Re: 939 8gb rig AN8 or A8N??
Posted on 2015-06-26, 21:42
I have an Abit AN8 SLI and Opteron 165. How does one determine ECC support exactly and which ECC 2GB DDR sticks do I need to look for?
Re: Heat mitigation on a poorly-designed 1997 PMMX laptop
Posted on 2015-06-26, 03:35
I'm not sure if the CPU voltage would change. Whether that is autodetected or not. Now that I look things up, I remember that my Dell Latitude had a Pentium MMX mobile module that uses the 2.45v of the mobile socket CPU you must be talking about.
Re: Heat mitigation on a poorly-designed 1997 PMMX laptop
Posted on 2015-06-26, 00:58
I imagine a cooling pad is about all you can do.... Though I don't think it was uncommon for Pentium notebooks to be fan free. I had a Dell Latitude PMMX notebook and I think it was passively cooled.
Re: Windows 98SE on a Pentium Pro 200
Posted on 2015-06-24, 18:26
Just ask yourself what you'd install on a Pentium II.
Re: Noisy fan + machine oil = even more noise
Posted on 2015-06-23, 17:52
Seems to me the main concern is whether it will destroy the surrounding plastic it will come in contact with. Plastic safe suggestions http://nerfhaven.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16267
Re: Noisy fan + machine oil = even more noise
Posted on 2015-06-22, 18:27
Does petrolatum damage plastic? When I was reading about lubricating N64 joysticks, the silicone grease was specified over other options for that reason. Never thought to try the stuff in a PC fan though. The Dow Molykote 44 Light is similar to petroleum jelly in viscosity.
Re: Noisy fan + machine oil = even more noise
Posted on 2015-06-22, 03:44
3-in-1 blue bottle electric motor oil maybe? Mockingbird's silicone grease idea is interesting as well. I got some Dow Molykote 44 to fix up N64 sticks. Plastic safe. Cheap little tub on ebay.
Re: Quiet 60mm Heatsink Fans?
Posted on 2015-06-20, 20:09
Wire it up to 5v or 7v. 7v is made using the difference of 12v and 5v (search for details). Instant quieter fan. The reduced airflow could lead to overheating though so watch that.
Re: Few Questions about Geforce 6200
Posted on 2015-06-20, 18:22
I have a feeling that 6200 64bit will handily beat 5500 128bit. Even 5200 Ultra is slower than a Geforce 3. The 6200 topic has been discussed quite a bit here too. Search the forum for tidbits.
Re: Socket 4 heatsink permanently attached?
Posted on 2015-06-20, 18:15
An adhesive thermal pad would probably work. Definitely would if it's mounted flat in a desktop. The lower thermal conductivity shouldn't be an issue with these CPUs. In fact many times back then pads of some sort were used.
Re: make old PC useful on modern internet/windows 7
Posted on 2015-06-18, 20:11
Standard Def Steve wrote: I remember SSE giving software MPEG-2 a huge boost back in the day I had a Pentium 3 Katmai @ 300 MHz (66 MHz FSB x 4.5) decoding a DVD in software on a Voodoo3 with perfect fluidity the other day. I think you're right. I think SSE has some instructions specifically for …
Re: Video card for Athlon XP?
Posted on 2015-06-18, 19:21
I don't recall an X800 running the id Tech4 games poorly. Also remember in id tech 3 that r_primitives 2 is faster on ATI and the engine doesn't pick the best choice when dealing with that setting at 0. This also applies to modern AMD and Nvidia Geforce hardware The idTech4 games don't run …
Re: Video card for Athlon XP?
Posted on 2015-06-18, 19:12
they tested with Q3A engine games as well and the nv4x was faster also lol lol They actually overhauled a lot of the OpenGL driver during 2005-2006. Somewhere in there its performance behavior probably changed. I think toward the end of 2006. It took a long time to get this work completed. https:// …
Re: S3 AGP Cards (and possibly others) Too Bright
Posted on 2015-06-18, 06:05
Which reminds me - I noticed UT2003 and Unreal 2 crank the brightness up by default.
Re: Video card for Athlon XP?
Posted on 2015-06-18, 05:56
There's another angle to consider for why ATI was slower in OpenGL. There were really just two OpenGL engines used to judge this - idTech4 and Riddick. Both use stencil shadowing. NVIDIA had an advantage on Z fillrate. So was it the OpenGL driver or the fact that ATI was behind on Z fill rate until …
Re: S3 AGP Cards (and possibly others) Too Bright
Posted on 2015-06-17, 23:15
I wonder if it could be related to TV vs. PC RGB/YUV levels. If you don't run full range RGB into a PC monitor, it makes black look like grey just as this looks.
Re: Windows 98 on SSD - No DMA mode
Posted on 2015-06-17, 23:00
Well the one I got was a Maxtor ATA100 card with a promise controller, its been rock solid stable in my K6-3, also tested it with a modern system my now dead FX-6300 and it was again rock solid stable. Sure. But some motherboards are less accommodating of PCI cards. Especially once you get a setup …
Re: Windows 98 on SSD - No DMA mode
Posted on 2015-06-17, 20:28
id still advise getting an ATA100/133 controller card they arn't expensive Yeah. However the reason I bought the SATA/IDE adapters is because PCI SATA/IDE cards have caused me so much trouble over the years. I've used several Promise cards and also a Silicon Image board. You tend to just get more …
Re: Windows 98 on SSD - No DMA mode
Posted on 2015-06-17, 19:42
Intel 440 chipsets only need drivers for Windows 95. Actually Windows 95B/C might not even need them... I would buy another SATA / IDE adapter. Try one with a JMicron chip. These things are cheap on ebay. I have a couple of different types that work quite well with an OCZ Vertex 2 across all …
Re: S3 AGP Cards (and possibly others) Too Bright
Posted on 2015-06-17, 04:45
Yeah my #9 334 has a great picture. It's nothing like the overly bright Savage3D card that I have. http://thumbnails105.imagebam.com/41610/49724c416099894.jpg http://thumbnails108.imagebam.com/41610/11e4ae416099899.jpg http://thumbnails108.imagebam.com/41610/432a48416099904.jpg I need a new camera. …
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