Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2019-12-06, 13:04

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308.9 FPS, DosFreak, Q9650 @ 3.87GHZ , Gigabyte X38-DQ6, 16GB DDR2 800@862 CL5-6-6-17, Zotac Geforce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme 436.30, Realtek, Win10 x64 1903 Seems like the fastest C2Q DDR2 system on the list so far. Yea so far all really high scores with C2Q systems were made with DDR3 boards. …

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Re: I am a father again! :)

Posted on 2019-08-20, 09:17

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Congratulations!

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2019-07-29, 19:33

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It has been a bit too hot around here to mess with computers but I have now tested most of the parts from the latest dumpster find. No issues so far! I only put in two of the memory sticks just to see that the CPUs both memory channels are working but I'm confident the other two modules also work. …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2019-07-27, 17:30

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^ ^ Boy would I like to have such dumpsters in my country. With a bit of luck I think great finds can be made almost everywhere. :) Quite surprised that the previous owner didn't remove the other drives. Perhaps he forgot that he put the case key in the plastic drawer... and also forgot about all …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2019-07-27, 11:56

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An overview of the loot. Dumpster Computer 09.jpg The motherboard is an Asus P7P55D LE s1156 motherboard and the video card a GTX560Ti. The memory turned out to be a real find as they are among the fastest low latency DDR3 modules ever made. Dumpster Computer 10.jpg The CPU is an i7 860. Dumpster …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2019-07-27, 11:47

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Cable management for the win! Dumpster Computer 06.jpg With everything removed from the case I found this sliding drawer... Dumpster Computer 07.jpg ... In the sliding drawer among loads of memory cards there was a key Dumpster Computer 08.jpg In the next post we will take a closer look at the loot.

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2019-07-27, 11:42

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It has been a while since I posted in this thread. I still find alot of crap I have just been to buisy to share. Yesterday evening when I went out for a short walk I stopped at the "waste recycling room" to see if some neighbour had dumped something useful in the electronic waste bin... The loot …

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Re: Help me identify this Compaq PII or PIII Motherboard

Posted on 2019-05-17, 14:33

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You can use a normal ATX power supply with that motherboard. The power connector isn't wired 100% like a standard ATX connector but close enough, the important stuff is the same. There are some guides listing the diffrences and how to modify but after a quick glance I figured it only mattered if you …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2019-04-06, 17:31

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This turned out to be a bit boring! :D No need for Geforce 7900 GTX SLI or changing CPU to the X2 6400+ I still have the A64 X2 6000+ Asus M2N-SLI AM2 system I used for benchmarking for the list many years ago (with the slower v1.3 Doom 3 version) intact as I have used it for some other projects. I …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2019-04-05, 20:27

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Yesterday evening I really REALLY tried to find my good Athlon 64 4000+ CPU. I thought it was mounted on the DFI nF4 Ultra-D motherboard I used for benching back in May 2015 but I checked every s939 motherboard and every loose K8 looking AMD CPU I could find as I was also on the lookout for other …

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Re: Abit kg7 and newer AGP cards.

Posted on 2019-04-05, 16:39

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The user Skyscraper thinks an AGP Geforce 6800 GT or Ultra is the best choice if one wants to maximize the video performance using an an AMD 760 chipset motherboard or any other old non Intel chipset AGP motherboard for that matter. It's possible that the Nvidia bridged cards can be made to work but …

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Re: Coppermine FCPGA on PPGA370 LX

Posted on 2019-04-02, 21:13

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I would try another Coppermine CPU.

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2019-04-02, 20:39

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A few posts up on this page I compared a stock Newcastle A64 3500+ (0.13um 512KB 2200Mhz ) with the newer Venice A64 3500+ (0.09um 512KB 2200MHz) with the Venice winning out achieving an extra half of a FPS in the Doom 3 benchmark (probably by coincidence). Today I found my Clawhammer FX55 so now we …

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Re: Coppermine FCPGA on PPGA370 LX

Posted on 2019-04-02, 19:10

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Coppermine CPUs have no issues with running at 2.0V, be sure to use some decent thermal paste. The lowest voltage non Coppermine capable P6 VRM designs support are normally 1.8V though and many boards like yours supports the full Coppermine voltage range. You can still try 2.0V just to see if it …

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Re: Building a Y2K system, need input.

Posted on 2019-03-31, 22:47

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I'm not willing to let any of my AMD760 motherboards go, sorry. 😀 My AMD760 boards were all bought through Ebay from outside the EU (all three from Russia I think).

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Re: Building a Y2K system, need input.

Posted on 2019-03-31, 22:33

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The KG7 is THE AMD760 board to have. If I remember right my non RAID K7G is a better overclocker than the RAID one but that is probably a coincidence. If you can't find a KG7 the Asus A7M266 is not bad either. The A7M266 often have somewhat bulged "yellowjacket" caps. Unlike most other swollen caps …

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Re: Building a Y2K system, need input.

Posted on 2019-03-31, 22:05

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The only AMD 760 boards you could get your hands on in year 2000 were AMDs own Corona EVT8 board and Asus A7M266 and the Asus is a maybe. The legend is something like this. The issue was that there was a bug in the first shipping B2 AMD760 chipset revision fixable by adding some circuitry to the …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2019-03-30, 22:03

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My benching system runs a fully updated Windows XP SP3 Professional. Some OS tweaks but I wouldn't call them fancy and their impact on the performance is slim to none. No Security Center, no Themes, no driver update softwares/services running in the background or other such bloat and the virtual …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2019-03-29, 22:08

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I found a few kits when looking for parts for my benching. I do own alot of legacy hardware but saying that it isn't very well organized is an understatement. Some of of my performance kits are 2x256MB ones so useless for benching Doom 3 at 1024 Ultra (needs 750 - 800 MB or it will be a stutter fest …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2019-03-29, 18:01

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Very nice getting that Venice to 3.3Ghz, didn't think they went that high with regular cooling. The memory I'm using is Corsair CMX512-3500c2 rated for 434 MHz with 2-2-2-5 timings so naturally the next step was to up the memory clock. As I recall Corsair just stated CL2 for this RAM at 343Mhz, …

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