Re: Radeon HD2600XT AGP, any driver version for XP 32 that's stable?

Posted on 2025-05-08, 13:56

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I have not had any driver issues with my 2900XT. I've had plenty with my AGP 2600XT. I think this might be down to the bridge chip that was used as some boards just refused to recognize the card. S.t.a.l.k.e.r. :-) I can't get it to run smooth with higher settings even on my 2900XT, and its the one …

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Re: need help for picking my first crt monitor for gaming

Posted on 2025-05-04, 10:54

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sorry for highjacking the thread op but I have question on that topic and so I can avoid making a new thread. I also want a crt pc monitor for the perfect retro gaming experience for my voodoo 3 system. I have space enough to accommodate a 19 inch or even larger crt. Do you think it is smart …

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Re: need help for picking my first crt monitor for gaming

Posted on 2025-05-02, 13:31

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As other mentioned, Sony Trinitrons are pretty darn good. One thing to remember - the Trinitron technology patent expired in the late 90's, so plenty of other manufacturers made their own, just with a different name. If the name ends with "-tron", then its likely using that tech. That being said, …

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Re: Does SSE make a difference?

Posted on 2025-04-19, 12:26

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I don't think any 90s game titles took advantage. I recall Half-Life2 and Doom 3 using it, but those came later.

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Re: Suicidal behaviour: Going into Windows 11

Posted on 2025-04-14, 08:25

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Just re-visited my test Win11 23H2 install this weekend. It uses older ExplorerPatcher to restore some sanity to Explorer shell. But, even so, you can't drop file onto application's taskbar button. I didn't try new ExplorerPatcher, my focus was on messing with old new retro sound card I got. It's …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2025-04-10, 07:07

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An AGP Geforce 7800 GS. Not a "true" AGP card, but unlike ATI, Nvidia had the decency to add cooling to the bridge chip. Filename 20250409_153455.jpg File size 1.23 MiB Views 818 views File license CC-BY-4.0

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2025-04-07, 14:25

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"Artist classic 350". By the sticker on the back I'm guessing this was a 350MHz machine at some point. Nice "pro" looking case that I would love to put some dual-CPU hardware in (if I had such a motherboard anyway) with Win NT4. Top slides off to reveal some handles, which when pulled reveal a very …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2025-04-06, 16:49

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Jccwu wrote on 2025-04-06, 15:54: Audition 32 plus Nice! With dedicated Midi too.

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Re: How much does a GPU cost in your area?

Posted on 2025-03-24, 21:33

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Whats hurts even more is that even if you buy a flagship card, you will still have to use AI upscaling and fake frames to keep modern games playable, which is ridiculous. The HL2 RTX remix is the biggest culprit. Despite requiring to AI-slopify the image to make it playable even on high-end cards, …

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Re: How much does GPU cost in your area?

Posted on 2025-03-24, 16:50

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Terrible, got worse recently. I was looking at 7900 XTX a while back and you could get models for just under 900EUR. Now they got for ~1000. Keep in mind, these are 2 year old cards. GTX 5070ti goes for ~950 and RX 9070 XT for ~900. RTX 5090 starts at 3500EUR. I paid 800 for my 3070ti and that was …

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Re: Is my CPU ok with just a heatsink

Posted on 2025-03-03, 15:50

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FrAEnk wrote on 2025-03-03, 15:45: Meant to send this earlier, but will my system blow up if my fan is set up as an exhaust like this? No, but it will overheat and become unstable. Socket A processors need direct airflow on the heatsink.

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Re: Is my CPU ok with just a heatsink

Posted on 2025-03-02, 15:02

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No its not. Add a fan to that heatsink.

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Re: Best PS1 model?

Posted on 2025-02-19, 08:51

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I find the Slim models to be the best - they have a better time reading burned disks (if you plan on doing that) and use better dithering patterns for textures. Nice,but I prefer to buy a fat model instead.... Fair enough. Is there a particular reason why you would need a model with a parallel port …

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Re: Best PS1 model?

Posted on 2025-02-18, 13:16

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I find the Slim models to be the best - they have a better time reading burned disks (if you plan on doing that) and use better dithering patterns for textures.

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Re: What would be the best graphics card in 2005?

Posted on 2025-01-22, 07:15

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One important thing about CRT TV's is that they are most often locked to 60 Hz, which will give you a headache before too long due to the flicker. A proper CRT monitor, even with a tiny bump to 70-75Hz, will go much easier on your eyes.

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Re: Potential late XP Build, opinions?

Posted on 2025-01-09, 18:10

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As someone who ran FX until 2020, I can wholeheartedly agree that it did age like fine milk. Win 7 was very snappy with a whole bunch of tasks running at once and the price was alright, but every game running at 45 fps no matter the graphical settings got tiresome really quick. If today you pitted …

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Re: Getting my first 3dfx card. Any advice?

Posted on 2024-12-20, 14:30

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Get some direct airflow on the card, they get pretty hot. Then install Unreal, pick Glide renderer and enjoy!

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Re: ASUS eeePC 701 / 4G FSB Adjustment Utility

Posted on 2024-12-11, 11:55

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I see some talk about the screen support for 640x480 - it's something I was dealing with my 701 for quite a while. I found what is basically a driver meant for car screens and it helps to get that resolution running, however its quite bad at running games: https://www.cartft.com/en/support/drivers/ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-11-27, 17:10

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A couple of boards 5Euro each from a recent thrift: Asus P2 99B - an AT motherboard with ATX connections and Intel 440ZX (100MHz FSB support) chipset. Sweet! And a Gigabyte GA-8I915ME. Was very stoked to see such a board - LGA775, 915 chipset, which I recalled could support Win98 and it also had an …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-11-27, 13:23

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A couple of boards 5Euro each from a recent thrift: Asus P2 99B - an AT motherboard with ATX connections and Intel 440ZX (100MHz FSB support) chipset. Sweet! And a Gigabyte GA-8I915ME. Was very stoked to see such a board - LGA775, 915 chipset, which I recalled could support Win98 and it also had an …

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