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Reply 53240 of 55725, by PcBytes

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Reply 53241 of 55725, by Dan386DX

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Can somebody help me understand this.

Today I picked up a flex ATX PSU, it's a replacement for a dead one on an OEM P3 system. I made sure to choose one with stronger 5v and 3.3v rails than the old one.

So the rails are thus:
+5v = 12A (60W)
+3.3v = 9A (39.6W)

but the label on the PSU says "MAX OUTPUT POWER 220W. (+3.3V + 5V =60W)

Why would it be just 60w over two rails that go higher than that?

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Reply 53242 of 55725, by vmr_

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From "The CPU Unicorns" series, a nice AMD k6 black top engineering sample. Alive and working, more tests later 🥳

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Reply 53243 of 55725, by marxveix

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vmr_ wrote on 2024-06-13, 19:32:

From "The CPU Unicorns" series, a nice AMD k6 black top engineering sample. Alive and working, more tests later 🥳
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Nice looking one, i have only ordinary K6 200Mhz (no black and no es edition).

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Reply 53244 of 55725, by dormcat

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Dan386DX wrote on 2024-06-13, 19:27:

+3.3v = 9A (39.6W)

Em, 3.3 * 9 = 29.7
For some reason you multiplied 3.3 with 12. 😅

Dan386DX wrote on 2024-06-13, 19:27:

but the label on the PSU says "MAX OUTPUT POWER 220W. (+3.3V + 5V =60W)

Why would it be just 60w over two rails that go higher than that?

It's perfectly normal for PSU to have total wattage output lower than the sum of wattage outputs of each voltage.

Reply 53245 of 55725, by AGP4LIfe?

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Just got this in the mail, it looks like a matrix G200, but it has an addin card memory card and a DVI connection mini board??

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Reply 53246 of 55725, by ElectroSoldier

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AGP4LIfe? wrote on 2024-06-14, 00:01:

Just got this in the mail, it looks like a matrix G200, but it has an addin card memory card and a DVI connection mini board??

Im guessing you receiving this wasnt as random as your post makes out.

Reply 53247 of 55725, by AGP4LIfe?

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I got a big lot of about 30cards in the mail from ebay 🤓, I didn't know what all was in it. Many surprises!

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Reply 53248 of 55725, by Trashbytes

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vmr_ wrote on 2024-06-13, 19:32:

From "The CPU Unicorns" series, a nice AMD k6 black top engineering sample. Alive and working, more tests later 🥳
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Some people get all the cool kid toys !

Reply 53249 of 55725, by demiurge

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AGP4LIfe? wrote on 2024-06-14, 00:01:

Just got this in the mail, it looks like a matrix G200, but it has an addin card memory card and a DVI connection mini board??

It is absolutely a G200 with a DVI daughter board. I have never seen such a board but it matches the G200 I just posted a few back in this very thread.

Reply 53251 of 55725, by ChrisK

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AGP4LIfe? wrote on 2024-06-14, 00:01:

Just got this in the mail, it looks like a matrix G200, but it has an addin card memory card and a DVI connection mini board??

Yes we had this (DVI-) topic here shortly before:
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
and ongoing discussion.
The DVI daughter card was an official add-on by Matrox.

vmr_ wrote on 2024-06-13, 19:32:

From "The CPU Unicorns" series, a nice AMD k6 black top engineering sample. Alive and working, more tests later 🥳
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Nice one! Never seen before.

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Reply 53252 of 55725, by eesz34

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Mandrew wrote on 2024-06-12, 19:44:

Got an EIZO Flexscan T563-T with pincushion issue. It still has decent brightness so probably worth fixing, I can't say no to cheap CRT.

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Reply 53253 of 55725, by Lostdotfish

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Picked up this ti4200 with a passive Zalman cooler today.

Reply 53254 of 55725, by AGP4LIfe?

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Kahenraz wrote on 2024-06-14, 05:32:
AGP4LIfe? wrote on 2024-06-14, 00:01:

Just got this in the mail, it looks like a matrix G200, but it has an addin card memory card and a DVI connection mini board??

Maybe you will have better luck than me.

Has anyone managed to get the Matrox G200 flat panel add-on to work?

I don't have a DVI-D only cable but when I get one l'll try it and see what happens 👍.

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Reply 53255 of 55725, by H3nrik V!

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vmr_ wrote on 2024-06-13, 19:32:

From "The CPU Unicorns" series, a nice AMD k6 black top engineering sample. Alive and working, more tests later 🥳
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Holy ... wow, just wow!

If it's dual it's kind of cool ... 😎

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Reply 53256 of 55725, by Ensign Nemo

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I've been slowly building up my sound card collection and grabbed an Audigy for $5 today.

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I haven't done much research into Windows 98 sound, but I've seen the Audigys come up a lot, so I figured I'd grab it, especially for $5. I also picked up a Belkin OmniView Pro today. I wasn't looking for a KVM switch, but this one came up locally for $15, so I grabbed it.

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I'm pretty sure this device allows you to convert a PS/2 mouse to serial, which should be convenient for me. I have a few laptops with a single PS/2 port and I'm not sure if they would support a splitter. Now I can just use the KVM switch and not worry about finding one.

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Most importantly, this one is Y2K compliant, so I will be all set for the future!

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Reply 53257 of 55725, by Cyfrifiadur

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Ensign Nemo wrote on 2024-06-15, 02:07:

I'm pretty sure this device allows you to convert a PS/2 mouse to serial, which should be convenient for me. I have a few laptops with a single PS/2 port and I'm not sure if they would support a splitter. Now I can just use the KVM switch and not worry about finding one.

Hiya, I have this KVM model and you are correct. I have 7 PCs connected through it, 2 of which have a serial mouse connection.
I am using a USB-PS/2 mouse and AT keyboard (with adapter) to control them all.
I am also working on a little project to make it switch automatically!

Enjoy... all the cable management 😀

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Reply 53258 of 55725, by HanJammer

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acl wrote on 2024-05-27, 14:51:

Nice Fury Maxx. Your's have soldered bios and jumpers in the top right corner. Mine and most i've seen have socketed bios and no jumpers. Which motherboard/chipset do you plan to use for testing ?

That's the question for a retired me in ~20 years. I have tons of stuff and next to no time for testing right now.

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Reply 53259 of 55725, by demiurge

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Ozzuneoj wrote on 2024-06-13, 02:09:
demiurge wrote on 2024-06-13, 01:49:
Posted the following cards to the VGAmuseum: […]
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Posted the following cards to the VGAmuseum:

  • AMD FirePro V3900
  • ATI Firepro V5800
  • NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
  • Matrox Millennium G200

Awesome photos. Can you describe your camera setup? In the past 5-6 years my collection has... erm... exploded... and I'd love to be able to take such clear and detailed pictures of the stuff I have.

Sorry I only shoot photos on the weekend. I made a light box out of 2x4's and wired it up as a lamp myself with an articulating spot light.

I take photos from the tripod with a Pentax X-5 that is almost retro in its own right.

The only thing I would do differently is to make sure the LED strips were cool white and not warm light.

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