Re: Help with Slot 1 i820 Motherboard

Posted on 2018-07-11, 15:00

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by nforce4max

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I am doubtful that you are going to find a board with an ISA slot but there are plenty of green ones however I would go for an 840 based board and if 9X/Dos you can use a terminator in the second slot.

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Re: Athlon 64 overheating

Posted on 2018-07-11, 14:58

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by nforce4max

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This is why I don't like there being bird shit thermal compound instead of an metal alloy on most modern procs, if you are daring you could go direct die but good luck if you do. Got a 754 build put away that is direct die with a zalman cnps7000 as the cooler.

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Re: Unidentifiable memory power supply controller on Nvidia 8800GTX

Posted on 2018-06-21, 15:32

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by nforce4max

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I see what you are trying to do but good luck as information has become scarce however scrounge around for vmod threads from the era (2007-2009) and you might get lucky.

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Re: Computers stored in barn - can they be saved?

Posted on 2018-06-15, 23:48

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by nforce4max

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Writing from experience that with some effort most of that lot can be saved however the drives and power supplies are usually going to have problems but don't be surprised if some of it that despite the conditions they were stored turn up working. I've gotten my hands on hard drives that at one …

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Re: NEW FALLOUT GAME!!!

Posted on 2018-06-11, 21:50

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by nforce4max

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Going to sit on the sidelines and wait till more comes out as to how it all goes before getting too excited, these sort of games are meant to be played solo and not with groups of random people or worse idiots you know. I am still very annoyed if not pissed with all the Skryim spam and there being …

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Re: XP Retro Build - LP GPU Advice

Posted on 2018-06-11, 21:46

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by nforce4max

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There are several ways of going about it but for modernish hardware you may as well be running 7 at this point as it works with the vast majority of XP games without bricking unlike Win10 (gag) but for pure fun though expensive you could look to doing a mid to late 2000s build that would be more …

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Re: Batteries and Device Failure

Posted on 2018-05-27, 01:35

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by nforce4max

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The truth of it is that Apple's hardware is shit and only gets worse where past generations were either decent to very good but anything in the last few years is complete junk. I really like their software but their hardware is well proven to be garbage, wouldn't surprise me the Chinese knockoffs …

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Re: Any Thinkpad lovers here?

Posted on 2018-05-24, 23:40

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by nforce4max

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Thinkpads are great for collecting and retro use hands down but the modern ones are disappointment after disappointment and last year I said to hell with it and went Dell and that is with the proper mxm and socketed machines not the bga shit. One of the big problems with modern thinkpads is that …

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Re: Found a pretty motherboard, can we get it working?

Posted on 2018-05-24, 23:27

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by nforce4max

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If you get that working you will basically have a fast that being a really good 486 system with everything you can want short of having ps2 ports. The standard 72 pin edo is easy as lemon sqeezy to find but sticks over 32mb or so are going to cost more not that you will need a lot for dos and 9x.

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Re: NVIDIA Fermi is now officially retro (or atleast unsupported)

Posted on 2018-05-22, 13:38

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by nforce4max

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Well the GTX 480 is already a collectable card that is in demand for the same reasons as the FX 5800 but thankfully very easy to find and cheap, the GTX 590 has always been a somewhat uncommon card. The rest of the lot are good choices for retro use due to their low cost and some are very durable …

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Re: Is 486 DX the ultimate DOS machine?

Posted on 2018-05-17, 00:52

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by nforce4max

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This is one of the big reasons to have a collection of systems as some games are speed sensitive while others you need a lot more bang to get along.

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Re: Winter storaging in a barn: good results -30->+25*C.

Posted on 2018-05-17, 00:50

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by nforce4max

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Where I am from it is easy to expect things to roast in 40-50c heat during the summer, I am really tired of six months of summer every year. 😵

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Re: Why I sold all my Voodoo rigs

Posted on 2018-05-11, 00:28

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At some point or another lot of people get to where they are ready to move on but for the rest even if the hardware dies at least it did what it was meant too and we got to enjoy it while it lasted. The older you get the more you will realize that very little stands the test of time.

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Re: How to remove very stubbon thermal paste

Posted on 2018-04-28, 00:26

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by nforce4max

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With a steady hand and a small flat tip screw driver you can easily remove a lot of it from around the core without damaging it however for the think film of it on the gpu core you need to use 90% or better Isopropyl Alcohol, don't bother with cotton swabs as they suck so use a normal cloth instead …

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Re: Pentium III in Intel LX board?

Posted on 2018-04-13, 00:02

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by nforce4max

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Try to find some way or crippling the fsb to 66 through 83mhz then maybe it will work.

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Re: Voodoo5 cooling

Posted on 2018-04-09, 20:35

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by nforce4max

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Having done this myself you did pretty well with the heatsinks but the pci-fan you pictured isn't good enough, you could opt for different heatsinks that have a fan attached then run that to a molex for power. Some fans can use the fan headers on the card should you find a couple.

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Re: Retro Hardware Prices... are NUTS!

Posted on 2018-04-09, 17:01

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by nforce4max

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This is why I go through the trouble of hoarding in the first place, do it on the cheap when no one gives a rat's ass or thinks you are insane and profit later by not having to pay out the rear later. I wonder how many here are regretting not stocking up on 3DFX cards..

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Re: 3D Blaster VLB has appeared on eBay.

Posted on 2018-04-09, 16:58

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by nforce4max

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Cool to have but not required unlike some items where there is no other choice unless you don't mind going without. This is why I do my best to hoard up on the cheap and not get burned with the insane prices later.

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Re: Best laptop for DOS/Win9x gaming?

Posted on 2018-04-06, 14:12

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by nforce4max

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For Dos one has to be picky but for 9x there is a pretty decent selection and even more so if you don't care for being period accurate. I won't tell what may very well be the top of the heap in terms of performance and quality.

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Re: Anybody ever thought of doing his own SIMMs?

Posted on 2018-04-06, 14:09

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by nforce4max

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cyclone3d wrote: 4MB 30-pin Simms are readily available for fairly cheap on eBay. Is it even worth the time and money to make some yourself? Yes there are plenty of them around however at the prices that most go for put people off.

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