Re: P4/Netburst Build - Equal Amount Pleasure and Pain

Posted on 2015-12-09, 16:57

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That yellow fan helps on cooling a mobo area that warms up like an oven. I see, I just though that the black fan could handle it all. I'd either add another 92mm fan below it or either cover up the lower rear fan station, to prevent recirculation or 'short-circuiting' air. I guess this is one of …

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Re: P4/Netburst Build - Equal Amount Pleasure and Pain

Posted on 2015-12-09, 00:20

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Good choice of parts, especially the heatsink. Is this the best heatsink money can buy for this specific CPU? How hot does it get when you play games? Do you actually get any benefits from that second yellow fan?

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Re: 3dfx case badges

Posted on 2015-12-08, 18:15

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This guy from Germany has interesting 3Dfx badges with a 3D effect. What is really funny is that these are cheaper to get from Germany. http://www.ebay.de/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=mohe-comp&hash=item4af4e26426%3Ag%3AuEQAAOSwgyxWXWME&item=321936057382&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313. …

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Re: Spelling and grammar pet peeves around here

Posted on 2015-12-03, 20:05

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England has so many colonies, I guess they really kicked some butts back in the days.

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Re: Spelling and grammar pet peeves around here

Posted on 2015-12-03, 19:57

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Re: 3dfx case badges

Posted on 2015-11-21, 23:44

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Found this thread looking for 3DFX badges. I bought few badges for my custom build from this eBay seller . Pretty decent, had very good service and badges were amazing!. Did not find 3DFX badges though: He has one now as well as the one with the Aureal logo on it, but personally I am not sure if I …

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Re: IBM PC-300PL - Diamond powered!

Posted on 2015-11-09, 05:07

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RacoonRider wrote: An update on the topic: got new heatsinks for V2s https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/99196890/vogons/P1040705.JPG […] Show full quote An update on the topic: got new heatsinks for V2s What size are those? Did they come with thermal pads? Did it really help you to lower the …

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Re: Does anybody make full body solid copper heat sinks for Voodoo2 graphics cards?

Posted on 2015-11-09, 04:48

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You are probably right and thank you for these links. I am going to buy some of these heat sinks.

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Re: Favourite / best FPS?

Posted on 2015-11-08, 22:49

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Davros wrote: UT99 was also better than Q3 imho, if Q3 had come with Team Arena it would of closed the gap but it still would of lost I agree on this one at least when it comes to casual gaming. Q3 is better for professional competition.

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Re: What is GUS-ACE really worth?

Posted on 2015-11-08, 22:16

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It says "unsold" on eBay so it did not sell @ $319. That calms me. Must have overlooked that. :lol: Could not understand that joke of a price anyway. If you look carefully you will see that the seller kept relisting it, but brought the price down to $238 until he sold it by accepting an offer. …

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Re: Favourite / best FPS?

Posted on 2015-11-08, 21:08

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I also heard a lot of good stuff about Deus Ex, System Shock, System Shock 2, but haven't played those. In a way I envy you, oh the joys of playing those games for the first time. I will as soon as I build my first retro PC. I have a bunch of retro PC stuff in my closed, but I haven't had a chance …

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Does anybody make full body solid copper heat sinks for Voodoo2 graphics cards?

Posted on 2015-11-08, 20:54

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This is something that I have been wondering about for awhile. It should be good enough to cool down Voodoo2 graphics cards without adding a fan.

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Re: I need help finding an alternative email provider that respects user privacy please

Posted on 2015-11-08, 20:22

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I need to change email providers for privacy reasons so I can feel safe emailing friends and family. I am afraid that such email providers are no longer exist. NWO as well secret services and business corporations are not interested in you to have your privacy for obvious reasons. Just because you …

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Re: What is GUS-ACE really worth?

Posted on 2015-11-08, 17:52

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Yes, PeterLI is right. It's all about demand at a particular point in time. There are only a few people who really ready to pay a fortune for their vintage PC items and those are the same people at this particular point in time. Your situation is pretty simple to solve. Just set up an online auction …

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Re: Favourite / best FPS?

Posted on 2015-11-08, 05:26

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Quake II - blew my socks off back in 1998! No other shooter games ever gave me such an adrenaline rush and the perfect soundtrack is a big part of it. Although, I have to admit that I am more into multiplayer games and this is exactly where this game really shines. Games that are more into pure …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-08, 03:10

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Artex wrote: Sometimes I wonder if it's VOGONS that drives the market. 😀 As a matter of fact it does since the top 4 highest bidders on the Ad Lib are members of Vogons 😊

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-08, 00:51

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Well... Erm.. Nope, something else that's special. ;) Ad Lib Music Synthesizer Card ISA (SEALED) (1990) Oh yeah, I forgot about it. I was aware that you won it. Although, I was very surprised that bidding on it went so high. At the same time I really don't get what's so special about Ad Lib cards …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-07, 18:19

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Artex wrote: I have something special that I'll post later today too! 😎 Like a prototype stock Aureal card with a TI 1815 amp integrated or an ISA Analog Devices SoundPort card with a Nat Semi LM1876 Overture amp on-board? 😀

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Re: DosFreak calls it the conspiracy theories, but Forbes says otherwise...

Posted on 2015-11-02, 21:57

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alexanrs wrote: Also, beware that this article wasn't written by the staff, by a contributor. Yeah, the guys just writes for Wired, The Next Web, TrustedReviews, the BBC and Forbes...

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Re: New Computer!!

Posted on 2015-11-02, 21:00

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Stiletto wrote: tayyare, borgie83 - Is "System Specs" supposed to be retro-only? I don't think it says that in the forum description? 😀 I think it should be divided into two different trees or it will become mixed and confused.

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