Re: 8 of my retro PC builds in all of the Lian Li cases

Posted on 2024-05-06, 04:48

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Well Done !!! I like your selection. On the first look they are all looking the same as multiple twins.... especially the first five. Your thunderbird looking really nice. About the Asus A7V133. The little VRM board which is soldered 90° is really special. The only thing i would be concerned is to …

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Re: Is the Pentium 4 underrated for retro computing?

Posted on 2024-05-05, 16:01

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I cannot confirm here a 100% compatibility. With my QDI PlatiniX 2D, i have found some issues with the ESS Solo-1 conneted to the SB-link connector. I was successful in running FM music and sound FX (examples: DOOM and TES arena) in DOS, but there is an issue with MPU-401 general midi, which is not …

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Re: Is the Pentium 4 underrated for retro computing?

Posted on 2024-05-05, 11:22

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pixel_workbench wrote on 2024-05-05, 06:33: It's just that anything a P4 can do, the Athlon64 can do better, comparison 2 core era Office Filename 20240505_2_office.png File size 89.15 KiB Views 333 views Mutimedia Filename 20240505_2_multimedia.png File size 89.44 KiB Views 333 views 3D Rendering …

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Re: Is the Pentium 4 underrated for retro computing?

Posted on 2024-05-05, 11:19

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It's just that anything a P4 can do, the Athlon64 can do better, Well, you'll need specify the usecase and then say which cpu is better. Let's separate here 2 different era's. Because Athlon was superior within multiple comparisons during the beginning 2 core era (before the core 2 duo has been …

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Re: Athlon XP performance ratings

Posted on 2024-05-05, 08:29

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Fish3r wrote on 2024-05-05, 01:44: I've got the 800Mhz FSB + HT model, the Athlon machine is performing as I remember but I guess I was expecting less from the p4 due to them being supposedly (literal) hot garbage. P4 2.8 HT 800FSB Filename 20240505_09h47m42s_grim.png File size 64.22 KiB Views 512 …

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Re: PSU for a retro PC

Posted on 2024-04-27, 17:21

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Your performance level is in worst case on a level of 1,33GHz to 1,4Ghz Thunderbird, or best case on a level of 1500+ or 1600+ Palomino CPU Filename Q3arena.png File size 54.64 KiB Views 464 views Filename UT2003.png File size 54.03 KiB Views 464 views

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Re: PSU for a retro PC

Posted on 2024-04-27, 10:55

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Do you want to run a 6800 Ultra? For example, i am running a P4 2800 Mhz northwood and Geforce 4 Ti with Enermax 330W PSU: 5V rail: 32A , 160W 12V rail: 122A , 144W

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Re: PSU for a retro PC

Posted on 2024-04-27, 10:44

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What GPU you want to combine with the P4? be quiet! Straight Power 11 650W ATX 2.4 Combined 3.3V & 5V : 140W Combined all four 12V rails : 649.2W 5w rail only: 120W 12V1 rail only: 216W

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Re: Fastest Windows 7 system [omg, it is already retro]

Posted on 2024-04-21, 07:44

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Let's talk about retro 1st threadripper systems in 2044 again...

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Re: Re-building my Athlon Slot A machine

Posted on 2024-03-17, 05:59

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Very nice, clean board with less capacitors to replace! boggsman wrote on 2024-03-11, 13:14: My Voodoo3 3400 😆 What is a V3 3400 ?

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Re: Can I run P3 in this motherboard?

Posted on 2024-01-09, 05:35

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The 83Mhz FSB is maybe unstable. It 's related to the PCI card you are using. For max. Celeron speed i would propose one of these 2 settings: Celeron 433 Mhz: overcolocked @83Mhz (if all is stable) . = 539Mhz. Celeron 466 Mhz: overcolocked @75Mhz (if all is stable) . = 525Mhz. The 500Mhz version …

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Re: P4 Northwood: My fastest Win98 PC - 1.16 Ghz to 3.0 Ghz

Posted on 2024-01-08, 20:06

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Wow! Great news. Well. It's only working with sound FM + sound FX. When i try to use the general midi, i have no music, but the FX. This is with the PCI register method by Kamerat. Loading the ESSOLO.COM file, i have anytime the message "TDMA". Now with DOOM: There is no FX, but music only (either …

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Re: P4 Northwood: My fastest Win98 PC - 1.16 Ghz to 3.0 Ghz

Posted on 2024-01-06, 10:51

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Well, i guess that you are using not the same chipset and a pentium2/3 based chipset, or non-intelt based? You are using the ESSOLO.COM initialization. With this routine, i do not getting PCPCI working. But with the useful batch file from Kamerat, https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=24769& …

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Re: P4 Northwood: My fastest Win98 PC - 1.16 Ghz to 3.0 Ghz

Posted on 2024-01-06, 09:55

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UPDATE: SB-Link / PC-PCI connextor is working now on my i845 mainboard !!! With the soundchip: ESS Solo-1 ES1938S I have tried again the ESSINIT batch file with all the pciset commands... Testing Doom with setting: music: soundblaster , A220 sound FX : soundblaster , A220 , IRQ5 , DMA1 Music and …

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Re: Do you replace old case and PSU fans?

Posted on 2023-04-02, 07:54

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Several PSU fan replacements after i had recapped these PSU's: Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4

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Re: Anyone upgrade and/or repair PC power supplies?

Posted on 2023-04-02, 07:40

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In general I recommend refurbishing older power supplies of good quality instead of buying new >700W monsters to use in retro PCs. The learning curve is not very steep, if you have basic soldering experience it will be very easy to work with single sided PCBs. I agree with you. Since it have ( …

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Re: AMD K7 Althon Slot A build (1999)

Posted on 2023-01-02, 14:25

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Perhaps, you can run the 3d mark 99 and 2000 benchmark? Thanks 😀

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Re: "Fake AGP" slots?

Posted on 2022-12-03, 11:12

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MSI made AGR, but that is a hack of AGP on PCIE. emulated AGP via PCIe - seems only MSI made those, unless you mean "they all cut PCIE down to x4 to use some of the lines for AGP"? It's confirmed that AGP Express at the very least uses undercover PCI trick. Some time ago, i have benchmarked the " …

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Socket 478 without 12V pin

Posted on 2022-10-30, 06:06

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I have seen here a socket 478 board. https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/P4i45PE/ Surprisingly, i do not see here any 12V pin connector, which i am expecting from every pentium 4 board. Do you have seen any further of these non equipped 12V-pin header P4 mainboards? I have a QDI (i845) and an Asus ( …

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Re: over clocking a P166 to 200... chance of success?

Posted on 2022-10-15, 04:11

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Overclocking Guide: Overclocking The Intel Pentium

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