Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-09-15, 22:21

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Started playing Heretic for the first time since mid-90s. Never finished it then, that's the plan this time. Was going to play with midi music but my midi card is busted, so rocking genuine OPL3 sound on a Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro instead. I never finished Heretic or Hexen back in the day either. …

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Re: Did you miss any significant period of computer development?

Posted on 2021-09-14, 18:03

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I missed everything before 1996 kind of. Oh and the last 3-4 years maybe. My last upgrade on my main was a gf1070. But I think it still holds up, at least when I want to play Total War or something. I always miss the current era and go back to it later. Saves a lot of money and eliminates stress …

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Re: Did you miss any significant period of computer development?

Posted on 2021-09-14, 17:58

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leileilol wrote on 2021-09-14, 09:35: that cursed Netburst / GeforceFX period of 2002-2005 add ghz. profit. who cares about anything else??? (sarcasm)

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-14, 12:06

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I got myself an IBM usb floppy drive so that I can have floppy disks fail on me also in windows 10. I have a few of these, never cracked them open but they've been very reliable for 15 years now... Just remember to NEVER stack anything on top of your usb floppy drive. It sends to push the heads …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-09-14, 00:10

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I got myself an IBM usb floppy drive so that I can have floppy disks fail on me also in windows 10. If windows sais "invalid media or track 0 bad -disk unreadable"... Should I just throw it out or is there a way to try to repair it? :-s IMG_20210913_192950.jpg Edit: added a pic. I have a few of …

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Re: Compaq Portable III Motherboard / CPU Problems

Posted on 2021-09-11, 13:56

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Forgive me if this isn't applicable but does this help at all? https://oldcrap.org/2020/10/08/compaq-portable/ eevblog on youtube also did a video on repairing a compaq portable psu

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Re: Have anyone actually gotten hardware damaged due to using old PSUs?

Posted on 2021-09-10, 11:12

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Probably even exploding Gigabyte power supplies are better than this old crud. Notice the two DC converters in the left that deliver stable, crossloading-resistent +5 and +3.3V. I like gamersnexus, they have thorough reviews without the bs that other hw channels are drowning in You ever look at …

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Re: Have anyone actually gotten hardware damaged due to using old PSUs?

Posted on 2021-09-10, 01:06

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My recommendation: Whenever possible, change your PSU to a PSU, there are no disadvantages, only advantages, the modernization allowed the construction of more robust sources, which make less noise, generate less heat, are more energy efficient, and much more safe. Probably even exploding Gigabyte …

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Re: Have anyone actually gotten hardware damaged due to using old PSUs?

Posted on 2021-09-10, 01:04

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Back in college, so I think around 2003, I had an old Antec 300W blow out in my old LAN Party Pentium 2/3 (I don't remember), Geforce 2 GTS system that went off to school with me. It did... weird things. One of the hard drives that must have gotten a shock could only correctly read data. I was …

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Re: mp3

Posted on 2021-09-09, 19:59

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druaga1 used this app in his netbook mp3 playback machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EMwL4QgMpQ i dont think the spectrum analyzer would really be much of drain on top of decoding the MP3. there are command line parameters where you can disable that anyway. -f0 no screen output -FF displays …

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Re: Time to ask before I do some damage Gigabyte GA-486VF rev7

Posted on 2021-09-09, 16:34

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Do you have a speaker hooked up? If there's a problem with the VGA, the board typically will give a beep pattern regarding the error. What VGA cards are you trying? It could be that your VGA cards have issues or need some 'minor' reconfiguring as well. No speaker atm ...but got a couple of those …

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Re: Thermal tape ripped CPU die off of substrate

Posted on 2021-09-09, 16:27

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lol i watched wayne's world recently for the first time in a long while and forgot they parodied that they should really bring back those commercials :P Wayne's world is actually where I got this from. :D I looked up the meaning of that scene at some point and found the commercial. And yes, 80s/90 …

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Re: Thermal tape ripped CPU die off of substrate

Posted on 2021-09-09, 14:04

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;-) They should try with yogurt. Or coffee grinds. Maybe a nice thick slice of muenster. Superfine grinds might work well. Dry them out and mix with some oil to make a paste. Might need to run some stress tests for an hour a week to kill off any bacteria/mold. Does this count as organic computing? …

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Re: Thermal tape ripped CPU die off of substrate

Posted on 2021-09-09, 13:39

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Doornkaat wrote on 2021-09-09, 13:14: drosse1meyer wrote on 2021-09-09, 12:56: 😉 They should try with yogurt. Or coffee grinds. Maybe a nice thick slice of muenster. Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?😄 🤣 i watched wayne's world recently for the first time in a long while and forgot they …

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Re: Thermal tape ripped CPU die off of substrate

Posted on 2021-09-09, 12:56

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As far as these sites using clickbaity tests of ketchup or toothpaste... for short periods, i would rather run a heatsink without any grease at all than put food products in my computer I feel you're missing the comedic aspect of such experiments. ;-) ;-) They should try with yogurt. Or coffee …

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Re: Thermal tape ripped CPU die off of substrate

Posted on 2021-09-09, 12:32

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I just use Arctic Silver 5. I like to live dangerously, using conductive thermal pastes on bare die CPUs :-) But I can get AS5 is big tubes relatively cheaply. One tube lasts years, is cheap, and is a good thermal paste if I decide to not pull it apart again! Same, as a very, very thin application. …

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Interesting video about IBM's new CPU cache design

Posted on 2021-09-09, 01:01

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Pretty cool stuff 😀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6u_oNIXFuU

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Re: suggesti0ns for a skinny cpu heatsink/fan

Posted on 2021-09-09, 00:42

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you may be able to find a low profile fan that are used in like 3d printers or similar

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Re: Thermal tape ripped CPU die off of substrate

Posted on 2021-09-09, 00:38

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Ugh that stinks. I hate when what seems like a good workaround fails in the worst way possible. Whats the next step? Graphite pad + socket 370 heatsink/fan?

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Re: Are any of these 486 and early Pentium-class CPUs intetesting?

Posted on 2021-09-08, 23:36

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pretty good deal for $20

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