02-05, 07:41

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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote: Anyway, how about Pentium III CPU? Where does it draw its power from? I hope it's 12V+. 5V

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Re: OA3

Posted on 2016-02-05, 07:39

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by Tetrium

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I think you're doing an awesome job, leileilol 😀 My compliments!

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Re: OA3

Posted on 2016-02-05, 00:10

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The explosion effect's part of the cgame qvm code here . Everything has to be hardcoded (scripted engine particles are desired, though) Why does everything have to be hardcoded? "Hardcoded" is one of the least things I'd want to hear when I try to mod something in any game :P But anyway, I should …

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Re: OA3

Posted on 2016-02-04, 23:57

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What engine is your explosion effect in? nvm, just read it's kinda a custom engine. I only made explosion effects once in a while. I think I made some cheap enlarged explosions for TA but my later work in BF2 were much more explosive :D I was never a really good modeler, but explosion effects can be …

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Re: OA3

Posted on 2016-02-04, 23:48

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I was gonna say it looked more like a flak cannon, but I'd rather not get a slap anywhere 😁 Looks pretty nice actually 😀 Is the "circular blast" in the lower screenshot made by your weapon or is that something else (like some portal)?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-02-04, 23:38

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Been buying paper weights to fix up for future "retro" builds before they get to be too uncommon or prices start creeping up. 3870 x2 for $27 (needs reflow but displays image) 5970 for $30 shipped (occasionally crashes but will reflow) 4870 x2 for $25 shipped but hasn't arrived yet GTX 480 for $36 …

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Re: Dos gaming with 233mmx rig?

Posted on 2016-02-04, 21:45

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That's exactly why the p2 350@66mhz fsb is a good option. It gives you 233mhz but also 350mhz (@100fsb) when you need it to be faster (and they are very easy to find). This is correct, though a P2 with a non-locked multiplier would be preferable. And I know it's a longshot, but I just mentioned …

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Re: Never enough Pentium 3 builds

Posted on 2016-02-04, 21:18

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Well in my opinion VIA C3 is only good for curiosity, it's based on the old IDT centaur winchip C6 that was good back when it was new(at least as a a cheap reliable non gaming CPU( i used one with word6 for years as a journalist). I have both a VIA C3A 866 MHz socket 370 CPU and a VIA C7D 1500 MHz …

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Re: A7Pro/G450 bios update

Posted on 2016-02-04, 19:59

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Yeah I know, it's a nostalgic mistake calling it simm.. :D Could've been worse...much worse! :dead: One of my former "employers" used to talk about "DDR memory SIMMs", now that is bad lol! He didn't even know the difference between a "Slot" and a "Socket" and thought both were the exact same thing …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-02-04, 19:53

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Wow...that thing looks totally awesome! :D So which warpfactor you gonna overclocking your CPU to? :P Anyway, I did find a couple humble things at the thrift store today, 2 floppy boxes and a single IDE DVD drive with silver front bezel (most I seen with a silvery front are CDROM drives or …

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Re: Will you ever build a Win7 retro PC?

Posted on 2016-02-04, 19:42

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It's funny when you start thinking about it, but even by today's standards, a Core 2 CPU is quite capable of everyday tasks. I wonder in how much time will they become as obsolete as a Pentium MMX? I think this will depend mostly on how practical it is to keep such a system running (the older the …

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Re: Old PC's used as props in movies

Posted on 2016-02-04, 18:12

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Lo Wang wrote: http://www.tvfilmprops.co.uk/sec/6/computer-props/ Thanks for the link, it's actually very interesting! 😁 Another interesting page (same website) http://www.tvfilmprops.co.uk/sec/502/Credits/ Only thing missing is a retro LAN party, now those are guaranteed to be good times! 😁

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Re: Doom reboot

Posted on 2016-02-04, 17:52

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, and if i had to mention my favorite corridor shooter then it would be F.E.A.R. which i found to be extremely immersive. I totally agree with F.E.A.R. being immersive! :D I played through the campaign several times and we even did that coop campaign as a group of friends. Sure, it was buggy as …

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