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  1. Susquehannock

    Anyone went strictly to SSDs only yet ?

    SSD for OS and gaming. Spinners for back up ... and redundant back up .... and back up for the redundant back up.
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    Who here likes big displays as their PC monitor? 40inch plus gang chime in

    Currently looking at this page from eight feet away on a 65 inch Panasonic professional plasma monitor (# TH-65PF11UK). Does that count as big? It does time as movie screen and gaming monitor as well.
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    Case intake fan setup (airflow vs. static pressure)

    Every case is different. Pun intended. We can debate endlessly based on theories. Do some real world testing. I use the thermal probe on my DMM, a couple small thermometers at key places inside the case. Employ an incense or cigarette to do smoke tests of airflow patterns. May be surprised at...
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    The Post Your Old/Retro Builds Thread

    You are right of course. And as one would expect, the game slows to a crawl in 32-bit with this card. (edit) Apparently there is a Max Payne 1 Fix Pack, v1.2023.1 for this but never looked into it.
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    The Post Your Old/Retro Builds Thread

    Soft spot for 3dfx ... me too. At least now I do. Full disclosure. I have owned this card since late year 2000. My friend bought a shiny new HP pavilion with this V4 installed. It would crash soon as a game started. Apparently HP sent them out without proper testing. Glide drivers did not jive...
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    The Post Your Old/Retro Builds Thread

    No argument here. I do have a socket 462 with voodoo4 on Win98 running in the other room right now. So there is that. Plan to enjoy some Max Payne action later.
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    The Post Your Old/Retro Builds Thread

    DDR3 is now retro? At 15 years old I guess maybe so. Still rolling with my Dell T3500 and T5500 systems (see signature). 8GB rDIMM modules for the T5500 are dirt cheap now at $5. So are 6 core Xeon X5690 CPUs. Got a complete second CPU riser for the T5500 for next to nothing a while back. May be...
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    Steam 2023 Winter sale is here! Winter sale runs from Dec 21 to Jan 4, 2024, 10 AM PST

    True. Has shooting elements. Not sure I would call sections flying through swinging flame chains like 3D version of Super Mario light platforming. Not if they are required to advance. Got even worse in the extensions. That said. Arcade mode in Doom 2016 has the most time on my screen since the...
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    Steam 2023 Winter sale is here! Winter sale runs from Dec 21 to Jan 4, 2024, 10 AM PST

    Can honestly say that no new games interest me. Now. If I could get a refund on the Doom Eternal platforming game misrepresented as a shooter, that would be cool. :cool:
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    This is the first time in almost two decades I have no plans of upgrading my GPU

    Yeah. I gave up on that profit driven frames per second chase perpetuated by the industry about two decades ago.
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    7 best CPUs of all time

    A board with VDD voltage adjustment to the northbridge was/is essential.
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    7 best CPUs of all time

    In my mind these lists are incomplete without the unlocked Athlon t-bred B mentioned. So easy to overclock with a good nForce2 board. To this day I can go into the next room and run my $60 (back then) 1700+ at a 1ghz overclock to above 3200+ speeds with air cooling. A chip that cost nearly $400...
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    How long do motherboards generally last?

    Used my Soltek FRN2 (nForce2) as my main system daily for 13 years. Overclocked the whole time. Still runs in one of my retro gaming systems to this day.
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    First solo gaming build later this year...

    Good to familiarize yourself with the various fasteners involved. Especially the two shown below. Top is #6-32 UNC threads. Bottom is metric M3. Often mistaken for each other.
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    Do use a UPS or surge suppressor?

    Good catch on my poor wording. Meant combo power strip/surge suppressor.
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    What condition is your phone in?

    Flawless. Ordered a case same time as the phone. Got this Galaxy A23 5G about six months ago at fiddy cents a month for switching to T-mobile. My previous phone was a Galaxy S4 with Verizon that lasted eight years and two battery changes.
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    Do use a UPS or surge suppressor?

    Liebert line-interactive UPS here. At one time my home voltage would brown down well below 100 volts. Not saying anyone here. It surprises me how many trust their high end system to a used power strip. Often bought at yard sale.
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    Maximum PC ends print publication

    PC Gamer was good for that. I bought the October 2000 edition specifically for the disk with Half Life "Dark Star" and "They Hunger" add ons. Ended up buying DeusEx full game after playing the demo here. Popped the disk in for bit of nostagilia. Forgot about the Voodoo5 animated gif banner ad...
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    Maximum PC ends print publication

    Well that stinks. Did not know the print version was still around to be honest. This thread inspired me to break out my MaxPC december 1998 "Gear of the Year" edition. Fun to see all the two and three page fold out ads for 3dfx, ATI, and Sound Blaster again. The reader's writes complaining about...
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    Has the Steam Deck stayed part of your gaming life?

    Having tried a couple friends' decks I have no interest. Not my kind of interface. Same as gameboy switch and all the others.
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    :::DEAD::: Cheap Monoprice 8" sub > $27 shipped

    Yup. Probably caught the price typo. Would be interested knowing those who did get the low price received new or refurb units.
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    What search engine are you guys using?

    I do not get any of that with Google. Only search results.
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    Best CPU's of all time?

    Far as overclocking goes. My vote goes to the unlocked 1.5 volt AMD t-bred B 1700s. Easy extra 1.0ghz or more on a 1.4ghz chip with a good nForce2 board. $65 CPU running faster than $350 ones. Twenty years later and same one is running in my Epox board today.
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    What search engine are you guys using?

    Yup. In Chrome. In Firefox it is cntl+shift+p.
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    What search engine are you guys using?

    I use Google through Firefox on my desktop/workstation. With script and ad blockers I do not see ads anywhere - YouTube or otherwise. Except places like [H]ard that are whitelisted.
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    USB ports in the car how to charge ?

    Certainly true. But is it because the port is superior, or legacy and an industry unwilling to compromise on standardization. At least the myraid of phone charger cord designs is dwindling. Sure most of us have seen those pay charger stations with 15 types hanging out the front.
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    USB ports in the car how to charge ?

    As an aside ... I have always found it interesting how cars still have 70-80 year old tech that is the clunky cigarette lighter port yet have not had an actual lighter in them for near 30 years.
  28. Susquehannock

    Gen Mayhem

    Maybe not popping like 15-20 years ago. [H] member posts are still my go to for tech knowledge devoid of juvenile bickering and posturing. Well, mostly. Mandatory Olivia.
  29. Susquehannock

    LLaMA 🦙 is out now

    Me three. I still use Winamp v2.91 to Whip the Llama's ass on my Win10 machines. As to the subject at hand. I am highly dubious about the ever increasing reliance on AI. Especially in the medical field. Contextual human-centric algorithms or otherwise.
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    I just got scammed off Facebook Marketplace

    Sorry for your luck. Things like this is why I only buy and sell through the local for sale groups, face to face cash only. Never Marketplace.
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    This article makes me feel old...GameSpy

    MSN Gaming Zone. Another good one.
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    This article makes me feel old...GameSpy

    MPlayer = > GameSpy. That is where I honed my Q2 skills and got invited to clan competitions.
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    3DFX Voodoo5 6000 Rev 3700A 128MB prototype 210-0391-001 EXTREMELY RARE

    With akimbo (double weapons), more gore, boom death, and decal stay mod set to permanent. That'll really test the card. Would love to see how the V5 6000 handles it next to my V4 4500.
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    3DFX Voodoo5 6000 Rev 3700A 128MB prototype 210-0391-001 EXTREMELY RARE

    Were some bids removed? Could swear when I clicked on the link earlier it was up to $10,100 with 45 bids.
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    3DFX Voodoo5 6000 Rev 3700A 128MB prototype 210-0391-001 EXTREMELY RARE

    "Yet" .... hefty bids. Best of luck.
  36. Susquehannock

    Do you enable or disable the music in a game?

    Most of the time I do not like the in game music. Doom 2016 would be an exception. Only time I have purposely sought out a high bit rate copy of the soundtrack. Older FPS like Q2 and UT, music definitely off. Don't want to miss those foot steps and audio clues when your opponent grabs a power...
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    Titanfall 2 Ultimate Edition $2.99 on Steam

    Purchased a copy and requested refund after install because it was unplayable as downloaded. My mistake for missing the part below. No thanks. Bad enough we have to deal with Valve/Steam. EA and the other devs that require yet another online account and launcher can go pound sand. :p
  38. Susquehannock

    Intel misses Q4 badly, Q1 guidance is abysmal

    For many years, pretty much from year 2000 to 2018 I was using Option contracts to play the two year up / down cycles on INTC. Was almost like clockwork. Things started to change when the corporate tax rate was slashed in 2017 and all those Corporations had more available for stock buy backs. To...
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