TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[Trekkie4]

It's been a while since I posted in here
Here's my (probably ?) 200-th "GPU" :

I don't get it ... how much VRAM does it have, 22mb?!

 

[Greenslade]

intresting tests

you would think Windows 7 would be the winner.in the first group.One person said they liked 8.1 does anyone?. Does anyone still use 8.1 or 8 for that mater

 

[P4-630]

Does anyone still use 8.1?

My dad on his asus netbook! (unable to upgrade to 10)

 

[Greenslade]

My dad on his asus netbook! (unable to upgrade to 10)

That is a good enough reason.It must be a very old pc.

 

[lexluthermiester]

It's been a while since I posted in here
Here's my (probably ?) 200-th "GPU" :

WOW! A Mach64 with SIPP ZIP memory! Haven't seen those in a while!

 

[P4-630]

That is a good enough reason.It must be a very old pc.

2016, but it only has 32GB of slow eMMC storage.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I don't get it ... how much VRAM does it have, 22mb?!

128k, maybe 256k. Ignore the silk screen info, it's totally misleading. Those numbers indicate the memory speed in seconds on a per SIPP basis, not the memory capacity.
Scratch that, I was thinking of a different card from the same time frame. This card is either a 2MB or 4MB card, see below..

 

[P4-630]

That is a good enough reason.It must be a very old pc.

However, when I just checked windows 10 hardware requirements:

• RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
• Hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS or 20 GB for 64-bit OS

It is a 32 bit device, so hey I could try to install win10 32 bit on it next year january when windows 8.1 becomes EOL.

So there might be some hope!

 

[lexluthermiester]

It is a 32 bit device, so hey I could try to install win10 32 bit on it next year january when windows 8.1 becomes EOL.

Windows 8.1? Eww. Or you could just do Windows 10 LTSB/LTSC now..

 

[Fouquin]

128k, maybe 256k. Ignore the silk screen info, it's totally misleading. Those numbers indicate the memory speed in seconds on a per SIPP basis, not the memory capacity.

This would be ZIP, no? 128KBx16 for 2MB.

 

[agent_x007]

I don't get it ... how much VRAM does it have, 22mb?!

It's 2MB.
Like @Fouquin commented before me. Memory is 256k x 4 as spec = 128k 8-bit (or 128kB per chip, again 2MB in total).
I also have another card with this memory (Samsung ZIP) :

^This one is 1MB in total.

 

[lexluthermiester]

This would be ZIP, no? 128Kx16 for 2MB.

You're right, they are ZIPs. Just looked up the part number for those chips. 256Kx4. That card has 16 chips so it is likely a 4MB card. I was way off. To be fair, it's been what, 3 decades? LOL!
Here's the data sheet;

KM424C257Z-6 DataSheet & Equivalents - Samsung Semiconductor Division - Datasheets360.com

www.datasheets360.com

 

[Greenslade]

2016, but it only has 32GB of slow eMMC storage.

Thats very tiny for a 2016 PC ,oh i see it is a notebook but even so 32gb of storerage is very small for 2016

 

[P4-630]

Thats very tiny for a 2016 PC ,oh i see it is a notebook but even so 32gb of storerage is very small for 2016

Yeah it is, but my dad doens't complain and it only costed 199 EUR new which isn't bad.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Thats very tiny for a 2016 PC ,oh i see it is a notebook but even so 32gb of storerage is very small for 2016

It was ok actually. Not great, especially for Windows 10 which was new at the time, but ok. Windows 7 ran well on 32GB of storage.

 

[agent_x007]

@lexluthermiester Don't worry, it's fine - nobody uses this style of memory capacity now.
"4" in "256k x4" referes to number of bits each chip holds.
You need 8-bits to get a byte, so you have to half the number of memory chips to get to proper capacity (or convert capacity of each chip to 128kB, when switching from bits to bytes).

 

[lexluthermiester]

My dad on his asus netbook! (unable to upgrade to 10)

Why not? I'm sure it can be done. I've never seen a system that runs 8.1 that could not also run 10..

 

[P4-630]

Why not? I'm sure it can be done. I've never seen a system that runs 8.1 that could not also run 10..

Will try next year Jan when win 8.1 is EOL.

(I was more worried about huge updates since it only has 32GB of eMMC storage)

 

[lexluthermiester]

"4" in "256k x4" referes to number of bit's each chip holds.

You mean number of bits each address line supports.

You need 8-bits to get a byte, so you have to half the number of memory chips to get to proper capacity (or convert capacity of each chip to 128kB, when switching from bits capacity to bytes).

You might be right. It might be a 2MB card. It's been a long time since I've had to do this kind of tech math. Am having to remind myself..

(I was more worried about huge updates since it only has 32GB of eMMC storage)

That would be a valid concern. IF you used a copy of LTSB/LTSC, you could set it up to only download and install critical bug fixes and security patches. If you'd like to know more, I'd be happy to share some insights and install tips.

Also, a highly customized version of Win11 would work too.

 

[Trekkie4]

128k, maybe 256k. Ignore the silk screen info, it's totally misleading. Those numbers indicate the memory speed in seconds on a per SIPP basis, not the memory capacity.
Scratch that, I was thinking of a different card from the same time frame. This card is either a 2MB or 4MB card, see below..

This would be ZIP, no? 128KBx16 for 2MB.

It's 2MB.
Like @Fouquin commented before me. Memory is 256k x 4 as spec = 128k 8-bit (or 128kB per chip, again 2MB in total).
I also have another card with this memory (Samsung ZIP) :

^This one is 1MB in total.

Ah, got it. Thanks guys, I knew it looked too good to be true

I used to have Mach64 PCI card, but mine was apparently newer revision, since it was using standard EDO RAM chips just like Voodoo2.

 

[onemanhitsquad]

dug out a couple more of the dualies

VisionTek X1650XT no box or accessories around , I think this one was from before I started saving the stuff

PowerColor HD5970 the wife rocked this with her X58 while I was rocking xfire HD5870 with mine

haha!...then I spotted the free Dirt 2 disc !

 

[Mussels]

That is a good enough reason.It must be a very old pc.

There was an era there of super garbage intel atom CPU's paired with windows 8 laptops, and its half the reason everyone hated windows 8 for running poorly.

I still have one of those tablets here, and even on a debloated lightweight OS it can barely do 1080p youtube (60FPS videos dont play)

 

[Greenslade]

There was an era there of super garbage intel atom CPU's paired with windows 8 laptops, and its half the reason everyone hated windows 8 for running poorly.

I still have one of those tablets here, and even on a debloated lightweight OS it can barely do 1080p youtube (60FPS videos dont play)

I did not kniw that.I see that a lot of the eatler thin clints use the Atom or Eden chips.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I still have one of those tablets here, and even on a debloated lightweight OS it can barely do 1080p youtube (60FPS videos dont play)

Try AndroidX86. Your experience will improve on that device.

This is the version I personally use.

Release CM-x86-14.1-r5 | Android-x86

www.android-x86.org

But there are others and newer versions are in the works.

 

[MaxiPro800]

Got another slotket, and a much "advanced" one at that. Still from the PPGA only days despite advertising as FCPGA compatible, so I also had to do the krick-3ft-under Mendo-Coppermine conversion. Also modded my Soyo 6BA+IV's standby LED as its original one was broken off when I got it

What makes this an absolute killer slotket (if it works, I haven't tested it further than POST screen) is the last few pics. The jumpers are for auto/manual V_core setting. I can basically run my chip at whatever I desire. And it's DIP switches! This + ABIT's BE6-II should make an killer combo if everything checks out good on the stability side. I've set the V_core as low as 1.6V (so you can easily tell this would nearly be Tualatin ready - it takes just enough fiddling to get the right DIP combo to get 1.5v vcore!) and the 1100MHz SL5QW didn't even give a damn - POST, everything booted with flying colors on the Soyo.