Re: LuckyStar LS486E rev.C2 and Cyrix 5x86@133
Posted on 2015-04-30, 14:19
This looks great 😁 For more comparable results use the Phil's Benchmarks suite here: Phil's Ultimate VGA Benchmark Database Project
Re: Do you think you have too many computers?
Posted on 2015-04-30, 12:38
I lost count at number 30... don't know where it will end 😁 Of course not all are fully assembled... but have parts for even more then that 😊 Even if I try to narrow it down... I get to 15 computers. But all-in-all I'm still getting "new" ones 😊
Re: Do you think you have too many computers?
Posted on 2015-04-30, 09:14
Re: 486 DX2 in a 486DX Machine
Posted on 2015-04-30, 09:00
Usually 4MB simms work just fine. So max would be 4MB*8 = 32MB. Which is plenty.
Re: Most disappointing games?
Posted on 2015-04-29, 13:27
I had never heard of that game until recently, from what I've seen none of them deserve the title best game ever. lol Serious Sam was quite good. I liked it back then (in 2001) and still play it from time to time. I also like the remake. It's not Best game ever... it's just Best game of the Year ;)
Re: Raptor Call of the shadows easter eggs
Posted on 2015-04-24, 13:10
I don't know why, but I never liked Raptor... I'd prefer Xenon II Megablast 😉 or other arcade shmups. I'll try it sometime again but I doubt it will make any difference.
Re: typical speed of 4-8gb ide hdd on 486 boards?
Posted on 2015-04-09, 14:24
On a 486 the fast HDD's have transfer rate about 1.8MB/s and around 11ms random access time (Quantum 1080A - 1GB size). With a CF card you get around 3MB/s and random access time of 0.1ms. It's quite noticeable - like SSD's today.
Re: PCI GPU for a Pentium 200MMX
Posted on 2015-04-09, 10:40
slimbag wrote: Thanks for all the input, I'm not trying to stay era correct but I just found an old pc shop flyer from May 1996 and they already list the S3 968 S3 Vision chips (864, 868, 964, 968) were released in 1994. For 1996 S3 released Virge chips.
Re: PCI GPU for a Pentium 200MMX
Posted on 2015-04-08, 05:12
My testing on a slow P-133: Trio 64V+ 2MB: 3DBench: 124.5 PCPlayer: 36.9 Doom: 1157 Quake: 31.1 Speedsys VESA: 18370kb/s Vision 968 4MB: 3DBench: 116.3 PCPlayer: 34.9 Doom: 1168 Quake: 29.7 Speedsys VESA: 10473kb/s Tseng ET6000 2MB: 3DBench: 130.3 PCPlayer: 37.2 Doom: 1084 Quake: 31.3 Speedsys VESA: …
Re: PCI GPU for a Pentium 200MMX
Posted on 2015-04-07, 17:53
For non-GLide stuff, you'll need a faster CPU. I don't think the S3 is holding you back in that regard. That S3 868 is OK for 486, but for Pentium I woulnd't be so sure. I'd use some Matrox or Tseng ET6000... V3 or TNT would also be way better. I tested Vision 868 PCI some time ago and was quite …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2015-03-31, 07:05
I don't think this is true, according to my experience. I have six Voodoo 2's (all 12MB), two Diamond Monsters, a STB, a Creative and two other types. Apart from the two identical Diamond Monsters, only one combination works in SLI, although they work 100% correctly while alone. I tried both …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2015-03-30, 13:49
With the last drivers any V2 card can work in SLI. I don't think this is true, according to my experience. I have six Voodoo 2's (all 12MB), two Diamond Monsters, a STB, a Creative and two other types. Apart from the two identical Diamond Monsters, only one combination works in SLI, although they …
Re: These are nice monitors for retro systems
Posted on 2015-03-30, 12:55
No idea... I've never used anything but VGA on PCs.
Re: These are nice monitors for retro systems
Posted on 2015-03-30, 12:13
I use LG M228WA. It has all the necessary inputs (DVI, VGA, SCART, Component, Composit and TV). It's wide screen 16:10 but you can select 4:3 aspect ratio. It's my main everyday retro monitor (for old PC testing, Amiga and Atari ST via SCART, Atari 800XL via TV input, Playstatio2 via Component).
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2015-03-30, 11:17
With the last drivers any V2 card can work in SLI.
Re: Need help: VLB S3 Trio64 "rainbowing"
Posted on 2015-03-28, 18:47
Thanks for the Speedsys... now I'm really interested in Windows performance as my VLB Tseng w32 has the same VESA speed and I believe Trio64 is the last gen VLB graphic card.
Re: These are nice monitors for retro systems
Posted on 2015-03-28, 11:38
In DOS and games you won't notice any flickering... Windows is another story though
Re: Today I discovered VOGONS.ru
Posted on 2015-03-28, 11:19
Re: These are nice monitors for retro systems
Posted on 2015-03-27, 10:39
For pre-LCD era CRT is a "must" ;) Especially with low resolutions of DOS and early Win games. Recently I got 15" Sony Trinitron for retro computers up to Pentium - although I had 19" Sony Trinitron back in 1998 with P-MMX 166@250MHz. And in spite of it's age (made in 1996) the display quality is …
Re: Need help: VLB S3 Trio64 "rainbowing"
Posted on 2015-03-26, 08:15
Can you do some performance comparison between Trio64 and 805? I'd like to see Phil's benchmark suit done on the same platform but with different graphic cards. If possible also Windows 3.11 or Windows 95 with Winbench 3.11 and Wintach 1.0 - when and if you find the time 😉
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