Re: Windows XP + High refresh rate LCD issues

Posted on 2024-04-17, 22:21

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Based on : (desired horizontal res.) X (desired vertical. res.) X (desired refresh rate)/1.000.000 X 1.53 for RAMDAC speed. For 144Hz to work at 1080p, you need 450MHz+ RAMDAC. GF6/GF7 has 400MHz RAMDAC, so it won't work on Single Link configuration (~120Hz is more realistic maximum limit in this …

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Re: Asrock AM2NF3-VSTA

Posted on 2024-03-29, 14:19

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1. Set slower HT Link speed (400/600), and see if it helps with stability on that Phenom II x4 980. 2. Don't bother with AHCI/RAID mode on nForce chipset, get a decent PCI SATA2 card. 2a. Unless you can't/don't want to ? In which case a moded driver will be needed. Here's some guides to check : …

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Re: Asrock 775i65G R2.0 or 4CoreDual-VSTA

Posted on 2024-03-28, 17:30

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Well, I don't have BIOS setting saved (and system itself was assembled just for testing - it's in parts currently). Regardless, you have most important things I ran in screenshot I provided (FSB, DRAM, timings, AGP speed [SBA]). BIOS I used is the official one. Still, keep in mind my HD 3850 was …

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Re: Asrock 775i65G R2.0 or 4CoreDual-VSTA

Posted on 2024-03-14, 18:52

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Hello. I own 2x systems based on ASrock 775i65G one of them is rev 2.03 and one rev 3.0, both with ATI HD 3850 AGP. Both systems have Quad Core Intel. The one with 2.03 have QX 6700 and the one with rev 3.0 have Q6700. After i read the info you provided i noticed that indeed the VRM's are a bit hot …

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Re: Win XP retro build AMD or INTEL ?

Posted on 2024-03-10, 22:31

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Core 2 Duo E6700 + GTX 260 (with 2x 2GB RAM, if they work on your board). If that E6700 is PDC (and not C2D), you should be able to OC it a bit (assuming board allows CPU multiplier control).

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Re: Worst fastest early 3D cards questions

Posted on 2024-03-06, 20:08

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Main problem with early cards is image quality under 3D workload. Some are VERY broken, so comparing them based on performance metric is meaningless (since they can't display the same [correct] image).

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Re: Netburst: Aiming for the Stars

Posted on 2024-03-05, 22:58

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😉 LGA 775 Gallatin Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3,46GHz @ 4009/308MHz GTX 780 Ti OS : Windows 7 SP1 (good bit slower than WinXP, but I didn't tested that..) Filename 3DMark 2001 SE.png File size 408.33 KiB Views 222 views Filename 3DMark03.png File size 686.89 KiB Views 222 views

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Re: Netburst: Aiming for the Stars

Posted on 2024-03-05, 20:53

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Sadly, I didn't run 3DMark 2000... CPU : Pentium Extreme Edition 965 @ 5100/425MHz Cooling - Eisbaer 240 AIO with swapped radiator for 360x45mm + 3x Delta fan MB : Asus Rampage Extreme RAM : 4x4GB @ 566.7 MHz (DDR3-1134), 5-6-5-15-1 (tCAS-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tCR) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (stock + blower …

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Re: GeForce4 Ti 4200 with 8x AGP (NV28) does not output digital signal through DVI out?

Posted on 2024-02-02, 18:55

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Sephiroth, The Great wrote on 2024-01-26, 11:52: I don't understand any of this. Short version : Your HDMI device is too new (and neither the card nor monitor can decide on resolution/refresh mode they can operate under at the same time under BIOS). 1) Use different monitor (or not exactly cheap …

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Re: GeForce4 Ti 4200 with 8x AGP (NV28) does not output digital signal through DVI out?

Posted on 2024-01-25, 06:51

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1) Check VGA out (some cheap VGA to HDMI adapters may not like 720x400 @ 70Hz in BIOS/DOS, juat FYI) 2) If that works, install GPU driver and connect your LG to DVI as second screen 3) Use dual monitor function to force the same image on both 4) If that works, try few other resolutions 5) GF 4200 Ti …

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Re: What to consider when deciding AHCI vs IDE, UEFI vs LEGACY on dual booting Windows XP and Windows 7.

Posted on 2024-01-17, 21:39

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Depends on your needs, but switching between CSM and native (U)EFI is a pain though. Personally I think it's better in the long run to keep everything Legacy/CSM in multi old OS systems (especially if you don't want to and/or can't install modified versions of WinXP/Win7 with relevant patches …

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Re: Best WinXP Video Card

Posted on 2024-01-12, 17:53

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Original Titan and Titan Black has one interesting quirk that I find useful for Windows XP - you can force 64-bit precision in drivers, which will completely disable Nvidia boosting technology (but not power limit throttling in stuff like FurMark). That way it acts similar to GTX 580, with very …

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Re: 98 SE and Core 2 Duo

Posted on 2023-12-10, 16:21

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Here's some source for Xeon moded ones (including 45nm) : https://genius239239.neocities.org/771/771

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Re: 98 SE and Core 2 Duo

Posted on 2023-12-10, 15:46

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The Plan is to use a core 2 duo processor as a base after disabling one of the cores . Just FYI : You can't, at least not on at least 90% of boards out there (there is no option for it in BIOS). The only way to disable one core is to do it from Windows (via "msconfig" menu). Windows 98 doesn't need …

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Re: Most modern hardware for a standalone XP Pro SP3 x86 machine in 2023?

Posted on 2023-12-06, 08:42

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SATA support is straight forward : Windows XP (32-bit), you use driver from latest RAID download : 1) Asmedia SATA Controller Driver V1.3.4.1 for ports on ASMedia controller 2) Marvell SATA 6G Driver V1.2.0.1032 for for ports on Marvell controller AND 3) Modified driver for AHCI/RAID from here : …

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Re: Easier way to install Win 9x ??

Posted on 2023-12-05, 18:33

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Maybe try this : Windows 98 SE QuickInstall ?

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Re: Most modern hardware for a standalone XP Pro SP3 x86 machine in 2023?

Posted on 2023-12-05, 08:02

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REDACTED Just showing it can be done, can't mention how I did it :( https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=178720&mode=view You can run XP and 7 at the same time, if they are on seperate drives. Important thing is getting installation order right, first you install WinXP and then Win7. Boot …

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Re: Most modern hardware for a standalone XP Pro SP3 x86 machine in 2023?

Posted on 2023-12-04, 06:47

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Few thoughts : 1) Not sure why nobody mentioned Windows XP REMOVED? This is modified windows XP with most drivers and updates pre-attached and should be hassle free up to Haswell/LGA 1150 on Mainstream and X79/LGA 2011 on HEDT. Link to REMOVED 2) Using WinXP with AHCI capable motherboards/add-in …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2023-11-26, 02:28

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Perfect score :D https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=179424&mode=view ^NV build-in audio (since MB one doesn't have drivers for XP) EDIT : 666.5, agent_x007, 5800X3D@4.55 GHz, Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro v2, 32GB DDR4 3800MHz CAS 14, ASUS GTX Titan X 368.81, NvIdia (build-in audio), XPx86 SP3, …

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Re: Is the FX5600 a great option for Win98?

Posted on 2023-11-24, 07:06

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rcarkk wrote on 2023-11-23, 14:46: Nice benchmarks. What drivers have you used for the nvidias, particularly the FX 5950U? Driver 93.71, all cards were tested under Windows XP (I forgot to mentioned that in my first post).

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