Re: How would graphics card memory throughput effect the performance of a bottlenecked GPU in a dual "P4 Xeon" system?

Posted on Yesterday, 18:30

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So my question is the following: In the case where these GPU's are CPU bottlenecked to the extreme, will the difference in memory throughput (as well as the higher CUDA Core count on the TITAN) be an overriding factor when it comes to real world performance? Remember that the goal here is to get …

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Re: AMD Catalyst drivers for Windows XP - newer is NOT better

Posted on Yesterday, 12:06

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Would like to see Cat 9.1 tested (for cards that support it). As for R7 250, it does work with moded drivers, example : 3DMark 03.PNG All cards based on "Oland" die will work on XP. Driver source (bottom of page) : 14.4_packs.png Link : https://www.philscomputerlab.com/ati-xp-graphics-drivers.html

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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2023-09-02, 17:20

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Nothing other than PCIe 1.x/2.0 type GPUs will work in VIA's PCIe slot (you usually get no boot/black screen with anything else installed). But, you can try USB 3.0 or PCIe Audio if you want (since I didn't tested those yet). EDIT : Maybe M.2 SATA adapter might work (since it only needs power from …

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Re: Resolution issues on Windows 98

Posted on 2023-08-31, 11:53

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Which pstrip version you are utilising ? Maybe older/newer one will work better ?

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Re: Nvidia 750Ti WinXP 32-bit drivers

Posted on 2023-08-23, 15:10

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Don't install GeForce Experience. Alternatively, unpack driver to folder (7zip/WinRAR), and use manual installation through device manager. Maybe that will bypass .NET requirement.

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Re: Can't install Windows xp

Posted on 2023-07-30, 09:47

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I just guess it's ACPI support being wonky on MBs BIOS 😉 So try this : When you see "Press F6 to install additional storage drivers" text, just hit F7. Change your system type from ACPI compliant to Standard Computer in the menu that comes up.

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Re: Windows 98 doesn't like my graphics card

Posted on 2023-07-27, 08:23

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Sorry... I missed that (PCIe card). It's device manager that informs you of issues with hardware. If it's fine (no yellow marks anywhere), it shouldn't show a settings/hardware error ? Q : Can you change desktop resolution (or bit depth) ?

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Re: Windows 98 doesn't like my graphics card

Posted on 2023-07-27, 07:21

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You can't "decrease" VRAM capacity by changing software settings. It needs a vBIOS mod, and swapping vBIOS also won't help because 512MB card uses different memory timings than 256MB ones. Either way, good luck trying to swap timing tables for memory (if you are willing to go that far). In short : …

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Re: Ultimate Windows XP Build (Intel i7-3770k / GTX 980Ti / 24" Asus ProArt display / X-Fi Titanium)

Posted on 2023-07-23, 21:29

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I simply use VGA to DVI active adapter (VC 160A), and bypass all "digital limitation" BS NV does in later drivers. Alternative would be to use GCN1 GPU (which also doesn't have limitations on DP speed under XP).

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Re: Windows Xp / 7 CPU - Sanity Check

Posted on 2023-07-23, 21:24

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Do you need single thread CPU power, or more PCIe lanes for stuff ? Also, price should also be considered.

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Re: Attempt to make a cheap VGA2HDMI converter & scaler

Posted on 2023-07-23, 21:12

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It plays nice with lower resolutions (did NOT checked game you had issues with though), BUT it isn't capable of always making them into 4:3 aspect ratio (so picture get's "stretched", for example 320x200 get's 16:10 ratio). You can somewhat fix this with buttons, but it's too much of a hassle (as …

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Re: Disable HDCP on Windows XP 32 bit? - Radeon Catalyst 7.11

Posted on 2023-07-23, 21:01

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1) Make sure DVI to HDMI adapter is working as intended in with another card/system (swap if needed) 2) Change DVI port to second one (to avoid any issues related to it) 3) There is no "DVI (Dual Link) to HDMI" adapters as HDMI is single link only connection (you may have extra pins in adapter, but …

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Re: Geforce 6800 Ultra PCIe and Win98

Posted on 2023-07-21, 19:05

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"unnofficial" GF8 Win98 driver is snake oil. Never worked, and it never will. 3DMark 01SE will score higher on Windows XP, that's simply how it's made.

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Re: Vsync

Posted on 2023-07-21, 19:01

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Why "3-rd party app" = trying to use NV driver ? Just use RTSS from MSI Afterburner to limit max. framerate (for example). Also, locking to highest refresh of monitor with Vsync enabled when FPS is much higher than it basicly describes how Fast Sync works.

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Re: About 7800 GS AGP (BIOS Version 5.70.02.46.01)

Posted on 2023-07-21, 18:56

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Try card on WinXP

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Re: Vsync

Posted on 2023-07-19, 05:46

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You can limit max. FPS by third party programs. 165Hz monitor will display 60FPS created by GPU just fine. GPU will simply "double" the previous full frame if frame is not ready, and display next one when it arrives. No stutter/tearing will be visible. If you see problems, you can always try …

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Re: Pixel perfect scaling on modern monitors through VGA

Posted on 2023-07-17, 06:09

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Has anyone managed to get good picture through PC VGA (320x200, 320x240, etc.) resolutions? I was thinking that maybe modern 4k high refresh rate displays would be finally able to resize the source image to (almost) full screen (with some black borders) without screen tearing (afaik VGA is natively …

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Re: "Madness", One retro PC to rule them all :)

Posted on 2023-07-02, 19:18

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Oh, this isn't that (driver I used already has Rloew patch applied). Also, it wasn't issue with 7900 GTX since pulling GTX 780 Ti solved it.

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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2023-06-22, 05:26

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Why is that PCI-E 3.0 GPUs don't work? In theory PCI-E 3.0 should be able to go down to 1.0. I know theory does not always equal practice. But I wonder what's the explanation of this in this case. They don't, because VIA didn't stick to PCIe specs hard enough. Even Fermi requires disabling stuff in …

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Re: (NEW RECORD) "Ultimate" Windows 98 Gaming PC build 7900GTX + 4.89GHz E8600 + 2GB DDR2 1066MHz + ASUS Maximus II For

Posted on 2023-06-19, 17:52

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I still prefer my Madness PC (WAY more versatile and far less deadly to components) : Filename 3DMark 01 SE 7800 GTX.png File size 412.04 KiB Views 840 views Filename 3DMark 03 v2.jpg File size 492.53 KiB Views 836 views More here : LINK

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