Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-06-07, 13:37

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by Evert

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@Private_Ops: I recall seeing a thread about ATX backplates for AT motherboards on VOGONS, can't seem to find it, but I do remember there was an eBay link or something. I bought myself an AMD K6-3+ 400MHz ATZ from a Chinese seller on eBay who has a lot of them. Link.

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Re: Hypothetical Pentium III Build

Posted on 2015-06-06, 08:19

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by Evert

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Cool! I'll try that. I let the guy know that I'm interested, but he hasn't gotten back to me yet, so I'll have to wait. He says he has a Socket 754 board and a high-end video card with bad capacitors that he'll give to me for free. So I'm quite interested to hear what he's got.

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Re: Hypothetical Pentium III Build

Posted on 2015-06-04, 14:50

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by Evert

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@obobskivich: I've got a spare Sapphire Radeon 7000 PCI lying around, although a FX 5200 would probably be a smarter choice. I also noticed the generous spacing, which means my spare stock Athlon XP 2500+ cooler (which I modified with a 60mm Noctua Fan) will fit perfectly. I can even run it on 5V or …

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Re: Hypothetical Pentium III Build

Posted on 2015-06-04, 12:20

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by Evert

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Okay, so a small update: a guy on a South African forum messaged me telling me that he has a Socket 370 motherboard and CPU I might be interested in. He has a Gigabyte GA-6IWFE and an Intel Celeron 1100A. The motherboard is mATX with 3 PCI slots and an Intel i810 chipset. He wants roughly $20 for it …

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Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2015-05-26, 20:09

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by Evert

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I played around with my *new* Dell P190S today and I can confirm that it displays Mode 13h (320x200x8) games at 720x400 and upscales it to 1280x1024. Now it surprisingly doesn't look and play too badly, but I can't help but wonder if you can improve the experience somehow using a VGA to DVI scaler …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-05-25, 11:48

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by Evert

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I bought a *new* Dell P190S: It's never been used, but the box has been opened and it doesn't come with any cables. So, to complement it, I bought a Dual-Link DVI-D/M to DVI-D/M cable from Lindy.

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Re: looking for a video card

Posted on 2015-04-30, 12:42

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by Evert

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Well, another added bonus is that Quadro cards should theoretically have more reliable drivers too. nVIDIA and ATI/AMD are very conservative when it comes to enterprise display cards. You actually pay a premium for the drivers.

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Re: 5V/3.3V Rail Current

Posted on 2015-04-29, 19:08

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by Evert

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I've found another good power supply for a 5V heavy setup The Aerocool VP-1200: http://img.positronica.ru/items/909962_v03_b.jpg As you can see, it can supply 170W on both the 3.3V and 5V lines. They are more expensive than buying one of the 250W/300W StarTech models, but if you want a modern quiet …

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Re: SATA CD-ROM use in Win98SE with audio cable

Posted on 2015-04-27, 15:26

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by Evert

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Well, there are advantages to using SATA drives over IDE ones, one of them being the newer SATA drive isn't likely to suffer from mechanical problems.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-04-27, 15:15

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by Evert

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Really? I did not know that. Well, it's still cheaper than trying to get a Trio64+, one will set me back $40.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-04-27, 15:06

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by Evert

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D'oh! This is what happens when you don't use your own pictures. Thanks!

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Re: Evert's Super Socket 7 Build

Posted on 2015-04-27, 14:26

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by Evert

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Well, I can obtain one from a guy in Italy for $40 with shipping, so it's quite tempting to go for it. I've also decided to opt for a CRT monitor.

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Re: SATA CD-ROM use in Win98SE with audio cable

Posted on 2015-04-27, 14:19

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by Evert

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So, feipoa, have you made any progress?

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Re: [build log] My attempt at building the "ultimate" 440BX machine.

Posted on 2015-04-27, 14:17

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by Evert

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Off Topic: I'm more of a Saints Row 4 type of guy. I did enjoy GTA Vice City though. Hope you keep us posted, I'm particularly interested in the long term performance of your cooling mods.

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Re: Evert's Super Socket 7 Build

Posted on 2015-04-27, 14:16

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by Evert

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Thanks Phil! One last question, is it really worth all the trouble getting a Voodoo 1? Or should I look into using a much more powerful platform?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-04-27, 13:59

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by Evert

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Another Audigy 2 ZS ($10): http://pclab.pl/zdjecia/artykuly/vega/reviews/dzwiek/soundcard_roundup/karty_audigy2zs_01.jpg S3 Trio 3D/2X 8Mb AGP ($7): http://a3.img.bidorbuy.co.za/image/upload/user_images/565/581565/581565_141231183253_DSCF4910.JPG S3 Trio 3D/2X 4Mb AGP ($7): http://a3.img.bidorbuy.co …

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Re: Evert's Super Socket 7 Build

Posted on 2015-04-27, 13:25

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by Evert

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Alright, in an attempt to build something *more* compatible and period correct, I'm in the process of acquiring the following: SKY3D Voodoo 1 - 4MB PCI S3 Virge 3D/2X 8Mb AGP S3 Virge 3D/2X 4Mb PCI I've also acquired a Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold and a Yamaha YMF-718-s (Audician 32), which I plan to …

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Re: [build log] My attempt at building the "ultimate" 440BX machine.

Posted on 2015-04-27, 13:11

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by Evert

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So, do you have any updates on the build?

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Re: Phil's YouTube and Website updates (philscomputerlab)

Posted on 2015-04-27, 10:00

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by Evert

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I also wonder where I'll draw the line and stop. I've only recently begun doing this and I initially only intended to build myself a Socket 7 machine, then I got a Socket 462 machine and it's now at the point where I'll end up with about 5-6 machines. I really want to force myself to have as little …

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Re: Phil's YouTube and Website updates (philscomputerlab)

Posted on 2015-04-27, 08:09

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by Evert

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Welcome back Phil! I was starting to get withdrawal from not seeing any new videos.

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