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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-08-19, 08:22

ya I do not understand the SB Pro rage. An ESS 1688 sounds the same, has a IDE controller, not a proprietary and doesn't hiss or have bugs. I learned that a long time ago. Needless to say Id take a quality brand like BTC ESS 1688 Audio Drive with Proper jumper config and a IDE over any SB pro card …

Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-27, 11:42

I can see this happening with Core 2 Duo/Quad hardware when people who loved gaming on XP are getting older and older. There is no world in any parallel universe where these chips will ever become uncommon let alone rare. That's what I said about Pentium III back in 2000s. Yet here we are. Sure, sk …

Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-21, 18:52

Depends on the seller. Some actually do send you higher quality photos when asked, but a lot the times I got something along the lines of "the item is in storage, I can't take a photo right now" and then never following up when asked again. Or just no response at all. Then it's simple, you don't …

Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-21, 11:20

I'm mostly annoyed by blurry pictures which often don't show the true state of the hardware (bulged capacitors and such). You can always request better pictures and other details. I always ask if there's scratches or other problems. Of course, the response is not always honest, but most of the …

Re: Voodoo 5 Card Remake Project !

Posted on 2020-06-09, 14:37

Sure, there are real VSA-100 chips, but how many? I'm not an expert in stuff like this, but I'm pretty sure that the cost to make such a card is huge, unless you can make a lot of cards. A lot of cards means at least 10.000. Are there 20.000 VSA-100 chips available? (2 for each card). Maybe. Are …

Re: Voodoo 5 Card Remake Project !

Posted on 2020-06-09, 14:03

Looks nice, but it will be more expensive than "a real card", if it will be available. 2 VSA-100 chips, fast SDRAM memory, PCB, various components, etc. Sure, if it will be "mass produced" it won't be expensive, but are there enough VSA-100 chips available for that? And is there enough demand? Sure, …

Re: 8 vs 12mb Voodoo 2 performance

Posted on 2020-03-16, 09:58

I really didn't expect that on this forum, I thought we are all smart people with a passion for old hardware. Collecting has nothing to do with "more than you need". You collect items for collection, not to use them. Some do that with super expensive cars, if they can afford. As for leaving people …

Re: 8 vs 12mb Voodoo 2 performance

Posted on 2020-03-16, 00:33

Which makes me curious has to how much 8mb SLI and a fast (800mhz +) processor could make up for that. Of course, it' be more practical to just get a V3. But a V3 doesn't have the same full-feeling a nice pair of SLI V2's does! :) I'm not sure what you want, but for me it just doesn't feel right, …

Re: 8 vs 12mb Voodoo 2 performance

Posted on 2020-03-15, 22:41

It's not hoarding, it's 17 years of collecting (I've started in 2003). Hoarding is when you grab and hold junk (Geforce 4 MX440, Radeon 9200SE, etc). That's what I think. Anyway, back on topic, games from 97 and early 98 will probably run the same on a V2 with 8 mb and on a V2 with 12 mb. Newer …

Re: 8 vs 12mb Voodoo 2 performance

Posted on 2020-03-15, 00:39

I know most people would ideally pickup a 12mb card anyway, but they just seem to be getting less frequent and more expensive as time goes on. Meanwhile 8mb cards seem to be semi-commonly available, and for a cheaper price t00. Where? Ebay, other site? Or where do you live? In the last years I …

Re: GeForce2 Ti vs. Matrox G400

Posted on 2020-02-13, 15:50

I love my G400MAX. I got one the day they came out and build a P3-450 slot 1 box back in the day. Id take one over TNT2 anyday, but GForce 256 will kick its butt My point exactly. And G400 < G400 Max. And GF256 << GF2 Ti. That's why I said that comparing those two cards it pointless. It's like …

Re: GeForce2 Ti vs. Matrox G400

Posted on 2020-02-12, 16:06

Let's try again. Bottom line, the G400 tends to win in image quality, the GeForce2 tends to win in speed, and there are exceptions. I'm not expert in english, it's not my primary language, but if somebody says "tends to win" I understand that it's slighty faster. That's far from 2x-3x difference. …

Re: GeForce2 Ti vs. Matrox G400

Posted on 2020-02-12, 15:43

Any chance to resurrect videos? Need to compare smth :) Don't bother looking for it. Bottom line, the G400 tends to win in image quality, the GeForce2 tends to win in speed, and there are exceptions. Who made this affirmation was drunk or high. Or he was trolling. Or he has no idea what he's doing. …

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