Re: Athlon 64 X2 6000+ still fast?

Posted on 2018-12-11, 19:51

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by appiah4

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vvbee wrote: Runs hot. I prefer the low-power versions, like the 5050e. I'd underclock and undervolt it and use it for a passive win 98 machine. You should be able to get the tdp down to about five or so watts at 800 mhz. Pretty much this.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-11, 00:08

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by appiah4

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This lot was on sale for less than $5 so I grabbed it. Appears to be an Elpina M537D (VX_Pro+) V5.2 (how much memory can the VXPro+ i.e. VIA VPX cache?). The motherboard is sold as not working, which is not surprising as it is missing two caps market purple, and one component seems to be partially …

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

Posted on 2018-12-08, 23:02

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by appiah4

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Finished up the last thing on my 500 refurbish project. I am only talking about functional things. Or things that makes it a fully working machine. I still need to fix up the cosmetic part. It is now ready to be used again.... Gave it a memory upgrade as well. (and take some nice pictures, when it …

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Re: Which GPU for a Pentium 3 750 MHz?

Posted on 2018-12-07, 10:59

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by appiah4

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For my PIII-700 Slot-1 I am using a Geforce2 GTS; it is period correct and overall very adequate for gaming up to and including 2000. If that option is closed to you either go for the MX440 or the GeForce 3 Ti with an eye towards replacing with a GeForce2 GTS/Pro/Ultra down the line. I will replace …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-06, 22:48

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This lot was on sale for less than $5 so I grabbed it. Appears to be an Elpina M537D (VX_Pro+) V5.2 (how much memory can the VXPro+ i.e. VIA VPX cache?). The motherboard is sold as not working, which is not surprising as it is missing two caps market purple, and one component seems to be partially …

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Re: Dreamblaster X3MB Buran External General MIDI Device Review

Posted on 2018-12-06, 20:52

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by appiah4

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My preset got some feedback for being a bit too boxy and having too much chorus in Phil's video comments so I went ahead and dialed both down a notch.. Not too much, but this should sound a lot drier and bassy. This is basically what sounds best to me, and I refuse to try to mimic the SoundCanvas …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-06, 10:42

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by appiah4

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Predator99 wrote: IMG_9985.JPG Somebody sees why this is not working - I hvae no idea?! 😵 Unfortunatley didnt notics this on the sellers photo... I didn't know a single TMU version of the Voodoo 2 existed.. 😵

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Re: Half-Life 2, what copy should I buy

Posted on 2018-12-06, 10:24

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There are ways to force Steam to install an older version of a game. You may be able to force it to install the initial release version and turn off updates. https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/611h5 … s_of_a_game_on/

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-06, 10:16

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by appiah4

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Oh SHIT that Powermagic 7500 reminds me of the Powermagic Radeon 8500LELE that I used to have in 2001! The memory rush, the feels! Ohhh..

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Permedia 2 PCI for DOS?

Posted on 2018-12-06, 06:57

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by appiah4

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I was in the market for a PCI card with TV-Out, and I came across an ELSA Synergy-4 PCI VIVO, so I went "A-ha, a TNT2 VIVO" and immediately grabbed it. Turns out my 40 years old memory is unreliable, the TNT2 Snyergy is Snyergy II, and Synergy-4 is a Permedia 2 card. Schucks. I was planning to stick …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-06, 05:12

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by appiah4

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Nice PC, but if the price is right it would have been worth it for the case and CPU IMO. The sound card is a bonus. The motherboard and VGA are worthless AFAIC.. AT this point, all clean AT cases are welcome purchases for me.

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

Posted on 2018-12-06, 04:07

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by appiah4

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hmmm, sorting out an old Pentium 200 mhz CPU. What is strange is that on this particular OEM machine, I put in that ISA creative sound blaster 16 - CT2860, that I ragged on about before for sounding absolutely terrible. In this machine, it sounds more or less fine. I guess a lot of this card's …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-06, 04:03

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by appiah4

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PCChips, eh? :lol: From the same guy? ...The motherboard is an Elpina M537D (VX_Pro+) V5.2, not PCChips. Elpina Vx Pro but not PCChips? You need to repeat your PCChips 101, because you just failed :lol: Yeah the motherboard layout and revision silkscreen placement were giveaways.. I backed out of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-05, 14:52

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PCChips, eh? :lol: From the same guy? Nah, not the same guy, some other dude. The motherboard is an Elpina M537D (VX_Pro+) V5.2, not PCChips. Also got these in the mail today: https://i.postimg.cc/RNM7St0j/ASUS-AGP-V2740-TV-Intel.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/pmSzJ1BH/Keropi-Music-Quest-Clone- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-05, 10:25

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by appiah4

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

This lot was on sale for less than $5 so I grabbed it. Appears to be an Elpina M537D (VX_Pro+) V5.2 (how much memory can the VXPro+ i.e. VIA VPX cache?). The motherboard is sold as not working, which is not surprising as it is missing two caps market purple, and one component seems to be partially …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-04, 07:13

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by appiah4

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I know there are blank ones; though not cheap they are also not very expensive and with a dremel you can easily cut out an AT keyboard hole on those. What I really need are those early ATX backplates though, never saw them around for sale.. The blank ones are very cheap at less that $1 a piece …

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Re: pc rom for Radeon ATI 7000 sapphire?

Posted on 2018-12-04, 04:52

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by appiah4

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well after downloading a million diff versions of flashrom and atiflash i finally succeeded when i found the version of atiflash that actually had the comman "-unlockrom" and it was so simple. i typed atiflash -unlockrom 0 and it just said "OK" and it worked! i think maybe also because i used an …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-04, 04:51

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by appiah4

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I know there are blank ones; though not cheap they are also not very expensive and with a dremel you can easily cut out an AT keyboard hole on those. What I really need are those early ATX backplates though, never saw them around for sale..

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Re: Best Socket A (462) Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-12-04, 04:50

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by appiah4

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Here's a list of the 462 boards I have.. out of curiosity, are these good boards? Gigabyte GA-7ZX Gigabyte K7 Triton ABIT AN7 Guru

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Re: Best Socket A (462) Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-12-04, 02:47

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alvaro84 wrote: appiah4 wrote: 20A 5V won't cut it. Wait. The AN7 does have an ATX12V connector. It must diminish the need of a beefy 5V PSU. I believe this was tested at some point and people found 12V connectors on Socket A motherboards did not really help much with 5V power draw? I may be …

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