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

Posted on 2018-09-11, 21:09

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by cyclone3d

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Going to have to pick up a new "bottle" of Loctite superglue to fix the board itself. Then on to fixing the traces and resoldering the power plug connections. Would this be a "wicks into cracks by capillary action method" suitable for reinforcing a crack that propagated outward from a hole for a …

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Re: SB16's MPU-401, and intelligent mode

Posted on 2018-09-11, 15:31

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by cyclone3d

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You can always try with am MT-32 or similar external device that requires intelligent mode to function properly in software that requires intelligent mode for the MT-32 or similar to work properly.

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

Posted on 2018-09-11, 15:02

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by cyclone3d

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My stack of floppy drives testing/cleaning/repairing continued yesterday until I went to test a 5.25" drive and discovered the circuit boiard is cracked near the power plug and a few traces are broken. Going to have to pick up a new "bottle" of Loctite superglue to fix the board itself. Then on to …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133GP a unicorn?

Posted on 2018-09-11, 14:33

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by cyclone3d

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How much do the Cyrix 5x86-120 CPUs normally go for nowadays? I would kinda like to get one, but don't want to overpay when/if I do find one.

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Re: Sound Card Selection?

Posted on 2018-09-11, 03:50

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by cyclone3d

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The X-Fi is newer. It is going to have cleaner output and people like the surround for headphones a lot better. The drivers are going to be better overall as well. I've never personally compared the two. I don't have one of the Diamond branded vortex 2 cards, but the Turtle Beach and the Diamond …

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Re: Sound Card Selection?

Posted on 2018-09-11, 02:56

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by cyclone3d

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Audigy 2 ZS or X-Fi (not audio express as it does not use the real X-Fi chip). Some would say an Aureal for 3d sound though. The Audigy 2 ZS or X-Fi card will have a higher SNR (better, cleaner sound) though so if you are using hi quality headphones or a good stereo setup you should be able to tell …

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Re: Good PSU for Pentium 3 System

Posted on 2018-09-10, 21:13

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by cyclone3d

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If you are in the US, get a Seasonic 350w for $15.99 shipped. I pretty much use Seasonic exclusively in all my builds including retro builds. IF you need the -5v for some reason, you can always buy an adapter that adds the -5v. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Seasonic-SS-350ET-Active-PFC-F3-350W-Power- …

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Re: Best way to test PCI video cards and get specs

Posted on 2018-09-10, 18:50

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by cyclone3d

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Ozzuneoj wrote: I found an old version of Everest that works perfectly for this. It detects some pretty obscure stuff with high accuracy, even without drivers installed. Sweet! What is the exact version?

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Re: How to run XP32 and XP64 on the same PC?

Posted on 2018-09-10, 18:49

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by cyclone3d

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Wasn't the Pentium 4 EM64T implementation slow? Pretty sure that is what I remember from back then. And to top it off, Prescott is slower than Northwood clock for clock. That being said, I wonder if any of the ones I have support EM64T. Think I have 2 3.2Ghz 478 CPUs and maybe 1 3.4.

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Re: Best WinXP Video Card

Posted on 2018-09-10, 14:36

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by cyclone3d

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For PhysX, you will be limited to software only with a Radeon card. That is, unless you do a Hybrid setup with a Radeon card and an nVidia card. http://physxinfo.com/wiki/Hybrid_PhysX

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Re: 2006 Q4 - Core 2 Extreme QX6700, Geforce 8800 GTX, Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty

Posted on 2018-09-10, 14:30

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by cyclone3d

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pretty nice ive wanted a core 2 extreme for a while now but theyre expensive as shit The "lower end" Core 2 Extreme CPUs are really not bad price-wise. If you just watch on eBay, you should be able to snag one for pretty cheap. So far I have: QX6700 QX6800 QX6850 QX6950 (knocked off components that …

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Re: Best way to test PCI video cards and get specs

Posted on 2018-09-10, 06:29

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by cyclone3d

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Slap them in a newer computer and use GPU-Z. I don't think there is a DOS program that will tell you specs like that. You can always look up the brand/model number of the video card. If you are unsure about the amount of RAM, you can always look up the specs of the RAM chips.

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Re: Looking for a special socket 370 motherboard

Posted on 2018-09-10, 06:15

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by cyclone3d

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Why do you "need" onboard LAN? What happens if the onboard LAN is flakey, buggy, or bad? Then you have to use an add-on NIC anyway. And if you are planning on using it for DOS games, you really don't want onboard sound either except for a few select ones and that is going to make your search even …

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Re: Pinout for the New Media WAVjammer

Posted on 2018-09-10, 06:09

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by cyclone3d

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I'll try to lift up the cable, take more pics and make a diagram of what wires go where on the plug tomorrow. I'll have to see if I can get the cover off of the board as well so we can see the traces on the underside.

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Re: Pinout for the New Media WAVjammer

Posted on 2018-09-10, 02:42

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by cyclone3d

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Well that's unfortunate. Are you sure that it's glued shut and it's not able to be opened with a spudge tool? Yep, glued shut. Anyway, I managed to open mine without damaging the insides. Will have to repair the casing or make a custom case for it though. Can probably just repair it well enough to …

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Re: eBay buyer protection??

Posted on 2018-09-10, 02:07

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by cyclone3d

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Well when the description clearly states untested. Only to return it on a technicality.... Yes, that's a dick move. Like I said previously, if the description said "tested and working" and it arrived dead. Boom, return. Using a technicality of the used flag is Crux of the issue here. Anyone reading …

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Re: eBay buyer protection??

Posted on 2018-09-10, 01:40

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by cyclone3d

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Yeah, let's be a dick to a guy for making a small mistake in a sale. I hope I never sell anything to you. Unless the person that made the listing doesn't even have a 1st grade education, they should definitely have been able to read what listing as "USED" specifically says when they made the …

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Re: Looking for a special socket 370 motherboard

Posted on 2018-09-10, 01:33

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by cyclone3d

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I think you are going to be pretty hard pressed to find a board for a good price with all those features unless you drop the onboard LAN requirement. Here is one, but it is $75 + shipping. Didn't see any others on eBay at the moment. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mainboard-PCChips-Socket-370-Intel- …

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Re: eBay buyer protection??

Posted on 2018-09-09, 23:51

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by cyclone3d

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The seller should have listed it for "parts or repair". According to eBay's policies, listing it as used means that it works. I would call eBay and talk to a live person instead of the dumb email people.

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Re: How to run XP32 and XP64 on the same PC?

Posted on 2018-09-09, 23:46

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by cyclone3d

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You could always use separate drives, and then use the boot selection, if your motherboard has that, at boot time. If not, you can always go into the BIOS to chose the boot drive. Make sure you only have one of the drives installed at a time when installing though to make sure that one installer …

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