Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-15, 10:18

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by ChrisK

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Last weekend's flea market find: Filename The Duke.jpg File size 1.49 MiB Views 325 views Bought it mainly for nostalgia reasons and because there was no other PC tech at all on offer (again). Don't know where people find all those goodies on flea markets...

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-08, 07:59

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by ChrisK

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There are other boards using both, VIA and Intel chipsets, on one and the same layout. MS-6156 for example. Mostly this one comes with a VIA chipset (maybe the (cheaper) OEM version) but sometimes it can be found with Intel. https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/?page=1&itemsPerPage=24&showImages=0& …

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on 2024-03-05, 11:06

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by ChrisK

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Over the time I ran across some of them. But even here, "mid continental Europe", you mostly see the non FDIV bugged gold tops. SX948 to be exact. Maybe it is because the early ones got replaced with FDIV clean variants later on or they weren't sold here that much at all. Dunno. I can remember my …

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on 2024-03-01, 15:32

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by ChrisK

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Am I the only one here who finds it completely unashamed and reckless to combine the words "four" "P100 gold tops" and "never used" in one and the same sentence? (BIG 😉, but still a bit jealous)

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on 2024-03-01, 11:57

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by ChrisK

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I've only seen a golden P100 for sale once in the last 3-4 years. Unfortunately didn't grab one as the price was ok'ish, ~40 EUR iirc.

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on 2024-03-01, 09:15

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by ChrisK

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Has anyone seen a Pentium 66 non-goldcap in the wild? Or a Pentium 100 with goldcap? Can't decide which one's more rare...

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-01, 09:12

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by ChrisK

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Since this thread is about bought (retro) hardware I can add this: 2024-03-01-07-51-16-030.jpg The 5k86-P90 was on my wanted list for a long time. I missed one only some weeks ago (was sold within minutes) but this time luck was on my side. As a nice addition it came with a Pentium MMX Overdrive …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-01, 08:59

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Grabbed a "blue" Intel 486 SX759 Overdrive today for my 486 VLB build. Never seen a blue one before. Not sure how rare they are but I love the color. s-l1600.jpg Well, it's not that common with this original blue Intel heatsink, at least. I've seen them for sale only once or twice in the last years …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-01, 07:28

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I was wondering that though, because V3s seemed to be headed for $200 but they seem nearer $100 now, and you can get some fixer upper or take a chance deals at $80 or so. First signs of an upcoming massive decline in Voodoo prices... Time to get rid of all your hoarded 3dfx stuff at payable prices …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-01, 07:18

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by ChrisK

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Grabbed a "blue" Intel 486 SX759 Overdrive today for my 486 VLB build. Never seen a blue one before. Not sure how rare they are but I love the color. s-l1600.jpg Well, it's not that common with this original blue Intel heatsink, at least. I've seen them for sale only once or twice in the last years …

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Re: GeForce4 Ti 4200 replacement fan?

Posted on 2024-02-28, 14:23

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by ChrisK

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Kahenraz wrote on 2024-02-27, 10:52: Judging from the photo and my memory, the fan uses a sleeve bearing slug that is pressure fit and cannot be removed. Cleaning and refurbishing is the best that can be done. If that's the case, it's right. It would only work with ball bearings.

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Re: GeForce4 Ti 4200 replacement fan?

Posted on 2024-02-27, 10:36

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by ChrisK

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You could also just replace the fan's bearing. This site could help in selecting a replacement type: https://shop-rc.causemann.de/Kugellager Edit: The DeepCool V65 is ok as a replacement for a totally lost cooler. But it's still a bit on the loud side and no big improvement compared to an OEM one, …

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Re: Dual Slot 1 440FX build

Posted on 2024-02-27, 10:25

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@mln It's a bit too late, I just got the case :) Maybe an external SCSI drive? @ChrisK Thank you for that! That's the best option before doing damage to these CPUs. I removed the fan and measured the bearings. Each fan has two of them, and they are identical. If anyone has this CPU and wants to …

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Re: Dual Slot 1 440FX build

Posted on 2024-02-26, 09:48

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@H3nrik V! You're right, the Obisidian is already sagged. I'll make some kind of support for both it and the S3. @luckybob The jumpers are set correctly. I thought those rivets look like a torx would fit in there, but was afraid to break them off while removing. I'll remove them when I maintenance …

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Re: Poll. How did you handle AGP to PCI Express stepover?

Posted on 2024-02-26, 09:18

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C. -> ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 - used AGP card (X800GTO) from old system with this "new" board (bought it used) - switched to newer AGP card (HD3850) - AGP card died (no more sure if it was the X800 or the HD3850 which died between switching PC off and on but one replaced the other) - switched to …

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Re: What is the fastest practical DOS build?

Posted on 2024-02-13, 15:19

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by ChrisK

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So this might be a general problem in the ATi CIF version. I also don't have a Rage II. Only Rage Pro's.

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Re: What is the fastest practical DOS build?

Posted on 2024-02-13, 09:55

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by ChrisK

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The bigger one is that the game instantly crashes to desktop as soon as you kill any centaur as well as the big enemy at the beginning of the very last level of the game (the big pyramid). To follow up on this, I just tested the ATi CIF version of Tomb Raider on my Rage XL. I used the level skip …

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Re: Biostar MB-8433UUD-A

Posted on 2024-01-31, 13:41

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by ChrisK

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I'm not sure but it could also be CMOS battery related (sorry, long time ago I had the same problem but I can't remember the exact solution). I only remember I also had to fix a dead battery in the RTC-module, but like said, not sure if that also caused the ESCD message. Maybe others here can …

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Re: Help me find the best storage option for my Socket7 - Intel Pentium MMX build

Posted on 2024-01-22, 17:02

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Hi Jan, happy to report the CT-5SIM patch J.3 works great! Performance: Seagate_Momentus_54_40GB_DMA+BIOS-ide-burst-mode.jpg Seagate_Momentus_5400.3_ST9120822A_120GB_DMA+BIOS-ide-burst-mode.jpg Kingston_SMS200S3_30G_JMicron JM20330_DMA+BIOS-burst-mode.jpg Samsung_SSD840_120GB_JMicron JM20330_DMA+ …

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Re: What is the fastest practical DOS build?

Posted on 2024-01-22, 15:09

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by ChrisK

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You could use a modified savegame starting directly at the last level. If there's no problem killing the first enemy I'd guess there's also none during the rest of the game. I'll check if the exe for tombati from Gona's website makes any difference. Not sure where I got mine from. Maybe I'm using …

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