Which CPU would be faster and can I use either passively

Posted on 2017-09-08, 12:46

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by Almoststew1990

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I have a choice between 2 slot A CPUs: Athlon 800MHz, K7800MPR52B A Pluto; 43 Watts Max, 512 KB backside L2 cache running at 320 MHz Athlon 700MHz, A0700MPR24B A Thunderbird 34.3 Watts Max Full-speed on-die 256 KB L2 These would be an upgrade from: Athlon 550MHz, K7550MTR51B C Orion 41Watts 512 KB …

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Re: I'm painting my PC Case!

Posted on 2017-09-07, 20:29

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by Almoststew1990

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Well the painting didn't go too well. Some red "patches" seem to have crept through even after multiple coats of white paint. The inside looks good however; I really like the look of a painted inside of case! https://i.imgur.com/b1g9mWZh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/pCtP9Skh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ …

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Really basic Voodoo 3 questions

Posted on 2017-09-06, 18:20

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by Almoststew1990

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I was fortunate enough to pick up a whole bunch of PC parts for £5 the other day and it happened to include a Voodoo 3 2000 PCI. I have a couple of questions as this is my first Voodoo card. - Can I run this at the same time as an AGP graphics card and easily switch which graphics card to use to …

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Re: My FIRST Slot A build!

Posted on 2017-09-05, 19:02

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by Almoststew1990

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Hi, I am building my first Slot A PC at the moment too. I am looking to clean out the heatsink and re-apply thermal paste. I got the 'exterior' heatsink off with no trouble as it is just held in place with those clips. However, I am not sure of a couple of things: Do I need to apply thermal paste …

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Re: Great PC! But can it run Crysis?

Posted on 2017-09-04, 21:48

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by Almoststew1990

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My Core 2 Duo PC, but at 800*600 as the 440 is surprisingly bad! Intel C2D E7400 2.8GHz OC 3GHz 3GB DDR2 800MHz Nvidia 440

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Re: Great PC! But can it run Crysis?

Posted on 2017-09-04, 19:47

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by Almoststew1990

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I had a go at this with my main Windows 10 PC: 4770K slight overclock 8GB DDR3 2133MHz 8GB AMD 390X Stock Average 88FPS (yay for rounding 😉 ) on the DX10 "very high" settings. I think I'll try it on my Core 2 Duo / Nvidia 440 Windows 7 PC!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-09-03, 13:36

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by Almoststew1990

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I tried a few things out now.The PC Speaker mount works nicely ;) https://i.imgur.com/gpwu3Kyh.jpg The motherboard and Athlon POST fine. It is an MSI K7N2 (MS-6570). It does indeed have a 12v input! I take it this is good for a power hungry Athlon? The zalman fan has a HUGE clip, so no idea what …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-09-03, 12:31

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by Almoststew1990

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Today was a good day! https://i.imgur.com/o2glZ8U.png I saw an add for a job lot of old hardware for a measly 5 of our British pounds (equivalent to about one and a half Costa coffees) with a low quality picture of 'stuff' on a bed, but it included a picture of a motherboard with what looked like an …

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Re: I'm painting my PC Case!

Posted on 2017-09-01, 11:59

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by Almoststew1990

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Nope, no involvement with old cars! I chose this primer as it could be used on anything, and I wanted to get the same overall paint finish between the metal case and the plastic front if the case. Also the shop had limited stock of any primer at the time.

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I'm painting my PC Case for a Slot A build

Posted on 2017-09-01, 11:12

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by Almoststew1990

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Hi everyone. I got rid of my retro PC kit but a couple of months later, I now have the itch again! I kept my generic but functional case from last time (It would have been part of own-brand PC from UK shop Novatech), but to make it more interesting I am thinking of painting it. Well, I've already …

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Re: Windows 9x RPG or FPS games

Posted on 2017-08-30, 18:48

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by Almoststew1990

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No One Lives Forever 1 and 2 are fantastic games. They were released 2000 and 2002 (I think), so maybe a little later than W9X, but will run well on your P4 system. I'd also suggest Thief 1 and 2.

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Re: My FIRST Slot A build!

Posted on 2017-08-30, 18:45

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by Almoststew1990

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I am also in the process of doing my first Slot A build (as in, the CPU/RAM/Motherboard are in the mail!) which will go with Windows 98SE. It's only a 550MHz CPU but I think I'll be able to get a 750MHz chip from another forum. I'll be putting a TNT2, 9600XT and possibly Geforce FX 5700 in it. I …

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Re: The more rare Pentium ii PCs

Posted on 2017-08-30, 18:42

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by Almoststew1990

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How on earth is that thing running GTA San Andreas! I remember getting around 20fps at 800*600 on a 1.7GHz single core vista laptop with intel 945 graphics.

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Re: Socket 370 or Socket A

Posted on 2017-08-25, 06:16

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by Almoststew1990

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k7550mtr51b "C": argon, 250nm, 46W TDP k7550mtr51b "A": pluto, 180nm, 31W TDP Pluto has higher potential in overclocking... If you wish to go that route... Irongate has better reputation than KX133 in terms of stability. Lacking ISA kills a little bit fun but for 15 pounds everything is justified. …

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Re: Socket 370 or Socket A

Posted on 2017-08-24, 22:24

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by Almoststew1990

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Wow it's really cheap! Is it argon core or orion core? Is it AMD chipset or VIA chipset? Slot A is definitely unique and interesting, but 550MHz might be a little bit slow for the games after 2000... The CPU model number is k7550mtr51b aaaaaand I have no idea what core that would be. Which is the …

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Re: Socket 370 or Socket A

Posted on 2017-08-24, 19:45

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by Almoststew1990

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Thanks for the input everyone. I've decided that Socket A is too modern for my plans and not, well, interesting enough. So I got an MSI Slot A system with a 550MHz Athlon and 64MB RAM for £15- much cheaper than Slot 1 stuff (and socket A for that matter). Although there are very limited numbers of …

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Socket 370 or Socket A

Posted on 2017-08-24, 12:31

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by Almoststew1990

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I am looking to get a new old PC to build and improve. I was originally looking to get a P3 Slot 1 or Socket 370 but these are rare and expensive. I then looked at Socket A, which seems to be comparable (in time period) to Socket 370. Is this correct? Socket A seems to be able to cater a long range …

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

Posted on 2017-07-30, 17:41

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by Almoststew1990

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Today I made a PC. I think I am incapable of having enough spare parts to make a PC, without making a PC... P4 3GHz HT 1GB DDR400 ASROCK P4VM8 Nvidia 4200ti

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Re: Ways to keep a Pentium 4 quiet

Posted on 2017-07-28, 06:38

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by Almoststew1990

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cyclone3d wrote: Heatpipe cooler with a 120mm fan. The problem is that there don't seem to be many if any aftermarket S478 coolers available to buy new or second hand (ebay UK); I have a couple of 120mm vertical coolers available but they're all S775 and beyond. So I might have to make my own way …

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Ways to keep a Pentium 4 quiet

Posted on 2017-07-27, 11:53

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by Almoststew1990

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I'd like to play around with a Pentium 4 PC I have but it is so bloody loud that I don't really want to. It uses an unbranded, 13 year old fan which spins quickly. Has anyone modded a larger, slower fan (and heatsink) to fit onto Socket 478? I have either a 3GHz HT P4 or a 2.4GHz older one.

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