Recent content by Spirit_Retro

Oh man I loved early dual socket stuff... that is beautiful. I was on dual 800Mhz coppermines back then. How did you deal with the threading issues for the then current sound drivers?

Seriously? Firing up Unreal for the first time using Glide? Not a favorite memory? Quake II Arena? Did you sleep through those days? Because entire enthusiast ecosystems evolved out of the Glide API.

Cmon man... we're just trying to have some fun here. Don't poke a whole in the keg and then burn the whole dispensary down.. It's ok to have fun with a necro. It's part of forum life. It's who we are. It's what we are doing. So- does anyone else miss Cyrix?

Yea... this thread aged like already aged milk.

That's the same setup I had. Specifically for Unreal. Good times.

Anyone want to discuss Athlon X2 overclocking? Pencils and Thunderbird? Ge Force 256? Seriously wondering: Is that an honest assessment on your part? And if so why do you think that?

Yea... but good necro is art man... freaking art.

Across the breath of the cards I've owned I'd say the PNY cards are about average for fan noise. However, I have a couple of 15 year old card which the fans never failed on them. I can't prove this- but I think PNY specs with a little headroom in their designs. Other card's I've owned-...

79 for me... But I'm old.

Oh look... it's pumpkin brain.

Is that a thing?

Hmm... I guess the more money you have the dumber you get?

Does your refrigerator currently connect to the internet?

Yeah… most people in the West don’t really understand Asian history. That’s a shame, because it matters. But your point holds water—there are countries now lining up to work more closely with the U.S. The challenge is how we’re going about it. What we’re doing right now is economically violent...

Christ- you're so sensitive. Please stop. Humor is lost on the self important.