Re: Poor Q3 Arena performance on Pentium III 550MHz ?

Posted on 2021-02-17, 16:44

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Some results : 640x480x16 low detail (textures & geometry) with Vertex lighting : 73fps (DRAM : turbo) 640x480x16 low detail (textures & geometry) with Lightmap lighting : 66fps (DRAM : turbo) 640x480x16 high detail (textures & geometry) with Lightmap lighting : 63fps. (DRAM : turbo) 640x480x16 …

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Re: Tualatin chipset competition pt. II

Posted on 2021-02-11, 17:40

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I would of liked to see some other games besides Quake bench marked so it seems it favors the apollo 266 in overclocking test. But In stock speeds its more of a toss up in reality. To the point that the conclusion might be if you are not overclocking than it really doesn't matter and if you are …

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Re: Tualatin chipset competition pt. II

Posted on 2021-02-10, 23:47

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+4fps ! Moving the needle over there, eh ? :D 1.63ghz is awesome. What are you running this on ? 800 something, sis ? Apollo Pro 266T, on the stupid-fast QDI Advance 12T motherboard. Seriously, of all the PIII boards I've played with, this one is easily the fastest. Clock-for-clock, it's around 8% …

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Re: Tualatin chipset competition pt. II

Posted on 2021-02-10, 19:25

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by Standard Def Steve

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+4fps ! Moving the needle over there, eh ? :D 1.63ghz is awesome. What are you running this on ? 800 something, sis ? Apollo Pro 266T, on the stupid-fast QDI Advance 12T motherboard. Seriously, of all the PIII boards I've played with, this one is easily the fastest. Clock-for-clock, it's around 8% …

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Re: Tualatin chipset competition pt. II

Posted on 2021-02-10, 04:14

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@Standard Def Steve Offline Q3A (and all games from that time i can think of) when running on a P3 hardware with AGP video cards up to GF 6800# (last AGP compatible ?) is CPU limited. There is no difference if you use GF/Quadro 2, GF6800U/Quadro FX 4000, or anything in-between really. At least …

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-02-08, 21:54

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Since we're in the middle of a polar vortex and it's freakin -28 C outside, I fired up Crysis in software rendering mode and let it burn some CPU cycles. It may have brought up the room temperature by .0025 degrees. :P Getting 19.3 fps at 1080p/low. That's pretty incredible for pure CPU rendering. I …

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Re: Dual PIII-S Tualatin 1.4 GHz Success Stories

Posted on 2021-02-07, 19:17

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I just got my first working dual Tualatin with Gigabyte GA-6VXD7 (VIA 694X) rev 1.0 mainboard :) after a unsuccessful (work in progress though) attempt on Tyan S1834D https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=77814&p=913592 Current specs: GA-6VXD7 - needs a recap, but works and is stable Two 1. …

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Re: Bought a PowerMac G4 450 AGP - Now what?

Posted on 2021-02-06, 22:17

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by Standard Def Steve

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That's a definite possibility, as WinXP really does "feel" lighter and more responsive than OS X. Could also be sloppy/lazy game ports, or unoptimized graphics drivers. I guess it's also possible that the Motorola chipset has weaker memory and/or AGP performance than x86 chipsets, but unfortunately …

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Re: Famous computer slogans and quotes ?

Posted on 2021-02-05, 18:32

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Foxconn: This is the most worthless 11 page thread in existence. BenQ: I know right? More than half of these "slogans" aren't significant in any way. Like: 'IBM Portables - pick yours today!' is what a dude selling his old laptops at a garage sale might say. Stewart Cheifet: Speaking of laptops, did …

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Re: Bought a PowerMac G4 450 AGP - Now what?

Posted on 2021-02-03, 04:37

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by Standard Def Steve

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Run some Unreal and Q3 benchmarks and compare them to a Pentium 3! Apple kept touting how PowerPC is superior, but actual direct benchmark comparisons are a rarity. I've actually done a few PIII vs G4 benchmark sessions. A single PIII-S overclocked to 1628MHz is faster than a dual G4 overclocked to …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-01-27, 20:47

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by Standard Def Steve

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Was trying to get a P4EE 3.2GHz to work in my old Toshiba Satellite P25 DTR laptop. Unsurprisingly, it didn't work. The laptop shipped with a 3.4GHz Northwood, which is why I was hoping it'd take a 3.2 Gallatin, but I guess there's just no BIOS support. Oh well. Had it worked, I probably wouldn't …

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Re: The Saddest Steam Build 2021

Posted on 2021-01-22, 19:09

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by Standard Def Steve

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Very cool. From the video description, it looks like he had to use a 686 class processor (K6-2+ 600MHz) to get Windows installed, then was able to swap in the Pentium after installation. Still, I have to wonder how many (if any) of Windows' regular processes and routines call for 686-specific …

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Re: The Saddest Steam Build 2021

Posted on 2021-01-22, 16:44

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by Standard Def Steve

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I'm sure whatever that CPU is would be able to run either Vista or 7 for steam, since 7 can run on a Pentium Classic. Does Win7 actually work on a Pentium? I remember trying to install it on a 233MMX w/ 512MB ages ago, but failed miserably. Since it worked just fine on a P2-400 with the same HDD, …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-01-20, 23:40

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by Standard Def Steve

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I finally got an AC3 demodulator for my laserdisc player. Only took me 25 years. 😜 I can't wait to try it out on Friday. It'll be interesting to hear how lossy 5.1 encodes from the mid-90s measure up against stereo PCM tracks upmixed via Dolby Surround.

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Re: Replace a Core2Duo E6600 for a Quad Q9400, worth it?

Posted on 2021-01-19, 16:18

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by Standard Def Steve

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We have zero issues with browsing web pages, you tube, ABC Mouse, ECT. We do all of our daily normal things with it I'll take your word for it. I find the experience of using even first gen Intel core laptops to be a jawgrinder when I have to do web stuff. Most modern browsers are crazy memory and …

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Re: Intel smashes Ryzen

Posted on 2021-01-18, 23:18

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by Standard Def Steve

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The AMD CPU was NOT much less expensive abut about 75% of the Intel equivalent. And so this trend has continued. AMD has always been the Budget CPU when compared to Intel equivalent. How can you call them the Budget CPU when Zen 3 is beating Intel whatever-the-hell-Lake across the board , including …

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Re: Replace a Core2Duo E6600 for a Quad Q9400, worth it?

Posted on 2021-01-18, 19:50

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by Standard Def Steve

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And you get SSE4.1. Totally worth it.

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Re: Do you keep your retro rigs offline?

Posted on 2021-01-18, 16:38

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by Standard Def Steve

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Most of my retro machines are online, but on a separate VLAN.

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Re: Dell Dimension 466i Restoration/Build

Posted on 2021-01-16, 20:14

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by Standard Def Steve

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As a huge Dell fanboy, this thread simultaneously tickles me pink and makes me green with envy. 😜 Very nice find!

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Re: What is faster in games? Celeron tualatin 1300@1733 (133FSB) or Pentium 3-S 1400 (133FSB) ?

Posted on 2021-01-15, 22:16

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I actually tried this with a Celeron-1400 back in the day. Had it running at 1866/133, and at that speed it could match the stock-clocked PIII-S 1400 in some benchmarks. In others, the PIII was ahead. The Celeron also required some enormous voltage to get to 1866, and actually quit working after a …

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