Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-02-20, 16:34
Dude, is your wife some kind of earth angel?
Re: AMD drops the mic
Posted on 2017-02-20, 16:32
Agreed. My comment was not meant as a slight on the HT capability/usefulness. Just as a support to what gdjacobs said about HT not having so much gain (still some, not 0) on certain type of code base. I admit my use case is a corner case though and in general I would much rather have and Intel CPU …
Re: Help with my first retro PC build?
Posted on 2017-02-20, 08:15
phosgene wrote: Apparently there were also ATX I/O shields that had a single hole at the bottom for the 5 pin DIN plug. If you find some or know a supplier that can make some, interested parties want to know.
Re: Help with my first retro PC build?
Posted on 2017-02-19, 23:51
FWIW, ESS cards don't provide SB16 functionality. They do SB Pro with ESS 16 bit/44.1khz mode available as well.
Re: AMD drops the mic
Posted on 2017-02-19, 23:47
If it is most profitable with pipeline stalls, then it would benefit the Pentium 4 far more than current CPUs, given that the Pentium 4 has a much longer pipeline, where stalls are far more expensive, and it is also a less sophisticated architecture, so it is not as good at branch prediction and …
Re: Thermal Paste and Socket 7 chips
Posted on 2017-02-19, 21:42
Watch the video I linked. The method for applying or spreading TIM doesn't practically matter as long as you use the right amount. I don't recommend spreading the TIM prior to installing the heat sink simply because there's no benefit to it. Adding TIM in the center of the heat spreader then …
Re: Ensoniq Soundscape leaking capacitors
Posted on 2017-02-19, 21:36
Replacing SMT caps isn't very difficult, but does take a lot of care. I suggest you look on YouTube for "surface mount capacitor replacement" and you'll see better examples than I could ever explain in writing. The MOST important thing is you must use a decent temperature regulated soldering …
Re: AMD drops the mic
Posted on 2017-02-19, 21:16
No, this is a common misconception, going back to the days of the Pentium 4 (AMD claimed they didn't need the technology, because they didn't have the technology. Everyone bought into that story, except me. Because I do critical thinking). Did you ever bother to think it through in the context of a …
Re: AMD drops the mic
Posted on 2017-02-19, 11:36
And if you want to judge AMD by the same stick: AMD hasn't released anything new at all since Bulldozer. I wouldn't count Zen as revolutionary either, since it seems to be mostly a carbon-copy of the architecture that Intel has been using since Core i7: relatively short pipelines focused on high …
Re: Any Super Socket 7 motherboards with AMI winbios?
Posted on 2017-02-19, 08:22
Try the pre WinBIOS stuff from AMI. It's awesome. The colors will make you blind.
Re: Any Super Socket 7 motherboards with AMI winbios?
Posted on 2017-02-19, 06:55
Well, I just meant that I dislike WInBIOS intensely.
Re: The K7 thread. CPUs, motherboards, performance and overclocking.
Posted on 2017-02-19, 06:06
Those can be unlocked with a pencil, usually.
Re: Sound blaster 16 hardware midi on windows 2000?
Posted on 2017-02-19, 05:13
Try the USB driver here. This card has a NEC chipset.
Re: Sound blaster 16 hardware midi on windows 2000?
Posted on 2017-02-19, 03:43
What kind of chipset? Maybe a driver package is available.
Re: The K7 thread. CPUs, motherboards, performance and overclocking.
Posted on 2017-02-19, 03:36
The pencil trick doesn't work with Bartons and Thoroughbreds. Graphite isn't able to bridge the pits made by AMD when they laser trimmed the switches on the CPU package. Generally, late model socket A unlocking usually requires filling material like superglue or epoxy then a dab of conductive pen …
Re: Asus P5A Missing Caps?
Posted on 2017-02-19, 03:30
meljor wrote: Do they always say if it's low esr? How can you tell? Manufacturers (NCC for one) often mark their caps with a series label. You can then look at the datasheets to see if they're intended for low ESR situations or not.
Re: Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo II - missing cable
Posted on 2017-02-19, 03:26
I contacted Hercules to see if they information regarding the pinout of that card. I'll let you know what they say. That chipset is neat because it usually used Sensaura to provide both A3D and EAX.
Re: Asus P5A Missing Caps?
Posted on 2017-02-18, 19:42
KZEs are a Nippon Chemi Con series, so they're a reliable vendor. I'm not sure if KZE ever had batch failures as did KZG series. Still, caps failing on old hardware is just a reality. Higher quality caps just take longer to fail. Sanyo (Suncon)/Nichicon/Rubycon/NCC/UCC are all excellent. Cornell …
Re: ET6000. Tantalum trouble.
Posted on 2017-02-18, 19:26
I doubt that a test run will harm the card significantly, but it's ultimately going to have to be your judgment on the risks associated.
Re: 16 bit sound in DOS games, was that 'a thing'?
Posted on 2017-02-18, 19:21
There will be a difference but it depends on the DAC implementation. Also, it may not be audible.
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