Re: My COMPAQ Proliant 2500 beast
Posted on 2014-06-01, 20:49
Unknown_K wrote: PPro Overdives support 2 CPUs in SMP. Learn something new everyday. Thanks for the info! 😀
Re: WinXP-compatible motherboard and mini ITX case for Geforce GTX 285?
Posted on 2014-06-01, 20:47
Looks good to me. RAMdisk should be very nice too - rip and mount the game CDs to that and let them install/run almost instantly... 😁
Re: My COMPAQ Proliant 2500 beast
Posted on 2014-06-01, 04:31
Should've mentioned that: I have absolutely no idea what pricing/availability is like, I just remembered the chips existed. 😊 Did not know that SMP was possible - that's neat. I wonder if one could stack six of them in one of those ALR monsters... 🤣
Re: WinXP-compatible motherboard and mini ITX case for Geforce GTX 285?
Posted on 2014-06-01, 04:28
Hmmm.... I'm still not sure about processor though. On my B460 laptop (Core i5), Crimson Skies runs too fast where there aren't many textures on the scene (example: night scenario, or foggy sky), so apparently the bottleneck is the GeForce 310M GPU, while the CPU itself is probably too fast for …
Re: 3dfx hardware: worth the money?
Posted on 2014-06-01, 04:28
Voodoo2 cards have exploded in price in the last few years. Indeed; I was kind of taken by surprise by this when I started looking at older 3dfx cards again. I bought a Creative Voodoo2 probably ten years ago now, I don't even think I paid $10 for it. Today that's unheard of. :blah: To the original …
Re: Your speaker and headphone system(s)
Posted on 2014-06-01, 04:16
The "updated" versions of all of the GoldSource games are now stereo-only (note that I always like to enclose 'update' or 'updated' in quotes when it refers to most anything Valve/Steam LOL!). Yeesh. Guess that's one way to promote a newer game. :dead: I REALLY HATE to derail this thread, but: …
Re: Is Windows 2000 good for anything?
Posted on 2014-06-01, 04:07
Having just finished a W2k build I'd mostly agree with DosFreak's sentiments - it's a very similar OS to XP, but it's lighter and has more "businessey" features in lieu of all the hand-hold wizards. I haven't honestly noticed a huge difference in "idle" memory footprint between my 2k SP4 and XP SP1 …
Re: Has anyone seen a Voodoo 5 6000 for sale in the last 3 years?
Posted on 2014-05-31, 18:24
I wonder weather the voodoo5 6000 was offered in any oem systems like gateway or dell xps systems back in the day..If so you could just try to look for those whole systems...Longshot I know but just thought it may help the search Dodge Garage 3dfx says that some Quantum3D demonstrator systems used …
Re: My COMPAQ Proliant 2500 beast
Posted on 2014-05-31, 18:03
Something else I remembered/thought of - there's a Pentium II Overdrive module for Socket 8. I doubt they support SMP, but if you're just keeping it with DOS or 9x, that might be a better consideration as an upgrade for the CPU than going with fancier Pentium Pro models.
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2014-05-31, 18:02
On this one the MB tray isn't I think "designed" to be removed - you can pull some screws/bolts and it comes out pretty simple, but it isn't a slide-out/pop-out like I've seen on some other cases. I don't think it would come out very easily with the MB attached. The HDD bays are turned, but I …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2014-05-31, 03:29
Wasn't there also a 6800GT version of that card that could enable SLI with a mate? Or am I just imagining something that would've been really cool to have in 2004? 🤣
Re: My COMPAQ Proliant 2500 beast
Posted on 2014-05-31, 03:28
Overall it's a very cool looking system - I like the "slot down" mounting for the expansion cards, and how the optical drives are mounted. Very cool case! It's tough with a machine like this with NT vs 9x because it probably won't do so hot with Windows 2000; I'd say DOS or 9x and then put NT or * …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2014-05-31, 03:00
Slaventus86 wrote: Gigabyte GV-3D1 (Dual 6600GT) […] Show full quote Gigabyte GV-3D1 (Dual 6600GT) How did I miss this beauty! Haven't seen one of those in ages; hows it work out? And do you have the special motherboard for it? (I remember these came "bundled" with a Gigabyte MB)
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2014-05-31, 02:58
This is a true "sleeper" build where the snail-like shape of the case may suggest a slow system, but surprises everyone with QuadSLI power! :lol:, LOL but honestly it is a very cool build! Is that a Lian Li case by any chance? Anyway...I have never seen one like that before...looks to be very well …
Re: WinXP-compatible motherboard and mini ITX case for Geforce GTX 285?
Posted on 2014-05-30, 23:34
Quad SLI for XP ends with 7xxx series. :( :dead: BOOOO! :blah: Well the things I like about the PNY card is that it's stock-clocked, not overclocked. I'm gonna use it for old games anyway, so I won't need any overclock which, by the way, potentially shortens the card's life. Oh, and it's new. :) …
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2014-05-30, 23:32
BSA Starfire: I really like that red/black case :happy:; do you know much about it? Relevant to thread: here's the latest build I've finished. The "dust" in the first picture is actually lint - I took the case apart and washed it, and apparently the towel I used to dry it wasn't the best choice for …
Re: post up pics of your "computing area"
Posted on 2014-05-30, 23:04
Is that a Panasonic XR-57 I see there?
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2014-05-30, 22:57
retrofanatic: very cool on the VAIO! Is that Dell one of the ones with the 7900GX2? thanks...I love the VAIO's of that era and always buy them when they pop up at a good price. As for the Dell XPS...it's supposed to have come with the 7900GX2 I believe, but instead mine had just one 7900GT...I …
Re: WinXP-compatible motherboard and mini ITX case for Geforce GTX 285?
Posted on 2014-05-30, 22:45
@obobskivich: nice explanations, buddy, especially about SLI AA. I'm also interested in using 32x SLI AA, but the problem is, Quad SLI doesn't work anymore on XP since GeForce 8xxx. The last Quad SLI that works on XP is GeForce 7950 GX2. Maybe I'll build a dedicated Quad SLI Windows XP system on my …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2014-05-30, 21:28
found at the thrift store. unfortunately the screen is a bit messed up with lots of horizontal lines. its still mostly readable but still. other then that it booted up with no issues. That's a gas plasma display, isn't it? Really cool to have If I'm reading the #s in the pic, and Wikipedia, …
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