Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-28, 09:24

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I cleaned up my graphic card drawer and discovered that I have another GF2MX400. It is from PNY. I have a label on the back with my own handwriting: GeForce2 MX400 NV11 B2 2.6 GB/s 128-bit 64MB GPU: 200 MHz RAM: 167 MHz It is the PNY card that I used in my 486. I don't know where this down-clocked …

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Re: NEC Proserva V Plus (dual socket 7 system) (have a lead on multiple of these)

Posted on 2019-11-28, 09:17

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PC Hoarder, thanks for this information. Cyclone3d: Is there a photo of the start-up screen and inside the BIOS that I missed? Would you be willing to provide one? Have you at attempted to save BIOS vB08 and update to v14?

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Re: NEC Proserva V Plus (dual socket 7 system) (have a lead on multiple of these)

Posted on 2019-11-28, 08:04

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In this case I'd guess that the EISA files (cfg + ovl?) are included with the Zenith / NEC SCU utility downloads that we've already located. *EDIT*: Think I'm right on this - neither the ZDS / NEC guides we have give much detail, but here is a quote from the Intel ALTServer Baseboard & Platform TPS …

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Re: Motherboard for socket 5 build

Posted on 2019-11-28, 05:43

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Didn't that NEC Proserva system have dual socket 5's, yet it uses a 3x multiplier to run the Pentium 200's?

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Re: List of Web Browsers For All Operating Systems

Posted on 2019-11-28, 05:07

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Possibility of newer Chrome on XP (and possibly 2000 with blackwingcat extended kernel) without China monitoring and ads https://browser.taokaizen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2774&p=3250&sid=813cc6c703b830f2730e585ca0abfe27#p3250 https://msfn.org/board/topic/180715-willing-to-share-xp-patches-for …

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Re: Motherboard for socket 5 build

Posted on 2019-11-28, 02:53

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FX supports EDO as well. But I'm guessing not the NX and SiS 500 series. The SiS white paper suggests that it has a cacheable limit of 128 MB when using 512K, 1M, or 2M cache. Interesting that the cacheable range doesn't increase with increasing RAM. More cache just for greater 'hits' I guess. Seems …

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-28, 01:49

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Perhaps I am not clear on the objective. Are you anticipating that a GF2 will scale up better compared to the Savage4 when using the PIIOD?

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-28, 00:41

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Alright, well... I'm not sure what to conclude. Your results with the PPRO and NVS 100 are, on average, quite a bit better than all the cards I tested on the PPRO. I personally believe this is due to the newer and more advanced hardware on the Quadro rather than the driver release: 28.32 vs. 45.23. …

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Re: Motherboard for socket 5 build

Posted on 2019-11-28, 00:34

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The P54TP4 sounds like a real winner, however the pipeline burst option makes it feel more like a mid-path between sockets 5 and 7. Apparently, this same chipset was also used in socket 7 boards. Also, the missing option also has the feel that this was a cheaper variant of its fraternal brother with …

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-28, 00:01

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Do you have a PIIOD333 to compare your Quadro results with on the same system?

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-27, 22:17

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Do you have a GF2MX to test? I think S3 Savage 4 is slowing you down here. Because you're testing everything in 1024x768 resolution. And even if it's 16-bit color, S3 Savage 4 has only 64-bit memory bus. Pentium II Overdrive should scale better. For example, my Expendable result scale up to 21% with …

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Re: Motherboard for socket 5 build

Posted on 2019-11-27, 10:17

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Critera: Best over all performance with the largest cacheable range. Must work with K5-PR200. The presence of a Dallas doesn't matter, it will get converted. Onboard CMD IDE controllers don't matter, I use PCI-based host controllers for HDDs. PS/2 header nice, but there is one board that doesn't …

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Motherboard for socket 5 build

Posted on 2019-11-27, 08:56

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I have an unpopulated AT computer tower that I thought would be suitable for a socket 5 build. The purpose of the build is merely to have a build of all the socket and slot platforms for my period of interest, which is the 386-PIII era, or approximately 1992-1999. I have four motherboards with a …

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Re: Heatsink and clasp for socket 4 Pentium 60 systems

Posted on 2019-11-26, 23:48

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Thank you. Very interesting. I've never seen one of those plastic clip mounts for a socket 4. The heatsink looks a bit small in area, does it cover the whole socket 4 pentium chip? How much longer is the Z-clip for the Socket 4 than it is for Socket 5 heatsinks?

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Re: Another PS/2 Mouse ISA (ISA8) card adapter

Posted on 2019-11-26, 20:37

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Yes, got it. I use it on my test beds for boards that don't have PS/2 ports or cannot be adapted natively with the KBC.

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Re: Another PS/2 Mouse ISA (ISA8) card adapter

Posted on 2019-11-26, 20:17

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I probably have the only pre-rev1.0 cards.

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Re: Heatsink and clasp for socket 4 Pentium 60 systems

Posted on 2019-11-26, 05:03

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Would you be willing to upload a photo of this? I've never seen a socket 4 with a 486-style heatsink clasp.

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Re: memtest86 that works for 486

Posted on 2019-11-25, 22:04

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Any benefit of 4.10 over 4.00? I've never tried 4.10.

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Re: Heatsink and clasp for socket 4 Pentium 60 systems

Posted on 2019-11-25, 21:47

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Ahh, I tried it with a Z-clip and that poor clip looked miserable trying grab the offset.

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-25, 10:52

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Attached are the results of testing the same set of games using the PIIOD-333 with the Savage4. The data table is provided here: PPRO233_vs_PIIOD333_data_table.png I separated the 3D accelerated tests, that is, tests which utilise the graphic card's processing unit, from those of strictly software …

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