Re: Voodoo3 3500TV, connect to monitor?

Posted on 2011-03-07, 23:36

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Yeah, I got my 3500 out a few weeks back thinking it would be simple to swap it with a 5500 to compare performance. That adapter took me by surprise when I came to connect up, but luckily I had the blue octopus thing in the box :lol:. This is good, at least someone here could check the pinout on …

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Re: Old Find

Posted on 2011-03-07, 19:05

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This is why I love this place. Anyway, I bought some 15ns cache chips from ebay (hope they work) for ~$5 w/shipping... cheaper than the others :) . Also ordered a ps/2 mouse port and ps/2 keyboard adapter just in case. Just remember that there were several different PS/2 mouse adapters made, they …

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Re: 486 mobo + 586 chip

Posted on 2011-03-07, 19:01

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Interesting. However, I did a quick search on Vogons for benchmark data for the Cyrix 120 chip, and discovered that it wasn't all that impressive. At the moment, having looked at some of this old test data on Vogons, and reading feipoa's post above, I am a bit puzzled. Perhaps the pne who tested …

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Re: Question: what is the life expectancy of an XP-M without a heatsink?

Posted on 2011-03-07, 18:55

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I have found a 2 minute youtube video here , containing relevant information to this discussion. Yup, saw this before. Quite a feat that the Coppermine also survives. All in all, we'll just have to accept that Athlon (XP) simply can't that this and contemporary Intel's can. Edit:Not sure if it's …

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Voodoo3 3500TV, connect to monitor?

Posted on 2011-03-07, 18:48

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Hello all! I was going to write a looong post yesterday, but as I was still looking on the net and finding new info I delayed. Looong story short, when in my attic, I found 2 Voodoo3 3500 AGP graphics cards in my pile of recently acquired stuff. By chance, I noticed both of them do NOT have standard …

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Re: Motherboard + case advice

Posted on 2011-03-07, 14:21

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Indeed, there were mobile MMX chips made with the standard PGA, but at the time there was no real reason to ever try one in a desktop motherboard. These were always intended to be used in mobile computing solutions and I guess it made it into Socket 7 format because many laptops at the time also …

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Re: Mau1wurf1977's first 486 PC - Lot's of pics - Tell me what I can do with it

Posted on 2011-03-07, 14:19

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Also where is RG100, Amigaz, Tetrium, swaaye and everyone else :depressed: I'm right here matey!! Was busy playing a couple rounds BF ;) I noticed your mobo has gold plated SIMM slots AND you installed 2 SIMMs in the middle 2 out of 4. I found many of the proprietary format motherboards in those …

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Re: Old Find

Posted on 2011-03-07, 11:00

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I use PS/2 keyboards on AT motherboards all the time, works fine 😀

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Re: Question: what is the life expectancy of an XP-M without a heatsink?

Posted on 2011-03-07, 02:43

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swaaye wrote: It's there to read temps, not save the CPU apparently. Lol, whats the point of a sensor reading the temps if the CPU burns up so quickly that the display doesn't even have time to display anything? 😜 😜 😜

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Re: Question: what is the life expectancy of an XP-M without a heatsink?

Posted on 2011-03-07, 00:37

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swaaye wrote: Palomino added a sensor. Didn't work for me 😜 I fried one with heatsink installed properly, but forgot to apply any TIM 😵

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Re: Motherboard + case advice

Posted on 2011-03-07, 00:27

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Indeed, there were mobile MMX chips made with the standard PGA, but at the time there was no real reason to ever try one in a desktop motherboard. These were always intended to be used in mobile computing solutions and I guess it made it into Socket 7 format because many laptops at the time also …

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Re: Quite a SCI-FI thing

Posted on 2011-03-07, 00:21

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote: It's a Schlepptop 😜 LMAO!!! Otoh, maybe it was made after an old design from the cold war era, you could schlepp, I mean carry that laptop into your nuclear bunker so you could continue to email and download pron until the nuclear winter is over 😁

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Re: Gaming Win98/MS-Dos Brick

Posted on 2011-03-07, 00:18

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Hello ;) I've posted a reply in your other thread: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=27689 There are a couple other options available if you're looking for a fast board with ISA. You basically have these choices: BX chipset. + Very common, very stable, often with 3 ISA slots - Only AGP 2x, Only …

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Re: Searching for Hardware.

Posted on 2011-03-07, 00:02

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I'm sorry to say that WTB threads aren't allowed on this forum. However, since you're looking for something faster then a SS7 board WITH ISA, you have multiple options (most of these are actually quite easy to obtain, and probably very cheap also ;) ). The easiest option would be to get a s370 board …

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Re: Same, yet different, what's the deal? - Video card comparison

Posted on 2011-03-06, 15:52

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Might be memory timings. Upper one have SDR memory, other one has SGR memory. Or chip itself could be more optimized for sgr than sdr. And ofc powerstrip can be always wrong :wink: Would this explain why the card is detected differently in windows? Possible, but not necessarily the case. It's also …

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Re: Motherboard + case advice

Posted on 2011-03-06, 14:41

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If it does, then you'll get a CPU clock speed of 90 MHz. That's 1.5 * 66 = 90 MHz. Er, math fail... 1.5 X 66 = 100mhz. According to the manual, though, it does support the 1.5x multi, with the three switches on (or off? It lists the settings with X's and O's, 1.5x is all X's, but it never specifies …

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Re: Geforce FX Super Thread

Posted on 2011-03-06, 13:13

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote: Yea Germany is awesome for cheap computer parts. Unfortunately not for Voodoo's. Was watching a couple Voodoo 2 sales. 2 went for like €12 and the 2 others for €18, WTH??

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Re: Motherboard + case advice

Posted on 2011-03-06, 13:03

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Regarding the Gigabyte GA-5AX mobo, it's slowest supported CPU is the Pentium "classic" 133 MHz CPU. That will be using a 66 MHz bus speed, with the CPU's 2x multiplier. Therefore, 66*2 = 133 MHz CPU clock speed. I think this mobo allows you to select a 1.5x multi, but I don't know for sure if it …

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Re: Motherboard + case advice

Posted on 2011-03-06, 12:59

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dada wrote: -snip- You got a PM 😉 Edit: You won't need to buy a CPU if you buy the GA-5AX you found on Ebay, it already has a processor, and RAM 😉 Edit2:The Rage XL 8MB is alright, but I'm not sure how good at is for gaming without driver issues and other compatibility thingies.

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Re: Motherboard + case advice

Posted on 2011-03-06, 12:22

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I'd suggest go with ATX and go from there. The GA-5AX is a good starting point! When you build a retro rig using the ATX format, you're probably more in known territory ;) When it comes to what parts to use, theres a LOT of info available. Many good parts can be had for very cheap at this time (I …

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