Re: CPU limited
Posted on 2011-08-03, 07:29
I see Voodoo 2 non-sli gets little love here? 😜 Anyway, I'm kinda the opposite sometimes, I try to 'somewhat' maximize a CPU (= fast VGA and slow CPU) at times instead of maximizing the graphics card.
Re: My Pentium 133 build
Posted on 2011-08-03, 07:25
Looking at the pics, looks like you have empty space where the keyboard ports are. If you have a dremel kit, you can get a piece of clear thin plastic and cut out the port holes you need to make it fit there in the back. After that you can stick it in there and on use a dab of hot glue on the …
Re: New rig! (first one of a bunch)
Posted on 2011-08-03, 07:17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rlZb6YsJOQ I'm going to guess that guy was running it on high details. Obviously I'm not impressed, though I figured that was going to be how it would play out anyway. Honestly I'd rather not run the game at low details if I had a choice, which I do. The FX 5800-5900 …
Re: Single Player vs Multiplayer Games Trend
Posted on 2011-08-03, 07:12
I play all 3 basically: Multiplayer Multiplayer in a LAN offline with friends (can be versus or COOP [/b]) Singleplayer I also like playing mods and I sometimes I create my own mods. Some examples include: I modded the BF2142 SP to include some wacky and fun extra weapons, de-limiting the standard …
Re: Spam, spam, spam
Posted on 2011-08-03, 07:07
mywork_kj has been posting plenty of spam lately here are some of his threads: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=29384&highlight= http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=29383&highlight= http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=29382&highlight= http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=29381&highlight= …
Re: buying versus building
Posted on 2011-08-03, 06:58
Thanks for all the replies here! I wasn't checking it because it says zero replies in the forum. What is up with that? My impression of pre-built PCs came from trying to replace a hard drive in a Compaq pentium-90. Turned out the ROM actually resided on a proprietary partition on the hard drive. …
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2011-08-03, 06:43
I edited the post and added one of the back side of the case, and put it next to the K6-3 tower for size comparison. Yeah it was already in pretty good condition when I got it, but I put some extra effort in towards making it look a lot better. It took maybe 2 hrs of work to get it looking that …
Re: New rig! (first one of a bunch)
Posted on 2011-08-02, 20:14
Cheers mate! I remember us actually playing a LAN at a friends house. Can't remember his exact stats but one was probably an Athlon XP 2200+ or 2400+. I saw a Youtube vid of someone playing FEAR on a Radeon 9600. While it didn't look particularly good, framerate was very decent, meaning the FX5900 …
Re: New rig! (first one of a bunch)
Posted on 2011-08-02, 13:18
My Sempron actually does 2.2Ghz at stock voltage, but for some reason this CPU always behaved weird, in several different hardware configurations. Either I'll end up overclocking it, or replacing it with a real Barton ;) Fear multiplayer runs absolutely fine using a Barton 3200+. My other LAN rig …
New rigs! (first ones of a bunch)
Posted on 2011-08-02, 07:22
Since I got some bad RSI last week and my attic was recently completed, I decided to try out attic 2.0 (:P) and build myself a couple rigs, which are now in various stages of completion. The first rig to have actually been completed (but the 3rd one I started on) is meant to be a (spare) LAN rig. I …
Re: Rocking AMD 386 DX 40Mhz 256kb system build
Posted on 2011-08-02, 06:36
Yup, had the same happen to me a couple times. It suchs, but it happens, not much you can do about it except pay up. But you should've received notice if this happened. I also didnt received a notice or something else.. Totally nothing.. God d****d! Just read this after responding to your PM I …
Re: Retail GeForce 256 rare? GeForce 2 GTS common as dirt?
Posted on 2011-08-02, 06:31
Have an MX400 kicking about. Nothing special imo, although as I've mentioned in other posts GeForce 256 and newer cards don't mean that much to me. Unless they have some obscure feature :pppt: Like a feature connector?? Yesterday I noticed 1 or 2 that actually had one, was quite surprised actually. …
Re: Frankenstein Pentium Pro
Posted on 2011-08-01, 18:03
I wonder in as much the PPro's are able to share the same workload.
Re: Slot A Athlon rig
Posted on 2011-08-01, 18:02
swaaye wrote: -snip- Voodoo3 and 5 work great though. Gotta love the old buggy non-Intel AGP of the day. Wasn't that what made those old AMD rigs such great 3dfx rigs? 😜 Anyway, a friend of mine used to have an Athlon 500 with a GF I think. Ran without too much problems.
Re: Retail GeForce 256 rare? GeForce 2 GTS common as dirt?
Posted on 2011-08-01, 18:00
swaaye wrote: There's actually a GeForce2 MX100 too, with a 32-bit memory bus! 😀 Virge bandwidth. Lol I checked if I had one...answer is: Nope 😜 (and won't be getting one less it falls into my lap 😜).
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2011-08-01, 14:41
ProfessorProfessorson wrote: -snip- Dang..your cases look awesome! I just use cases I happen to bump in to. Could you please include a pic of the back of the very tall AT case? I'm interested in comparing it with the AT full tower I recently found (though mine looks crappier then yours 😜).
Re: post up pics of your "computing area"
Posted on 2011-08-01, 14:23
Wooo, all arranged neatly... I'm in the midst of remodelling my home office/ study too. Giving it a repaint and a redecorating, all in white to give it a sorta a lab look. Interesting! Can't wait for the pics! :D If you done it right, then you never want to go through that ever again Lol! I had a …
Re: Recommedations for an Upgrade
Posted on 2011-08-01, 14:17
1) I believe in gaining 1st hand experience, even if the chips are supposed to be sucky (such as the VIA C3, but thus also netburst). 2) I want a LAN rig especially for a friend of mine to use, because we joke that he's an Intel hoe :P :P :P In that case may I suggest a Willamette + SD ram + Nvidia …
Re: Rocking AMD 386 DX 40Mhz 256kb system build
Posted on 2011-08-01, 14:13
Yup, had the same happen to me a couple times. It suchs, but it happens, not much you can do about it except pay up. But you should've received notice if this happened.
Re: post up pics of your "computing area"
Posted on 2011-08-01, 07:00
Pics! :D I'm keeping typing short because of my RSI I have atm. Oh well, not the first time lol, time to spend more time doing anything but spending countless hours modding BF2142 SP :P Edit: woops, here come the pics I couldn't get the thumbnails to work this early in the morning, sorry for the …
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