Re: Macronix Turbo3 video card
Posted on 2011-04-27, 22:59
Pics?
Re: What is preventing 133MHz FSB on this BX?
Posted on 2011-04-27, 22:58
BTW, Tetrium, I have got 2 different Voodoo3 2000 AGP cards. They both look identical, except for the heatsink. It looks the same, but if you look very carefully, one heatsink is slightly taller than the other heatsink. The cards weigh different amounts. The one with the shorter heatsink weighs 10 …
Re: replacement for win98 sysmon?
Posted on 2011-04-27, 22:45
Jorpho wrote: (Doesn't moving the mouse around vigorously generate CPU load?) Yeah, I remember a friend of mine had this old 286 computer with DOS and it would lock up if he typed too fast. 😜
Re: 486 PCI chipsets comparison
Posted on 2011-04-27, 22:43
retro games 100 wrote: Hehe, your pet rodent must be super fit by now! 😉 😀 Yup, it's downloaded! 😁
Re: Practice PC # 2 - retro PC - Windows 98
Posted on 2011-04-27, 22:40
I've had a case very similar to yours, made by Compaq I think. The external of the case looked different but it had the same layout inside. As I didn't like the case (non-standard...Tetrium no likey those :P) I pulled all components (especially the motherboard, a SiS Socket 7 with no AGP slot, I …
Re: 486 PCI chipsets comparison
Posted on 2011-04-27, 15:42
noshutdown wrote: what's the highest fsb supported by these boards? That depends on the boards really.
Re: memorable CPUs
Posted on 2011-04-27, 15:38
Yup, a single year in computer history kinda counts for several years in other areas of history :P But I assume that's mostly because computer history is a very young history, compared to other areas of history. For a painting, 20 years means hardly anything but in the computer world, 20 years is …
Re: What is preventing 133MHz FSB on this BX?
Posted on 2011-04-27, 15:27
...and I'm using a Voodoo3 2000 AGP VGA. I decided to run these tests in this order ... The overall result: no crashes, no lock ups, and no strange stuff. Gahhh!!...and only yesterday I found out I have only 3 V3 AGP cards total! Time to quickly get a couple cheap before Ebay sends their prices …
Re: memorable CPUs
Posted on 2011-04-27, 13:38
Intel P233MMX... one of the best damned processors ever made! :) I'd like to know more! I do have one of these and I also have a mobile 266MMX, but haven't tested this one yet. Any interesting trivia about this chip? Well, the P1-233mmx isn't particularly special, but I like it as it's Intel's very …
Re: 486 PCI chipsets comparison
Posted on 2011-04-27, 13:32
Any suggestions? (; Pentium Overdrive 83Mhz perhaps? After all, it is Intel's best Socket 3 processor ;) Also for boards that support EDO, it would perhaps be a nice idea to test with EDO and FPM, as not all revisions of any particular chipset supports EDO (some of us have boards with chipsets that …
Re: What is preventing 133MHz FSB on this BX?
Posted on 2011-04-27, 03:24
RogueTrip2012 wrote: If you can set a divider from the bios then a PCI card would be the way to go. I think its the FSB:PCI that will run 1/3 or 2/3. Iirc BX can be set with PCI divider 4, making a 133Mhz BX overclock only it's AGP port.
Re: Pcchips M915i
Posted on 2011-04-26, 23:58
DonutKing wrote: 486 boards that suport both PCI and VLB are pretty uncommon and quite versatile, its a shame they all seem to be made by pc chips 🙁 They are uncommon, but many manufacturers made at least one, including ASUS 😉 PC-Chips == avoid
Re: Pcchips M915i
Posted on 2011-04-26, 22:47
PeteUK wrote: GXL750 wrote: Black PCI slots look nifty. PCI Slots? VLB Slots surely..... No, take a look at this picture: download.php?id=9012 It's really black PCI slots on this board. Never seen that before, but I have seen a black s370 CPU socket, amongst a couple other different colors 😉
Re: Crazy speed 486, comparable to a Pentium III
Posted on 2011-04-26, 22:44
feipoa wrote: Not sure what Tetrium is going on about Nah, I was just kidding mate 😉
Re: Floppy disk(s) fail (C0)
Posted on 2011-04-26, 14:13
One thing you "could" be missing is to try to connect the floppy drive to a different power connector, or a different cable altogether. This may not be an issue and I realize many PSU's have very few cables, so it may not even be possible for you. If the onboard FDC is knackered, then theres not …
Re: Just had my old gaming system come back to me...
Posted on 2011-04-26, 14:08
AGP 8x cards won't even physically fit into an AGP 2x slot (not unless you use a hammer, and even then you'll be up for quite a task 😜)
Re: Crazy speed 486, comparable to a Pentium III
Posted on 2011-04-26, 14:07
Look feipoa, we know you're really into the Cyrix thang and that it means a lot to you, just don't let it get the better of you, alright? ;D 😜
Re: Crazy speed 486, comparable to a Pentium III
Posted on 2011-04-26, 12:05
Harekiet wrote: Some sort of buggy timer that things seem to appear quicker than they really are? Must be one of those curious Cyrix bugs acting up again 😜 And memory bandwidth 100.16 mega bytes per second??
Re: memorable CPUs
Posted on 2011-04-26, 10:04
I'm not sure if I understand your question correctly, so I'll just start typing what CPU's I think are worth having for me now. 01. Anything with "486" printed on top that fits into a 386DX socket - maximum 386! :D 02. 486SX2-66 - maximum 486SX! :P 03. 486DX-4 with 16kb wb cache - just because I …
Re: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, quick test.
Posted on 2011-04-25, 21:27
I actually like many of the aftermarket coolers. I prefer a modded graphics card over having a jet engine inside my case...but that's just me. What I don't like is a modded card that has the aftermarket cooler epoxied to the GPU :( And often the original fans are dead/very loud anyway, I'd rather …
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