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

Posted on 2023-11-11, 21:46

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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Very cool! Slot A is def on my list of platforms to check out eventually. I need to get into recapping. Does anyone know if there's a newbs guide to figuring out what caps I need and the best way to get them? And what's the prevailing wisdom in terms of replacing all caps vs just visibly bad ones …

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

Posted on 2023-11-11, 21:02

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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I installed and tested this pretty period correct combo of Thunderbird 1400, Abit KG7 RAID, Radeon 8500 and Audigy1 on my bench and set up Win98SE with drivers on a 120GB SSD. Everything works just fine. System is currently running stock with zero OC and I ended up installing two 256MB HyperX …

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Re: My 3DMark03 Mega Thread

Posted on 2023-11-06, 18:09

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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Here is a run from my Socket A build. System info not shown on the screen: Motherboard: EpoX 8rga+ nForce2 CPU: 2500+ Barton Memory: 2x512MB Corsair CMX3200C2 v5.4, timings 2, 3, 3, 6 GPU@450,800 Water blocks on CPU and GPU. GPU is stable with higher core clocks, but for some reason I get crashes …

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Re: My Stupid Retro Builds (updated with Pizza Box build!)

Posted on 2023-11-04, 14:21

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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Ok, so here is Toby , the result of the glow-up I gave that beat-up beige mini-tower . IMG_5972.jpeg I replaced the broken, faceplate-missing floppy drive with a GoTek. I think they're going for a more Amiga grey/beige with these? Doesn't matter, impossible to match beiges anyway. Along the same …

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Re: My Stupid Retro Builds (updated with Pizza Box build!)

Posted on 2023-11-03, 12:41

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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Ok, so here is Toby , the result of the glow-up I gave that beat-up beige mini-tower . IMG_5972.jpeg I replaced the broken, faceplate-missing floppy drive with a GoTek. I think they're going for a more Amiga grey/beige with these? Doesn't matter, impossible to match beiges anyway. Along the same …

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Re: Commodore 64 video problems

Posted on 2023-11-03, 10:38

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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Hi All I know this is an old thread but only recently got around to playing with my breadbin once more to try and fix these video issues i did all the above mods in Adrian Black's Vid. i also got another lumafix but have not used it as it did not fix the jail bar lines at all. this is the best pic …

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Re: Windows XP system spec recommendations.

Posted on 2023-11-03, 09:52

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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And then there are people who think the same about all retro hardware. Running DOSBox, ScummVM, PCem, x86Box and native running covers all their gaming needs. And it's not an invalid position to hold. This hobby is fueled by nostalgia not just towards the games but also the hardware and the …

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Re: Windows XP system spec recommendations.

Posted on 2023-11-03, 08:29

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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That applies to pretty much everything. You can emulate and use VMs on modern PCs and you won't have more issues than on a baremetal retro PC. This hobby is about continuing to use what's pretty much e-waste because we want to and not because it's the optimal way to do it. I wouldn't personally put …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-02, 19:02

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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... 55GFR series was also quite late model and yours is the final revision and I’d guess it is made in 92 or 93 being one of the last manufactured 5.25 units (at least from Teac). This means that very likely it has seen quite little use and mechanically it is in great condition. I have one 7193-U …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-02, 18:36

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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... Now the really bad news. I think i have killed the 5 1/4 floppy drive... Because i dont feel confident in finding the failure in the drive i destroyed... i bought another one. I bought a very similar model so i can swap the faceplate to the brown one my drive has on it. The drive i got is …

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Re: Abit IP35 Maotherboard

Posted on 2023-11-02, 14:01

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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And you have configured both A and B drives in the BIOS correctly (usually in the Standard CMOS features tab or equivalent)?

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Re: Abit IP35 Maotherboard

Posted on 2023-11-02, 11:04

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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First, the drive A should be at the end of the floppy cable (after twist) and B at the middle. With a normal twisted cable both drives should be configured as drive B (this should be something like DS1, DS2 etc., depends on the drive) amd which should be the default from factory except perhaps for …

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Re: Aiming for the Stars, Next platform?

Posted on 2023-11-02, 07:32

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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Im think we should do something that a lot of people would have so we can get better turnout. Socket 5/7, 2x multiplier, EDO RAM Anything that fits in 5 or 7, can set a 2x multiplier and any board that uses EDO (or fast page if you really wanna run that ancient opti). Examples but not exclusively; …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-02, 06:15

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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Well I've only ever seen CpuZ suicide screenies of KT333 much over 180 and never any runs of anything like 3Dmark or super pi 1M or bigger at better than 170 to confirm it doesn't crash instantly. Best KT333 speed I can find on HWBot at the moment is only 167 for a 3Dmark run. Granted there's not …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-01, 20:55

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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BitWrangler wrote on 2023-11-01, 19:59: I am talking synchronous with CPU FSB though, not merely DDR speeds. Sure, me too. There is very little point in running socket A other than 1:1 FSB and memory. In fact, there is quite a performance hit with running them asynchronously.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-01, 18:15

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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Babasha wrote on 2023-11-01, 17:54: Nice 😉 Kingston Turbochip TC366 with AMD K6-2 366MHz Wow! Didn’t even know such upgrades existed. Is that s7 drop in upgrade?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-01, 17:40

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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It sure isn't the fastest chipset, You are sure you are sure? There is a set of CMOS optimisations and WCPRedit files that can make these things scream, and when I say scream, I mean top out somewhere north of 170FSB leaving KT333 in the dust and giving nforce a run for it's money. OPPainter was …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-01, 16:56

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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Got this nice KG7 RAID with 1400MHz thunderbird and couple of Kingston ValueRam DDR266 sticks for 18€. I've never had AMD 760 motherboard before. It sure isn't the fastest chipset, but pretty cool nonethless. It is in great condition, should be working and caps look just fine. VRM is both Rubycon …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-10-31, 15:39

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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Snatched this Radeon 8500 128MB for a reasonable 20€ today: R8500.jpg I also checked ebay sales of these out of curiosity and I was quite amazed that these cards (also 64MB versions) seem to be actually quite rare-ish nowadays. 8500 was quite a high profile release back in the day and although not …

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Re: ZIDA BX98-3D not ports?

Posted on 2023-10-31, 08:23

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by CharlieFoxtrot

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so that i undersfand, all serial connectors not same? Yes. There are practically two "standard" ways how the MB COM connector and compatible bracket are wired (AT/Everex vs DTK/Intel). There are possibly some proprietary connectors too, but those two are by far the most common. Easiest way to check …

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