Re: Gigabyte GA-5AX SS7 overclock to 105 FSB using P55C?

Posted on 2011-08-10, 05:30

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@noshutdown: Did you update the BIOS to include support for the mobiles? Theres a page with lots of 3rd party BIOS files which update many SS7 boards which include support for the mobiles. I run a desktop K6-III in mine and haven't been having any issues like you're describing. Otoh, I haven't used …

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Re: Voodoo passthrough cable

Posted on 2011-08-10, 05:28

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OTOH, my Canopus 6MB V1 card uses a non-standard mini-DIN-like plug for pass-thru. I can't describe the rage that was building when I couldn't find the fecking thing one time... Gotta love the proprietary stuff -_- I once managed to get a hold on 3 SLI cables on Ebay for cheap. Seller didn't have …

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Re: My recently pimped and now _finished_ Socket7 project (with pics!)

Posted on 2011-08-10, 05:24

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I'm an opportunistic buyer. I buy stuff when I can find it cheap then worry about what I'm going to put in later. :D Yup, same here! :D K6 wasn't a terrible chip in itself, it was more the boards they had to be put in. 3DFX has the "benefit" that it uses the least AGP functions, thereby being the …

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Re: CRT monitor repair

Posted on 2011-08-09, 20:11

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by Tetrium

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Maybe the location of caps he replaced???

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Re: Cloning Windows ME

Posted on 2011-08-09, 19:42

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I'm not trying to create a dualboot, but thanks for the info. What I'm trying to do is basically this: Slave a drive with a complete ME install and copy all of it to a folder. Copy the content of that folder to another harddisk and hope I get a cloned fully working ME install. The problem I've been …

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Re: A Nexgen Nx586 120 just sold on ebay

Posted on 2011-08-09, 19:27

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That's the one, yes. I think the new owner is more a collector and didn't buy it for the free multi though. Might be interesting however to find out what it's maximum multi would be...

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Re: New rigs! (first ones of a bunch)

Posted on 2011-08-09, 19:05

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Yeah, for the standard Athlon64 machine, 754 Vs. 939 doesn't really matter one way or the other. The big deal about 939, IMO, is the availability of dual-core CPUs. On the other hand, a lot of 754 boards have the ability to run the ML- and MT-series Turions , so there's the possibility of making a …

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Re: Cloning Windows ME

Posted on 2011-08-09, 19:01

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Thanks for the suggestions you 2!!!! 😁 😁 😁 I've been breaking my head over this problem! I tried more experiments but the result was always the same, no bootdisk. I'll try your 2 suggestions and report back later with the results 😉

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Re: Your first high performance pc.

Posted on 2011-08-09, 18:59

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Ha, A yearly upgrader then! :evil: I used various P3s, the most powerful of which was a 1ghz P3 until 2005(!) when I upgraded to an A64 3000+ s939, then a year plus later to an single core AM2 system, a year later to a 5200 X2 and a E2180 system, then next year a 7750BE AM3 system which I upgraded …

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Re: My recently pimped and now _finished_ Socket7 project (with pics!)

Posted on 2011-08-09, 18:56

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It makes me wonder why bother building a K6 based rig at all these days when you can get parts for a Pentium II system that run games faster cheaply enough. Same here. Like almost every other AMD CPU the K6 series is behind to no end. But in the end it's not as fast as the Pentium 2 and you can get …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2011-08-09, 18:47

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The problem is that it's kind of hard or expensive to get a PSU within specs. Older PSUs had lots of power within 3.3V/5V, newers have power on +12V rails... I can get a PSU with 200W (3.3V/5V), surpassing minimum required by ASUS, but it's expensive. The funny thing is that this board has ATX12V. …

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Re: New computer today

Posted on 2011-08-09, 18:33

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I guess they will. Just put a nice cooler on it. It's a limited overvolt anyway. Have you ever run one long term in a 3.3v single voltage motherboard for extended periods of time? I'm wondering about the long term stability overvolted and whether it will shorten the life of the chip substantially. …

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Re: Gigabyte GA-5AX SS7 overclock to 105 FSB using P55C?

Posted on 2011-08-09, 18:30

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Btw, RG100 where the heck are you hiding mate! Unfortunately, I'm busy until early October. But then normal service will be resumed, and I will begin testing retro hardware and posting on Vogons again... No worries mate, I read your PM. Cheers, and have fun ;) The jumper is theoretically more …

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Re: Rage 128 GL AIW PCI

Posted on 2011-08-09, 18:23

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For $6 shipped you think I'm actually getting the cable? Fat chance of that. But deals like these do happen. I got 3 retro computers in exchange for *GASP* 8 dead graphics cards. One included an ASUS SP3 (still untested though). My guess is that faster clocked versions might exist, kinda like the …

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Re: A Nexgen Nx586 120 just sold on ebay

Posted on 2011-08-09, 18:18

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Also saw a P2 ES 450 go for about 89!

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Re: My recently pimped and now _finished_ Socket7 project (with pics!)

Posted on 2011-08-09, 13:08

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To me K6-III will always remain special in a way. It's one of the best Socket 7 CPU's ever made. Slot 1 was a radically new design which AMD "trashed" with it's K7. Yup...Socket 7 is special in a way, at least that's how I look at them. They were the first "branch" that really made it to the …

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Re: New computer today

Posted on 2011-08-09, 12:56

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by Tetrium

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I guess they will. Just put a nice cooler on it. It's a limited overvolt anyway.

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Re: New rigs! (first ones of a bunch)

Posted on 2011-08-09, 12:43

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Cheers mates! I like to mix and (especially) match hardware together and I think about how to proceed with them before I start building them. I kinda have to as I have so much choice in parts! What I am lacking right now are really beefy PSU's and RAM, so those 2 are 'rationed' :P I have to say that …

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Re: These all in theory fit the same socket

Posted on 2011-08-09, 12:27

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That is quite a nice collection! Some of the bigger ones look like real tab breakers! Cheers lol. It wasn't actually meant for showing off but more with the intent to show how heatsinks developed over time. The first row is Socket 3, second Socket 7, 3rd Socket 370 and the last is Socket 462. …

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Cloning Windows ME

Posted on 2011-08-09, 08:28

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Lately I've been attempting to clone ME from one drive to another but I've encountered a problem. I want to be able to clone ME (and I greatly prefer either manually, which is how I attempted this) so I don't have to go through the setup every time again. Second reason is for ease of tweaking. This …

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