Re: Calling on 3dfx experts....

Posted on 2017-11-12, 02:09

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by kanecvr

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The only thing I know of that can just fail after sitting around doing nothing are caps. Even if they're not visibly defective it still seems like the most likely culprit. The V5 has very few electrolytic capacitors, and quality ones at that. The mainboard is not as fault, as I said I tried the …

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Re: Intel 440LX vs VIA Apollo Pro

Posted on 2017-11-11, 16:29

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by kanecvr

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Nope. All Apollo Pro 133 chipsets have 133MHz FSB support. OP's board is a regular VT82C691, so it's the non-133 version. The regular Apollo pro 133 is VT82C693A, and the 133A version is VT82C694X - the difference between the two is AGP 4X support, witch the 133A has and the 133 non A does not . …

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Re: Dudes it is time to make a MOTHERBOARD, i know it wil cost dearly, but i will buy it!

Posted on 2017-11-11, 16:12

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by kanecvr

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a board with vortex86-dx SoC.. (its a 1ghz 486dx), all perhiperals integrated. driop into isa backplane! that would be cool. Not everyone has access to ISA backplane boards... I for one never came across one. I do like the 1GHz 486 tough. It would be cool if we could set the speed via bios or dip …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-11, 13:25

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by kanecvr

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I don't like to boast, but today I will, because I am overjoyed and have to share it with someone. I managed to grab something I wanted for a long time: CGA/EGA/Hercules monitor: mon_CGA.jpg What's truly unique, though, is the switch that allows changing between colour and monochrome (green / amber …

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Re: Intel 440LX vs VIA Apollo Pro

Posted on 2017-11-11, 13:17

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by kanecvr

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Considering the KT133 is officially only specified for 100Mhz FSB, any 133Mhz "support" is overclocking the chipset. In my experience Kt133 stability gets REALLY iffy once you go past 115Mhz, if it even gets that high. But when has questionable stability and compatibility ever stopped any budget …

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Re: Dudes it is time to make a MOTHERBOARD, i know it wil cost dearly, but i will buy it!

Posted on 2017-11-11, 12:07

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by kanecvr

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forget it one hour of designing pcb costs at least $60, to make mobo, even such as 486 it will take several hundreds of hours. We have people on vogons who can and did design PCBs. There's a thread on the Video section with one member posting designs for a voodoo 3 on a dual layer PCB for example - …

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Re: Intel 440LX vs VIA Apollo Pro

Posted on 2017-11-11, 11:51

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by kanecvr

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LX is a very good and stable chipset limited by a slow 66Mhz FSB. Apollo has support for 133FSB and some other nice stuff, but from what Ive read there are issues with the AGP bus in certain motherboards. Only Apollo Pro 133A has official support for 133MHz FSB. Apollo Pro only supports 100MHz, but …

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Re: Intel 440LX vs VIA Apollo Pro

Posted on 2017-11-11, 03:53

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by kanecvr

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The Apollo pro supports faster CPUs, so if you're going for performance it's the obvious choice. Zida 440LX/440BX boards are a bit of a mess, I'd stay away from those. LX is a very good and stable chipset limited by a slow 66Mhz FSB. Apollo has support for 133FSB and some other nice stuff, but from …

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Re: Best PC the year 2000 could provide.

Posted on 2017-11-11, 03:10

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by kanecvr

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lso had the heatsplodeinstability stigma so it's a rock and a hard place here (not to mention the VIA chipsets) Nothing wrong with VIA chipsets. I used them a lot back in the day and they were brilliant. Even on socket 370, the Apollo PRO 133a has better AGP performance then any intel counterpart …

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Re: Understanding OLD Motherboard Jumpers.

Posted on 2017-11-11, 00:32

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by kanecvr

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P24T = pentium overdrive (POD5V) - basically a pentium for the 486 socket. Comes in 63 and 83MHz flavors. P24D = intel 486 overdrive - a DX2 that runs at 5v, designed for older socket 1 motherboards. Full name is i486DX2WB m6 = a cyrix 486 DX. Full name Cx486S. Comes in 33 or 40MHz flavors. m7 = a …

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Re: Calling on 3dfx experts....

Posted on 2017-11-11, 00:15

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by kanecvr

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Ok - so after a bit more testing, it seems the card sometimes works with SLI disabled (1 chip mode) - but not always. Cleaning contacts won't help, so not gonna bother. There is no damage on the card - no missing, chipped, swollen or dent components, no damaged traces, and the card is clean, nothing …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-10, 20:47

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by kanecvr

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damn those NV1 cards.. 🤤

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-10, 16:10

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by kanecvr

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Always wondered about the "RapidCAD" - is this a special item or "just" a fancy x87? RapidCAD 1 is a CPU, RapiCAD 2 is the FPU. They are used as a pair to replace both. I don't know why though :) Because the Rapidcad is a 386 socket CPU, and as such it does not have a built-in floating point unit. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-10, 15:05

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by kanecvr

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This seems to have gotten way out of hand just for posting some midi modules. Yup. That's what sometimes happens when you make fun of people. I'm failing to see where I made fun of anyone? You didn't, but others did. This seems to have gotten way out of hand just for posting some midi modules. Well …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-10, 13:53

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by kanecvr

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This seems to have gotten way out of hand just for posting some midi modules. Yup. That's what sometimes happens when you make fun of people. Now on topic - not retro, but got me a HP Z600 dual LGA 1366 workstation barebone for 200 euro. These machines are out there, sold for this price, yet people …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-10, 11:13

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by kanecvr

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What about i don`t care about external things ? I just put sound card inside the PCI, maybe a front panel and that is nothing more so ? I did ask if that are front panels, because they did look like ones, if they ar enot i don`t care at all. And i don`t care about them "improving" the audio quality …

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Calling on 3dfx experts....

Posted on 2017-11-10, 02:25

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by kanecvr

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So... my working V5 5500 died - while sitting in a machine, powered off, doing nuffin'. The rig wasn't even plugged it, and it's been sitting for a couple of months. Symptoms - black screen with red vertical lines when launching a game, and the computer hangs. Any ideea what could have caused this? …

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Re: List the CPUs you owned when they were new

Posted on 2017-11-09, 18:25

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by kanecvr

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FPU performance ... weekend. Hi again! I look forward to your tests, I always enjoy these benchmarks/comparisons! I am intrigued to see what you'll show us :). I'm basing my conclusions from my own tests: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=48601 This was the second one I did which was more …

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Re: dis mobo, 486

Posted on 2017-11-09, 01:31

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by kanecvr

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bloodbath2you wrote: trying to finish quake just like anyone in a 486, honestly has been quite fun Excuse me for saying so, but your definition of fun is a bit masochistic 😊

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Re: List the CPUs you owned when they were new

Posted on 2017-11-08, 19:36

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by kanecvr

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My numbers prove otherwise: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=47100 This is a little off-topic, but you have been told before and even in the thread you mentioned that you were GPU limited by the Banshee, which is true. Replace the Banshee with a Voodoo3 and you'll see the Pentium 2 and 3 …

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