Re: Pentium 3 1.4ghz Tualatin value?

Posted on 2020-05-17, 01:47

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by Tetrium

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The case looks very reminiscent to the Chieftech Dragon, though yours is made by Antec. It's probably build roughly the same time and I can imagine it will be very heavy! The insides also look very similar to that Chieftech case. The system itself looks as if it was build by a retro computer …

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Re: Standard 386SX-16

Posted on 2020-05-15, 07:24

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SIPP was a really odd memory module. Iirc I only came across it twice. One was from a trashed PC which I did not bring home with me and the second was at some amateur PC repair guy who kept some modules as a curiosity. I presume the 386SX is soldered to the board? And how are those old Quantum …

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Re: 1998 Build - Pentium 2 - Fujitsu / Siemens T-Bird

Posted on 2020-05-14, 20:24

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That has to the the Ultra variant of the Diamond Viper 550. I have the standard version and it came with just the larger (but passive) HS. I'm even more surprised that this is a PCI version :) I once found such a board locally, but never did much with it due to time constraints, but having the …

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Re: Introducing my socket 2 system: Dell Optiplex 4100/LE

Posted on 2020-05-14, 20:15

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Hello from 8 years and 1 month in the past! A nice machine in very good condition you have there. Yours also has the socket adapter for voltage regulation. I tried a 5x86 ADW 133, but it didn't want to boot with it. Did you already make any upgrades to your machine? For file transfer, I currently …

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Re: SiS651 Chipset and Windows 98

Posted on 2020-05-14, 19:41

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by Tetrium

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I'm evaluating an old system that my neighbor gave me. It has an AOpen s651m motherboard which has the SiS651 chipset. The system currently has Windows XP on it, but I think this system would be prefect for Windows 98 with a 2.0Ghz Willamette or Northwood based P4. However, I'm having trouble …

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Re: New Member - VIA KT400A/600 vs nForce2 for Windows 98SE

Posted on 2020-05-14, 19:34

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by Tetrium

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Long time lurker here and officially a new member. I've been collecting retro hardware for many years and I frequent this site for general information. I've been PC gaming since 1993 and building systems since 1999, so I have a bit of experience under my belt. I'm looking to build a new Windows …

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Re: Socket 604 cooler on socket 423

Posted on 2020-05-14, 19:20

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by Tetrium

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Nice, I wasn't aware of this yet! Learned something new today, cheers 😀 Btw, I always assumed s771 used the same cooling solutions as s775, but mostly because I never bothered to dive into this due to me not having any motherboards using any of these sockets (except s423)

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Re: Low end power supply + 9800 pro cause black screen at start up ?

Posted on 2020-05-14, 16:57

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by Tetrium

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I second the use of a good quality PSU. This is something that noone should skimp on. In Dutch there is this saying: Goedkoop is duurkoop, which roughly translates to "When you go too cheap in what you buy, you will end up having spend more money at the end of the road when you could have saved …

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Re: My Windows ME Start menu: It does not say Windows ME Millenuim Edition!

Posted on 2020-05-14, 16:46

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by Tetrium

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C0deHunter wrote on 2020-05-09, 21:06: p.s. Would you recommend a better image hosting? I have been using Flikr for years, and I hate it. Why not attach the files to Vogons directly? You can use the Attachments thingy for what when you are setting up your reply 😜

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Re: I wish I had discovered Windows ME sooner!

Posted on 2020-05-14, 16:37

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Grzyb wrote on 2020-05-13, 22:32: If I need DOS, Windows 9x is better. If I don't need DOS, Windows NT-series is better. So, what's the point in running Windows ME? That's what's so illogical, you know, about being a retro computer hobbyist. What's the point of living... if you don't have a ( …

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Re: I wish I had discovered Windows ME sooner!

Posted on 2020-05-14, 16:34

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by Tetrium

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System restore works pretty well, providing you install the date bug patch. This is my experience as well :) Back then, these systems were crude compared to what we got these days and (apart from perhaps becoming more stable) ME will become more responsive with these 2 disabled. I remember also …

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Re: I wish I had discovered Windows ME sooner!

Posted on 2020-05-14, 16:30

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by Tetrium

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Its like a stripped down version of Windows 2000 Pro (GUI), fused with Windows 98SE features! I remember back in the day I heard about it's *instability*, but to be honest it has been playing on my real retro system (my sig) for a month, and I LOVE it! p.s. If I could only get the START menu *label …

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Re: Some Floppy Format Questions

Posted on 2020-04-11, 15:32

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by Tetrium

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I do want to clarify that I have hardly ever bought 3.5in floppy disks because it was easier (and cheaper :P ) to get them donated to me for free :P There were just a couple of floppy disks amongst them that were SSDD. With finding them in the wild, perhaps I should have clarified it more clearly. I …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-03-13, 08:14

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by Tetrium

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The only thing I really miss (and what I have actually noticed thus far) is that I seem to not be able to find the most recent active threads, which was very convenient for me :P Do you mean "Active topics" in the top right? https://www.vogons.org/search.php?search_id=active_topics "Unread posts" …

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Re: Storing thy crap safely (ESD, Damage, etc): Opinions? What do YOU do?

Posted on 2020-03-12, 19:46

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by Tetrium

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Great now everybody has me terrified that the one year of time my hardware spent in Dollar Tree gallon ziplocks stacked on top of each other in plastic totes has killed all my hardware. Though I was unemployed and moving with very little notice so its not like I could afford proper ESD bags at the …

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Re: Storing thy crap safely (ESD, Damage, etc): Opinions? What do YOU do?

Posted on 2020-03-12, 19:42

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by Tetrium

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Nope, single box per bin storage area. I have the test report that proves the failure mechanism. Feel free to not believe it though. Sorry, still not buying it. 200-400 grams (being generous here) of distributed weight can't warp anything of that sort. Not for a year, not for 5 years and even not …

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Re: Bitchin' Fast! 2D, (Video Loca, 1994, MCA)

Posted on 2020-03-12, 19:34

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by Tetrium

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rmay635703 wrote on 2020-02-25, 00:25: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmCEXbspWuI Model 420 likely requires some herbal compounds to work Dangit, still looking for a boxed one 😁

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Re: Give me the cheapest Pentium MMX200 you've got!

Posted on 2020-03-12, 19:24

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by Tetrium

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See that "200" in the bottom left corner ? I suspect it was this kind of chip : http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Pentium/Intel-Pentium%20MMX%20200%20-%20BP80503200.html It's the one Horum linked to. It had a glued-on heatsink by Intel originally attached. The "200" is in the corner so you can see the …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-03-12, 19:06

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by Tetrium

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I am posting this in a new reply as I have a suggestion: Would it be possible to make viewing an entire thread (or at least more replies than is currently possible) on a single page? Or perhaps this is already optional and I simply haven't found this option yet?

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Re: I don't understand all the hate for the Nvidia FX series

Posted on 2020-03-12, 18:57

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by Tetrium

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The day I take my final breath...I will remember...having benchmarked my 5900u (or was it a 5950u?) in FEAR and I will never forget the slideshow it presented to me xD It did run kinda in 320x240 or something, the GF6800 I replaced with it was wayyyy faster :P Yeah I've done that too. FEAR is one …

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