Re: Resurrecting an old IBM Valuepoint 486 machine. How can I get it to contribute to World Community Grid?

Posted on 2020-07-01, 02:26

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The minimum RAM requirements are 200MB according to https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/help/viewTopic.do?shortName=minimumreq Additionally, I would not be surprised if the x86 client application requires instructions that your 5x86 does not have . Other than the "can it be done?" factor, is there a …

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Re: Poor performance on a 7900GS + Pentium D

Posted on 2020-07-01, 02:17

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ENunn wrote on 2020-07-01, 02:13: Doesn't seem like it, no. 2020063021123224.png Well, if it is somehow throttling, it is not showing it . I guess we should assume that it isn't . wirerogue suggested some older Forceware drivers he is using with his 7900GTX . Probably worth a shot .

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Re: Poor performance on a 7900GS + Pentium D

Posted on 2020-07-01, 02:09

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Ambient temp is fine at 70F . Prime95 is a good choice for loading . If the temp indicated does not move at all during gaming, it puts into doubt that temperature reading's validity (unless the CPU fan just happens to accelerate enough to compensate, which is doubtful, IMHO). Maybe that sensor is …

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Re: Poor performance on a 7900GS + Pentium D

Posted on 2020-07-01, 01:59

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Ambient temp is fine at 70F . Prime95 is a good choice for loading . If the temp indicated does not move at all during gaming, it puts into doubt that temperature reading's validity (unless the CPU fan just happens to accelerate enough to compensate, which is doubtful, IMHO). Maybe that sensor is an …

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Re: Poor performance on a 7900GS + Pentium D

Posted on 2020-07-01, 01:45

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Neither software shows CPU Temps. Everest/AIDA can show CPU thermals. But looks like Speedfan is showing 51C for CPU at idle (core). If that is accurate, it seems rather toasty . I don't know how that compares to the specified Intel Tcase of 64.1C (Case Temperature is the maximum temperature …

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Re: Poor performance on a 7900GS + Pentium D

Posted on 2020-07-01, 01:42

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by darry

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chrismeyer6 wrote on 2020-07-01, 01:34: I think he means choose the fx series for older drivers and not a fx era card. I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Drivers from the FX series heyday definitely won't work with the much newer 7900GS .

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Re: Poor performance on a 7900GS + Pentium D

Posted on 2020-07-01, 01:33

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Well, I can't even find these "period correct" drivers since the earliest NVIDIA's letting me download is 275.33 from 2011 even though IIRC the card came out in 2006. Choose GeForce FX. Probably not the best option for Half-Life 2 . A 6600GT gets 50 some fps in Half-Life 2 at 1024x768 with a D820 …

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Re: Resurrecting an old IBM Valuepoint 486 machine. How can I get it to contribute to World Community Grid?

Posted on 2020-07-01, 01:28

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by darry

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The minimum RAM requirements are 200MB according to https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/help/viewTopic.do?shortName=minimumreq Additionally, I would not be surprised if the x86 client application requires instructions that your 5x86 does not have . Other than the "can it be done?" factor, is there a …

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Re: Poor performance on a 7900GS + Pentium D

Posted on 2020-07-01, 01:19

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I can't tell if its thermal throttling because CoreTemp tells me nothing. Is there any other way to know if I'm thermal throttling? I just put a fresh dab of paste on when I was swapping out the power supply. 2020063020090788.png Hard to say, as this CPU apparently lacks the necessary exposed …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-01, 01:08

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I wish eBay would let me have more than 100 saved searches on my account though. Just create multiple eBay accounts. This also allows you to compartmentalise searches, e.g. one account for old computers, one for music, one for video games, one for books, etc. Are you allowed to have several …

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Re: Poor performance on a 7900GS + Pentium D

Posted on 2020-07-01, 01:03

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According to https://www.anandtech.com/show/2082/9 Half Life 2 gets 158.3fps at 1024x768 on an Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 (2.93GHz/4MB) with a 7900GS According to https://www.anandtech.com/show/2045/14, at 1600x1200, with 2 x ATI Radeon X1900 XT CrossFire a Pentium 4 D820 gets 99.8fps versus a Core …

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Re: Advantages of Dual Pentium3 or dual Pentium motherboards for retro PC?

Posted on 2020-06-30, 23:46

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This all brings us back to the question of what the OP actually wants to do with his eventual retro machine build(s) (what era of software, what OS(es)) Depending on the answer to that question, having a multi-CPU SMP setup can a) be somewhat useful (Windows 2000, Windows XP performance) b) Harmless …

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Re: Advantages of Dual Pentium3 or dual Pentium motherboards for retro PC?

Posted on 2020-06-30, 21:37

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Like others have said, there is nothing wrong with having dual CPUs in a retro machine, as long as you don't expect anything significant from the second CPU, performance wise (and only when runnin Windows 2000 or higher). If you already have the hardware, why not use it. If you need to put money …

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Re: Crystal sound chip

Posted on 2020-06-30, 18:43

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If the chip is not detected either as an unknown device or something like it in device manager and there is no option to enable or disable it in BIOS, things are not looking good . To be sure, please download and run pcilist.exe under Windows and post a screencap from sound card info . Link http:// …

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Re: Trident TD9400VL/SOJ/SMT/V2 memory update

Posted on 2020-06-30, 18:40

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Ok, thanks! I really need to re-educate myself of the memory structures :) Just to double check, would these be suitable: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-x-HYB514171BJ-60-256k-x-16-Bit-Dynamic-RAM-SOJ40/183179964822?hash=item2aa6607196:g:Mu0AAOSwzhxa0x3~ or maybe these (I have similar in my Cirrus VLB …

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Re: Trident TD9400VL/SOJ/SMT/V2 memory update

Posted on 2020-06-30, 18:33

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Ok, thanks! I really need to re-educate myself of the memory structures :) Just to double check, would these be suitable: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-x-HYB514171BJ-60-256k-x-16-Bit-Dynamic-RAM-SOJ40/183179964822?hash=item2aa6607196:g:Mu0AAOSwzhxa0x3~ or maybe these (I have similar in my Cirrus VLB …

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Re: Advantages of Dual Pentium3 or dual Pentium motherboards for retro PC?

Posted on 2020-06-30, 18:19

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For retro gaming, a dual Pentium or Pentium 3 board is absolutely pointless, versus a single CPU board, IMHO . By the time game software that could make use of multiple cores or CPUs was out in numbers, CPU performance had move well beyond the capabilities of even the latest Pentium 3 CPUs. Having …

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Re: Trident TD9400VL/SOJ/SMT/V2 memory update

Posted on 2020-06-30, 18:05

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Thanks for your fast reply! Now I'm just wondering what memory modules to order from eBay :) If i want to add 1mb then I need two 32K x 16 modules or 64K x 8 modules (That I can't find in eBay) ? Or can I throw in bigger modules like 256K x 16 ? Or am I missunderstanding something? To add 1MB, you …

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Re: Crystal sound chip

Posted on 2020-06-30, 17:59

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The Cs4280 reference drivers from Cirrus Logic/Crystal Semiconductor are here . https://web.archive.org/web/20041230172145/ht … udio/PV2885.zip

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Re: Apple is getting off Intel CPU’s ?

Posted on 2020-06-30, 15:54

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Mac Mini and surface pro x are completely different form factors, and the A12 in that Mac Mini is probably running at an uncomparable TDP limit. EDIT: And I checked, of course the Surface Pro X is only 7W TDP while the regular Mac Mini can handle up to 28W TDP (4 times!!!). For all we know that A12 …

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