Re: Overclocking the Videologic PowerVR PCX2?

Posted on 2021-09-22, 22:32

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I think a burning question is whether any of these epoxy methods provides any benefit over a thermal tape. I don't know how you could test for this reliably because a thermal probe on the heatsink wouldn't tell you how well of a thermal transfer is occurring. Linus did a video comparing a proper …

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Re: Lots of cheap Rage XL PCI graphics cards for Socket 7 on eBay and Aliexpress

Posted on 2021-09-22, 22:02

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Since it's a Super Socket 7 then it won't be an Intel chipset. The problem so far appears to be consistent with Award BIOS on Intel chipsets. I would love to hear of a counterexample of these Rage XL cards working on an Award BIOS with Intel chipset and which one exactly.

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Re: Overclocking the Videologic PowerVR PCX2?

Posted on 2021-09-22, 21:50

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Do any of these options allow for logging the statistics to a file?

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Re: Overclocking the Videologic PowerVR PCX2?

Posted on 2021-09-22, 21:20

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Thermal tape or even regular double sided 3M that appears pre-applied on a lot of heatsink kits. The question is how well they will provide thermal conductivity. I don't think you can beat thermal paste with any adhesive but I don't see a good way to attach a heatsink without drilling holes. …

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Re: Lots of cheap Rage XL PCI graphics cards for Socket 7 on eBay and Aliexpress

Posted on 2021-09-22, 21:14

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Is the Matrox G200 different from the Matrox "Mystique" G200 or are they the same product?

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Re: Early revision ASUS P2B and Coppermine Pentium 3

Posted on 2021-09-22, 21:11

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Does anyone know if I need to swap out the VRMs along with replacing the HIP6019BCB chip?

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Re: Lots of cheap Rage XL PCI graphics cards for Socket 7 on eBay and Aliexpress

Posted on 2021-09-22, 19:50

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Pierre32 wrote on 2021-09-07, 07:09: Yeah it's not all socket 7 systems. It wouldn't post in one of mine, but did work in a SS7 system. Who makes the BIOS for your Socket 7 board? The motherboards I have problems with video card compatibility are all Award.

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Re: Why some video cards refuse to work in some systems even when paired period correct hardware?

Posted on 2021-09-22, 19:48

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The 440EX and 440BX that I have this issue on are both Award BIOS. I don't have a problem on a 430TX with Intel BIOS or a VIA Apollo board. My sample size is very small but I wonder if this is related. The GT610 is also the first card I found with this issue which also has a fan on it. When system …

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Re: Lots of cheap Rage XL PCI graphics cards for Socket 7 on eBay and Aliexpress

Posted on 2021-09-22, 17:55

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I tested this today with a PowerVR PCX2 and it worked fine.

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Re: Overclocking the Videologic PowerVR PCX2?

Posted on 2021-09-22, 17:49

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I swapped in a 80Mhz crystal today and it worked great! I tested this very briefly with Tomb Raider by launching the game and letting the demo run for a few seconds. The chip gets extremely hot and I would not recommend doing this mod without adding a heatsink. 5V can be gotten from the top left pin …

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Re: Does anyone have a GeForce 6600 AGP card to help test for a graphical glitch?

Posted on 2021-09-22, 10:40

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I've been swapping a lot of parts lately with only one test bench. I still plan to do more testing on this soon.

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Re: Lots of cheap Rage XL PCI graphics cards for Socket 7 on eBay and Aliexpress

Posted on 2021-09-22, 09:31

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I tested this on DOS and it's very fast. You need to enable the LFB option with FastVid for Quake at 640x480 but otherwise it's great. GLQuake has some kind of flickering issue, likely driver related. You would think that this would have been fixed towards the end of driver development. ATI's minigl …

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Re: Lots of cheap Rage XL PCI graphics cards for Socket 7 on eBay and Aliexpress

Posted on 2021-09-22, 08:57

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I think you're underestimating the usefulness of an inexpensive but capable PCI card with basic 3D acceleration. I think these are a great value for the features they deliver.

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Re: Lots of cheap Rage XL PCI graphics cards for Socket 7 on eBay and Aliexpress

Posted on 2021-09-22, 08:50

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I tested this today and it feels faster than a PCI TNT2 M64 in OpenGL but slower in DirectX. There were also some graphical glitches in Unreal but Unreal Tournament ran fine, albeit very slowly. 3DMark99 ran without issue but was also slower than a TNT2 M64. Overall I'm very happy with it. It's …

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Re: The worse placement of capacitors on motherboards

Posted on 2021-09-22, 05:49

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This is one of the dumbest things I've seen in my entire life. How am I supposed to insert the ATX power connector? Filename IMG_20210922_014639_resize_1.jpg File size 100.5 KiB Views 578 views Filename IMG_20210922_014257_resize_90.jpg File size 194.9 KiB Views 578 views Filename IMG_20210922_ …

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Re: Lots of cheap Rage XL PCI graphics cards for Socket 7 on eBay and Aliexpress

Posted on 2021-09-22, 04:56

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Pierre32 wrote on 2021-09-22, 04:39: Do you think PCI voltage might be the difference between your motherboards? The cards are all keyed for both 3.3v and 5v. I don't know of a way to test whether the motherboard is failing to deliver the requested voltage.

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Why some video cards refuse to work in some systems even when paired period correct hardware?

Posted on 2021-09-22, 04:48

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I have been expanding my video card collection recently and have come across a frustrating reoccurrence within my testing. Sometimes cards which are perfectly functional on one system will refuse to work on another. But this isn't just random; the boards that have problems are always consistent with …

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Re: Lots of cheap Rage XL PCI graphics cards for Socket 7 on eBay and Aliexpress

Posted on 2021-09-22, 04:19

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Have a read first: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=83329 https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=75188 That's interesting. Won't even post on socket 7 systems. Confirming that this card works in my Socket 7 system but there is some kind of compatibility problem with some boards. …

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Re: No display output on this ATI Rage 128. Is it a Mac product or just defective?

Posted on 2021-09-22, 03:50

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I don't think it would be a good idea to try flashing this without first confirming whether or not anyone has had any prior success. The reason I bought it was for the DVI output but if that stops working then it won't be any better than any other Rage 128. I'd rather pass this on to a Mac collector …

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Re: Lots of cheap Rage XL PCI graphics cards for Socket 7 on eBay and Aliexpress

Posted on 2021-09-22, 03:39

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I received three of these today and they are very strange. They have a QC sticker for 2020 and appear to be recently made but the GPU die is visibly beat up on all of them. I wonder what kind of a lot these are from that the GPU package looks like this. It doesn't make sense that they would salvage …

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