I also have 500mhz and 550mhz K6-II cpu's as spares, should I upgrade ? In DOS I have no probs now with the agp lfb settings, but a higher cpu will help win games... what do u think?

keropi wrote:

I also have 500mhz and 550mhz K6-II cpu's as spares, should I upgrade ? In DOS I have no probs now with the agp lfb settings, but a higher cpu will help win games... what do u think?

Nice pieces of hardware!

You have a picture of the system in action?

There's no reason why you shouldn't use a faster CPU, it will only benifit Windows games and heavy SVGA games....for older DOS games even a Pentium 1 is too fast so no reason to worry about speed problems since you can't avoid them 😁

currently the system is inside a NOS Asus retro-beige tower, but it is a mess from testing... will post some good pics ASAP...
maybe after I replace the cpu?

I just want to have this ONE and ONLY dos/win9x old-games-machine , I also have a 486/100 in a classic pizza-box case, but I would only like one machine...

keropi wrote:

currently the system is inside a NOS Asus retro-beige tower, but it is a mess from testing... will post some good pics ASAP...
maybe after I replace the cpu?

I just want to have this ONE and ONLY dos/win9x old-games-machine , I also have a 486/100 in a classic pizza-box case, but I would only like one machine...

That's my dream too but sadly it can't be a reality 😢

Too many games from the late 80's and early 90's doesn't even run nice with a 486
Just look at Zool 1 & 2 for example...they won't even start on a 486 or faster

I forgot to mention that I still have my 386sx PS1/pro machine 😀
now upgraded to 486slc2/40mhz , gg486 style

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keropi wrote:

currently the system is inside a NOS Asus retro-beige tower, but it is a mess from testing... will post some good pics ASAP...
maybe after I replace the cpu?

I just want to have this ONE and ONLY dos/win9x old-games-machine , I also have a 486/100 in a classic pizza-box case, but I would only like one machine...

That's my dream too but sadly it can't be a reality 😢

Too many games from the late 80's and early 90's doesn't even run nice with a 486
Just look at Zool 1 & 2 for example...they won't even start on a 486 or faster

eerhm could you refine, what you mean by a 486 ? since my first (my familys first) pc was a 486 Olivetti 25 MHz with 4 megabytes of ram, and there I ran zool 1 or 2 fine. But then again, it is no wonder why it ran fine. It was an extremely slow computer in the first place.

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keropi wrote:

currently the system is inside a NOS Asus retro-beige tower, but it is a mess from testing... will post some good pics ASAP...
maybe after I replace the cpu?

I just want to have this ONE and ONLY dos/win9x old-games-machine , I also have a 486/100 in a classic pizza-box case, but I would only like one machine...

That's my dream too but sadly it can't be a reality 😢

Too many games from the late 80's and early 90's doesn't even run nice with a 486
Just look at Zool 1 & 2 for example...they won't even start on a 486 or faster

eerhm could you refine, what you mean by a 486 ? since my first (my familys first) pc was a 486 Olivetti 25 MHz with 4 megabytes of ram, and there I ran zool 1 or 2 fine. But then again, it is no wonder why it ran fine. It was an extremely slow computer in the first place.

Slowest 486 machine I tried it on so far is on my 486DX 50 EISA system

Since your 486 was a 25mhz it must have been a 486SX?

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WolverineDK wrote:

Amigaz wrote:

That's my dream too but sadly it can't be a reality 😢

Too many games from the late 80's and early 90's doesn't even run nice with a 486
Just look at Zool 1 & 2 for example...they won't even start on a 486 or faster

eerhm could you refine, what you mean by a 486 ? since my first (my familys first) pc was a 486 Olivetti 25 MHz with 4 megabytes of ram, and there I ran zool 1 or 2 fine. But then again, it is no wonder why it ran fine. It was an extremely slow computer in the first place.

Slowest 486 machine I tried it on so far is on my 486DX 50 EISA system

Since your 486 was a 25mhz it must have been a 486SX?

Yeah it probably was, it was there I learned my real footsteps, when it came to learning about Dos, and its batch files. The only "real programming" I can figure out.

Well, about games not running well on faster machines. I found out on my own that Alone in the Dark 1 and 2 do not like cpu's faster than 486/33 or 40. Tried them with a DX2/66 and they did not work. Put in a DX/33 and they did. Weird...

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Well, about games not running well on faster machines. I found out on my own that Alone in the Dark 1 and 2 do not like cpu's faster than 486/33 or 40. Tried them with a DX2/66 and they did not work. Put in a DX/33 and they did. Weird...

Did they not start?

They run fin on my 5x86 133mhz machine here

edit: can't get them to recognise any FM sound device though...can just get digital sound 😜

yes, both AITD"s run OK on my K6-II too...

and here are my speed results, I think they are very good 😁

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and here are my speed results, I think they are very good 😁

damn....now you realize how sloooow a socket 3 machine really is 😳

a 3-4 year leap really made a difference in speed and reliability

My own k6-2 433 is slower than a p2 233 🙁

what ? how? surelly a bad mobo!

it's a compaq laptop actually, it scores in Quake as good as a Pentium Pro 200 does 🙁 it also has unavoidable CPU 'hiccups' no matter what OS is used.

that explains it... laptop...

here are some WIP pics ... I will change the HD cable with a rounded one I think... cables are a mess right now...

also there is a slight change... I now use a CT1740 SB16 (thanks amigaz!) and a DB50XG daughterboard 😁

also installed are a PCI network adapter and a USB2 card (for easy exchange of files from win98SE)

NOTE: here is a generic USB MASS STORAGE driver for win98, it works PERFECT and is very handy! http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php

There is something almost.. sexy about a full size ISA card.