Re: Will This VGA Cooler fit a 9800 Pro?

Posted on 2012-02-16, 22:14

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I'd try to find one of the fans that looks like a radial engine from an airplane or a broken card that has one on it. Those are some of the coolest looking stock fans for a 9800 I have ever seen.

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Re: Cyrix appreciation thread

Posted on 2012-02-16, 22:12

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SquallStrife wrote: I'll just leave these here: […] Show full quote I'll just leave these here: 20120215-IMG_7302.jpg by squallstrife, on Flickr Leave them on top of a CRT, somewhere in the vicinity of the magnetic field.

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Re: What does having 2 P3 cpu's do?

Posted on 2012-02-13, 15:26

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Is it the same exact cpu? Fab, stepping? It doesn't have to be. As long as both chips run at the same speed and voltage. That being said, windows vista and newer DOES care and actually checks for matching s-codes. It would matter, though, if you were overclocking. You would want to find two chips …

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Re: Wow - this takes the cake

Posted on 2012-02-12, 16:46

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So, I guess this guy: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tandy-1000-SL-2-vintage-electronic-computer-mint-/280819325024?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item416222d860 Saw the listing of the guy I originally posted about. Here's a better one http://www.ebay.com/itm/C4040-ES-INTEL-CPU-RARE-/190404561375?pt=LH_ …

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Re: Are Anti-Virus Softwares Absolutely Necessary for Windows based PCs? And Why Linux Users Are Not As "Paranoid&q

Posted on 2012-02-11, 18:46

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Linux users are delusional if they think someone isn't going to release an incredibly dangerous variant of some virus, worm, or other malware on the Linux platform. Mac OS X users are just as bad.

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Re: Games for Permedia 2

Posted on 2012-02-11, 17:14

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There is no Shogo result because Permedia 2 refuses to texture maps. Maybe I should exclude Unreal result too, because it looks like crap, flat shaded and so was Quake 3. Aha, so these are your benchmarks! That's good, makes them more trustworthy! Why doesn't the Permedia 2 do texturemapping on …

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Re: Games for Permedia 2

Posted on 2012-02-11, 13:35

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Ultimate Race PRO annihilates this card. I don't understand this, it's able to put out a playable 20fps in Unreal and 16 in Quake 3 but below 10 in URP? Lithtech games like Blood 2 and Shogo also had support for this card, I don't know how playable they were though. The drivers may have been …

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Re: Sad state of affairs

Posted on 2012-02-11, 13:30

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Core i7 kills Phenom II in performance but you pay a higher price for both the CPU and the motherboards so it really comes down to how much money you have to spend.

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Re: ATi GPU Thrill Thread

Posted on 2012-02-11, 00:58

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Oh, I forgot to mention as Rage cards are now included, I got a really nice deal on a bulk lot of Mac PCI Rage 128 cards a few years ago. They were the ones that you could order with the Blue and White Powermac G3 as an upgrade that had the DVD decoder daughter board mounted on them. The seller had …

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Re: Salvaged a junk P4 box today

Posted on 2012-02-10, 12:37

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How are you dealing with the smoky smell? I've had that problem with computer parts in the past. Because of all the small parts that could break off easily, it is difficult to give them a thorough cleaning.

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Re: AMD K6-2 500 with 384MB RAM and.......Win7?

Posted on 2012-02-10, 12:33

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if he's so concerned about people breaking the law, why is he crying over the loss of btjunkie and not throwing a hissy fit when someone mentioned TPB in that thread? :rolleyes: fucking hypocrite The reason I posted that is not because I care about it, but because it might be of interest to other …

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Re: Pentium I MMX overclocking?

Posted on 2012-02-07, 21:56

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You asked this question a while ago Query: Dell Optiplex processor?

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Re: AMD K6-2 500 with 384MB RAM and.......Win7?

Posted on 2012-02-07, 21:51

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And the point I was trying to make was that since that version of Windows is only available to volume licensees, if you aren't one then to get a copy would involve breaking the law which means it is not a viable option for most people just looking to get extra life out of an older machine that falls …

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Re: AMD K6-2 500 with 384MB RAM and.......Win7?

Posted on 2012-02-07, 21:22

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sliderider: don't be such an ass. TheMAN stated , that he had made Win 7 run on a lower spec pc. Than Win 7 normally runs on, and second of all TheMAN is a hacker, as in he knows how hardware works. Show him some God damn respect. You brought up the piracy issue, not him. So suck it. Light up …

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Re: Pentium I MMX overclocking?

Posted on 2012-02-07, 21:20

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A Pentium 233 MMX would be a good starting point for upgrading that as they are readily available and you can still get them cheap if you look hard enough.

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Re: btjunkie gone now, too

Posted on 2012-02-07, 20:07

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And there's more that have voluntarily shut down according to this article http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/articl … thers-pace.html

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btjunkie gone now, too

Posted on 2012-02-07, 15:04

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http://btjunkie.org/goodbye.html

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Re: AMD K6-2 500 with 384MB RAM and.......Win7?

Posted on 2012-02-07, 12:05

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correction: individuals can't BUY it my laptop runs below the system requirements, yet it still works fine I can tell you that it runs a lot smoother and faster than with regular 7 on it And just how did you manage to get a copy of Windows Thin Client? Piracy is not supported here on these forums, …

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Re: Zyclunt AKA Blade Warrior: Anyone actually seen a DOS full version?

Posted on 2012-02-06, 17:35

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You mean this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Blade-Warrior-PC-CD-c … #ht_2362wt_1163 😳

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Re: Cyrix Cx486 DX40

Posted on 2012-02-06, 10:39

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I have one of these boards and I can definitely back up the claim that the cache module helps performance. I installed Win98SE and the difference with/without the module is very noticeable. I see L2 cache modules for other computers/printers/whatever online and I can't help but wonder if any of …

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