Re: GeForce 6600 and 6800 with Universal AGP slots

Posted on 2018-09-04, 04:22

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I recall the exact same problem when using an PCI-based GeForce Quadro FX600. Only one alpha version of some Nvidia driver which was able to correct this issue. There was one later, non-alpha driver which worked, however the system would not soft reset. So I kept the alpha driver.

---

Re: Socket 939 FX-60/Opteron 185 cooler recommendation for 110W TDP

Posted on 2018-09-03, 23:11

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

OK, so is it best to run the core clock in 200 MHz steps, e.g. 2600, 2800, 3000, etc MHz?

---

Re: Looking for 32Kx8 10ns 28-pin cache

Posted on 2018-09-03, 23:09

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ahh, thanks for the clarification. Probably only chips within Europe.

---

Re: Looking for 32Kx8 10ns 28-pin cache

Posted on 2018-09-03, 21:44

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Wowah, those are nice! Is it from this link?, https://www.ebay.de/itm/5-PCS-W24257AK-12-DIP-28-W24257-32K-X8-CMOS-Static-RAM/371641037543?hash=item56878832e7 If so, I have some concerns. 1) The item shown in the eBay photo are for W24257AK-12. 2) Items ships from China, not Germany. Might not get …

---

Re: GeForce 6600 and 6800 with Universal AGP slots

Posted on 2018-09-03, 10:50

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I'm not sure I understand. An AGP 3.0, 8x card is designed to work with 3.3 V signals? Or just the GeForce 6 series cards were designed to work with 3.3 V signals? I thought AGP 8x cards were designed to work with 0.8 and 1.5 V signals? Does using signals that are four times higher than AGP 3.0 spec …

---

Re: Socket 939 FX-60/Opteron 185 cooler recommendation for 110W TDP

Posted on 2018-09-03, 09:19

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks for the information. The GT 1030 has no XP drivers, right? So I couldn't buy it now, use it with XP for another year, then upgrade to some other Windows OS? I'd have to be fully committed to ditching XP, and I'm just not there yet. From your response, it sounds like the industry is migrating …

---

GeForce 6600 and 6800 with Universal AGP slots

Posted on 2018-09-02, 20:47

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Has anyone tried GeForce 6600 and 6800 cards, which contain universal AGP connectors, in AGP 2x motherboards? What was the outcome? Can a 6800 really run at the higher voltages of AGP 2X and how is this accomplished? Is there something on the graphic card's PCB to step-down the voltage?

---

Re: Socket 939 FX-60/Opteron 185 cooler recommendation for 110W TDP

Posted on 2018-09-02, 20:32

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I tried overclocking to 2.9 GHz with my FX60, but it just wasn't stable. Perhaps my cooler and IHS paste issue... I'll find out soon enough.

---

Re: Voodoo 1 vs. Voodoo 2 on a 486

Posted on 2018-09-02, 20:31

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

There will always be someone on this forum, or any forum, who's goal it is, aware or not, to antagonise others and to force their will upon others. This will always be the case anywhere you go in life. There were other antagonists on this forum from years past who have since disappeared. There will …

---

Re: Socket 939 FX-60/Opteron 185 cooler recommendation for 110W TDP

Posted on 2018-09-02, 19:01

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Great, thanks a lot for testing this. Were you using XP 32-bit or XP 64-bit? It is really starting to sound like browser video acceleration is a no-go in XP. I may just switch to Win7 and let the graphics card take the load off. Unfortunately, I have the only other PCIe slot next to my PCIe x16 slot …

---

Re: PC Chips M912 BIOS update for Am5x86 and Cyrix 5x86

Posted on 2018-09-02, 01:10

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Damaging some traces is just part of the learning curve. I'm sure its happened to everyone.

---

Re: Voodoo 1 vs. Voodoo 2 on a 486

Posted on 2018-09-01, 13:18

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

All results are now tabulated in Excel. Trying to determine the best way to represent the data. Some results are quite interesting.

---

Re: Turok patch for Cyrix 5x86

Posted on 2018-09-01, 11:43

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

I have tracked the issue with Turok down to the FP_FAST feature of the Cyrix 5x86. Disable this feature and the game won't crash. I also noticed this issue with Quake 2. These two games don't like FP_FAST for whatever reason. I never had any other issues with FP_FAST in any other game. Interestingly …

---

Re: Looking for 32Kx8 10ns 28-pin cache

Posted on 2018-09-01, 10:44

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My 10% failure rate was on those with datecode 31, 2004. Seems like the more recent batch I ordered from a year or two ago didn't have any failures. Not sure what the datecode as though.

---

Re: Turok patch for Cyrix 5x86

Posted on 2018-09-01, 02:14

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

The Cyrix 5x86 literature says that it is x86 and x87 compatible, whatever that means exactly. Turok works with the Am5x86 and the Intel DX4, so it seems to me that the issue is not specific to Pentium instructions. I have also run into cases whereby graphic card drivers have worked with the Am5x86 …

---

Re: Looking for 32Kx8 10ns 28-pin cache

Posted on 2018-08-31, 20:13

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I think what you get will not look like what is in the photo. This has been my experience anyway.

---

Re: Turok patch for Cyrix 5x86

Posted on 2018-08-31, 14:44

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

If I recall, I tested it with D3D using the Matrox G200 and glide using the Voodoo1 and Voodoo2. Same result - hangs. I could try disabling all the Cyrix features to see if it is one in particular, though it could also be none of them. Better if there is a software patch though.

---

Turok patch for Cyrix 5x86

Posted on 2018-08-31, 13:51

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Does anyone know if there is a Turok patch which lets you use the Cyrix 5x86 CPU? When I run Turok with a Voodoo1 or Voodoo2 and a Cyrix 5x86 CPU, the game ultimately crashes with 5 seconds (branch prediction enabled) of loading or within 20 seconds (branch prediction disabled). It is very …

---

Re: Voodoo 1 vs. Voodoo 2 on a 486

Posted on 2018-08-31, 13:33

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Ooooo, you have me intrigued, yet at the same time, I don't want to know so that we can maintain the suspense! Another chip which I think very relevant to add would be the Am5x86-150. Mentally, you think it would make for a fast system, but in fact, the wait states at 50 MHz may need to be set to …

---

Re: Voodoo 1 vs. Voodoo 2 on a 486

Posted on 2018-08-31, 10:15

by

by feipoa

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I finished the i486 DX4, however I don't feel content. I've decided to make this into a mini high-end socket 3 + accelerated Voodoo comparison. Will be comparing these: IBM 5x86c-133/2x Cyrix 5x86-133/4x Cyrix 5x86-120 with branch prediction Cyrix 5x86-120 Cyrix 5x86-100 with branch prediction …

---