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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2021-01-08, 15:45

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ouw I think I fried mine since I tested the Q6600 CPU on a different board and it boots just fine (not that I ever managed to fry a newer CPU aside maybe from an old Coppermine or Athlon XP but the newer intel chips are hard to damage). I checked the pins and it seems they are fine but there was …

Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2021-01-07, 13:53

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

this board is pretty old, I recently tried to install an intel Q6600 on it and it would not post anymore, dont use a strong card like the 980 Ti on that board as its overkill for it. After I switched back to my Pentium D it still wont post but the fans are spinning and the ram is recognized, I hope …

VideoLogic Apocalypse 3Dx VS Matrox M3D

Posted on 2020-11-04, 10:06

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I was wondering which one of those cards is better or has the better PowerVR PC game compatibility the Apoc 3Dx or the M3D, I tested the Apocalypse 3DX recently and to my big surprise it does run Revolte and Ultim@te Race. In Resident Evil it gives me the usual freeze in the dinning room with Jill …

Re: Matrox M3D / PCX2 opinions

Posted on 2017-10-19, 09:11

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I believe most of the PowerVR game counterparts look better and run at a higher resolution than their Direct3D versions. For a detailed list with all PowerVR games go here 3D Accelerated Games List (Proprietary APIs - No 3DFX/Direct3D)

Re: Help with repairing a Matrox M3D SOLVED

Posted on 2017-08-14, 10:14

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks keropi and vetz ^^ remember your video on youtube got me invested into the whole Retro PC stuff ! As for the people concerned about washing PC parts with water, its definitely an option. There is a way more advanced method out there called subsonic cleaning where a water boiler is used to …

Re: Help with repairing a Matrox M3D

Posted on 2017-08-13, 19:03

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well guys believe it or not I actually managed to repair the card and bring it back to life :D I have learned so many things regarding soldering and cleaning micro parts in the process that I could write a book about it xD So in the end how did I do it ?? well... it wasnt easy by a looong shot... I …

Re: Help with repairing a Matrox M3D

Posted on 2017-07-30, 22:46

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks for your reply ! I did some more digging and it seems a lot graphics cards from the aera 1997 like the M3D are equipped with the same oscilator like for example the voodoo3 or even the Matrox Mystique which should be easy to obtain, its just that I kinda dont want to undo a working card in …

Help with repairing a Matrox M3D SOLVED

Posted on 2017-07-29, 20:37

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I recently got my hands on a second Matrox M3D graphics card and to my big surprise it completely freezes up shortly after booting into Win 98SE. Its so strange because sometimes it would boot into it but once I fire up a game only a black screen remains. Now I was thinking that maybe the card is …

Re: Setting up 2 x Voodoo2 cards in SLI

Posted on 2017-06-18, 13:18

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

oh nice it seems that its very doable with good fans, I will get some arctic fans on the case then. Also for people who have the Matrox M3D it will get very hot during summer I advice that you tape a passive cooler on it.

Re: Setting up 2 x Voodoo2 cards in SLI

Posted on 2017-06-15, 18:06

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Okay guys so after reading into on how the Voodoo 2 eaxctly works and after connecting the passthrough cable as shown above I managed to get both cards running up fine in SLI. this is how I connected them http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t535/AlucarD86/IMG_1510g_zpssyfpbknb.jpg http://i1312. …

Re: Setting up 2 x Voodoo2 cards in SLI

Posted on 2017-06-12, 21:26

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

thanks a lot guys I will try looking into it on the weekend when I have time since work is killing me but this thread gave me quite the insight on how Voodoo2 cards operate. So many helpful people on here, love this forum!! I will try to do a clean install and hook them both up as shown above. I am …

Re: Setting up 2 x Voodoo2 cards in SLI

Posted on 2017-06-09, 20:22

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

mhm its really weird, I cant seem to even boot up the PC with only one of the Voodoo2 inserted (I have removed the FX5900 and the Matrox M3D as well as the second voodoo2) and the monitor connected to its VGA. it just shows me a black screen. I have even tried different PCI slots and even with the …

Re: Setting up 2 x Voodoo2 cards in SLI

Posted on 2017-06-02, 16:56

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

well no luck here. I uninstalled the V2-1000 drivers and only left the Monster 3DII installed and I still get black screens in both Expendable and Incoming but I do hear the sound in the background. When I try to open up Unreal Gold it even freezes my PC and forces me to reboot. Could it be that the …

Re: Setting up 2 x Voodoo2 cards in SLI

Posted on 2017-06-02, 13:50

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Thanks a lot for the advice, I will try. Win98SE is so weird with its driver install or maybe I am used to newer operating systems that I get annoyed by Win98 always wanting to restart.

Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2017-06-02, 13:45

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I am quite happy with it, I mean it even has an Audio in so you can record the audio from the Retro PC. If you just want to stream some Win98SE or older games that card offers the best and cheapest solution. VGA capture and Dreamcast is a different monster, there I need to use converters which I …

Setting up 2 x Voodoo2 cards in SLI

Posted on 2017-06-02, 11:36

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Recently I aquired a pair of 2 VooDoo2 Diamond Monster 8MB and wanted to hook them up in SLI but I seem to struggle to get them working properly because there seems to be a lot of drivers out there and I am not even sure if I am running them currently in SLI mode. I do think I hooked them up …

Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2017-06-02, 11:07

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Recently I aquired the AverMedia Live Gamer HD Lite and to my huge surprise it can capture crystal clear signals via Rec Central. The trick is to use an AGP card with DVI port on your Retro PC like in my case the Nvidia FX5900 and connect a DVI-HDMI cable from your AGP card to the Live Gamer HD. It …

Re: Voodoo 2 SLI Cooling Solutions/Advice

Posted on 2017-06-01, 14:24

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

looks like a custom cooler ??? is it taped onto the chipsets directly with powertape ?

Re: Voodoo 2 SLI Cooling Solutions/Advice

Posted on 2017-06-01, 10:37

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

the Matrox M3D gets pretty hot especially when you use faster CPUs like a Pentium 3

Voodoo 2 SLI Cooling Solutions/Advice

Posted on 2017-06-01, 09:45

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So I recently bought two Diamond Monster 3d II 3dfx Voodoo 2 8MB cards and they are both in mint conditions and came with the passthrough cable and the ribbon connector for SLI. http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t535/AlucarD86/IMG_1478_zpsogbr46ce.jpg http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t535/ …

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