Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-07, 01:28

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by Jasin Natael

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I didn't use either of my Voodoo's yet, was just testing the board. I tried with a few spares. A Radeon 9250 AGP, a Radeon Mobilty 2x card and A Trident 9680 PCI. I have not tried a Radeon 92xx AGP in my system I believe. A bit too new for me. Not sure which mobility card you have? I have tried a …

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Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-06, 18:49

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I just noted you said you were going to try a voodoo 3 agp in the board in the first post. Did you try this card and any other card (pci & agp)? I have a voodoo 3 agp as well, and while it does work, just want to make sure you checked this. I didn't use either of my Voodoo's yet, was just testing …

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Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-06, 18:47

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I also have a SY-5EMA. The caps are still good. But there has been known issues with the memory slots themselves. Have you tried moving a known good memory stick through each slot? I have a bad slot 2, which if a stick is inserted, it will not post. Where is the revision marked? I think it is a 1.1 …

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Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-05, 22:44

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Well update: Soyo board arrived....and even after replacing all the "visually" failing capacitors, I still can't get it to post. Tried three four chips, different known good RAM/Video etc. It powers on and off fine, chips get warm but no beeps and no post. I don't have a post card so that sucks. I …

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Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-05, 22:41

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But how hard are Rise chips to source these days? I kind of figured it was practically vaporware at this point. It seems like the iDragon (2.0V version) shows up more often than the originals, but that's also generally what you want. Yes, but I usually only see it in BGA . That doesn't help me much …

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Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-05, 15:07

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Overclocked you may be able to get that one I linked to 500gp level Yeah I added it my watchlist. Pins look a little ragged but not too bad, everything looks workable. I see a chip in the ceramic in one corner but that shouldn't be and issue. I would assume that the 2.0v chips are better …

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Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-04, 19:54

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appiah4 wrote on 2022-08-04, 14:20: It's a PCChips board, go full troll build: Early Cx6x86 with a Rage Pro and an AD1816 or OPTi931 sound card. 🤣 that is actually somewhat tempting! But I would have to substitute a SiS 6326 for the Rage Pro. Rage Pro is just way to fast. HAHA

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Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-04, 13:10

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Overclocked you may be able to get that one I linked to 500gp level Yeah I added it my watchlist. Pins look a little ragged but not too bad, everything looks workable. I see a chip in the ceramic in one corner but that shouldn't be and issue. I would assume that the 2.0v chips are better …

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Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-03, 23:03

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https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=86290 Ah, thanks. I was a bit off on the voltages but I knew there was something of two different models. Honestly I'm leaning towards Cyrix as they seem cheap enough and easy to find. But it's something at least a bit different. Also my M571 isn't REALLY …

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Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-03, 22:49

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Fun chip ideas and typical overclocks: 2.2v cyrix (up to 350mhz) Tillamook 266 (up to 450 mhz) Rise 266-366 (up to 366 mhz) Good idea on the Tillamook, but I should mention that I have a Gateway Solo 2500 laptop that I upgraded from the 166 to a 266mmx Tillamook. So I kinda feel like it is already …

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Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-03, 22:47

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No interest in a P233-mmx? The other chips (e.g. cyrix) seem like a fun experiment if you can get your paws on one It isn't that I don't have interest in one. It's just that I like to do something different with each build if I can. While I don't have a pMMX running in a desktop, I do have the …

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Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-03, 22:45

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I'm not sure on the pin out but maybe I could scour one on eBay. The pinout for the microphone and line out connectors is available . I built myself a custom line out bracket using that. BTW, that board is extremely well documented. A bunch of info and drivers can be found here and also here . Ok …

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Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-03, 19:32

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The M571 has a very nice on-board sound card, based on the CMI8330 chip. It's low noise and very compatible, so I would use it for DOS gaming. A Pentium MMX 166 would be a good CPU to pair with it, if you take that route. Yes. I think that you are the one who informed me of that chip. I haven't the …

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Re: Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-03, 19:30

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Fun chip ideas and typical overclocks: 2.2v cyrix (up to 350mhz) Tillamook 266 (up to 450 mhz) Rise 266-366 (up to 366 mhz) Good idea on the Tillamook, but I should mention that I have a Gateway Solo 2500 laptop that I upgraded from the 166 to a 266mmx Tillamook. So I kinda feel like it is already …

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Socket 7 build, which direction should I go?

Posted on 2022-08-03, 18:56

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I have on the way a Soyo SY5EMA+ board. Provided that it works and doesn't need a full recap (even if it does eventually) I will be repurposing it as the new home for my K6-3+ build. That said that leaves me with my problematic but somehow charming PC Chips M571 system that will need a new processor …

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Re: HP n3410 Display

Posted on 2022-08-03, 14:42

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Quick update in case anyone in the future ever tries this. I managed to find a replacement panel that is the same model as what the laptop currently has. Unfortunately this doesn't help me as the direct replacement panel is also a passive matrix display. However through some google sleuthing and …

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HP n3410 Display

Posted on 2022-07-30, 20:09

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A question, I recently picked up a HP n3410 laptop pretty cheaply. I nabbed it because it has a K6-2+ 550 CPU and I'm a fan of all thing k6. However this thing despite being early 2000 model has a crappy dstn panel. Does anyone happen to know a drop in TFT replacement? Or barring that a similar …

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Re: A tale of Intel Pentium III and Trident CyberBlade i7 [Photo ultra heavy thread]

Posted on 2022-07-29, 03:05

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Awesome work on all of the benchmarking. I just bought a HP laptop with a K6-2+ that has the Cyberblade i7. Looking forwards to messing with it. Looks like it might be a bit better than I was anticipating.

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

Posted on 2022-07-15, 19:42

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pentiumspeed wrote on 2022-07-15, 15:48: Oh, it has like 30 screws. And most unusual thing, the motherboard is also encased in metal tin box with more screws. […] Show full quote Oh, it has like 30 screws. And most unusual thing, the motherboard is also encased in metal tin box with more screws. …

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

Posted on 2022-07-15, 14:45

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pentiumspeed wrote on 2022-07-14, 23:04: Solo 2300 has a fault that affected all: A screw backs out easily under the Pentium MMX module and short out. Best way is use low strength loctite. My friend had 3 notebooks of these and all are affected. Cheers, Good to know, thanks for the tip!

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