Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2014-09-27, 22:05

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by GeorgeMan

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My desk right now, while processing data of a new ad I'm going to place as these sets on there need to go. Computer specs: Case: Bitfenix Prodigy | CPU: Core i5 2500K @ 4.5GHz 1.26v on Corsair H100i | VGA: AMD Club 3D HD7870XT Tahiti LE 2GB | Mobo: AsRock Z77E-ITX | PSU: Corsair RM650 Gold | Ram: …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-09-27, 12:12

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by GeorgeMan

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PeterLI wrote: Those 16:10 CRTs show up on Craigslist from time to time. @ Stojke: Ти си један луди педеру! Yes but doesn't everybody live in USA 😜

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Re: USB 2.0 PCI card not working properly on Win 98SE (AND XP!!). How to fix?

Posted on 2014-09-27, 12:10

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by GeorgeMan

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Thanks. Yeah the speed differences are HUGE! :D I experimented with that PC, and it seems that if I remove some PCI devices it gets to work. But since I just wanted to easily transfer some files, I got the job done via ethernet and uninstalled the NEC usb card. My old Logitech gamepad is happy with …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-09-27, 11:25

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by GeorgeMan

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Yup, it's the Sony FW900, max resolution 2304x1440, widescreen 24" of course! http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=952788 If you find one on ebay, DON'T buy it or the shipping costs will bite you. It weighs 42KG!

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2014-09-27, 09:16

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by GeorgeMan

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AsRock is a fairly new mobo manufacturer. They didn't exist before s478/sA. I don't see them removing stuff from their website anytime soom. Even if they do remove it, there is not exotic hardware in 99% of the motherboards of that era, so you can download chipset drivers, sound drivers etc from …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-09-26, 10:01

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by GeorgeMan

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote: 183 IS 3500 level 😀 This card IS a V3 3500. 166 is 3000 and 143 is 2000. I know the clocks. Just not read carefully the previous post 😜 I pretty much don't like OEM cards at all. 😵 Was there any Voodoo3 with 5ns ram? All 5 of mine had 5.5 or 6ns, even the 2000.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-09-26, 09:04

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by GeorgeMan

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So, rated for 183MHz. Just overclock them to 3500 levels! :D I had a total of 5 voodoo3, 2x2000, 3x3000. (4xSTB, 1x unknown! all of them totally different that yours) Now I only have 2, which I plan to also sell together with complete retro systems locally. You see, they occupy my precious AGP slot! …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-09-26, 08:31

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by GeorgeMan

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How fast ram chips? 😁

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-09-25, 22:16

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by GeorgeMan

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I know there isnt a whole lot of love out there for the IBM PS/2 line but http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e385/0blivi0n1/100_8035_zps59460c63.jpg a MCA based model 55sx and a ISA model 30 286. unfortunately the 286 needs a floppy drive and a cover for the HDD but it boots up OK. no real issues …

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Re: XP+DOS multiboot gone

Posted on 2014-09-25, 19:09

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by GeorgeMan

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It doesn't have to be FAT to be able to multiboot into XP/98. I do the following: 160GB-infinity HDD. Partition and format the FIRST 120GB as FAT32. Install windows 98SE in there. When, format the rest as NTFS and install XP. They'll auto detect the 98 installation and provide a boot menu. You'll be …

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Re: When does something become retro?

Posted on 2014-09-25, 18:17

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by GeorgeMan

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I don't consider anything ATX retro, with 2 exceptions. 440BX borderline retro, mostly due to the "legendariness" of it. So Pentium socket 4 till K6-III+ = retro. Pentium II-III slot borderline retro, if fitted with Tualatins, Radeon 9800, 80GB 7200rpm HDD and 512+MB ram for sure not retro. With …

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Re: Voodoo 2 pci + Voodoo 3 agp

Posted on 2014-09-24, 23:20

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by GeorgeMan

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These problems only occur with voodoo classic!

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Re: RIP 32 bit PC gaming?

Posted on 2014-09-24, 18:03

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by GeorgeMan

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If they only have an updated version of the kernel, yes there will be 32bit version. But if they realise that the vast majority of computers that were sold the last 6-8 years is 64bit, they may intenionally cut it off to force some more users to update. Anyway, the visual changes are "meeeeh" in my …

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Re: Slot 1 Intel 440Bx Build

Posted on 2014-09-24, 14:40

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by GeorgeMan

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The cpus of that era don't have an integrated thermal sensor, so whatever reading you get is from a motherboard sensor, which is faaaar away from cpu. Totally unreliable in other words. I would strongly recommend against running it fanless unless you have these big passive slot1 coolers aaand a case …

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Re: RIP 32 bit PC gaming?

Posted on 2014-09-23, 23:17

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by GeorgeMan

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Actually, the latest drivers for ANY AMD vga are the 14.4 WHQL. Even for R9 series, win 8.1 x64 😉 Starting from last year, the AMD drivers are being released on a 3-month basis and not monthly anymore. They are just "a little bit" late 😜

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Re: RIP 32 bit PC gaming?

Posted on 2014-09-23, 21:39

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by GeorgeMan

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archsan wrote: ^Good to know, I've been reading pieces of news that AMD was dropping XP support last year, but apparently that's not the case? Well, for R9 285, the newest AMD card in existence, there is no XP driver listed. 😉

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Re: RIP 32 bit PC gaming?

Posted on 2014-09-23, 21:28

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by GeorgeMan

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The fact is one: Does the game run on XP? If yes, just get an Ivy Bridge with ANY recent graphics card and play old of your oldies completely MAXED out on your main PC. I do this on my i5 sandy, with HD7870 XT Tahiti LE w/Boost. Everything's fine and supported. :) This is of course a no-go for any …

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2014-09-20, 15:32

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by GeorgeMan

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We don't measure bottlenecks with this benchie! 😜

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2014-09-19, 23:37

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by GeorgeMan

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It's getting 15 years old anyway 😜 But no problems whatsoever here. It really sucks on scaling though, and that's a fact!

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Re: RIP 32 bit PC gaming?

Posted on 2014-09-19, 21:33

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by GeorgeMan

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At last! Even MS doesn't support XP nowadays!

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