Re: Fastest graphics possible for a p2 400 mhz (Asus P2B mainboard)

Posted on 2023-06-06, 15:29

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2023-06-06, 15:15: Fastest AGP 3.3v compatible card is Galaxy GeForce 7950GT. Honestly, I didn't know. Need to google about this monster. But it's scary to even imagine the price.

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Re: Fastest graphics possible for a p2 400 mhz (Asus P2B mainboard)

Posted on 2023-06-06, 15:00

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The fastest AGP 2x card is the GeForce 6800 Ultra with two cutouts at slot. A very rare card. Then comes the Radeon 9800XT. Due to the kinks of Asus with their Vio module, they can be unstable. There remains something like the RADEON 8500/ 9200 /9500 or the GForce FX 5200 /5600/5700. They are also …

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Re: Motherboard recap : Partial or full ?

Posted on 2023-06-06, 11:28

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- Turned off the PC - Removed the side cover of case - Pulled out all expansion boards - Removed the motherboard - Soldered 1 capacitor. - Assembled PC After an indefinite period of time - repeat. If you like the process itself, then you can change one at a time.

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Re: Troubleshooting two Slot 1 Asus motherboards

Posted on 2023-06-05, 18:55

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TheMobRules wrote on 2023-06-05, 18:11: This is the first time I heard such a thing. https://youtu.be/iFhyP_QwtMc?t=1352 22:30 Correct and complete solder reflow. The fact that the capacitor is held on the PCB does not mean that it is soldered well. I apologize to @mrfusion92, the topic obviously …

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Re: Troubleshooting two Slot 1 Asus motherboards

Posted on 2023-06-05, 18:49

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I've been doing this for 20+ years. I envy. To Your youth. What you are describing is something that can indeed happen when using an improper/suboptimal SMD soldering technique. It is possible to solder SMD electrolyte with solder iron tip 1. If pads on the board have shape for hand soldering with …

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Re: Troubleshooting two Slot 1 Asus motherboards

Posted on 2023-06-05, 14:31

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Solder a few smd electrolytes on an unnecessary board. Diameters 5, 8 and 10 mm. The latter will be in power circuits and at ground/power plane. Then break them off by rotating, as I drew above. Look at the result. PS. I also thought for a long time that everything is OK. Lack of contact across the …

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Re: Troubleshooting two Slot 1 Asus motherboards

Posted on 2023-06-05, 02:41

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I'm also confused. Regularly soldered SMD electrolytics with a regular iron withput preheating the board or anything. No issues so far.🤷‍♂️ Edit: Are you by any chance not using flux or are you using an iron with too low temperature, shevalier? Solder a few smd electrolytes on an unnecessary board. …

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Re: Troubleshooting two Slot 1 Asus motherboards

Posted on 2023-06-04, 15:48

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Everyone says WUT. But not everyone shows results. The photo shows a complete reflow of solder at the factory, and not 1 mm of snot.

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Re: Troubleshooting two Slot 1 Asus motherboards

Posted on 2023-06-04, 15:20

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Or tantalum capacitors, in a pinch

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Re: Troubleshooting two Slot 1 Asus motherboards

Posted on 2023-06-04, 15:02

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And indeed seems to have three 10 uF caps but I think that they are rated for 16v. Is that an issue? This will show only the replacement However, the fact remains that I am not equipped for this type of work. I will probably need at least an hot air gun. You can't solder them with a soldering iron, …

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Re: Dead Radeon 9800 Pro AGP, for a change...

Posted on 2023-06-04, 12:17

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This? https://fccid.io/M698836/Schematics/Schematics-414550 page 21 or this? download/file.php?id=165581 page 8 Diode from rail to rail - is D25 for 9800 pro old design. And most importantly, ***, in which no one believes.

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Re: Dead Radeon 9800 Pro AGP, for a change...

Posted on 2023-06-04, 11:12

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maybe it's not getting enough power Again no. There is a diode from the 3.3V bus to the 5V phase. When an additional wire from the PSU is not connected, about 2.7V comes to the second phase and the GPU starts up. Depending on the VBIOS, it either issues a warning and stops, or continues to work as …

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Re: Dead Radeon 9800 Pro AGP, for a change...

Posted on 2023-06-04, 11:08

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LE. BTW most of the times if GPU is 100% blown it won't have power on the fan rails , so I am not sure that it's 100% dead. (it's a good sign you have power on fan rails). Nope. The old design Radeon 9800 is based on APW1175, which is powered by two phases of 3.3 and 5V. The fan is powered directly …

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Re: Dead Radeon 9800 Pro AGP, for a change...

Posted on 2023-06-04, 09:54

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The only problem with the Radeon 9800 PRO (old PCB) is the lack of temperature monitoring. ATI's reference design provided for a "decorative" cooler, which was joyfully copied by other manufacturers. If there was temperature monitoring, users would raise a howl that the card is heated at 90 degrees …

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Re: Sempron/Athlon64 - speed classification system

Posted on 2023-06-04, 04:09

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Haki26 wrote on 2023-06-03, 21:26: the sempron 3400+ is actually faster than an athlon64 3200+. Nope. First is "Celeron rating", the second - "Pentium rating"

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Re: Troubleshooting two Slot 1 Asus motherboards

Posted on 2023-06-04, 04:06

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If I try to remove it I will end up ruining this motherboard even more. Besides I can't understand the values of it. #1 Never try to desolder the SMD electrolyte. #2 Never try to solder smd electrolyte without heating from below. Use SMD tantalum capacitors or MLСС Hint You should collecting non- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-06-02, 13:08

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BX does max 128Mb per 16Mx8 chip (note the lower-case b for bit), so yes, to get 1GB you specifically need 4 256MB DIMMs with 16 chips each. But there was hope that it was these memory sticks that had the correct organization, because I they were get from the two-socket Tualatin. Apparently it was …

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Re: AGP GPU to pair with 2.8Ghz P4 + 2GB PC133

Posted on 2023-06-02, 03:59

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2600pro\XT AGP or 3650 AGP. But cards with RIALTO bridge very sensitive to quality of AGP powering. ATI dx9 cards is more compatible with old games(Win 9x era). HIS RADEON X850 XT Platinum AGP IceQ II 256MB - unattainable dream.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-06-02, 02:47

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That CUBX-L looks amazing, hope you can get it working again. Thanx! But I was looking for CUBX because it is one of the few boards with 4 RAM slots and socket 370 (I don't like slotket). Well, damn it, I knew that the BX440 wants double-sided memory for 16 chips. Yep, exactly half the size is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-06-01, 15:03

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Asus was top of the line in this era. Is this the one that BIOS will force the AGP in 2x mode when overclocking more than 10MHz ? My Aopen doesn't suffer like that. By the way, the ASUS VIO voltage boost module boosts it not only for chipset and RAM, but also for AGP/PCI. I implemented it in CUBX …

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