Re: ARM based CPU on PC

Posted on 2021-11-17, 14:39

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If there comes a time when we could acquire ARM compatible I don't see anything exciting about it. x86 or ARM doesn't matter much at this point. Both are very old CPU architectures with piles of legacy stuff and workarounds. Fair enough. Given that lots of us, here at Vogons, find "exciting" …

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Re: ARM based CPU on IBM compatible PC

Posted on 2021-11-17, 13:29

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I don’t think that would be IBM compatible, isn’t it? It would probably be “windows compatible” but the whole idea of IBM compatible was that it is able to run IBM PC software written for the x86 😉 Yes, you are right, it would be more like "Windows Compatible" ARM hardware. Let´s fix that title... …

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ARM based CPU on PC

Posted on 2021-11-17, 13:11

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This looks exciting . Qualcomm planning ARM based CPU/SOC for the IBM compatible PC. Although initially geared to laptops, who knows, maybe we could expect them for desktop too: https://www.pcworld.com/article/552285/qualcomm-prophesies-2023-as-the-rebirth-of-its-snapdragon-chips.html What are your …

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Re: Rage 128 Pro driver issue

Posted on 2021-11-11, 18:47

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Retrobuilder wrote on 2021-11-11, 18:23: Okay, the problem has been solved, this driver Con 2 botones wrote on 2021-11-08, 15:02: If it doesn´t detect your cards, then try this one: https://mega.nz/file/1QpwFLqJ#RGdKtlKhQmRwPFA … H_vCiA2zT5ZdDzA Is the thing that worked for me. Thank you guys for …

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Re: The millenial troll PC - A Socket 423 Rambus build

Posted on 2021-11-10, 13:35

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Jokes aside, that is a very nice build!

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Re: How over powered are modern PCs?

Posted on 2021-11-09, 15:19

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Agreed. Most of the time current (high end) hardware is overpowered for regular needs. Unless you are going to edit videos (and make a living of it) you won´t need a Threadripper or even a Ryzen 9 (or the Intel equivalents), for instance. I wish we had the possibility to build ARM/Risc V systems, by …

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Re: Rage 128 Pro driver issue

Posted on 2021-11-08, 15:02

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by Con 2 botones

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This has happened to me before. Try with version 4.13.7192 here: https://soggi.org/drivers/ati.htm If it doesn´t detect your cards, then try this one: https://mega.nz/file/1QpwFLqJ#RGdKtlKhQmRwPFA … H_vCiA2zT5ZdDzA

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Re: Best GPU for an Athlon MP (WinXP)

Posted on 2021-11-03, 17:27

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I have done an exhaustive comparative between the top 2 chipsets for socket 462: nforce2 and KT880: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=58242 Everything is detailed in that thread. For example at 1027*768 6600gt can achieve some form of playable performance in Far cry 1 at max settings - …

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Re: Best GPU for an Athlon MP (WinXP)

Posted on 2021-11-01, 13:03

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With all due respect I think that we are not talking about the same thing. I have done a comparative between nforce2 and KT880 and using a geforce 6600gt there was no difference whatsoever between the 2 platforms in games and benchmarks however with 7800gs nforce2 came out on top! I tested the …

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Re: Genecyst Emulator

Posted on 2021-10-29, 20:18

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I have fond memories of Genecyst (late 90s, early 00s). That and Nesticle, Znes, UltraHLE...those were the days of emulation... If you happen to have another lower end (slower single CPU, lower ram) system around, I would try that same Genecyst executable and see what happens.

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Re: Browsers, XP, Linux, Mint, everything

Posted on 2021-10-28, 12:58

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i just tried every so called light linux on p III and it was fdisk after was like running xp on 233mhz mmx a snail As much as I love Gnu/linux, there are few distros that can run as snappy on older hardware (take socket 370 o 462 systems, for instance) as Windows XP. Some do, as Puppy or the …

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Re: Browsers, XP, Linux, Mint, everything

Posted on 2021-10-28, 12:49

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Lubuntu is light and functional enough for 1GB RAM. Lubuntu used to be light and functional enough for 1GB RAM, 20.xx is a pig. 18.xx is tolerable, 16.xx was last best on 1GB. Yes, you are right. I guess, as time passes, developers redifine what an old system is and relax about optimizing their DE …

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Re: Browsers, XP, Linux, Mint, everything

Posted on 2021-10-22, 20:30

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Lubuntu is light and functional enough for 1GB RAM. But it is not only about RAM quantity, CPU instructions set also count for modern browsers. Recently tried Lubuntu over a PIV 2.8 (socket 478) which features only SSE2, you can navigate regular web pages, but forget about Youtube, for instance. …

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Re: Best GPU for an Athlon MP (WinXP)

Posted on 2021-10-22, 12:47

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A geForce 6000 series is more suitable for socket 462/A in my experience. I run a GF6600 paired with an Athlon XP 3200, plays Doom3, Far Cry, Half Life 2, Fear, etc very well (don´t have numbers right now but close to 60FPS iirc) at 1280x1024 (5:4) with nice settings. There´s a GF7800 on the way, …

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Re: Wanna build a Windows 98 gaming PC, but could use some pointers

Posted on 2021-10-21, 19:30

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Seems like it’s hard to get an old PC (case) without owning a car… most people aren’t interested in shipping a big hunk of junk. Guess I’ll have to get a stupidly priced old PC on eBay… If the pc tower/part is not that far away, I guess you could ask the potential seller to send it in a taxi, to be …

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

Posted on 2021-10-13, 19:52

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This is the textbook definition of an e-waste rescue, as I literally snuck this out from being most certainly scrapped. An AOpen branded large tower case with a dual Pentium II 400MHz system inside. Unfortunately it won't power on, so either something's come loose or the power supply is dead. Still …

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Re: Anybody use the unofficial Win 98 SP3 pack?

Posted on 2021-10-12, 14:28

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So it would appear I hosed my fresh install of Windows 98 last night when I installed the "main files" portion of the unofficial Windows 98 SP3 pack found here: http://www.htasoft.com/u98sesp/ After the required reboot, the OS loads, but when opening My Computer or any other explorer window, it's …

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Re: Behold the VGR - My Pentium III 1GHz Vintage Gaming Rig

Posted on 2021-10-07, 17:33

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Terrific! Besides the top hardware pieces picked, I love how all white parts are the same tone (no beige, greyish, other darker white tones mismatching)

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Re: Need a sanity check on Blood 2: The Chosen's performance

Posted on 2021-10-06, 14:45

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Something is up. I'm thinking it is a issue with the FPU in the K6 architecture and not the chipset, since I don't have the VIA chipset in my rig it is SiS. I do have a a Pentium MMX 166 I could install to test with but I'd rather not as I had serious pains getting the K6-3+ to work properly and …

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Re: Need a sanity check on Blood 2: The Chosen's performance

Posted on 2021-10-06, 13:56

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Sorry, I haven´t had the time to test myself until yesterday. I had the impression the game ran better, but I was wrong, it is not the case! Just like you both have described, it runs in the middle 30s (when not much is going on) and falls to 17FPS (when shootings occur). When you get close to walls …

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