Re: Which configuration would you recommend for older games until 2002?

Posted on 2014-11-20, 22:04

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by Nahkri

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KT7AGuy wrote: I run Athlon 1400s in three of them, so I'm also familiar with just how high the TDP is on that CPU. Do u use 100mhz fsb 1400 Athlons or 133 mhz ones?

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Re: Advice on upgrading a socket A platform.

Posted on 2014-11-20, 16:53

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by Nahkri

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So you upgraded socket A by buying a socket 939 and a single core?? You make this baby Core 2 Duo sad. He's looking for a good home . :blah: Why didn't you go with 775 and a Core2, or if you insist on 939 atleast a dual core? They have to be dirt cheap. What about this guy? It was cheaper to go 939 …

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Re: Win98se + MVP3 issues

Posted on 2014-11-20, 08:05

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by Nahkri

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Try older drivers,4.41 or 4.35.

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Re: Best Slot 1 CPU for a Voodoo 1

Posted on 2014-11-20, 07:40

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by Nahkri

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Of course it makes little sense to mess with overlooking today. Other than to relive it. At the same clock speed, 512K half speed vs 128K full speed really isn't a tangible difference. Yeah, if you ditch the P2 450 and move up to a 450 or 500mhz Pentium III you've basically wiped out any advantage …

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Re: Advice on upgrading a socket A platform.

Posted on 2014-11-19, 13:13

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by Nahkri

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I encountered a weird thing on this build,i replaced the 7600 gs agp 512 mb ram videocard,with a 9600 pro agp 128mb ram videocard. With the radeon card the memory test in the post screen it's a couple of seconds faster then with the gs and i wonder why?

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Re: Best Slot 1 CPU for a Voodoo 1

Posted on 2014-11-17, 21:32

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by Nahkri

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I don't see any practical gain in overclocking vintage hardware. As you just mentioned, the CPU that a mediocre CPU mimicking by overclocking, is also readily available (generally) as cheap as the slow one. Forcing vintage/tired hardware too much is not a good idea IMHO. :neutral: In my case,since …

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Re: Which chipset for a cyrix pr233 cpu?

Posted on 2014-11-17, 19:23

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by Nahkri

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sliderider wrote: meljor wrote: Well yess, i have an 366 also But i would like to compare to my 233 mmx system. A 366GP runs at 250mhz so it is a fairer comparison to a 233 MMX than a PR233. A PR233 only runs at 187.5. Yeah but at 187.5,has same performance at least in integer based operations as a …

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Re: Which chipset for a cyrix pr233 cpu?

Posted on 2014-11-16, 23:06

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by Nahkri

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Since it uses a 75mhz fsb you should use a newer motherboard,either 1 with mvp3 chipset or 1 with ali alladin 5 chipset,usually they work better with the unusual 75mhz speed,but not sure they are period corect,format shouldn't matter. As for video i would go for either the riva or the 4mb virge + …

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Re: Best Slot 1 CPU for a Voodoo 1

Posted on 2014-11-16, 14:41

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by Nahkri

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Another option is to get a pentium 2 300mhz and set the fsb to 100 so it will work at 450mhz.

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Re: My retro rigs

Posted on 2014-11-07, 20:56

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by Nahkri

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havli wrote: Hello. and now it has reached the final state - there is simply nothing to upgrade anymore. 😁 Actually u could upgrade the processor to a 3200+ and the mainboard to something with nforce2 ultra.

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Re: Vain efforts to make your furnace happy

Posted on 2014-11-03, 17:00

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by Nahkri

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http://www.titan-cd.com/Y_product_C_old_e.php?id=671 I used to have this Titan cooler on my Socket A Barton 2500+,i kept it overcloked at 3200+ speed,and with arctic silver 5,it had a manual speed controler,i kept it at half speed and usually the highest temp i got in games was 55-56 C. I was very …

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Re: Artex's Build of the Week: 1997 is calling...

Posted on 2014-11-02, 19:53

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by Nahkri

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Where did u get that ps/2,usb combo backplate,it came with the motherboard?

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Re: Phil's DOS 386/486 Time Machine

Posted on 2014-11-02, 19:42

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by Nahkri

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philscomputerlab wrote: - The DFI board is quite slow (not an issue for what I do) Since u use a Intel processor maybe a mainboard with intel chipset should be faster.

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Re: FSAA and best drivers for SiS 315 on XP

Posted on 2014-10-31, 15:42

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by Nahkri

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Latest driver on sis.com is 3.51A so i doubt you can get a newer one.

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Re: My Voodoo 2 SLI Retro Gaming Rig Build!

Posted on 2014-10-23, 08:35

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by Nahkri

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I also watched the video,it's a nice build,but there are issues with it. First of all,your processor seems to be a Pentium 3 not a pentium 2,that's not a big issue couse there isn't a big difference between the pentium 2 and first models of pentium 3,the main problem is,in your case,it's running at …

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Re: Benefit of voodoo 1

Posted on 2014-10-20, 21:18

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by Nahkri

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1 disadvantage voodoo 2 cards have,is their build quality,they much more sensible then voodoo 1 cards,so far both voodoo 2 cards i bought 1 from innovision and 1 from stb don't work.

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Re: Lian Li PC-A05 PIII Tualatin build

Posted on 2014-10-20, 21:12

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by Nahkri

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Skyscraper wrote: My Asus CUSL2 v1.0 has no issues with running the modded Tualatin, it works great 😀 Good to hear my asus board is also a CUSL2-C.

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Re: Lian Li PC-A05 PIII Tualatin build

Posted on 2014-10-20, 15:55

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by Nahkri

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What motherboard do u use?I have a Asus board with intel 815e,that doesn't support Tualatin,wonder if it will support a pin modded 1.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2014-10-20, 12:25

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by Nahkri

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I clearly remeber that i was setting the numbers on lcd by pressing the button's on front of the case,i even had a small instructions paper for it.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2014-10-19, 17:39

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by Nahkri

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pewpewpew wrote: That case again... I think everyone must have had it at some point. I didn't have that case 😜. Btw how do u set the small lcd screen to show the cpu frequency?i remeber back then i had a 3 digit lcd screen and you could set it by pressing the turbo and reset buttons but can't …

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