Re: What would be the fastest XP Setup with XP Era Hardware - theoretically?

Posted on 2019-05-07, 18:43

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by FFXIhealer

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've never had a computer system running Windows XP on anything more than a single-core processor - not even with Hyper-Threading, so I don't know what everyone here is talking about 4GB for. WinXP works supremely smooth with only 2GB of RAM even. At least, that's the sweet spot I hit when working …

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Re: VooDoo passthrough cable

Posted on 2019-05-06, 14:21

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by FFXIhealer

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I bought two of these off of Amazon and I've tried them - perfect. They're the same length as the above cables, the correct genders on both ends, and the correct screws on both ends. No more gender-change adapters, no more 16-feet of looped cable on the back, no more Y-splitter cables, etc. https:// …

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Re: List the CPUs you owned when they were new

Posted on 2019-05-03, 16:57

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by FFXIhealer

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

1. Intel Pentium P54c (100MHz/66FSB) [1996 - 1999] Ah yes, the old Packard Bell. This PC brings back memories. It was the first PC with a modem that actually worked, internet that actually worked. I remember having to unspool a long phone cable half-way across the house in order to use it, and then …

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Re: Duel Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-05-03, 15:45

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by FFXIhealer

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in Marvin \ System Specs

What made you want to have two Pentium processors fight each other? Is it going to be Mortal Kombat rules or Street Fighter rules?

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Re: What are the best games to showcase a V2 SLI setup?

Posted on 2019-04-24, 16:16

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by FFXIhealer

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the platforming in these games is worse with keyboard&mouse though. these were really games designed around the n64 first and foremost. i'm not fond of how playing at high resolutions makes the low-res textures stand out either. turok 1 doesn't even have a option to adjust its very narrow FOV so …

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Re: What are the best games to showcase a V2 SLI setup?

Posted on 2019-04-23, 13:00

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by FFXIhealer

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Nobody ever puts down some of the console-ports that were so much better on PC... Turok Turok 2 Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3D Add those to your list. I thoroughly enjoyed playing both Turok games on my V2 setup - MUCH more fun using keyboard/mouse instead of the N64 controller. Don't get me wrong, I …

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Re: minimum ram to get win95 running?

Posted on 2019-04-20, 14:55

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by FFXIhealer

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've never tried running Windows 95 on anything less than 16MB. I've never tried running Windows 98 on anything less than 64MB. I've never tried running Windows XP on anything less than 256MB, and it ran horribly. I've never tried running Windows Vista on anything less than 4GB. I've never tried …

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Case LED repair

Posted on 2019-04-05, 13:43

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by FFXIhealer

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So I have an old ATX case that I had an issue with the green power LED. When I pulled the LED out of the system, I found a lot of black residue on the internal metal contacts. That's why the LED was putting out little to no light at all and was very hard to see. This case has a red LED for a HDD …

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Re: HW for Pentium 166 Mhz

Posted on 2019-04-02, 13:53

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by FFXIhealer

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Built myself around what I had lying about and ended up with a really good gaming Windows 95/DOS system. MB: Micronics M55hi+ CPU: Intel Pentium P54c 200MHz RAM: 64MB (16MBx4 72-pin SIMMs) 60ns EDO MB Sound: Creative Labs Vibra16 (SB16 chip, ISA bus) PCI1: ATI Rage IIc 2MB PCI2: Diamond Monster 3D …

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Re: Voodoo II found in Midway arcades

Posted on 2019-03-08, 05:36

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by FFXIhealer

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I have a pair of 12MB Voodoo2 cards in one of my systems and an 8MB version in another. From what I understand, the difference between 8MB and 12MB was they doubled each Texture Mapper's memory space from 2MB each to 4MB each. The Frame Buffer was 4MB on all cards. How does the 10MB card from the …

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Re: LGA 775 ddr2 (P965) vs ddr3 (P43)

Posted on 2019-03-08, 05:33

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by FFXIhealer

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I rebuilt a Dell Vostro 230 for my mum. It had a Core 2 Duo - replaced that with a Q9650 Core 2 Quad. But the MB used DDR3, surprisingly. All of the spec sheets for that motherboard and system says 4GB max. It has 2 RAM slots. Well, being the curious IT guy I am, I figured I'd test that theory …

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Re: Authenticity vs Power

Posted on 2019-03-02, 06:04

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by FFXIhealer

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

In the "modern era" of computers, basically since the advent of PCIe, lifespan of parts have generally been longer. Keeping a first gen i7 running still today, may very well be viable. So getting a new graphics card for it, wouldn't be "not period correct". I mean, even a 1080Ti could work great in …

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Re: ATX I/O shield models for 3D printing

Posted on 2019-02-22, 02:08

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by FFXIhealer

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I don't know anybody with a 3D printer, otherwise this could have been useful last year. I ended up finding two ATX standard IO shields like the 3rd one you showed with the audio ports... then used white box tape and clear masking tape to cover up the un-used ports on their respective systems. It's …

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Re: Pentium II noob questions

Posted on 2019-02-22, 01:55

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by FFXIhealer

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I second running a version of Linux in Console-mode only. I recently performed a Xeon LGA771-to-LGA775 mod on an old micro-ATX board. Put in 4GB of DDR2-800 memory and installed a Xeon E5450 and installed Ubuntu Server 18.10. Yes, it's complete overkill for a webserver or local file server, but I …

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Re: Mounting bracket

Posted on 2019-02-20, 14:49

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by FFXIhealer

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The only way to not "destroy" another card like you say is to get a blank from somewhere, draw out on the thing with a permanent marker exactly where the holes need to be, and then drill it out yourself. Basically, make your own. Grind the edges with a small Dremel tool after you've cut the holes. I …

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Re: Sony Playstation Classic gamepad works perfect on WIN98!!!

Posted on 2019-02-18, 17:48

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by FFXIhealer

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have a Super-Famicom replica USB controller. I wonder if that'll work in Windows 98. Hmmm...

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Re: Voodoo 2 DOS Glide compatibility matrix

Posted on 2019-02-15, 22:17

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by FFXIhealer

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Got my Diamond Monster 3D 4MB PCI card in today and it works fabulously with Tomb Raider Unfinished Business! Of course, to be able to install from the CD image I burned on a CD-R from the archives here at Vogons, I had to completely wipe my hard drive and re-install Windows 95 from scratch... ... …

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Re: Voodoo pass-thru Option #431987

Posted on 2019-02-14, 15:26

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by FFXIhealer

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The problem I have with a LOT of VGA extension cables is that they're purposefully made with screws on one side and screw anchors on the other, so you can't screw in the 2nd side into the Voodoo card. THAT'S the big issue. It's also really hard to find cables at 1-foot (30cm) or less. Most are at …

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Re: Voodoo pass-thru Option #431987

Posted on 2019-02-13, 17:42

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by FFXIhealer

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in Marvin \ Video

Don't know. All the "original" cables I've seen have been black. I used one of the new cables to hook up a Voodoo2 and the picture quality is very good on my LCD TV. Colors are vibrant, there's no static or distortions, pixels are sharp. It looks good.

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Re: Voodoo pass-thru Option #431987

Posted on 2019-02-13, 16:26

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by FFXIhealer

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in Marvin \ Video

So the cables have arrived and I placed them down next to the older cable I already had. They're equivalent lengths, the cable is just as thick around but it's more flexible - probably because it's newer. I placed a AA-size battery for comparison. IMG_1629.JPG IMG_1630.JPG One end came with screw- …

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