Re: the war machine

Posted on 2020-09-07, 16:42

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by wirerogue

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The second 775 SLI build in less then a week! I'm liking this new trend :) https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=76338 Also like populating fan bays even if its more just to add character to the case then for the airflow Usually a theme, Red for the Hot P4, Purple PPro (triple P) My blue rig …

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Re: the war machine

Posted on 2020-09-07, 00:19

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by wirerogue

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That is a beautiful system you built. And it's using one of my favorite motherboards too. How's the heat with the two 8800 gtxs? I have a system with one and it can get kinda warm depending on what games I'm playing i added screenshot from 3dmark 2006 to previous post. i tried to just add to this …

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Re: the war machine

Posted on 2020-09-07, 00:10

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the war machine

Posted on 2020-09-07, 00:09

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by wirerogue

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the war machine is finally complete. the case started with some blue components so i just went with it. took about 4 months i think. mostly just waiting for me. cooler master stacker 832 -war machine seasonic focus 850 gold evga 680i sli core2 extreme qx6850 4 x 1GB ocz sli ready ddr 800 2 x evga …

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Re: e-nForcer (My Q9550, GTX 280 SLI Windows XP/Windows Vista Gaming Rig)

Posted on 2020-09-06, 15:42

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by wirerogue

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nothing like a pair of gtx 280s to warm up the room. i hope your 300r can keep up.

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

Posted on 2020-08-24, 00:36

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by wirerogue

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some blue fans for the war machine. a little cable management, and i think she'll be complete. Filename war.machine.blue.jpg File size 1.31 MiB Views 275 views

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Re: Asus CUBX Motherboard y2000/Win98 Retro build?

Posted on 2020-08-19, 22:53

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by wirerogue

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I can't find a GF2 Ultra for love nor money at the moment though, so I've ordered a GF2 MX as a stand in until I find something better. £9.98 with free shipping. there's one on up for auction on ebay that was listed today. i wont' direct link to it but, if you search for ELSA GLADIAC ULTRA that …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-16, 16:32

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by wirerogue

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i'm a sucker for these. can't help myself. if i could just stop buying cases, i would probably stop building new machines. nos antec ks382. kinda weird that this is smaller than my ks282. Filename antec.ks382.case.jpg File size 333.16 KiB Views 582 views

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

Posted on 2020-08-06, 14:25

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by wirerogue

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during an xp install, i received a prompt about not being able to detect type of system. the options were standard pc with c-step i486 or other. i choose standard pc with c-step i486. i choose poorly. Filename windows.xp.jpg File size 301.4 KiB Views 914 views

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Re: Voodoo2 installation issues

Posted on 2020-08-03, 15:03

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by wirerogue

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try checking the box "disable voodoo2 direct 3d support" in your voodoo2 display properties, so the cards don't interfere with each other in D3D. v2.properties.gif Alright. I got her working now. This is very cool. :) Which drivers are you using, Wirerogue? I'm not seeing the option to disable D3D. …

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Re: Intel DX4-100 write-back (&EW) won't post Edit: Probably a fake chip

Posted on 2020-07-30, 23:48

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by wirerogue

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chublord wrote on 2020-07-30, 23:37: Is there any chance I am wrong here?? it's time to play my favorite ebay game "is this broken or am i just stupid"

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Re: AthlonXP + GeForce4 build

Posted on 2020-07-17, 18:07

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by wirerogue

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does the headphone jack work on the audigy drive with soundblaster live? i thought i tried that and it didn't work.

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Re: Voodoo2 installation issues

Posted on 2020-07-08, 23:29

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by wirerogue

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try checking the box "disable voodoo2 direct 3d support" in your voodoo2 display properties, so the cards don't interfere with each other in D3D. Filename v2.properties.gif File size 10.48 KiB Views 311 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-07-06, 23:38

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by wirerogue

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waterbeesje wrote on 2020-07-06, 21:54: Do I call this a steal or just a good buy? i would definitely say steal.

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Re: What are builds you want to make someday?

Posted on 2020-07-06, 19:58

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by wirerogue

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i certainly don't need anymore. i've built everything in my signature in the last year and half or so. my current project will most likely be my last one for quite some time... i hope. 680i sli motherboard, qx6850 cpu, evga 8800gtx ko sli in a cooler master war machine (stacker 832) should be quite …

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

Posted on 2020-07-05, 20:32

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by wirerogue

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That case cleaned up beautifully and it doesn't look like it's yellowed at all. I've always liked the looks of those Dell XPS cases. after looking at the photos i posted, it occured to me that i have a brand new mitsumi floppy drive with a better beige than the alps floppy drive that was installed. …

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

Posted on 2020-07-05, 19:05

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by wirerogue

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had some black scuffs on both sides of my dell xps m233s. some magic eraser got most of them off. probably could have done better but, my arm got tired. Filename dell.xps.m233s.b.jpg File size 750.56 KiB Views 495 views Filename dell.xps.m233s.a.jpg File size 774.06 KiB Views 495 views

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Re: Voodoo 2 - how to test

Posted on 2020-07-03, 03:54

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by wirerogue

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you can also use fraps 1.9d to get real time frame rates in quite a few glide games that use the 3dfxgl.dll can't find my list but, definitely games like quake2 and hexen ii. doesn't work with unreal. https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/detail ... sion).html

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-07-03, 03:38

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by wirerogue

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since the first three 8800 ultra cards i tried were all dead, i got 2 of these instead. evga 8800 gtx ko acs3 they were absolutely filthy and covered in some kind of black greasy gunk. water would not remove it. lots of 99% isopropyl alcohol and even acetone on the metal parts (since isopropyl is …

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Re: Poor performance on a 7900GS + Pentium D

Posted on 2020-07-01, 02:17

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by wirerogue

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i've had zero luck with real time temperature monitoring on my dell machine with a socket 775, dell intel 925x motherboard and a pentium 4. i doubt your dell intel 945p chipset board is any different in this respect.

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