Re: OK guys, I want to delve into PIII territory now
Posted on 2016-12-14, 05:58
Abit was pretty notorious for using bad caps. Hit up badcaps.net if you dont take my word for it. Great board manufacturer but the cap plague hit them hard.
Re: High end PCI video card for Tualatin?
Posted on 2016-12-14, 05:53
Iv got a 1gb Geforce 9400gs card but got rid of all my fast P4 systems, otherwise id test it for you.
Re: OK guys, I want to delve into PIII territory now
Posted on 2016-12-14, 04:24
[quote="Ampera" The CPU and GPU seem around alright, and if you have the cash, replace the motherboard and PSU, OEM parts have almost always been lower quality than enthusiast, power, or even entry user. Unless your buying a server, they were almost always built to the dime, and are intended to work …
Re: OK guys, I want to delve into PIII territory now
Posted on 2016-12-14, 04:20
I would vote for the Coppermine 800mhz, onboard Yamaha sound, whichever case you like more and can match floppy and drives up to easier, and a 7200rpm drive. Access times and everything are just so much better on newer drives, it just makes loading games and such a better experience. As far as the …
Re: Voltages for K6-3+ and a Super Socket 7 board - is 2.0v OK?
Posted on 2016-12-13, 04:00
Looks like your motherboard was also sold as the PC CHIPS m579. Hopefully that helps track down a newer/patched bios.
Re: What do you run on your older Slower Windows XP builds.
Posted on 2016-12-13, 01:59
Firefox still works great with XP. like others have said more ram! 512mb is workable with Sp2 and older, but after SP3 1gb is the minimum that doesnt constantly disk swap and 2gb+ makes a big difference. My Compaq laptop has similar specs and runs XP, ran SP2 when I got it with 512mb of ram.
Re: Voltages for K6-3+ and a Super Socket 7 board - is 2.0v OK?
Posted on 2016-12-13, 01:49
There is a SS7 website with a bunch of patched bioses for different motherboards. On my phone otherwise id pull up the bookmark for ya. 2.0v should be safe, just be sure to have a good HSF, think Socket 370 Celeron size.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2016-12-12, 01:31
Tested a bunch of boxed/stored motherboards. A bunch of them decided to die apparently. . .Abit Socket KX333 has a yellow warning LED and wont post. Msi matx Socket A board briefly powers on, then shuts off. Asus 478 board refuses to post. Because screw me for testing and safely packing away unused …
Re: 775/771 systems old school or not?
Posted on 2016-12-12, 01:25
My grandpa still uses a Q9550 Dell Inspiron 530 micro tower with 4gb of ram, a geforce 9500gt and W10. Obsolete but so amazingly usables still.
Re: Trinity
Posted on 2016-12-12, 00:47
Epic info Leileilol! Will try older drivers soon and post the results. I gave away a dual 1.4ghz Tually server. It was a 1u blade so. . .ya kinda limited. So far the fan is a bit noisy but works well, my card is soaked in a decades worth of cigarette smoke. The Geforce 2mx will be pretty limiting …
Re: Best Super Socket 7 Motherboard?
Posted on 2016-12-10, 22:08
Trim it up with a dremel if it is larger than standard. I had to do that to one out of an IBM Aptiva.
Re: Intel Pentium III - 933 MHZ / 133 MHZ Motherboard Recommendations
Posted on 2016-12-09, 15:28
Any of the Asus CUV series motherboards seem to be really good. In fact there is one with a built in TNT2 M64 on ebay for $27 shipped which is pretty neat.
Re: Goodbye
Posted on 2016-12-08, 21:19
Re: 775/771 systems old school or not?
Posted on 2016-12-08, 03:39
^This is true! My main pc must be a dinosaur.
Re: 775/771 systems old school or not?
Posted on 2016-12-08, 02:11
I would tend to put it in the outdated, still overkill for most peoples needs, but not retro yet category.
Re: Christmas GPU Upgrades, benchmark suggestions?
Posted on 2016-12-08, 01:57
Re: Trinity
Posted on 2016-12-07, 20:11
Tetrium wrote: Where was "Trinity" mentioned btw? 😊 I can not remember what thread it was in, but it was on Vogons when discussing video card choices and someone mentioned that. It stuck in my head.
Re: Trinity
Posted on 2016-12-07, 20:07
Thanks! My next door neighbor built this system brand new and ordered the processors that way.Thanks for the heads up on the heatsinks! The powersupply is an Enermax Noisetaker 475watt, built like a tank. Running 2k Pro on it, easy setup and everything just works like a charm.
Re: Trinity
Posted on 2016-12-07, 04:09
Jade Falcon wrote: Not too bad of a score if I think that card has the gpu in thinking it has. Geforce 3 Ti 500, covered in the nicotine.
Re: Trinity
Posted on 2016-12-07, 00:27
Do not have a screenshot handy but ran my first benchmark. 3Dmark 2001se completed on default settings scored 5031. Is that any good for this setup? Im wondering if using these new 2006 GPU drivers is affecting the score at all.
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