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

Posted on 2021-02-25, 10:39

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Upgraded my Asus 1011px with an SSD recently. With an Atom N570 and 2GB RAM it can actually play 720p Youtube videos without skips, though maximizing-minimizing them is still a struggle. I could have sworn that a couple years back I could barely run 480p ones. Maybe someone at Google actually …

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

Posted on 2021-02-25, 09:52

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Upgraded my Asus 1011px with an SSD recently. With an Atom N570 and 2GB RAM it can actually play 720p Youtube videos without skips, though maximizing-minimizing them is still a struggle. I could have sworn that a couple years back I could barely run 480p ones. Maybe someone at Google actually …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-02-24, 18:37

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Old_Jelly wrote on 2021-02-24, 18:15: I'm going through Half Life 2 right now ( like I needed a reason 🤣 ) but I find it so much more fun with a gpu from that generation. Hopefully with a period-correct 2004 version too!

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

Posted on 2021-02-23, 20:15

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liqmat wrote on 2021-02-23, 18:35: Tramiel cheaped out on the initial ST models imo. Would be hard to find anything he didn't cheap out on.

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Re: Origin or Steam

Posted on 2021-02-17, 15:27

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also normally steam offers the best payment methods and regional pricing That depends highly on the publisher. Bethesda insists that I pay EU prices for Russian versions of games, which often lack features and have much smaller communities, resulting in smaller workshop sections. Luckily Steam is …

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Re: Origin or Steam

Posted on 2021-02-17, 15:00

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Steam has a much larger community and better community features so I'd recommend that.

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Re: Bought a PowerMac G4 450 AGP - Now what?

Posted on 2021-02-03, 22:43

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Run some Unreal and Q3 benchmarks and compare them to a Pentium 3! Apple kept touting how PowerPC is superior, but actual direct benchmark comparisons are a rarity. I've actually done a few PIII vs G4 benchmark sessions. A single PIII-S overclocked to 1628MHz is faster than a dual G4 overclocked to …

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Re: My Pentium III build

Posted on 2021-02-02, 20:18

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khyypio wrote on 2020-09-03, 13:03: Sketching custom wallpapers and splash screens... 1_startup.jpg 2_wallpaper.jpg 3_shutdown.jpg […] Show full quote Sketching custom wallpapers and splash screens... 1_startup.jpg 2_wallpaper.jpg 3_shutdown.jpg That wallpaper is glorious!

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Re: Bought a PowerMac G4 450 AGP - Now what?

Posted on 2021-02-02, 19:37

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Run some Unreal and Q3 benchmarks and compare them to a Pentium 3! Apple kept touting how PowerPC is superior, but actual direct benchmark comparisons are a rarity.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-31, 17:33

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wiretap wrote on 2021-01-31, 16:27: Grabbed another Voodoo 5 5500 this morning. Seller claims it works, but we'll see. I have some new heatsink fans I'll put on it. […] Show full quote Grabbed another Voodoo 5 5500 this morning. Seller claims it works, but we'll see. I have some new heatsink fans …

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Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D

Posted on 2021-01-25, 16:44

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chrismeyer6 wrote on 2021-01-25, 15:58: matze79 wrote on 2021-01-25, 01:56: The SB 24bit Value is the worst SB ever. It’s software mixing only. Better grab a Audigy 2 ZS or something That's kinda the point it is a troll build. Indeed. Nothing really bad about it, but certainly not something I would …

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

Posted on 2021-01-25, 11:51

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Decided to bring a P133 PC back to life. Was not posting when I got it over a month ago and suspected that a dead Dallas chip was to blame. Looked up some battery mod guides, took a spare dead RTC, drilled away and soldered a battery holder. P_20210125_120845.jpg Might block some ISA cards, but its …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2021-01-24, 08:58

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Aopen motherboard without a floppy connector placed in the worst position possible, aka left of the northbridge? I'm surprised 😁

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

Posted on 2021-01-22, 10:30

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Also I got a problem, because on Windows XP the processor is being detected properly with two cores, but on Windows 2000 PRO SP4 it detects only single core. Dunno... :( That's weird. I got a dual core Am3 system running Win2000 and its detecting both cores, so it's not like W2K cant use more than …

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Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D

Posted on 2021-01-21, 18:35

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How can the first build only achieve 10fps in Unreal Tournament? I played it with a Athlon XP 2400+ and GeForce 4 Ti 4200 and it was much better than that. I find it hard to believe the Celeron 2GHz is *that* bad. The benchmark I ran here is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S4qCr77jJ8 …

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Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D

Posted on 2021-01-21, 09:47

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LOL. I like your ideas. What's your next troll build idea ? Maybe a Pentium D 800 series or FX 4000 series build ? Or, maybe a Sempron 140/145 would be fun too. Probably will go backwards to mid 90s. Plenty of slow chipsets and 3D deccelerators to choose from, however hardware prices here are much …

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Re: Athlon XP based GPU testing rig

Posted on 2021-01-20, 19:30

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Motherboard with KT880 chipset? Nice. Not something you can come across often. The fastest Socket A chipset if reviews from the time are to be believed.

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Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D

Posted on 2021-01-20, 15:16

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LewisRaz wrote on 2021-01-20, 15:08: This was funny (And I looked at your other troll builds too!) but why on earth do this to yourself?! 😁 Why not? If the parts are compatible, then they were meant to be combined! 😁

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Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D

Posted on 2021-01-20, 13:46

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Enter the GTX 295! P_20201010_161042.jpg Dual-core system deserves a dual GPU! Aaaand...it's a black screen. Despite the rubbery plastic melting away, this is a confirmed working card and I already tested it on a newer motherboard with this same PSU. I guess THE POWER of dual GPU will have to wait …

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Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D

Posted on 2021-01-20, 13:42

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Bioshock sees a huge, nearly double FPS boost! Clearly thanks to twice the amount of cores! https://i.imgur.com/cvXFWen.png Call of Duty 4? Huge boost! Some might call it playable! https://i.imgur.com/aVZf3qD.png Crysis? Unoptimized for multiple cores, no doubt. https://i.imgur.com/WI5rinT.png Doom …

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