Retro components temperatures experiences

Posted on 2015-01-23, 20:59

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Hi, I'd like to ask your experiences about which components (ICs, heatsinks, cards, passive/active components) you found over the years running at high temperatures at STOCK frequencies/voltages considering the sizes of building processes available at the time they were built. In my past and actual …

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Re: Video cards and 2d acceleration

Posted on 2015-01-23, 20:39

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Yeah I am sure R300 based cards at that (great) time were surely clocked high but I still remember how much they ruled the moment in every games and aspects. Also NV30 first version was clocked quiet higher then ever.. :blush: Regarding the Mystique I agree that actually I didn't get to run any …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-01-23, 13:14

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I installed Windows 95 on a 386SX-25Mhz some time ago with 24MB ram maybe. Patience was really the key! 😁

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Re: Video cards and 2d acceleration

Posted on 2015-01-23, 13:11

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I had the same feelings with the R300 based cards. It's difficult to see differences with such advanced cards even less when they connected trough the dvi. But surely I can see big differences in the late 90 years when from an S3 Virge to a Mystique or to a Riva128 the differences where huge in …

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Re: Athlon 1000 vs XP 2000+

Posted on 2015-01-23, 13:06

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Meanwhile I am using another system based on the 3.2v 233Mhz K6 with 256Mb. If sites are like this not necessary a bad browsing experience but obviously even Opera 9.x is quiet heavy for this.

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Re: Video cards and 2d acceleration

Posted on 2015-01-21, 20:22

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Intersting facts I didn't know, thank! Considering how much effects are "expected" by people in latest os (also smartphones os) I always think that the older things were better. Later amount of useless effects that require an octa core with a desktop kind of gpu in a phone make me want to go back to …

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Re: Athlon 1000 vs XP 2000+

Posted on 2015-01-21, 20:10

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Interesting!

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Re: Video cards and 2d acceleration

Posted on 2015-01-21, 19:19

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I remember reading somewhere about the GDI lack on newer os but obviously seeing how much smooth Windows has become in latest version it's impossible to think it's not using some acceleration. ;) The problem is that probably the actual idea of "smoothness" is overused and useless and force cpu/gpu a …

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Video cards and 2d acceleration

Posted on 2015-01-21, 18:15

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Hi all, what do you think was the best video cards in the PCI/AGP years that actually speed up the most Windows 9x/Me/.. on the usual 2D 'windows' usage? I am not only talking about ramdac speed and vga analog converters quality but also the acceleration itself that the os would benefit. I really …

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Re: Old Win ME pc and Opera browser version

Posted on 2015-01-21, 17:22

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Great! 11.00 can't install and gives old os message immediately!

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Re: Athlon 1000 vs XP 2000+

Posted on 2015-01-21, 17:17

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Eheh I would certainly go for rarity but I don't have many rare components. I decided to test both and now I'm trying the Athlon 1000 on the same SIS745 mb. Well 666Mhz + SSE are certainly visible on the XP+ side. I like so much to see at boot Athlon 1000Mhz, lol I remember when these cpu went out …

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Re: Retro main pc: Athlon 1000 vs XP 2000+

Posted on 2015-01-21, 15:02

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For surfing the net? As fast as possible. It isn't like in the olden days anymore, where CPU speed didn't matter at all for internet access. Today's web pages probably are the most inefficient software ever written. If a fast Core 2 Duo struggles with this, how on earth do you plan on getting away …

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Re: Quake on a P75

Posted on 2015-01-21, 14:50

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I saw Quake screens when I already had the K62-350. From my 386SX-20, everything in beetwen was basically unknown to me in those years. I remember playing Doom into a 486DX2-66 SVGA mode and it really was something.. But... considering my previous graphic memories were on 8 bit consoles nothing will …

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Athlon 1000 vs XP 2000+

Posted on 2015-01-21, 14:41

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Hi all, after some testing I thought I'd use a great K6-2 300 / 66Mhz :cool: for my main W98 internet pc, but I've to admit that even with anything disabled and the maximun 256Mbyte of SDR ram it's going to be a bit slow with nowdays absurd pages weight. Probably I would say that the k6-3 400Mhz is …

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Re: Old Win ME pc and Opera browser version

Posted on 2015-01-21, 14:22

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The file I've installed is: INSTMSIA.EXE v 2.0.2600.2 and the package contains: MSI DLL 1.930.240 26/01/02 MSIEXEC EXE 83.456 26/01/02 MSIHND DLL 297.472 26/01/02 MSISIP DLL 40.448 26/01/02 MSIMSG DLL 847.872 26/01/02 MSIMAIN SDB 134.164 17/08/01 MSIINST EXE 36.864 26/01/02 RICHED20 DLL 431.133 26/ …

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Re: Quake on a P75

Posted on 2015-01-21, 14:11

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I ran Quake sw into a Overdrive 66Mhz Decpc system. Not necessary running bad with small window.. 🤣

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Old Win ME pc and Opera browser version

Posted on 2015-01-21, 14:06

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Hi all, I've read everywhere that Opera 9.xx is the latest browser that is going to work under Windows 98 and ME, but after installed the INSTMSIA package (Windows Installer) found in an unofficial ME service pack I'm now able to install and use also Opera 10.10. Is it ok or I've installed Kernelex …

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Re: Asus P5A don't boot

Posted on 2015-01-07, 20:56

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Here I am. I have tried connecting the fans on the right spot cause I read somwhere that it could have been the problem but no way. I have to try to connect the speaker cause I was trying only the mainboard without any possible external causes. I have tried resetting the bios both without battery …

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Asus P5A don't boot [Update test card!]

Posted on 2015-01-07, 12:51

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Hi' i have this mobo and i have tried everithing even reflash with another mainboard the 2 mbit winbond flash bios but with any cpu and ram i cant get it boot. Fans runs when powered and cpu seems to warm up but even with a isa vga it show no output on screen, no bootblock, nothing. I have tried …

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Re: K6-3+/450 overclock tourney: ACZ vs APZ

Posted on 2015-01-05, 17:55

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chipset was the via mpv3 of the 5agm2 motherboard. Incredibly problematic mobo let me say but the k63 help a lot on the speed side. It should be nice a k63+ at higher freqs.. 😀

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