AAlchemy 8164 based single 2800MP Powerhouse

Posted on 2013-02-06, 02:23

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Hi guys! I had the idea of doing this for quite long and it seems the time has finally come :lol: Specs: Brand new 2500-M @ 2400mhz 1.7v Quadro2 Pro with Geforce2 ultra clocks Quantum3D AAlchemy 8164 w/ powerboard & original TK power PSU Abit AN7 2 gigs of DDR333 ram 400gig Barracuda drive TT armor …

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Re: Advice regarding IDE to SD adapters

Posted on 2013-02-05, 16:59

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gerwin wrote: vetz wrote: USB boot is not possible on this Compaq. The 440bx board I use does not support USB boot either, I was only saying the procedure for preparing the SD card for booting was the same. Download Plop boot manager, burn it to a cd and check if its Boot over USB functionality …

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Re: Time for a graphics card change...

Posted on 2013-02-02, 11:28

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... I'll try to find the old thread somewhere... I actually found the old thread; but my old forum lost the images :( However, what we can do is following: Guys with V5 5500, GF2, GF FX and GF 6x00, lets make some new screenshots! Let's set the 3D image quality to maximum - activate every single …

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Re: Time for a graphics card change...

Posted on 2013-02-01, 18:07

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Yeah except with D3D and GL you might as well go Geforce FX and benefit from much better image quality options. Voodoo5 works with most Glide games. DOS Glide games usually won't work but there are a few exceptions. I had Carmageddon working once. This needs to become sticky or somewhere where it's …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-01-26, 23:05

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Bought a brand new AAlchemy 8164 + Power supply, will post pics as soon as it arrives :pppt: It must be nice to be rich. :pppt: nah, I just keep myself from travelling too far away on vacation :) and I wanted this damn card so much because of 8xFSAA even if I'm limited to glide3 & opengl :pppt:

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-01-24, 22:18

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Bought a brand new AAlchemy 8164 + Power supply, will post pics as soon as it arrives 😜

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Re: Fibrechannel 15k RPM harddrives

Posted on 2013-01-22, 21:50

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Well those must be noisy as hell but I imagine they have to perform like a Raptor 74GB 10k but with lower response time and slighty better write/read avg. Anyway, 30 bucks is damn cheap for a 15k 146gb drive 😀

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Re: Do any other teenagers enjoy retrocomputing/old PC games?

Posted on 2013-01-22, 21:45

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It's quite likely that a 10 yo kid today will have more sentimental attachment to gaming on a quad-core PC than an Atari 800. But. Modern electronics such as iPads and PCs are way more dependent on outside services than in the past. Analog cell phones aren't usable anymore, so those can never be …

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Re: A Pentium III Windows 98 build to complete the gang.

Posted on 2013-01-21, 01:17

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I imagine that yes, it is a geforce 2 Ultra. However, if you want to, you can always remove one of the green heatsinks covering the rams and see if the modules are 4ns

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Re: Computer-use pet peeves

Posted on 2013-01-21, 01:12

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Why hasn't the VGA port died yet, why are there so many different display connectors and why does my phone have better pixel density than most new laptops? It practically has. You really only see it on low end video cards, motherboards and laptops, I'm guessing because the royalty to use it is …

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Re: Chaintech 7KDD S462 Dually, Am I forced to connect a 6pin aux in order to get video from the AGP slot?

Posted on 2013-01-19, 03:38

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luckybob wrote: give this a shot: http://www.ebay.com/itm/290838358531 dang, seller doesn't ship to south america :'(

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Re: Chaintech 7KDD S462 Dually, Am I forced to connect a 6pin aux in order to get video from the AGP slot?

Posted on 2013-01-19, 03:30

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its not uncommon for motherboards with agp pro to require the aux power to be connected prior to booting. My dual slot 1 from intel (or840) is such a board. it will not post with ANY agp video card? what bios version do you have? I found 1008 laying around: http://download.driverguide.com/driver/ …

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Re: Calling 440BX (and LX) users...

Posted on 2013-01-19, 03:25

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Soyo 6ba: Geforce2 GTS 32

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Re: Time for a graphics card change...

Posted on 2013-01-18, 21:10

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swaaye wrote: There is actually a mod you can do to the analog circuitry to sharpen the output of some GF2 cards. Do some searches if you feel like it. here it is 😀 http://digilander.iol.it/grandecigno/RF_Filter.htm

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Re: Replacement for S3 Trio32?

Posted on 2013-01-18, 20:38

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Is the Mystique the best one to get then? Don't really see any on ebay but there are a few Milleniums.. Sorry, I didn't read that you were going to play dos games. In that case, the guys are right :sweatdrop: nvidia's riva 128 and newer cards of them have great vesa support, and well, I imagine …

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Re: Time for a graphics card change...

Posted on 2013-01-18, 20:26

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A Canopus Spectra 8400/8800 is the best of both worlds. Smoking fast. VBE 3.0 support and excellent 2d quality because of their SSH vga daughterboards :happy: And it appears they have an external power connector in case the AGP slot can't cope... But i bet it's hard to find one :sad: . On ebay it …

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Re: Computer-use pet peeves

Posted on 2013-01-18, 20:16

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Most people up here have switched to using USB keyboards and mice, but PS/2 stuff isn't uncommon up here. I personally prefer using PS/2 mice and keyboards because they free up my USB ports. :D Motherboards these days have a lot of USB ports. Hell, I have 8. PS/2 actually supports full n-key …

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Re: Time for a graphics card change...

Posted on 2013-01-18, 20:14

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A Canopus Spectra 8400/8800 is the best of both worlds. Smoking fast. VBE 3.0 support and excellent 2d quality because of their SSH vga daughterboards 😀

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Re: Chaintech 7KDD S462 Dually, Am I forced to connect a 6pin aux in order to get video from the AGP slot?

Posted on 2013-01-18, 20:07

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by subhuman@xgtx

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up 🙁

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Re: Replacement for S3 Trio32?

Posted on 2013-01-18, 17:08

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I've heard that some of the early Nvidia cards actually have decent VESA support, particularly the Riva 128, though I don't know if the TNT2 would be similar in that regard. As for 2D image quality, you can't beat a Matrox. :D With VGA cables, I've never had problems with hotplugging them myself, …

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