Re: [WIP] The beast: A watercooled win98 AthlonXP system.
Posted on 2019-12-10, 15:20
I just want to update everyone on this build, it will be delayed some do to the holiday season.
Re: ~2002-03 build
Posted on 2019-12-10, 15:18
that PSU looks sub-par at best ^^ if I would go for something cheap I'd choose at least FSP or the like. I second this. SPI and FSP make good power supply and you often can pick the up for cheap. Just be sure to check the caps before using them. I seen a few with bad caps. Delta units are also …
Re: Dual Pentium III Scsi Raid Workstation Build
Posted on 2019-12-10, 14:36
Very nice clean build, I like it.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-12-10, 14:35
Horun wrote: Ok thanks, yeah I would not save the board either, was hoping a Intel 848 or 865 chipset :p One should opt for 875 if they are building a 478 system. But that's just me.
Re: ~2002-03 build
Posted on 2019-12-10, 14:32
I say win98se/win2k dualboot or winME/win2k dualboot instead of the XP, also I wouldnt trust something as rare as a 9700 pro to such a generic power supply As generic as you might think it is, the insides are pretty strong, and so are the wires. I can post up some pics tomorrow. After looking at …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-12-09, 14:24
I tried to buy a abit Ic7MaxII the other day, but the sellers eBay account is all whacked up. The listing said he could take credit cards but the check out says the seller does not take credit cards :confused: So I tried PayPal. Well PayPal kept denying the payment and now eBay does not even give me …
Re: Heads up: Vogons will be updated
Posted on 2019-12-08, 05:23
Please don't go with that modern "blindingly white" color scheme. My poor eyes hurt just thinking about it. I sure hope that's not the case. Color schemes theses days are poorly picked at best these days. Saidly looking at the post below it seems like this site is going the way off most bigger …
Re: Heads up: Vogons will be updated
Posted on 2019-12-06, 18:47
yeah, I totally get that ^^ I just wish the forum software would include that by default. Most do. Almost every major forum engine has a page on the admin side to change the default theme and font. You can find themes online for most forum engines too. EG https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/styles …
Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.
Posted on 2019-12-06, 17:43
I think he has a lot of room on the table for more FPS. If he switched to a dual core and less ram (2 sticks) he could get a much higher overclock out of that x38 board. There is also faster ram out there too. And that is on top of switching from windows 10 to XP. Yea but the challange with …
Re: VOODOO 2 SLI Memory reporting
Posted on 2019-12-06, 17:40
its showing the right amount of ram, its just spiting the ram up into two groups, framebuffer and texture. And adding a second card dose not duble you usable VRam. Its still just 12mb as the data in ram is mirrored across the two cards.
Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.
Posted on 2019-12-06, 17:34
308.9 FPS, DosFreak, Q9650 @ 3.87GHZ , Gigabyte X38-DQ6, 16GB DDR2 800@862 CL5-6-6-17, Zotac Geforce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme 436.30, Realtek, Win10 x64 1903 Seems like the fastest C2Q DDR2 system on the list so far. Yea so far all really high scores with C2Q systems were made with DDR3 boards. …
Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.
Posted on 2019-12-06, 16:20
The Serpent Rider wrote: I think driver version is important too. New drivers are more bloated. But sometimes older drivers are less optimized. It's best to go thought them all until you find the best one if you want the best score.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-12-06, 15:46
imi wrote: we're never going to need more than 640K Saw that coming. 🤣 But in all honesty aside form photoshop and a few old content creation apps that are better suited for NT/2K/XP, what can 98 run that needs more the n256mb of ram?
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-12-06, 15:44
system with a matx Asus board. I ended up tossing the crap old fans, some cables and the CPU. I'll strip the motherboard for parts, scrap or reuse the heatsinks and . WAIT ! Which Asus mobo ? Am looking for a low end 478 mobo and if you live in USA would gladly pay something for it, assuming it …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-12-06, 15:36
Finally it arrived. This is a board I've been looking for for a long time now, but I finally have it.. https://i.postimg.cc/Dyq1DLN8/MSI-KT3-Ultra2.jpg MSI KT3 Ultra2 Three swollen 1000uF 6.3v Teapo caps need to be replaced (I would replace all of them but lazy). Also a DDR clip is missing but I …
Re: Heads up: Vogons will be updated
Posted on 2019-12-05, 16:38
I meant mostly security is ALWAYS broken with the forum softwares. It's a constant need to update them. You can postpone it for a while but then you need to get back on it... Yes security is important and you need to keep on top of it. I just hope that the staff here is doing more then just …
Re: Heads up: Vogons will be updated
Posted on 2019-12-05, 15:27
Dominus wrote: The need for change is made necessary by - broken forum software that is no longer secure - more need for administration tools as there are more and more trolls and people forgetting basic netiquette Might I ask what is broken?
Re: Heads up: Vogons will be updated
Posted on 2019-12-05, 14:55
ugh what is it with every forum updating lately ? If this update is anything like other forums that updated there forum in the last few years I foresee broken links, broken support of older devices and browsers, a shitty interface that looks like every other site that is full of bugs, almost every …
Re: please delete my account
Posted on 2019-12-04, 16:24
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-12-04, 14:50
Also bought a motherboard off Ebay from a seller (who had near 100 positives and been a member for over 3 years, no negatives) early yesterday. Then today got notification package was shipped and got tracking #. After I got off work 9 hours later went to send seller a message and it says his Ebay …
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