Nice rig 😀 None of my BX boards support 40gb drives (in 40gb mode), so that's pretty lucky yours does. Does 3dmark99 bench CPU integer performance? Might explain why the K6-2 scored higher?

^^^ Does your boards BIOS give you the option of the alarm going off with a Fan failure? It might help just in case it happens again.

There is still a lot of industrial machinery in use that is either irreplaceable or would cost 10's of thousands of dollars to replace. $200 for a replacement motherboard is reasonable in those circumstances. It is also reasonable in the circumstance of how much it is to replace a motor vehicle or …

I have to admit, it annoys me too. If having excess stuff lying around is the issue, then I personally donate it. Retro people ARE out there, even in my country. Never understood why some people always have to try and make a buck out of something..... :angry: On a side note, the idiots that try to …

TELVM, do you think adding a thin wire grille would interfere too much with airflow? Just i'm forever putting my hand near the back of the case whilst its running. I know it wont injure me, but I get real jumpy when Im clipped by a fan 🤣

Being that the JetWay board has an ATX connector on too and is a late AT board, I would imagine it has the holes aligned for ATX too maybe. In an ATX case, there is about 2-3 holes extra needed to suit an AT board. If they don't have them, I suppose you could use the little plastic risers ala AT …

Would it be easy to mount an AT board in an ATX case? It's a piece of cake if the ATX case has the mounting holes already done. If it doesn't, you can create your own. But its a nightmare aligning & measuring to ensure theyre in the right spot. I have an AT Super7 board mounted in an ATX case as we …

Just use a Dremel/rotary tool with a cutting wheel 😀 Case modders best friend.

BIOS flashing never scared me. Even from Floppies. But then Ive never had a single failure. The only trouble I have is with older AMI BIOS flashes. They just refuse to start, despite having the correct flasher version & binary.

Hmn.....The BIOS chip kind of seems new to me....is it a PCChips board?I remember those had BIOS chips like the one in your picture. It's actually a Gigabyte GA-TX3. With a faulty DIN connector. So im using USB for everything. I was forced to use Win98SE for it, because of Win95's lack of full USB …

Yeah, my 98 build is a Gateway case and PSU. P3-450, Voodoo3 3500, 384MB RAM, blah blah.... Less than (a lot less) 100-Watt system draw playing games. I think people use 2000-Watt PSU's when they need 500. I don't know why... sounds cool to say more Watts? Don't fall into that trap. Definitely get …

I think its the same story as Duke Nukem Forever. People hype the living hell out of it & then are let down by what they call a "mediocre" experience. Well, what did they honestly expect? After all, absence makes the heart grow fonder. I personally thought the texturing was a bit lazy in the game, …

Good afternoon all, A recent issue with my X800XT PE AGP card has spawned me to share my experience with it. As it was immensely frustrating, but solved in the end. The card had previously worked & then started to fail by crashing the moment the actual drivers were loaded. The DVI connection …

Why PCI for the v3?

If it's a good brand PSU, like a delta or fsp. 200w should be more than adequate unless you want to chuck in a voodoo5 or something 🤣 I have the same complaint with my SE440BX-2, its a very rudimentary board. Stable though, unlike some others Ive had.

The only update I do for 98SE is the MS Security Essentials 2004 pack. Oh, and I add the usb flash drive set. I actually have 2 of those Compaq voodoo3's. Runs at 183MHz like the 3500s, just no TV tuner. Ridiculously fast card, I just wish they made 32mb versions, otherwise I wouldn't have a single …

So let me guess -- you're an ATI/AMD fan? :lol: We need some pics of the fleet...feed us some delicious eye candy! More of an AMD fan than the graphics division :cool: I do love all of ATIs products though, especially the Rage series. But 3dfx is my all time favourite for video hardware. I also …

Good evening, Just another new member making his first post. =) First a bit of background; I am a Gen-Y so please forgive me if I cannot appreciate any hardware older than 386 (it's beyond the scope of my interest). Machine building has always been a passion of mine, and these days I am able to take …