Re: Suggest some graphics cards for these 2 PCs

Posted on 2016-12-02, 21:44

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Tetrium wrote: P3-600 could even do with a TNT2 or a Geforce 1. Any Geforce MX should do as well. For the P2 233 even a TNT2 M64 should be more then enough (even for a P2 350 it's not that poor a match). Is there an echo in here? 😀

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Re: My new VIA C3 "Nehemiah" build, the weird and the wonderful!

Posted on 2016-12-02, 21:43

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Agreed with gdjacobs. Add it to the cachebench spreadsheet!

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Re: Suggest some graphics cards for these 2 PCs

Posted on 2016-12-02, 20:42

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For a P3-600 and P2-233, stick with something closer to period correct, otherwise you waste GPU performance and introduce potential compatibility issues with games that don't play nice with much newer graphics card/driver combinations. TNT2 for the P2-233 and Geforce2 MX for the P3-600 would do …

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Re: would you believe 5 computers share this network? And the users are happy?

Posted on 2016-12-02, 02:54

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Jade Falcon wrote: I was remotely working on a computer on this network today, did a speed test. No one was on the network... 468ms ping .6dl .1up Good enough for UT99 😉

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Re: would you believe 5 computers share this network? And the users are happy?

Posted on 2016-12-01, 02:16

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If that's what they're used to, then no biggy. They probably all aren't hitting it hard at the same time, or they'd notice. If they were, then a decent QoS setup would probably make them happy again. Most routers have some basic QoS capability, for sure DD-WRT or Tomato, and if you have a linux or …

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Re: OEM vs Generic/custom builds

Posted on 2016-12-01, 02:11

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Once I built my first system, it started a chain of upgrade events that made it cheaper to keep building, then to start from scratch with an OEM system. Plus, I knew exactly what I was putting into my machine. I knew the BIOS wouldn't be stripped. I picked the exact HDD model I wanted. That sort of …

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Re: Show off your beige computer cases here

Posted on 2016-11-29, 23:57

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emosun wrote: It's got SOME beige on it , but its my favorite one in my collection. […] Show full quote It's got SOME beige on it , but its my favorite one in my collection. That case would fit right in on the Enterprise D. 😀

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Re: Let's benchmark our systems with caches disabled

Posted on 2016-11-29, 18:27

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I'd guess you'd need somewhere around 800-933Mhz in order to get L1 disabled scores in the fast 386/slow 486 range. What would a 1.5-3ghz p4 net you with caches disabled? I tested a P4 2.53Ghz Northwood. It has only 20KB L1, with 512KB on-die full-speed L2. Setmul will work to disable L1 but …

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Re: Let's benchmark our systems with caches disabled

Posted on 2016-11-29, 11:55

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Hey there! Your scores are normal. Check out the Pentium II 333, Celeron 466, and Celeron 333 on the spreadsheet. I've never tested a Pentium III myself, but from what I've heard Phil say, it performs like yours does. It seems like a common behavior in all Pentium II and Pentium III class cpus ( …

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Re: Fellow Vogoners, tells us a little more about yourselves!

Posted on 2016-11-27, 15:23

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Hi clueless1! Nice to have some background on a person, and to know you've actually seen the whole personal computer evolution. I don't understand only one thing... why your avatar looks like a duck. All I can see is a hand with fingers and a duck beak. :happy: quack.png It's my homage to Duck Duck …

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Re: Fellow Vogoners, tells us a little more about yourselves!

Posted on 2016-11-27, 14:58

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I'm 47 yrs old, married, and with a pre-teen son. Currently I am a one-person IT dept for a small business. System Administrator for a mostly Windows environment with 50ish PCs. It's pretty much my dream job after spending most of my career in the family manufacturing business. And it's a job I …

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Re: Fellow Vogoners, tells us a little more about yourselves!

Posted on 2016-11-25, 18:30

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im still not sure why you would talk about "letting the kid learn on his mistakes" in such a situation. I think you are referring to: Well, yeah. There's that line every parent struggle not to cross (rescuing their kids instead of having them work it out for themselves). You want your child to …

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Re: Fellow Vogoners, tells us a little more about yourselves!

Posted on 2016-11-25, 17:17

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im not sure what youre saying now Imagine you are with people who notice that you are different and start to make fun of you (or tease, or bully, however you want to describe it). You do not understand that they are making fun of you. You think that their laughter means that they are enjoying being …

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Re: Fellow Vogoners, tells us a little more about yourselves!

Posted on 2016-11-25, 14:36

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It sounds like you are doing great! It's not easy learning skills that most people take for granted but that don't come naturally to you. We're working through it ourselves with our son, who's got Asperger's. He's extremely gifted in verbal comprehension and spatial awareness, but struggles …

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Re: DreamBlaster X2 and S1 BLACK Editions Available Soon / Pre-Order / Black Friday Bundle

Posted on 2016-11-25, 13:47

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Cyrix200+ wrote: Great, thanks! I'll sleep on it (and figure out a way to tell my girlfriend 😉) How about put it on your Christmas list that you give her. 😀

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Re: Fellow Vogoners, tells us a little more about yourselves!

Posted on 2016-11-25, 03:41

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I am 40 (41 by Feb.) and retired before time. So my income is a small pension. This is due to the fact that I was diagnosed with a-typical aspergers syndrome in mild degree. I was finally diagnosed at the age of 38. Yay me... :lol: I have allways gotten tired over nothing, can't do more than one …

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Re: DreamBlaster X2 and S1 BLACK Editions Available Soon / Pre-Order / Black Friday Bundle

Posted on 2016-11-24, 19:29

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I just ordered mine, thanks so much for the discount! Still a significant ($97.50 US) investment, but well worth it to support you guys. 😀

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Re: Floppy Drive Issues

Posted on 2016-11-22, 19:28

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Have you tried making A be the 3 1/2" and B be the 5 1/4"?

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Re: ATX to AT Power Supply Adapter Question - Powering On

Posted on 2016-11-22, 03:28

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They also sell adapters with the switch already on it (green/black wires). s-l1600.jpg I snipped the switch off and soldered the wires to one of these s-l300.jpg and mounted it behind the power button on my ATX case. It's not meant to be a permanent solutions, but it gets me by until I can find a …

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Re: Irony regarding published esd precautions

Posted on 2016-11-22, 02:44

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computergeek92 wrote: I guess it depends on how humid it is where you live. There's also seasonal changes. Winter is much drier than Summer in some regions. I've gotten in the habit of touching a ground every time before reaching into a case or handling components.

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