Re: My PC failed... how to diagnose?

Posted on 2011-01-19, 14:55

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Difficult to know if you can't diagnose the problem. I have tons of spare hardware laying around. If something is giving me problems, then it's time to start pulling it apart (IF I don't have a good suspicion of what the problem is).

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Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2011-01-19, 13:54

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Or buy a couple more and tile ur bathroom with em ;D Alphakilo470 wrote: Glue the useless chips onto the sides of various computers you no longer use and on a technicality, you won't be lying when you use the term "dual core" when trying to sell the systems. Actually, the correct term would be " …

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Re: can u identifiey this packard bell pc

Posted on 2011-01-19, 13:54

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I suppose with some more due respect to Packard Bell, they were amongst the first (and the first I've ever seen) to color code cable connectors. Actually, I think the PB mobo's from those times were not half bad. Used one as my main system for 2 years (Celeron 400 PPGA and ME), amongst other stuff …

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Re: Complete newbie advice on ISA video cards required please

Posted on 2011-01-19, 13:49

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Amigaz wrote: And it's 386 "little brother" with a CX 386-->486 upgrade 😳 got any pics of those? 😁

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Re: Soundcards vs onboard audio for games

Posted on 2011-01-19, 13:47

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For my new rig I didn't bother to get a SB and decided to spend more cash on extra ram :D I typically only use a dedicated soundcard on post-Athlon XP boards if getting the onboard thingy to work properly is too much of a hassle to me. The reason I like new systems having old tech is by having the …

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Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2011-01-19, 08:23

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Sounds like I need some faster cache! I've got a box somewhere, with some old cache chips in it. I'll see if I can find it... I got that 100 MHz osci from a place called Farnell. Tetrium, you're in luck. They have a NL website: http://nl.farnell.com/. They also sell 80 MHz oscis, if you ever need a …

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Re: 3DBENCH CPU Benchmark Database

Posted on 2011-01-19, 06:18

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I got a couple Socket 4 boards, with cpu's. Could bench those also. Oh...the plans in my head...I need to STFU, get my hiney in the attic and actually start doing something. AAAHHHRRRGG!!!! 😁

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Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2011-01-19, 06:16

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retro games 100 wrote: The 256Kb cache chips are slow: 20ns! DK is right. Try getting 15ns sram chips. Those should work even at 66Mhz. Btw RG100, where'd you get the 100Mhz osci? Now I'm a bit more interested in acquiring one! But I don't have a lot of money to spend 🙁

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Re: back in the (486) game

Posted on 2011-01-19, 06:04

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OK, I feel like an idiot, it's an OEM apparently (box says OEM on it in bold letters), dated 1997 and it says it has USB support. No wonder it was so cheap. I do have other OS's knockin' around here still hopefully. (My brother gave a ton of our old computer stuff away to make room for our newer …

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Re: can u identifiey this packard bell pc

Posted on 2011-01-19, 05:56

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bushwack wrote: They once made a PB that had an integrated Voodoo3 onboard. Yup, MSI motherboard 😉

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Re: how hard to overclock a taulatin celeron chip?

Posted on 2011-01-19, 05:56

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sliderider wrote: Does VIA 133 even support Tualatins? Only these do: Via Apollo Pro 133T, otherwise known as the 694T. The 694X won't 😉 😉 😉

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Re: Interesting eBay pickup: Octek Hippo DCA1 board...

Posted on 2011-01-19, 05:52

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And yeah, that's pretty much why I got it, just because it was interesting and unusual. I think many of us would buy interesting hardware in the same fashion. A couple months ago I was at a flea market and saw someone selling very old stuff for way too much (like €15 each for a 4GB harddrive and a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2011-01-19, 05:42

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I always way overspend, just bought all this for 72$ shipped, motherboards are in unknown condition though :( VooDoo5 3dfx 5500 64mb AGP -snip- This alone makes the buy worth the risk imo. I once spend that amount on the card alone! Also: $33.xx for 4x256MB Kingmax PC-150MHz micro BGA ram Lol, …

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Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2011-01-18, 17:38

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Btw, do you actually need to have a harddrive installed? edit: I mean for using 3dbench

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Re: how hard to overclock a taulatin celeron chip?

Posted on 2011-01-18, 16:51

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Jorpho wrote: RogueTrip2012 wrote: Taulatin ...I don't know if you're aware of this, but if you're having trouble finding information on these things, it might be because you keep spelling it wrong. (I've done the same thing before; it happens.) Well spotted 😉 And I agree with the 1.2Ghz being the …

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Re: Soundcards vs onboard audio for games

Posted on 2011-01-18, 11:27

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote: , a lot of new Sandy Bridge boards don't have PCI anymore. Bah!! I still dislike modern boards that don't have PS/2 and/or floppy!! And IDE being phased out also?!? 🙁 And now no PCI? It's the end I tell ya...TEH END!!!11

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Re: how hard to overclock a taulatin celeron chip?

Posted on 2011-01-18, 07:51

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Hey RT, what boards are you running your Tualatin-S chips in btw?

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Re: how hard to overclock a taulatin celeron chip?

Posted on 2011-01-18, 05:48

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-snip- He's using s370 boards, not Slot 1 boards ;). I think I know what he means with pre-modded. Iirc I've seen them on Ebay myself. These are basically Tualatins with the pin-mod pre-applied so they work in non-Tualatin boards. To get back to the OQ, if you want to overclock a Tualeron, look for …

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Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2011-01-17, 14:02

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retro games 100 wrote: If it works, I might have the fastest 386 on the planet. Hehe! Well, then you might want to get 8x16mb 30pin simms and this chip: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons … rix_486DRx2.jpg More info here: http://reference.findtarget.com/search/Cyrix%20Cx486DLC/

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Re: I need input.

Posted on 2011-01-16, 21:42

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DonutKing wrote: If this is a gaming machine I wouldn't bother with disk compression as some games have issues with it, and it increases your chances of data loss if your system crashes or loses power. Actually, I wouldn't bother with disk compression nowdays at all

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