Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-07-17, 11:32

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Congrats Tetrium. Mine isn't exactly a dumpster find but I got a mystery AT system on a whim a few days ago, for $10 shipping inc. It's an Acer with a strange AT case (2 PS2 ports instead of AT connector, floppy drive at the top of the front panel etc.). I was hoping it would be an older Pentium (I …

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I have too many 16-bit ISA sound cards, which ones should I sell off?

Posted on 2017-07-17, 10:23

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In preperation of prospective builds I've ended up accumulating way too many ISA sound cards. The list is below. Avance Logic ALS120 + LS262(Clone OPL3) Best Union MF-1869 REV:2.1 ES1898F (No OPL3) Edison Gold 16 Rev 3.2B ES688FC (DSP24 Clone OPL) Sound Blaster 16 CT2290 CT2747(OPL3) Sound Blaster …

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Re: AMD Ryzen CPUs dominate TechReport's May 2017 System Guide

Posted on 2017-07-17, 09:09

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AMD will glue us together to make sure we don't get carried away too far.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-07-17, 06:41

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Anyone know if this is a nice system to get? Cleaning and upgrading it could be a nice project, it's an AT board with PS/2 connectors.. Can get it for cheap, but the case needs a lot of cleaning. http://image5.sahibinden.com/photos/61/78/56/4616178568kb.jpg http://image5.sahibinden.com/photos/61/78 …

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Re: Underrated PCI 3D Accelerators

Posted on 2017-07-17, 06:31

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I don't think it was overlooked if it came onboard for a lot of OEM motherboards in its time. Software-driven alpha blends and no modulation hurt it a lot though You got what you paid for, but when I am building an Pentium or MMX era DOS PC (which I am working on right now) I would rather use this …

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Re: Underrated PCI 3D Accelerators

Posted on 2017-07-17, 03:27

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ATI Rage Pro PCI.. Basicalky a Voodoo Banshee in terms of performance. Greatly overlooked for some reason.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2017-07-16, 21:19

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Halfway through Baldur's Gate / Sword Coast.. Clearing Cloakwood (not Nashkel) Mines. Awesome game. First time playing? Second playthrough of the first game, finished the second one twice but never finished Throne of Bhaal. Hope to do them all this time, time permitting.. Enjoying my first Evil run …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-07-16, 19:45

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Finally, a second Creative Voodoo 2 12MB, and now my SLI system is complete.. Unfortunately on a Socket 7 system with a Pentium MMX 233, but it is what it is. No FPS gains whatsoever but I can play Quake 2 at 1024x768 so screw it, it was worth it. http://image.bolterandchainsword.com/uploads/gallery …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2017-07-16, 19:12

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Halfway through Baldur's Gate / Sword Coast.. Clearing Cloakwood (not Nashkel) Mines.

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Re: AMD Ryzen CPUs dominate TechReport's May 2017 System Guide

Posted on 2017-07-16, 19:11

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I would say you are the one who missed the point entirely but seeing as your own faux logic can't make you understand that I don't see the point in trying further.

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Re: AMD Ryzen CPUs dominate TechReport's May 2017 System Guide

Posted on 2017-07-16, 05:22

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They don't need to please everybody. They have to make a niche product. But what's the niche for Ryzens? I have heard that they are good for video editing and live streaming, while losing to similarly priced Intel solutions in gaming. I guess the same as before, with Bulldozer: try to convince …

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Re: AMD Ryzen CPUs dominate TechReport's May 2017 System Guide

Posted on 2017-07-15, 11:49

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It seems to me that a small company like AMD, whose profits aren't even comparable to Intels R&D, can't do anything to please everybody. No matter how good they deliver they'll always be shit to some people. This was the case in the early 2000's it is today and it will be in the future. I think a …

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Re: AT Slot 1 build.

Posted on 2017-07-15, 05:55

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I also have a ct2290 that I can say is the best sounding SB16 I have that is not a vibra+opl.

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Re: AT Slot 1 build.

Posted on 2017-07-14, 15:28

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The board I have is a 440lx and I don't see it going below 2v. But I have a good heat sink and a 80mm fan for the front of the case. So it should be fine. I really don't think it will work wit ha 766mhz, if it does it will probably not work well and the rom chip is only 128k, I don't see there …

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Re: Slotket bending/breaking pins?

Posted on 2017-07-14, 10:31

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derSammler wrote: Sounds like too much tension on the lever to me. The lever does lift quite easily up to a point, and after that it takes a considerable amount of force and a pop to lift up completely. Why, I do not know. Mechanically something may be going on in the socket..

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-07-14, 10:30

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Well, as an engineer my view on this is that it will inevitably lead to calcification and oxidization issues. I mean sure it will look shinier but how good is that when you have obviously lost precious life time from your hardware? Finally there are things that carry charges in electronics and are …

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Slotket bending/breaking pins?

Posted on 2017-07-14, 10:26

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I have a slotket that came with a P3 700 installed on it. When I got it, I flipped the lever and removed the CPU inside, and two pins came out broken. I didn't think much of it at the time, and in the meantime used it to try a Celeron 900 on a Slot 1 board. When I took the chip out a couple of pins …

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Re: AT Slot 1 build.

Posted on 2017-07-14, 10:23

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I understand, friend of mine had some BX Octek board long time ago, when upgraded to newer CPU, we took coppermine and slotket with the ability to change cpu voltage and forced the CPU to run at 1.8 volts. No problems since then. Yeah apparently there are Slotkets with dedicated VRM but I have yet …

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Re: AT Slot 1 build.

Posted on 2017-07-14, 09:48

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I think it's worth trying. If PIII katmai was working on this board, as Moogle! mentioned, I think that coppermine celeron should work. Maybe you will have to set a little higher voltage than CPU's default (1.8V) on the slotket adapter, if the board doesn't support low voltages. Not necessarily, I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-07-14, 06:36

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Do you guys "wash" components? I know people who do, and some very famous youtubers basically dishwash everything. It boggles my mind..

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