Re: Athlon 64 X2 Quad SLI + Ageia PhysX Build Log *56K Warning*

Posted on 2015-10-01, 18:49

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by AlphaDangerDen

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I'm pretty certain either dx9c works on Windows 8, or you're using the wrong link. I'm sure I've run DX9 games on Windows 8. I'm about to go ahead in boot into Windows 10 to install DX9c. Like a previous poster said, DX9c probably didn't want to install on my main rig due to a conflict with my …

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Re: [build log] My attempt at building the "ultimate" 440BX machine.

Posted on 2015-10-01, 03:36

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by AlphaDangerDen

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Any updates on this build?

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Re: Athlon 64 X2 Quad SLI + Ageia PhysX Build Log *56K Warning*

Posted on 2015-10-01, 01:41

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USPS dropped off a present today, what could it possibly be?!?! http://i.imgur.com/I1U4vF1l.jpg Oh, just the Biostar TPower N750 I ordered :P http://i.imgur.com/7l77nsyl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/R1ldo0Gl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/BJN6pKCl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/pXIFg5Il.jpg http://i.imgur.com/z646PULl. …

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Re: Upcoming Athlon 64 X2 Quad SLI + Ageia PhysX Build

Posted on 2015-09-30, 23:40

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by AlphaDangerDen

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If you want more than two cpu cores you must run something like Win 7 and DX9 works fine, its the drivers for modern cards that causes the problems with the vast majority of DX9 games. If all else fails look for drivers from around 2009 for Nvidia and you should be covered. Ah okay, I just got home …

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Re: Upcoming Athlon 64 X2 Quad SLI + Ageia PhysX Build

Posted on 2015-09-30, 19:36

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by AlphaDangerDen

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I've taken tons of pictures today! Will crop and upload them later tonight after I get out of class. Currently installing Windows XP.

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Re: Upcoming Athlon 64 X2 Quad SLI + Ageia PhysX Build

Posted on 2015-09-30, 19:07

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Tiger433 wrote: I hope you run 3DMark 03, 05 and 06 on your machine 😀 I actually downloaded 3DMark 06 last night, will get 03 and 05 😀 thanks for the suggestions.

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Re: Upcoming Athlon 64 X2 Quad SLI + Ageia PhysX Build

Posted on 2015-09-30, 16:33

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You could go for an X-fi? That's what I've got in my main gaming box, and it was released in 2005.. Haven't heard of DX9c not working - pretty certain it's fine on Windows 8. Can you give an example of a game that's not compatible? An X-fi card would be a good upgrade, although I've already ordered …

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Re: Upcoming Athlon 64 X2 Quad SLI + Ageia PhysX Build

Posted on 2015-09-30, 03:06

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Currently doing some research and acquiring hardware drivers for Windows XP Pro, Windows 10 (will probably use Vista/7/8 drivers for most hardware), and Ubuntu. Will keep everybody posted. Once all of the expansions card come in I'll have one PCIe x1 slot free, USB 3.0 card maybe? I feel like I need …

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Re: Upcoming Athlon 64 X2 Quad SLI + Ageia PhysX Build

Posted on 2015-09-30, 02:49

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by AlphaDangerDen

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This sounds freaking awesome. I would humbly request you run Crysis on it! Which would probably run pretty decently honestly. Crysis is one of the games I plan on running on this beast :) seriously can't wait for the motherboard to arrive, it's the only part keeping me from getting this system up …

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Re: Reasons to punch eBay sellers in the face

Posted on 2015-09-30, 00:01

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I bought a Socket 7 board a few years back and it was shipped in one of those frozen new york pizza boxes. Like wut?

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Athlon 64 X2 Quad SLI + Ageia PhysX Build Log *Photo Heavy*

Posted on 2015-09-29, 21:13

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by AlphaDangerDen

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Hey everybody! I've recently ordered a crap ton of parts on eBay to build a kick ass (somewhat) old school gaming rig from around ~2006/2007-ish. So what's the purpose of this rig? Well, I'm a big fan of old FPS and tycoon games from the early to mid 2000s, and running them on my main rig (FX-8350 …

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Re: Unisys CWD 486DX2 66mhz

Posted on 2015-06-21, 00:14

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kin wrote: That's the BTC 5100C. A cheap rubberdome keyboard. Ah the keyboard I'm thinking about looks similar but I recall the switches being tactile, as if they had Alps or Cherry MX switches in them.

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Re: Unisys CWD 486DX2 66mhz

Posted on 2015-06-20, 22:56

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Got a KFC CA6013DS 9 inch VGA monitor from a local auction for just only 10 euro's :). It was kinda dim, so I removed the casing and checked the inside, adjusted the G2 slightly. It is powered by the Unisys's IEC female port :). Excuse me for the poor evening lighting. It's hard to focus on the …

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Re: Any Buckling Springs Fans on Vogons?

Posted on 2015-05-16, 03:11

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by AlphaDangerDen

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I actually plan on buying a Dell AT101W keyboard with Alps switches for my closet game server, they usually go for under $40 USD. I looked up a picture and it looks interesting. It has the larger Enter key but instead of squeezing in the '\' next to the backspace, they put it down in the lower left …

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Re: [build log]Time for a socket 7 bui... Wait is that a Industrial Motherboard?

Posted on 2015-05-15, 01:12

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frisky dingo wrote: It's coming along nicely. I'm still working on it so it will look much better when done. I also routed the vga output directly to the voodoo 2 Looking very nice! Can't wait to see more pics.

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Re: Any Buckling Springs Fans on Vogons?

Posted on 2015-05-13, 17:30

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by AlphaDangerDen

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How loud are the Alps switches compared to the Buckling Springs? I tried clicking both types just now, and I would say mine are maybe 50-75% as loud, and a bit lower in tone. But if you're actually typing on them furiously I'm not sure if there's much noticeable difference in volume. They're still …

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2015-05-13, 06:30

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Sutekh94 wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gateway-2000-System-C … =item27fee5bcaa What even. $8,700 for a fricken CD. Worth it. /sarcasm

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Re: Any Buckling Springs Fans on Vogons?

Posted on 2015-05-09, 02:03

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by AlphaDangerDen

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Stojke wrote: It varies. Mine have a pleasant sound level, similar to a mouse click. Which keyboard in particular are you using/did you use?

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Re: [build log]Time for a socket 7 bui... Wait is that a Industrial Motherboard?

Posted on 2015-05-09, 02:02

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by AlphaDangerDen

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This will be an interesting build.

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Re: Any Buckling Springs Fans on Vogons?

Posted on 2015-05-08, 14:01

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by AlphaDangerDen

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Through a couple of stupid errors, I managed to cause damage to both of the Model M keyboards that I have. On the first, an earlier model, I broke the escape key when it fell from a high place. Much later, some keys at the lower left stopped working for whatever reason. The second one, a later …

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