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by Sphere478
Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Biggest k6 + news in twenty years.
Replies: 3
Views: 6254

Re: Biggest k6 + news in twenty years.

It is possible to compile some linux setups to work on modern websites I believe. Magia? I think is decent out of the box for this but I have no first hand experience with this. Btw, new development. As an extension to this it seems that we were able to create a totally new processor by moving the u...
by Sphere478
Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:38 am
Forum: Hardware / Tech Corner
Topic: EPoX MVP3G5 memmory
Replies: 16
Views: 21284

Re: EPoX MVP3G5 memmory

On ali aladdin v there are reports of up to 1.5gb of ram working. 3gb may be possible but I haven’t seen anyone do it yet. On mvp3 (what OP has) I have only seen up to 768mb of memory installed. Mvp3 has a less forgiving memory controller. Personally, I am running 640mb on a mvp3 right now. (I would...
by Sphere478
Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:34 am
Forum: General
Topic: Biggest k6 + news in twenty years.
Replies: 3
Views: 6254

Biggest k6 + news in twenty years.

In case you guys missed it.

We can now turn cheap k6-2+ 570 chips into k6-3+ 570 chips

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=85071
by Sphere478
Tue Feb 08, 2022 4:04 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Anyone here ever done any playing around with a tillamook?
Replies: 1
Views: 9967

Re: Anyone here ever done any playing around with a tillamook?

Shame to see this group so dead. :( but understandable I suppose. Hopefully it stays online for people to reference for many years to come. Never forget the k6!!
by Sphere478
Mon Nov 15, 2021 12:12 am
Forum: General
Topic: My K6 still crunching numbers :D
Replies: 1
Views: 4173

Re: My K6 still crunching numbers :D

The other day I believe I got over 6,000 with a k6 3+ 550 at 577 5.5x105 with 1gb ram ali aladdin v and radeon 9800 pro. I have linux on it atm, though and the run was done on windows ME. I I’ve been having lots of trouble getting this board to work with cd booting and my floppies are also giving me...
by Sphere478
Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:28 pm
Forum: Hardware / Tech Corner
Topic: Crazy k6 3+ build
Replies: 3
Views: 8764

Re: Crazy k6 3+ build

hello! well the biggest issue I encountered was computable pci graphics cards.. it seems the mest reliable card I found was the pci 6200 despite trying literally every late model card, seriously I ended up with a stack of like 20 cards lol I got the iram working I used a promise sata II 300 tx4 it p...
by Sphere478
Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:29 am
Forum: Hardware / Tech Corner
Topic: Gigabyte GA-586DX Dual Socket-7 Board
Replies: 25
Views: 35395

Re: Gigabyte GA-586DX Dual Socket-7 Board

guys I have the Tyan AT version of this board s1564 and can confirm 512mb is possible with 4x128mb sticks. since basically the boards are very similar with chipset and dual processor I assume 4x128 will work also for you.
by Sphere478
Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:16 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Anyone here ever done any playing around with a tillamook?
Replies: 1
Views: 9967

Anyone here ever done any playing around with a tillamook?

Ordered a pentium 1 266 tillamook.

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=30499

Saw some guys got up to 400mhz on them with mods :p
by Sphere478
Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:29 pm
Forum: Hardware / Tech Corner
Topic: voodoo 5 5500 AGP
Replies: 4
Views: 11789

Re: voodoo 5 5500 AGP

If anyone comes across a 5500 pci. I would be interested in it. Even if you read this years from mow, sign up and send me a message. :-)
by Sphere478
Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:27 pm
Forum: Hardware / Tech Corner
Topic: WOW...I'm blown away, this site is STILL up!
Replies: 8
Views: 17444

Re: WOW...I'm blown away, this site is STILL up!

Not very active but still here. I figure it's worth keeping around for the info in all of the old threads even if there's little new activity. Might help someone out. I think the motherboard for my K6-III+ needs to be recapped, it's been dead for a while. I'll have to take another look at it some d...
by Sphere478
Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:11 pm
Forum: Hardware / Tech Corner
Topic: Anyone try SSD on Socket 7 system yet?
Replies: 1
Views: 12786

Re: Anyone try SSD on Socket 7 system yet?

Old post, but shame on people for not replying to you lol. Yes!! I’m going to be trying it in the next week or two. In fact I picked up a pci to pcie16x adapter, and plugged a pcie 16x to m.2 nvme and a 128gb nvme into it. I don’t expect it to be directly bootable. So I will use a boot loader on a c...
by Sphere478
Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Hello everyone!!! and Greeting to all my SS7 friends!!
Replies: 1
Views: 12497

Re: Hello everyone!!! and Greeting to all my SS7 friends!!

Hello!! Welcome! I’m also new :-) sorry no one replied. Seems kinda quiet around here. Might liven up with the surge of retro builds these days again in time though. You could also try more modern faster cards and try a glide wrapper. I’m going to be doing pci on my build. A 5500, 6200, and gt610 ar...
by Sphere478
Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:02 pm
Forum: Hardware / Tech Corner
Topic: Verifying voltage.
Replies: 0
Views: 6983

Verifying voltage.

What’s the easiest way to verify cpu voltage? Can I set the voltage wothout a cpu installed, power it up and check it or should I install a higher voltage cpu and test it then install the lower voltage one? Also how to I check voltage with a volt meter on socket 7? Do I have to test at the back of t...
by Sphere478
Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:51 pm
Forum: Hardware / Tech Corner
Topic: Crazy k6 3+ build
Replies: 3
Views: 8764

Crazy k6 3+ build

First off, thanks for the add. Thought I would share my build here. Look forward to your guys thoughts :-) So this build needs a little bit of back story. Back in 2004-2005 I came across a motherboard that I thought was pretty cool. At the time I was collecting socket 7 chips for fun and decided to ...