Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-09-09, 20:50

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I really don't see why people actually want that anyway. And there lies the problem. You/staff doesn't equal everyone. I seen multiple users complain about this since the upgrade dispite it being supported in current versions of phpbb. Tbh the main reason I'm not around anymore is because this site …

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Re: Fake 486 Processor?

Posted on 2020-09-09, 19:25

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by cyclone3d

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debs3759 wrote on 2020-09-09, 18:45: If I saw a listing for one of these, I would happily buy one and test it to find out what they really are. PM me a link if you want to know for sure. I'm actually already bidding on one for science.

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Re: Fake 486 Processor?

Posted on 2020-09-09, 19:23

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by cyclone3d

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debs3759 wrote on 2020-09-09, 19:05: Let's see if animated gifs work...... Yes, looks like they do Hmmm.... why the mj-popcorn one not working then? Maybe they have to be under a certain size?

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Re: Fake 486 Processor?

Posted on 2020-09-09, 18:24

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by cyclone3d

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I'm just here, enjoying the show btw.. any way to make animated gifs work here?

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Re: Your 'formula' for system specs and operating system matching

Posted on 2020-09-09, 15:17

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by cyclone3d

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There is some merit to installing Win98 on a 1GHz+ CPU. Turn of the century games like Unreal Tournament and Deus Ex do benefit from the extra horsepower, while being able to shine using 9x drivers for Glide and A3D. I am building a 98 setup that is running a C2D X6800 at 3.3Ghz and a Geforce …

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Re: Windows Sound System card - no sound - clicks and pops - repair

Posted on 2020-09-09, 03:08

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by cyclone3d

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Clean the card a d also clean the edge connector. Oxidized connections can cause all sorts of weird issues.

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Re: dogs in video games

Posted on 2020-09-09, 03:06

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by cyclone3d

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Resident Evil series State of Survival

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Re: Will s478, s939, s775 or AM2 systems ever get as expensive as pre-socket 7 systems?

Posted on 2020-09-08, 22:23

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by cyclone3d

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You have to consider supply, not just demand. True, new systems are also pretty stable and reliable, the biggest problem was the capacitor plague that is fixable most of the time and rarely caused permanent damage. Old boards with the NiCd battery corrosion won't ever be the same and properly …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-09-08, 22:15

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by cyclone3d

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There is a keyboard shortcut in Windows 10 and there should be in other OSes as well to bring up the emoticon window. Windows key + . (Period) Windows key + ; (semicolon)

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Re: dogs in video games

Posted on 2020-09-08, 14:45

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by cyclone3d

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Paperboy Paperboy 2

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Re: Windows Sound System card - no sound - clicks and pops - repair

Posted on 2020-09-08, 05:28

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by cyclone3d

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Left side of the picture. To the left lower edge of the LS244 chip. There is a trace that looks like part of it is missing. Or is that dirt covering it up?

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Re: Gaming headset/chair recommendations

Posted on 2020-09-08, 02:32

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by cyclone3d

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Gaming Headset which is not a gaming headset. Sennheiser HD630VB. The audio fidelity will completely obliterate anything else out there. They are also super comfortable. In-line mic is very nice as well.

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Re: I don't know which is ESS-Maestro2E driver for ms-dos for my Dell Latitude CPx

Posted on 2020-09-08, 01:39

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by cyclone3d

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I saw a post on some Linux forum about modifying the mstrinf.ini file. It actually should be pretty easy to figure out what settings do what as the windows install creates / edits it according to the resource settings in Windows. Edit: autocorrect on a phone is trash...

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Re: Will s478, s939, s775 or AM2 systems ever get as expensive as pre-socket 7 systems?

Posted on 2020-09-08, 01:34

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by cyclone3d

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Warlord wrote on 2020-09-08, 00:19: define expensive, because if i go on ebay i can find socket 2 and socket 3 boards easy for not much money. Yep, this right here. Most of my 486 boards came in scrap lots as well.. so I ended up paying between almost nothing to around $5 a board.

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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2020-09-07, 19:21

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by cyclone3d

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Think I am happy with this board now. I did the vAGP/chipset pencil mod and can now get it up to 301Mhz fsb. With the CPU at the 11x multiplier that puts it right on the edge of where it loses stability with the stock CPU voltage. Up to 25.7k in 3DMark 2001 SE. Here is the page where I got the pics …

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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2020-09-07, 13:59

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by cyclone3d

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I wonder if it is just my board as i saw other posts about the 9650 and they didn't mention the multiplier issue. In any case, after swapping back to the 2.30 BIOS and the X6800, it now is working at 3.3Ghz at stock volts but the lower fsb hampers speed a bit though still faster than the e7600 and …

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Re: Gravis Ultrasound GUS PNP/PNP PRO ram extender "for sale" questions...

Posted on 2020-09-07, 13:54

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by cyclone3d

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I'm interested. Hope the mods approve.

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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2020-09-07, 07:23

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by cyclone3d

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Sooo... The 3 BETA BIOSes I have access to for the 4CoreDual-VSTA have broken CPU multiplier adjustment 2.33e 2.36a 2.39a I had to go back to version 2.30 before CPU multiplier adjustment started working again.

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Re: Photographing processor silicon - starting with a Pentium Pro

Posted on 2020-09-07, 01:41

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by cyclone3d

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This is really cool. I might have to try doing that sometime.

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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2020-09-06, 23:02

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by cyclone3d

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Why? Is it that much better than the X6800? It's a cheap and easy to acquire 3Ghz CPU for 1066 Mhz FSB. Although E5800 with overclocking up to 4 Ghz probably should be on par or slightly better, if very limited overclocking FSB potential is considered. X6800 has unlocked multiplier, so ultimately …

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