Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-21, 10:50

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Got myself an AT box! Pentium 133 with an integrated cooler, 16MB of RAM, SIS 6202 PCI 1MB video card, motherboard with i430fx chipset. Looks like one side was placed next to a radiator or something, judging by the yellowing :lol: Fans and HDD start up, but still no post. I suspect the dead Dallas …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-21, 08:28

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Upgraded my main PC from an FX6100 to a Ryzen 3600. Gigabyte B550 Gaming X, 16GB DDR4 3200, 1GB m.2 SSD and a Ryzen5 3600. P_20201113_123049.jpgP_20201117_131923_HDR.jpg This was probably the fastest OS install Ive ever experienced. Even with my old GTX960 holding things back, theres a noticable …

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Re: Capacitor Replacement Question

Posted on 2020-12-16, 19:04

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Not sure if this is too relevant to the discussion, but what kind of capacitors are these? Up until now my recapping was limited to motherboards, but now I've decided to do some preventative maintenance on my AT power supplies and am not sure what to replace these with. P_20201216_105712.jpgP_ …

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Re: Capacitor Replacement Question

Posted on 2020-12-16, 12:00

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Not sure if this is too relevant to the discussion, but what kind of capacitors are these? Up until now my recapping was limited to motherboards, but now I've decided to do some preventative maintenance on my AT power supplies and am not sure what to replace these with. P_20201216_105712.jpg P_ …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-11-28, 20:57

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-11-28, 20:47: Munx wrote on 2020-11-28, 10:54: Played through Wasteland 3 for the first time. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed an RPG this much. Was Wasteland 2 enjoyable for you? Haven't actually played it, despite owning it...its my next game on the "to play" list …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-11-28, 20:19

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Played through Wasteland 3 for the first time. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed an RPG this much. Good to know! What about it was most enjoyable? Building a squad of min-max characters that actually have specific roles, moral choices that matter and aren't black/white. Really filled the …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-11-28, 10:54

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Played through Wasteland 3 for the first time. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed an RPG this much.

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-11-17, 12:59

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Upgraded my main PC from an FX6100 to a Ryzen 3600. Gigabyte B550 Gaming X, 16GB DDR4 3200, 1GB m.2 SSD and a Ryzen5 3600. P_20201113_123049.jpg P_20201117_131923_HDR.jpg This was probably the fastest OS install Ive ever experienced. Even with my old GTX960 holding things back, theres a noticable …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-11-02, 18:38

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This weekends thrift - A S370 i815 motherboard loaded with bloated caps, a Slot1 440LX AT motherboard with 1 missing ram slot tag, and a 3DFX Velocity 100, all for 10Euro.P_20201102_174952.jpg Nice. Does the 815 board have a PC-PCI / SB-Link header? Sadly No. Plenty of audio and other connectors, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-11-02, 16:44

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This weekends thrift - A S370 i815 motherboard loaded with bloated caps, a Slot1 440LX AT motherboard with 1 missing ram slot tag, and a 3DFX Velocity 100, all for 10Euro. Filename P_20201102_174952.jpg File size 314.69 KiB Views 1921 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-25, 18:10

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I thought I got myself an 8bit ISA serial card for 1Euro. But then I realized that its a female connector. Too few pins for VGA. Did I buy a CGA/Monochrome video card? Can I use it on a VGA monitor with a passive adapter? Filename P_20201025_160751.jpg File size 235.22 KiB Views 2055 views Filename …

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Re: Great PC! But can it run Crysis?

Posted on 2020-10-22, 13:30

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A benchmark for an upcoming build log 😀 Filename Crysis high 720p.png File size 864.06 KiB Views 1686 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-10, 14:57

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Todays 10Euro haul: Filename P_20201010_161437.jpg File size 448.51 KiB Views 1632 views 32MB (Im guessing) Edo memory; Matrox Millenium2, 2MB; Cirrus Logic GD5480, 4MB 100MHz sgram; Voodoo 4MB with heatsinks... ...Aaand a Radeon HD5570, because Im building a PC for my grandma to browse the web and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-09, 17:22

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So when I sum all the costs, I got all this for around 70-75 USD, and if I can make a single working PC from all this it could be a nice non-3d gaming rig :) Welcome! That's a great haul you got there! Just one little thing - FSP power supplies from that era tend to have really bad caps, so don't …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-08, 17:54

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So when I sum all the costs, I got all this for around 70-75 USD, and if I can make a single working PC from all this it could be a nice non-3d gaming rig :) Welcome! That's a great haul you got there! Just one little thing - FSP power supplies from that era tend to have really bad caps, so don't …

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Re: Is a Voodoo 2 worth the cost

Posted on 2020-09-09, 16:38

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chinny22 wrote on 2020-09-09, 16:32: cde wrote on 2020-09-09, 16:27: Does the amount of RAM have a effect on game compatibility (8 MB, 12 MB)? Only for supported resolutions as far as I'm aware Voodoo2 has the same 4MB buffer memory on both 8 and 12 MB models, so it only effects games that need …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-10, 10:38

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Got this very nice 386 board this weekend for €5 Filename P_20200810_132929.jpg File size 155.07 KiB Views 2350 views Came with a 33MHz DX Filename P_20200810_132938.jpg File size 436.3 KiB Views 2350 views As I turned on the power to test it, FIREWORKS! Filename P_20200810_132951.jpg File size 388 …

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Re: Improving Quake performance on POD83.

Posted on 2020-07-29, 11:46

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Since it's running in software, there is no framebuffer to add latency. Add CRT running from an analog VGA signal, PS2 keyboard and mice...and 20fps back in the day feels smoother than 30fps today.

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Re: Coil whine - fact or myth?

Posted on 2020-07-24, 19:06

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My graphics card (GTX960) has audible coil whine when its rendering high FPS, mostly in menus where framerate is uncapped, 500+fps. It's not bothersome once system fans spin up and drown it out.

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Re: Apple is getting off Intel CPU’s ?

Posted on 2020-06-23, 11:57

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It makes perfect sense for Apple to move to ARM. Their desktop presence is practically gone and mobile is where their biggest products are. Having a single OS for mobile and notebook devices is quite good for them and I doubt their customer base really needs high-end x86 performance.

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