Re: My Dream Pentium MMX Build

Posted on 2020-05-29, 16:51

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of course you can if you want to, I mean it's a pity they're gone, I like looking at old machines, not only for entertainment, but also just for looking what other people are building. doesn't necessarily mean I agree with your reasoning, and can understand someone questioning that, having an …

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Re: My Dream Pentium MMX Build

Posted on 2020-05-29, 16:49

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I agree, that being said you might want to conciser re doing the OP to be more non photo friendly, like taking down the links to the no longer available photos. But that's just me. I tried, but the site will not let me edit my posts for some reason. When I try to edit the OP, I get "You cannot edit …

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Re: My Dream Pentium MMX Build

Posted on 2020-05-29, 16:39

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Their OPs photos, if want tot take them down he can. if anyone is butt hurt over that why not save them next time? I'm not trying to be rude here, but there are better things to get worked up over. Could not have said it better. Certain people seem to get easily offended at my decision to take down …

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Re: My Dream Pentium MMX Build

Posted on 2020-05-29, 16:21

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maxtherabbit wrote on 2020-05-29, 16:17: Then why did you post them in the first place? This whole thing makes you look pretty insane Please tell me you've never, ever changed your mind on anything in your life? /s

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Re: My Dream Pentium MMX Build

Posted on 2020-05-29, 16:19

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That's not what I said. You simply interpreted it that way. Look, your weird accusational psychologywhatever won't work on me so don't even bother lol Your privacy is indeed a good reason btw. Sorry to see your pics go but at any rate your builds were pretty good :P So long and thanks for all the …

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Re: My Dream Pentium MMX Build

Posted on 2020-05-29, 16:03

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Tetrium wrote on 2020-05-29, 15:54: No need for you to turn it into some kind of personal thing. I 'm not. You complained I'm ruining your fun, but the truth is my privacy takes priority over your fun.

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Re: My Dream Pentium MMX Build

Posted on 2020-05-29, 15:22

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Ah well, too bad, were nice builds, but as you wish... Even when not sharing builds, just the knowledge-sharing part of vogons is immense! I agree. I've learned a ton from various discussions here and I really enjoy browsing and lurking through all this knowlege. :) Lots of very knowledgeable …

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Re: My Dream Pentium MMX Build

Posted on 2020-05-29, 14:57

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Tetrium wrote on 2020-05-29, 14:53: So you posted 3 threads here, kept them for a few days and then want to spoil the fun for no good reason whatsoever? Questionable. But whatever. Wow. Entitled, aren't we? You have tons of other systems to look at here. Now I'm even more glad I deleted them. I'm …

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Re: My Dream Pentium MMX Build

Posted on 2020-05-29, 14:08

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Tetrium wrote on 2020-05-29, 13:40: And that's perfectly fine, except that it by itself it is not a reason to delete the pics though 😜 That's a very good reason for me. 😉

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Re: My Dream Pentium MMX Build

Posted on 2020-05-29, 13:55

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Tetrium wrote on 2020-05-29, 13:40: And that's perfectly fine, except that it by itself it is not a reason to delete the pics though 😜 That's for me alone to decide. 😀

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Re: My Dream Pentium MMX Build

Posted on 2020-05-29, 12:35

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Tetrium wrote on 2020-05-29, 11:51: Why not? I prefer to lurk.

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Re: My Dream Pentium MMX Build

Posted on 2020-05-28, 15:40

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imi wrote on 2020-05-28, 15:28: "The image you are requesting does not exist or is no longer available." and that is why you upload pictures directly to vogons x3 I deleted them because I no longer want them to be up on this board. Feel free to report this thread as spam (which it now is) so admins …

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Re: My Dream High-End Intel 486 Build

Posted on 2020-05-27, 18:59

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Nevertheless I cannot agree your statement. I have the same experiences like TheMobRules. You did a very good job with your system. Do you need such vague thesis to justify your system? And I cannot agree with yours. But I am not seeking validation from anyone here. My system makes me happy and …

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Re: My Dream High-End Intel 486 Build

Posted on 2020-05-27, 17:50

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In this case you don’t compare local bus topologies. ...but I wasn't comparing just bus topologies. I was comparing the practical application of VLB vs PCI in a 486 system, which includes the advantage of faster peripherals available for the latter. And the original discussion was actually about …

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Re: My Dream High-End Intel 486 Build

Posted on 2020-05-27, 16:13

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So would you say that PCI video cards newer than your Diamond card offer diminishing--if any--gains? I have a Socket 3 board with VLB and PCI and use a Virge 325 2MB just because it is small and has great compatibility. Use DOS 95% of the time. I would say that's exactly right. Newer graphics cards …

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Re: My Dream High-End Intel 486 Build

Posted on 2020-05-27, 16:12

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And besides, newer parts don't automatically equal more performance anyway. Not when it comes to 486 machines. That's not what I was saying. I think the more accurate thing to say is that more modern PCI peripherals on a 486 offer better performance up to a point at which they become bottlenecked …

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Re: My Dream High-End Intel 486 Build

Posted on 2020-05-27, 15:36

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One option is to find a 2.5 digit display, if your front is exactly the same as the one I have here it should fit out of the box. The display is a K568: http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/led_speed_display/LED%20display%20-%20K-568%20-%20photo.jpgtest.jpg This looks wicked cool! Unfortunately it's …

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Re: My Dream High-End Intel 486 Build

Posted on 2020-05-27, 15:35

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These days the main advantage of PCI on a 486 is having access to a much wider array of (usually also much cheaper and easier to find) PCI cards, instead of having to settle for VLB or ISA :P And I think that's where the real performance advantage of a PCI-based 486 system lies over a VLB one. …

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Re: My Dream High-End Intel 486 Build

Posted on 2020-05-27, 13:25

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-05-27, 13:23: Well, he backed it up with benchmarks, so what do you need to be persuaded? Because he did not test the chipset I'm using. I recommend this thread: A Tale of Two 486 Motherboards (ALi vs SIS)

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Re: My Dream High-End Intel 486 Build

Posted on 2020-05-27, 13:19

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There i made a comparison with PCI (SIS496 and UMC8881) and VLB (SIS471) boards But you have not tested an ALi 1487/1489 board. I recommend this thread: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=52880 - L1WB gives no benefit together with L2WB (which was very common at the time intel released the WB …

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