Re: Must have software for DOS and Windows

Posted on 2014-06-09, 12:16

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It depends on what the rig will be used for. Most of my rigs are either just for playing a couple retro games or perhaps doing only some benchmarking. But for rigs that intend to be doing more (my main rigs or LAN rigs etc) I also install Opera and Irfanview and perhaps some codec pack (mostly to be …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-06-06, 13:05

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Today I got 2 old computer cases, both partially complete systems. One case is a silver one exactly like the one used for my Slot 1 rambus rig and the other one a beige case with some blue in it (bit yellowed, but that's alright). Bought both of them "untested" for 12,50 euro each and I knew the …

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Re: Some strange PCI problems

Posted on 2014-06-06, 12:48

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Is there a possibility that the PSU in the XION case could case the problem? .... in general what I noticed is that the main chips on the 128Pro and also the SB gets very hot - even in standard dos idle. any ideas? thanks M. What PSU's do your 2 rigs have? Brand? Modelnumber? How many amps are on …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-06-05, 19:44

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It's unfortunate the blue card has 2 bulging caps though. I happened to be looking into the fx5800 yesterday and apparently none were being offered for sale neither locally nor on ebay. That card is legendary (but only if it has the original cooler still mounted on it :P ) Those caps seem easy to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-06-05, 19:08

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It's unfortunate the blue card has 2 bulging caps though. I happened to be looking into the fx5800 yesterday and apparently none were being offered for sale neither locally nor on ebay. That card is legendary (but only if it has the original cooler still mounted on it 😜 )

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Re: Know anyone that does high value work on old machines?

Posted on 2014-06-04, 09:50

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So I recently just came across this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5REM-3nWHg I found it very interesting that George R. R. Martin writes his A Song Of Ice And Fire on DOS. There's something beautiful about someone just making due with that they have and know and using it to make them tons …

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Re: hd2600 agp drivers....

Posted on 2014-06-02, 19:29

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A friend of mine bought a HD2600 AGP and tried it on several computers of his (all Socket A) and later borrowed a s939 board from me to install Windows on there and try his card out. And whatever he tried, which drivers he used, it all didn't matter, he just could not get it to work! After solving …

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Re: Getting some old hardware....

Posted on 2014-06-02, 17:43

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I checked the chips (both of them) and afaict they read: 842 MDS 9435A and 51031 9842S Google revealed nothing, which either means there isn't anything about them or (more likely) I misread their part numbers as the fonts are very hard to read. Btw, I'm not sure how I know my board is the 1MB …

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Re: Is Windows 2000 good for anything?

Posted on 2014-06-02, 17:38

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I used 2k on one of my rigs years ago, and I wasn't really impressed to be honest. It was slow to boot, slow to shutdown. The only advantage I saw was that I didin't need to activate it. I like XP better, but having a 2k machine does sound nice, especially fitted with hardware that XP doesn't …

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Re: Getting some old hardware....

Posted on 2014-06-02, 17:25

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I checked the chips (both of them) and afaict they read: 842 MDS 9435A and 51031 9842S Google revealed nothing, which either means there isn't anything about them or (more likely) I misread their part numbers as the fonts are very hard to read. Btw, I'm not sure how I know my board is the 1MB …

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Re: Getting some old hardware....

Posted on 2014-06-02, 16:56

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Agreed. They can be really stable with the right setup and drivers installed. I used to have a Via MVP3 system back in the days, and never had any more problems with that than with any other system I've owned. I've got a Via MVP3 system now as well, with same type of motherboard, except with 1MB …

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Re: Getting some old hardware....

Posted on 2014-06-02, 14:30

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I never fiddled with that particular board myself, but didn't these boards support 256MB (double sided) memory modules? Also I read many times people having problems with these VIA chipsets but again, no first hand experience. And if you're not using a K6-III or K6+, then the maximum cacheable area …

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Re: 3dfx hardware: worth the money?

Posted on 2014-06-01, 20:26

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Being worth the money is very subjective because we are talking a hobby here not an investment. I picked up most of my 3dfx cards ages ago when they were barely worth shipping. Currently I am only using a pair of Voodoo 2 12MB in SLI on a rig I play diablo 2 on, and a Voodoo 1 in a Pentium for …

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Re: My "new" computer

Posted on 2014-04-12, 09:10

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Iirc those early LX boards had weak power circuitry for the AGP slot, so power hungry AGP cards might give you some issues. Otherwise I kinda liked LX when I used it (had a s370 Celeron-400 rig for a year or 2 as my main (retro) rig with a PCI TNT2 M64 card and I think 192MB SDRAM).

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Re: SGT76's Athlon 64 build. Mk II

Posted on 2014-04-12, 00:15

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So how's this build coming along? 😀 I also quite like those heatpipe stock coolers, they are great for cooling the more cool running chips 😀

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Re: NSA shenanigans: what say you?

Posted on 2014-03-17, 04:12

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The rabbit hole goes down much deeper than most could accept and it is a bottomless pit of deception as well layered control. The mainstream media is a part of the system they use to control the masses plus there has been little privacy when it comes to mass communications on public accessible …

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Re: Building A Windows 98 SE Machine

Posted on 2014-03-17, 02:45

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if you're new to this, a good way to climb aboard is by buying an old OEM P3/ P4 pc and playing around with it. You can get them real cheap and guaranteed working from used shops in the Klang Valley. I'm not sure what he's up to. He's been asking questions which we have answered (over and over) for …

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Re: The All-amazing super-de-douper SuperPi thread!

Posted on 2014-03-17, 02:40

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sgt76 wrote: That is a freakin fast c2d. You're at the same level as an X79!!! 😲 Also, good idea on the spreadsheet, but I can see it's not been taken up? I might do it...if I find the time. The thing is, I have no idea how to do this, so I'd need to start doing/learning it from scratch.

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Re: Senrew's Socket A Rig

Posted on 2014-03-17, 02:34

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Question 2: Win98 or XP for this purpose? I figure it'd be XP since it was pretty much standard by the timeframe of this build, but all the parts are Win98 capable, and most of the games from that era still run just fine on 98. Any opinions? An Athlon XP 1800+ is really borderline when it comes to …

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Re: Asus P2B-DS

Posted on 2014-03-14, 16:12

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I got another identical motherboard. Seems to be working perfectly until i install the operating system: With windows 2000, the computer crash in beggining of the installation. In windows 98, after the installation, the computer crash in loading of the OS. Too bad to be true... :( Does anyone know …

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