Re: 3 Retro systems (late 90s to mid 00s) - beige, silver, black

Posted on 2019-08-15, 22:14

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Good stuff. I think i had pretty much the same spec computer like your Silver back then. The exterior was different of course, but i have to say - really really like the case. Any details on it ? Thanks.

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Re: 3 (+3 more) retro battle stations

Posted on 2019-08-12, 01:12

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Updated the ASUS PVI-486SP3 vs LuckyStar-486EF post with info about ASUS VLI-486SV2DX4 to make it a 3-way comparision: PCI - PCI/VLB - VLB

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Re: 3 (+3 more) retro battle stations

Posted on 2019-08-09, 04:50

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Notice how ahead of the game ET4000AX was when released in the late 1980'ies. No wonder it made such a name for itself. Competitors quickly closed the gap and bypassed the ETs, but their charm stayed throughut the 90ies. At the same time Trident was looked down so much because of their widespread …

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Re: FX-3000 motherboard thread

Posted on 2019-08-08, 20:54

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I would appreciate it. Not far ago i got a retro bug which evolved into quriosity about types and quality of old hardware, that i am trying to answer when i find the time for it. Thanks.

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Re: Amd 5x86 ADZ vs W16GBC which best?

Posted on 2019-08-08, 17:02

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That's what i thought first, but spent my time to dig into it. It is more than just a "rounding error". There is a difference. 😀

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Re: Amd 5x86 ADZ vs W16GBC which best?

Posted on 2019-08-08, 15:01

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I ran some tests recently and it looks like BGC is tiny bit faster than previous models clock to clock. It was less than 1% but consistent in multiple tests.

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Re: 486 VLB/PCI Motherboard: Go VLB or PCI

Posted on 2019-08-06, 21:51

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Funnily enough i was exploring some of that stuff over the last few days. Shared some results in another thread: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=65395&p=775371#p775371 Also, the post before that big chart one compares the performance of ISA/VLB/PCI and ISA/PCI motherboards based on the …

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Re: 3 (+3 more) retro battle stations

Posted on 2019-08-06, 21:47

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Spent few hours over the weekend to find out how different generations and types of video cards compare against each other. Time period is capped at 1996. Used unaccelerated DOS performance tests only as a common denominator because many of the older cards don't support accelerated GUI features, so …

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Re: Yet another 386DX40 motherboard identification

Posted on 2019-08-04, 22:30

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Thank you for the info. Let me see if i can bend it into submission. 😀

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Re: underwhelming performance of ali m1429 386 board

Posted on 2019-08-04, 22:28

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If the motherboard provides robust options to adjust the frequency - yes. Otherwise no. I cannot remember a 386 board that provides jumpers for this kind of stuff. This mobo is no different. So, crystal oscillator is kind of better - it can be swapped easily, especially if socketed.

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Re: underwhelming performance of ali m1429 386 board

Posted on 2019-08-04, 08:09

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Rev 2.5 and later - the SRAM chips are soldered directly on the board. Rev 2.6 and later - the crystal oscilator is replaced by clock generator. Rev 3.0 - the CPU is soldered on the board. And so on. Basically, the later revisions of the motherboard don't bring anything better, but at the same time …

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Re: Yet another 386DX40 motherboard identification

Posted on 2019-08-04, 06:40

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So strange. I am looking at Keropi's screenshots and despite the fact that the mobo reports 128Kb of installed cache, the tests indicate that there is actually no cache. I tried bunch of different SRAM chips to make sure i am not hitting faulty ones, but no luck at getting the mobo to actually use …

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Re: 3 (+3 more) retro battle stations

Posted on 2019-08-02, 01:09

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LuckyStar-486E rev.F BIOS settings on max. Under such conditions the motherboard gets quite picky about RAM modules. Took a moment to find the right sticks for complete stability. LuckyStar-486E rev.F featuring the POD83 CPU. https://www.petershipkov.com/temp/retro_pc_images/components_lo/ls_486ef_ …

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Re: Yet another 386DX40 motherboard identification

Posted on 2019-07-31, 05:18

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Funny, somebody just gave me an old 386 mobo that was collecting dust in his house. It is exactly the same motherboard as Keropi's. Can you confirm that its cache actually works ? Thanks.

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Re: 3 (+3 more) retro battle stations

Posted on 2019-07-09, 06:49

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It is Excel. There are some templates in the "view" bar when you select a chart. Thanks for the clarification about the Mobo.

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Re: 3 (+3 more) retro battle stations

Posted on 2019-07-04, 05:09

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Put your numbers in charts for better readability. Thanks for making the effort. It will be awesome if we see some doom stuff as well. Btw, what is the mobo you tested on ? Brand, model, chipset, etc. I will try to test all the isa, vlb and pci cards on my asus pvi-486sp3 mobo and merge your results …

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Re: 3 (+3 more) retro battle stations

Posted on 2019-07-02, 20:36

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Yeah, the compact mobos are cool in their own way. I really like the Trident VLB VGA, even S3 does a bit better in Doom, which is the test that actully matters, i am still using the Trident one as the main video card in the rig. Run some tests if you have the time - any info like tht is well …

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Re: 3 (+3 more) retro battle stations

Posted on 2019-07-02, 13:43

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Ilon USA M216A rev 1.2 CPU: Intersil CS80C286-25 FPU: IIT 2C87-12 RAM: 4Mb 60ns parity FPM VGA: Tseng Labs ET4000AX 1Mb IDE: Chips F82C712 SCSI: Adaptec AHA-1520A The motherboard is actually not that bad - handles IDE and FPU really well, but hates video cards - slows them down to a crawl. Coretest …

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Re: My big benchmark of Am386DX-40 motherboards.

Posted on 2019-06-25, 06:11

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Got it. Thanks. PC Chips M321 rev 2.3 (i believe it is an octek chipset) ET4000AX or GD-5426 (the CL one is better overall, but in Doom they perform equally) I made a post on the system specs forum with more details. * EDIT: octek = opti

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Re: My big benchmark of Am386DX-40 motherboards.

Posted on 2019-06-25, 00:15

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Great stuff there. Thanks for the effort. The results are too low. Wonder what is causing it ? For example, Doom readings here are almost double yours.

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