Re: Trying to find a counter strike map

Posted on Yesterday, 23:29

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fy_snow?? At least I think that's it. I used to play that one and iceworld a good deal at the time, partially because the server I frequented would regularly go through these. My favorite FY map by far is fy_pool_day, though.

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Re: Athlon XP performance ratings

Posted on 2024-05-06, 21:02

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It also matters in what software / applications the chips were tested. Some stuff simply did better with the P4 CPUs, while others did better with the AXP. Generally speaking, the "shorter" pipeline of the AXP (and Pentium III / Tualatin) was better suited for gaming, because games tend to have " …

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Re: Bad caps

Posted on 2024-05-06, 20:12

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It's filled with g-luxon(teapo/jamicon) caps so he'd have to spend like $40 to replace all of those with decent Rubycons or Panasonics. No, it won't cost anywhere near that. Not even in Canadian/Australian/Singaporean dollars. You're looking at $20 tops. In most of NA, Digikey and Mouser can get …

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Re: Ideas on dead hard drive

Posted on 2024-05-06, 19:41

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Just a thought that occurred to me: perhaps one of the two crystals on the board went bad, thus preventing the IC(s) from getting a clock signal? I've had this happen on the controller of my nephew's toy RC car. Usually it takes either thermal or physical shock, though... which of course doesn't …

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Re: Help needed in fixing a graphics card

Posted on 2024-05-06, 19:13

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I'm all for fixing things, and I know it has been a few weeks since your original post, but I would recommend returning it if you still can, then getting something else. Problems like these can take many hours to diagnose and in the end may not be fixable (bad GPU for example), so think about how …

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Re: Help needed in fixing a graphics card

Posted on 2024-05-02, 14:33

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As per my understanding this is supposed to be 5.1 k ohm. However on measuring these it showed 2.6 k ohm. It is the same case with all these 512 resistors and with 2 different multimeters. Is this the expected value? Yes, it's normal for resistors to sometimes measure lower resistance in circuit. …

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Re: ECS K7S5A No POST/No Display, Troubleshooting Help

Posted on 2024-05-02, 13:03

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I also have a K7S5A motherboard, though I never really did anything with it (was a freebie from a PC repair shop about to throw it away), other than finally figuring out how to make it POST several years ago. In my case, the board would NOT POST with any DDR(1) RAM of any kind. I tried high density …

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Re: Bad caps

Posted on 2024-05-02, 11:51

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The thing about "worthless" hardware is, one tends not to think much of it and thus more likely to try "experiments" on it (be it hardware mods or silly software / firmware) and/or enjoy it without caring if it'll break or not. At least from personal experience, I can tell you that I've put far more …

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Re: Bad caps

Posted on 2024-05-01, 12:16

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Nah, replacing caps on cheap mediocre boards isn't worth it in any universe. Just buy a working one for $5 and be done with it. 478 is basically trash no matter how we look at it. Business-wise, I agree. But as a hobby, I disagree. Just comes down to what one likes to do with their free time. …

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Re: Choosing a GPU for a P4 build?

Posted on 2024-05-01, 11:57

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I finally got around to install Win98 and XP(sp3) on an SSD to that 3GHz P4. It sure pushes out some heat! :-) Well, I see you're kind of far up North, so the added heat in your home is probably not a nuisance. ;) That said, I don't think P4's are that hot as people tout them to be. FWIW, I'm …

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Re: Ideas on dead hard drive

Posted on 2024-04-30, 21:12

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The fact that those transistors stop showing a voltage after a while also makes me think you might have a stuck head, preventing the spindle motor from spinning up... though why the motor is not making any buzzing or chirping noise is also a little suspicious (generally, this is what HDDs do when …

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Re: Motherboard recapping question

Posted on 2024-04-29, 23:23

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Particularly regarding ESR (equivalent series resistor), some circuits rely on specific values (or close to them) and you have absolutely no idea what your specific circuit design does or requires if it was badly designed. So for this one, try to be as close as possible to the original. Not really. …

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Re: No beep codes from motherboard

Posted on 2024-04-29, 23:05

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Well, as a last resort, perhaps give the chipset a "no-effort" lo-tec reflow (e.g. a re-heat) on your stovetop. Prop the motherboard so that it sits about 2 inches (4-6 cm) above one of the burners on your stove, with the chipset positioned right above the burner that you'll use. Doesn't matter if …

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Re: Choosing a GPU for a P4 build?

Posted on 2024-04-29, 22:43

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SP2 is the lowest I would downgrade to I agree. While I haven't experienced any crashes with any games on one of my systems with a "super-updated" SP0 (basically all updates prior to just rolling over to SP1), there's a lot of improvements and compatibility issues resolved in SP2, so that's why I …

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Re: How do you test a retro graphics card before buying?

Posted on 2024-04-29, 14:35

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I dont mind doing the odd repair either but do tend to avoid stuff that has has a visible need for repairs. (Like clearly bloated and burst caps on a motherboard unless its something special and worth the extra work) I'm the opposite - I like to get stuff that has (*reasonable*) visible need for …

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Re: Motherboard recapping question

Posted on 2024-04-29, 13:58

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When recapping a motherboard I know you have to match the capacitance for the caps but can go Higher on the voltage You can also go lower in the voltage... but you really would have to know what you are doing / where you are doing that substitute. For example, if a cap filters a 3.3V rail on the …

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Re: Bad caps

Posted on 2024-04-29, 13:50

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Realistically, you'll probably never use that board for an extended period of time so replacing the cap is pointless (especially all of them), it will probably end up in the trash anyway. Not sure how you determined that. I've saved numerous Pentium 3 and 4 motherboards back in the late 2000's …

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Re: Choosing a GPU for a P4 build?

Posted on 2024-04-29, 13:28

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For the P4 machines, I'd go with GF7600 GT/GS and 5900XT, particularly if they are XP-only builds. If you intend to make all of the systems 98-compatible, then surely the Radeon 9500 and GF4 TI4200 would be better choices, followed by the FX5500 and FX5200 (whichever has 128-bit mem bus and not the …

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Re: Ideas on dead hard drive

Posted on 2024-04-29, 13:07

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In addition to what TheMobRules said, I would also recommend to take off the PCB from the drive and re-seat it, along with any jumpers on the pins. Generally, poor/bad contacts on these old PCBs are not common, since they use pretty good quality materials and leaded solder. However, it's worth a try …

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Re: PSU for a retro PC

Posted on 2024-04-29, 12:58

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Everyone says 5 V 35 A for Athlon XP, but quality 30 A always worked then and now for me. I have some 200 Watt PSUs with 22 Amp rails that will happily run any Athlon XP, so you don't really need anything upwards of 25 Amps on the 5V rail if the PSU is of good quality. Most 250 Watt HiPro /Chicony …

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