Is this an Xbox Alpha Tower card?

Posted on 2019-10-12, 01:26

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by Zero_sugar

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It is clocked at 200 MHz Core and 279 MHz Memory. Die says NV20, not Geforce3. This card confuses me. Very early, A3 core, and underclocked memory. Engineering BIOS. No ramsinks, and the card was found in the Seattle area.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-10-09, 23:19

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by Zero_sugar

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NV20 is a Geforce 3. Probably a Geforce Ti-200 based on the fan and heatsink size. I see a part/board number in top right but can't make it out, can you take take a better "non angled" picture ? It could be either a Ti 200 or a Vanilla GF3. It's a Dell OEM card, built by creative. Just got around …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-10-09, 00:58

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by Zero_sugar

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Picked this up today. Anyone know what variation of Geforce3 this is? NV20 is printed on the die, not Geforce3. No other identifying marks that bring up anything helpful on google.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-27, 01:33

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by Zero_sugar

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7800GS completes my late-era AGP cards.

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Re: Best Win98se compatible 939 motherboard? 6800 Ultra?

Posted on 2019-09-23, 07:18

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by Zero_sugar

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I have an MSI K8T NEO2-F that plays nice with Windows 98. Anything with the K8T800 chipset should work nicely.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-08-17, 02:47

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by Zero_sugar

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FX 5600 Ultra. Hoping this works. RE-PC has been a dud for the past few months. I want to go through their Mobo bins, but they charge lowest ebay prices. AGP graphics cards are $2.95 all day.

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

Posted on 2019-06-15, 21:55

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by Zero_sugar

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I slapped in my new ti500 in my Tualatin rig to replace the ti4200 that was in it. Didn't update any drivers or do a clean install. ti500 performed about on par with the ti4200 in Quake3 and 3Dmark2000, but lagged behind a little with 3Dmark2001. My Windows98 computer is finally complete. A perfect …

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Re: Show us your retro computer cases

Posted on 2019-06-15, 04:49

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by Zero_sugar

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https://imgur.com/inTM5mL.jpg https://imgur.com/CC4AAir.jpg Is 2005 retro enough? This is an Abee case I bought when I was stationed in Japan. It is upside-down full ATX, but closer to a mATX in size. Bottom PCI slot is blocked by the PSU, so an ISA board would be a bad choice for this case. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-06-15, 02:11

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by Zero_sugar

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Went to RE-PC today and found a perfectly clean ti500. I hope that it works. I also got a Vortex2, YMF724, and an ESS ISA sound card. It works! but the fan is loud as heck.

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Re: AMD K6-3+@500mhz., Voodoo 3000 (desktop)

Posted on 2019-06-13, 05:03

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by Zero_sugar

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I love those brushed aluminum mid-2000s cases. I have a Lian-li PC-V1000 for my main pc, a Japanese Abee case for my Tualatin PC and a Silverstone HTPC case for my K6-3 PC. Nice aesthetic.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-06-08, 05:06

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by Zero_sugar

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PC Hoarder Patrol wrote: Club3D HD 3850 with Apack ZEROtherm cooler What do you plan on pairing it with?

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Re: Good value Win98 Graphic Card

Posted on 2019-05-16, 04:05

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by Zero_sugar

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For a cheap DX7 card, a Geforce4 mx440 is a good deal. Just make sure you get a 128bit version. They'll perform on par with a high-end Geforce2 series. Radeon 9100 is a good substitute for an 8500. 9600 Pro is about as high as I would go for a budget Windows 98 build. Everything beyond that is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-05-16, 02:06

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by Zero_sugar

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Just make sure you have a PSU with an 8 pin connector. Just went to go test these cards in my AthlonXP rig. Doesn't have 8-pin :blah: My other AGP computer is my socket 7 compter which has an 8-pin PSU. I am not about to pair that computer with the 3850. The ti4200 seems to work okay. I only …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-05-15, 21:07

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by Zero_sugar

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I was pretty stoked to find these today. 3850 AGP and a Gainward ti4200 128MB. Here's hoping they work.

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Re: Aureal Vortex, Is it any good ?

Posted on 2019-04-27, 04:54

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by Zero_sugar

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For true DOS, nothing competes with an ISA card. My Vortex2 card has only worked with an SiS735 board in DOS mode, and it didn't sound very nice. It didn't work with my Aladdin V, i815, and Nforce2 boards. I have never been able to get my Yamaha 7x4 cards to work reliably in DOS.

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Re: Socket 370 cooler for a modded Tualatin?

Posted on 2019-04-25, 06:38

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by Zero_sugar

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I would just bend the clip so there slightly is less pressure.

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Re: My Collection of Retro Video Cards 1998-2008

Posted on 2019-04-25, 05:39

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by Zero_sugar

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Nice collection. I'm not much of a collector, but the cards that I hang on to are the more oddball cards. My keepers include later AGP cards like the 6800, or Dual GPU cards like the 7950gx2. Also, one-off cards with no lineage. The Diamond Stealth II G460 comes to mind.

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

Posted on 2019-04-23, 02:52

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by Zero_sugar

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Replaced most of the capacitors on my Shuttle HOT-591P. It worked beforehand, but the 1200uF caps were gross. It booted to the BIOS, so I'm pretty happy about that. I also fixed some of the cold solder joints on my 7950gx2, which didn't fix what's wrong with it.

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Re: sb 16 ct2230 problem

Posted on 2019-04-22, 23:33

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by Zero_sugar

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Did any of the jumpers come loose?

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Re: Fastest pc you have win98 on? (besides emulation)

Posted on 2019-04-16, 06:15

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by Zero_sugar

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Right now my overkill Windows 98 PC is: Athlon-XP 2100+ Palomino ECS K7S5A MSI Geforce 6800GT 1 GB DDR Generic Vortex2 I'm looking for a mobile CPU so I can use a newer power supply. Still haven't decided on which HSF to use. Thermalright SK6 or Thermaltake Volcano 9?

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