Re: pIII 800 build

Posted on 2014-03-14, 00:00

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Edit: well i dug out my 550cool master psu , it dose not have enough of the old style molex connectors to run every thing i have in this system . It mostly has sata connectors . In such a case I just use sata2molex adapters (I once bought a whole lot of those as I felt these would come in handy one …

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Re: Pentium MMX Multipliers

Posted on 2014-03-13, 23:08

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I once tested all of my MMX chips, but I don't remember where I wrote down the results and if I ever posted my results here. I only tested for their maximum multiplier btw, iirc. And in the end it appeared that some had some of their multipliers disabled and some were multiplier free. I do remember …

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Re: pIII 800 build

Posted on 2014-03-13, 19:09

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Nice system. I use Pentium III's alot. My socket 370 PIII 866mhz is faster than my Slot 1 PIII 1000mhz for some odd reason. Both are IBM OEM systems with Win2K and both are Coppermines, the 1000mhz was a 667mhz, it is saying I am lacking a processor patch. I use the 1000mhz alot with a Voodoo …

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Re: Testing CPUs and Motherboards

Posted on 2014-03-13, 19:04

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Hi, What tools exist for testing CPU opcodes extensively and motherboard functionality? This comes out of the fact that have an Athlon XP processor and respective motherboard which are giving me some headaches. The setup freezes occasionally and I have finally found something that makes it freeze …

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Re: DRAM class action suit

Posted on 2014-03-13, 19:02

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You guys may want to see if you can get some money back if you bought anything computer related that may have contained DRAM chips between 1998 and 2002. Go to http://www.dramclaims.com There is a little form to fill out, if this is like typical class actions you will probably get some small dollar …

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Re: Choosing OS for my retro-gaming PC

Posted on 2014-03-13, 14:31

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I've heard many good things about 98SE and it should be the best option if you want to play DOS games, though if I intend te machine to be a mostly Windows games machine, then I prefer ME over 98SE as it is easier to setup (it's more complete out-of-the-box) and has worked perfectly fine for what it …

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Re: New Pentium 1 project

Posted on 2014-03-12, 21:09

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Hello and welcome to Vogons! 😁 A boot disk, have you looked online for one? What parts/computers do you have laying around? In your case it would be best to create a new bootdisk from one of your existing systems.

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Re: Disporpotions between different countries when it comes to old hardware

Posted on 2014-03-12, 14:36

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Perhaps people in the USA sell fewer items because it is less densely populated and the distances are so vast compared to compact Europe. Australia also isn't densely populated, but it's also a lot smaller. Don't see this as a problem when domestic shipping in the US costs a fraction of the …

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Re: Disporpotions between different countries when it comes to old hardware

Posted on 2014-03-12, 14:14

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Just a guess, but it could be a number of things. Perhaps in the USA people have simply recycled more goods more quickly then in Europe? Perhaps in the USA people tend to sell more locally (craiglist or yardsales) instead of Ebay and Ebay is more for the people who want to make a profit and less …

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Re: Random Advice 486/p4

Posted on 2014-03-12, 11:10

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Update: Here is my new Acer. Intel 430HX chipset, 6 72pin simm slots, 4 pci and 3 ISA slots. Came with two 16mb chunks of ram for a grand total of 32mb, I stuck in two random chips and now it is at 40mb. Pentium 166, Labway ISA card with a Yamaha chip, 3com XL pci network card, and a s3trio64+ …

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Re: Phil's 3Dfx Voodoo CPU scaling review (Intel Pentium)

Posted on 2014-03-12, 09:05

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Tried a K6-2 and as soon every game just displays a green image. Sometimes it's blue. Basically a solid colour and the machine hangs. Any ideas AMD fans, otherwise I will just leave testing AMD CPUs. Do I need an AMD CPU driver for Windows? A guess, but if you're using Windows 95, I thought it had …

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Re: Help with removing thermal glue/paste...

Posted on 2014-03-12, 00:55

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Just use 90% or greater rubbing alcohol and just give it a soak for like an hour then the crap will come off. I do this when ever I get a 3DFX V3 or newer or TNT on up and it works well to clean up the old thermal epoxy. But how do you keep it soaked for an hour? Doesn't the rubbing alcohol …

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Re: how do you do updates on windows 98SE

Posted on 2014-03-11, 21:55

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@Tetrium, yes you're right. It does include usb mass storage drivers but these drivers don't appear to work with usb flash drives for some reason...well in my experience anyway. I always end up having to install the additional usb drivers instead in order for my several usb sticks to be recognised. …

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Re: Demoscene eras - how do they break down?

Posted on 2014-03-11, 21:52

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blakespot wrote: Tetrium wrote: PC-133 SDRAM. What do you want to use with it instead? bp He probably meant DDR memory

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Re: Demoscene eras - how do they break down?

Posted on 2014-03-11, 17:35

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blakespot wrote: nforce4max wrote: ...but loathe the idea of using SDR with it. SDR? bp PC-133 SDRAM.

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Re: how do you do updates on windows 98SE

Posted on 2014-03-11, 17:34

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It's been a long time, but I thought that the unofficial SP 2.x for 98SE included generic USB mass storage drivers? @Tetrium, I'm typing this on my mobile atm so I'm unable to check the download link but here's a site with the stand alone English version. Let me know how you go :) http://www.oldapps …

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Re: Building A Windows 98 SE Machine

Posted on 2014-03-11, 13:27

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Ti 4200 is much easier to find and almost as fast. But XP was also around for that card. Geforce 3 and XP launched around the same time. So for W98 you are looking at cards ranging from Voodoo to TNT2, Geforce and Geforce 2. What do you want to do with the W98 PC? I wouldn't try to build the " …

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Re: how do you do updates on windows 98SE

Posted on 2014-03-11, 12:57

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I use this unofficial service pack: http://www.htasoft.com/u98sesp/ It's still being maintained to date and works great! Have used it on 4 builds and counting now. Just make sure you install all your drivers and internet explorer 6 first before installing the service pack and install these generic …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2014-03-11, 12:51

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Last week I got myself another couple DVD boxed games (the old cardboards ones are somewhat extinct unless bought on the internet). Sim City 3000 (strangely the DVD case was of the normal version, but the disk inside was some OEM version? Odd) Earth 2150, escape from the blue planet Unreal 2 ( …

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Re: how do you do updates on windows 98SE

Posted on 2014-03-11, 08:43

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So far I've used autopatcher and the unofficial service pack 2.0a Dutch and both seemed to work fine for the short time I used them (autopatcher and the unofficial SP both on different machines, not on the same one for clarity) I never tried the post 2.1 English SP though so I can't really comment …

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