Re: Old Parts Box Look Through

Posted on 2011-07-24, 21:08

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It becomes substantially less interesting the day one has to move out of whatever one's present living space is. :pppt: I don't get it :confused: Anyway, I've been having the same experiences lately. I've been organizing my own collection and came across hardware I had completely forgotten I had …

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Re: Socket 3 processor options

Posted on 2011-07-24, 20:52

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All good points made, the only thing I will add is that Intel Overdrives (you will know if you have one) are 5v only, including the DX4 variant (which is internally 3.3v but runs at 5v externally). Oh, and try to find a manual first before attempting to replace any CPU. And watch the orientation !

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Re: ATI Rage 128 Rage Dawning Demo

Posted on 2011-07-23, 13:20

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k, I'll see if I have anything on disk (not likely, but no harm in checking, right? 😉 )

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2011-07-23, 10:04

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Somehow I missed this thread. I've bought TONS of games during the years, even in this year. Games I bought this week are: Tomb Raider Collection (one disk is scratched but meh, was only a few €'s get Medieval (2nd backup disk), this game is hilarious! :P Creatures (absolutely no idea if it's fun, …

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Re: ATI Rage 128 Rage Dawning Demo

Posted on 2011-07-23, 10:03

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The file was called dawncr.zip about 23mb sorry I don't have I've seen it under many different names, I managed to download dawncr.zip via archive.org but it's just the crack that was circulating at the time which allowed it to run on non-ATI hardware. Well...it's a start? Anyway, how good are …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2011-07-23, 10:00

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The attic is FINALLY (almost...) complete, but my camera decided it was time to recharge the battery! -_- Still doing some little tidbits here and there though, but we all know a hobby is never truely finished anyway :D It's unbelievable how much junk I managed to cram into such a tiny space lol, if …

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Re: Pentium 1 Vs. Pentium MMX Question

Posted on 2011-07-23, 05:09

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Doh, CTRL + C instead of c == ouch. Anyway, I always try to use optimal components instead of the fastest, like the K6-III/400 + single V2 instead of a K6+ @ 600Mhz + GF4Ti 😉

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Re: The Socket 3 POD83 and overclocking

Posted on 2011-07-23, 05:03

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Thanks for the replies! I know next to nothing about voltage regulators (I'm not an electronics engineer or anything like that), but I did manage to pop off the heatsink of that DX4 overdrive and will post a pic of the regulator later 7am here, still trying to wake up). Maybe someone else can make …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2011-07-23, 04:51

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Somehow I missed this thread. I've bought TONS of games during the years, even in this year. Games I bought this week are: Tomb Raider Collection (one disk is scratched but meh, was only a few €'s get Medieval (2nd backup disk), this game is hilarious! :P Creatures (absolutely no idea if it's fun, …

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Re: Pentium 1 Vs. Pentium MMX Question

Posted on 2011-07-23, 04:22

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Alright then, thanks for the info! I've been looking around for mmx overdrives, although the only ones I can find are on ebay for $100 a pop. Just a bit overpriced. I've heard that Powerleap apparently make some voltage adapters that fit between the socket and CPU and gave the second voltage the …

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Re: Building a Vintage fleet

Posted on 2011-07-23, 04:19

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Hi all, just a quick update! 1. I landed the Diamond Voodoo 1 4MB for $10, but only just received it. I have installed it tonight & appears to be working to at least the pass-through level. :happy: I fear I may have slightly bent a pin while installing a crappy VGA gender changer. I removed the …

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Re: Old hardware is ridiculously durable

Posted on 2011-07-23, 04:17

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In the past 5 years I think quality has gone way up. We've got all of the manufacturers of motherboards trying to differentiate themselves based on quality factors like caps, board layers, VRM design, etc. How many decades do you need your mobo to last? Did anyone else notice how PCIe had almost no …

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Re: My First Tualatin System

Posted on 2011-07-23, 03:01

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However, if you're using XP for only a bit of gaming (so maybe only nlite SP3 and remove some of the other stuff) then XP runs pretty well with 512MB provided you don't go on the net with it. I wouldn't nlite it. I always tweak my XP installs as a matter of habit and doing so get it down to using …

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Re: Grrrr....tech help forums and posters....

Posted on 2011-07-23, 02:56

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To me the worst is this: A: I have this and that problem with such and so. Help? B: Try this and that. Did it work? A: No, any other ideas? -then a long time between posts- A: Nevermind, already found a solution ...but he doesn't actually post the solution! And now I am left with the Aaaaaarrrgghhh …

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Re: Interesting copy of Windows 95 on eBay

Posted on 2011-07-23, 02:44

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Wasn't there a way to use the msbatch.inf file you could enter in a correct CD Key and the setup would automatically grab that ?!? Technically that means you do not have to enter in a CD Key. I use the same thing on my custom made Windows 98/98-SE Installer Discs. Yup, I happen to have a Windows ME …

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Re: Asus A7M-266D Geforce 6800 and 320gb WD issue...

Posted on 2011-07-22, 10:27

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just an update on the above issue, the bios has no ide delay so that ruled that out tried different delay procedures but to no avail. today tried a matrox parhelia video card same issue. tried a recently purchased asus geforce 3 and the issue dissapeared altogether. the geforce 6800 will be re …

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The Socket 3 POD83 and overclocking

Posted on 2011-07-22, 10:10

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So I've been thinking... After all the overclocking experiments we've come to the conclusion that one of the disadvantages of overclocking the POD83 is the inability to raile it's voltage. As Socket 3 boards generally only supply voltages between 3.3v and 5v and the POD83 is supposed to be run @ 5v, …

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Re: Voodoo 5 PCIe??

Posted on 2011-07-22, 06:12

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Regarding low profile vs full height cards: according to this link, it seems like normal size also would work, providing the case is big/wide enough(40mm clearing): http://www.beaglesoft.com/pcie2pcifaq.htm Not much of a 'professional' solution, but they do actually illustrate and advise on how to …

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Re: The latest DVD drive with analog audio output?

Posted on 2011-07-22, 05:57

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Question. Did the front headphone out disappear around the same time when the rear analogue port got dropped? That might be another option... I thought the front headphone went out much earlier then the rear analogue audiocable port. I'll go check and edit this post in a few minutes or so Edit: I …

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Re: My First Tualatin System

Posted on 2011-07-22, 05:55

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512MB limit? Damn that makes it tricky... This was all in the mission to push P4 right? Even XP is slow with 512 once you have all the latest service packs. At least that's the impression I'm getting. But yea, what is it you want to do with this machine? AFAIK the P3 is a great choice for a high …

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