Re: Nvidia NV1 & Sega Saturn?

Posted on 2017-09-20, 23:28

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The Sega Saturn does not use the NV1, the hardware inside the console predates that chip by quite some time. But, they both make use of quadratic texture mapping. The NV1 came out a bit early in the 3D acceleration era, around late 1995 and there was not a lot of competition at the time and no …

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Re: Differences in Geforce2 Ultra and Quadro 2 Pro

Posted on 2017-09-19, 21:59

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fsmith2003 wrote: So to sum this all up what are the things to look for in these cards to determine what it may be? You don't feel like you've got an answer yet?

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Re: Recommend A DX7/8 Video Card and Driver Pairing

Posted on 2017-09-19, 02:56

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Ah, I'm probably not the best person to answer that. Never messed with ME/2000. Though I think all Catalyst XP drivers are compatible with 2000, and there are certainly some rock-solid ones to choose from there, but regarding ME, I have no idea. My guess would be NVIDIA would be the better choice …

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Re: Recommend A DX7/8 Video Card and Driver Pairing

Posted on 2017-09-19, 01:32

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Probably a Ti4600/4400. http://www.ebay.com/itm/NVidia-GeForce-4-Vide … HoAAOSwLyVZv~um

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Re: MX4000 on a Duron

Posted on 2017-09-18, 13:14

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For FX series NVIDIA cards and older, I tend to use FW71.89 in XP. Works really well. That chipset isn't the greatest though. You can try installing the chipset driver (version 1.21 is the latest one I believe). I'd be highly surprised if the BIOS had any options to change the AGP settings, but if …

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Re: Differences in Geforce2 Ultra and Quadro 2 Pro

Posted on 2017-09-17, 14:18

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OK, I confirmed it's a GeForce 2 Ultra. The seller provided a high resolution image of the back, enough to judge the position of the resistors on the card. In order to be a GeForce 2, resistor R122 cannot be populated, while resistor R121 should be. That is indeed the case for the card in that …

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Re: Differences in Geforce2 Ultra and Quadro 2 Pro

Posted on 2017-09-17, 14:01

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It's most likely a Quadro 2 Pro. I bought mine just a couple years ago that claimed to be a GeForce 2 Ultra for only $15 (!!!). But yeah, not actually the case. Granted, even Quadro 2 Pros have gotten expensive for some reason, and I see one for $45 listed right now that isn't a bad price. I've …

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Re: This is almost my best haul yet

Posted on 2017-09-12, 22:05

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Davros wrote: pixel pipes in your rage fury maxx review you said you couldnt get nfs4 to run on a geforce 256 - I used to play it one one back in the day Yeah I have no idea why it wouldn't run.

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Re: This is almost my best haul yet

Posted on 2017-09-12, 16:51

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https://youtu.be/5qN3JD6sNBE Here's an update for those who are curious if I was able to fix the TNT2 Ultra (Diamond V770U). For those who'd rather not sit through a video, suffice it to say I was NOT successful. There are a myriad of possible things I might have done wrong, but it's possible the …

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Re: IT IS THE NINETIES, and you are about to enter a whole new world of

Posted on 2017-09-07, 22:00

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Most excellent! I shall follow this thread with the utmost enthusiasm!

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Re: Black Screen with Geforce 3 Ti 500

Posted on 2017-08-26, 22:56

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Would you happen to know a good place to get a hold of some capacitors for the card? I could try replacing if nothing else works. I buy mine from Chinese sellers on ebay. The trickiest part is finding the exact match (voltage and capacitance) when the caps sometimes use a code system. Have you …

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Re: Black Screen with Geforce 3 Ti 500

Posted on 2017-08-26, 15:50

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I would try the card in another system just for giggles, but other than that, it's very likely one of the caps on the card gave up the ghost after being in storage for so long and such. If that's the case, then it's fixable, but only if you know how.

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Re: Are GeForce 256 DDR cards that rare?

Posted on 2017-08-25, 23:07

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I'm fairly certain the DDR cards were only 150MHz on the memory. Unless you want it to go to 166 for a different reason. http://www.anandtech.com/show/429/2

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Re: Modifying ELSA Quadro SDR & Quadro2 Pro to GEFORCE Tutorial-ish! (Not a video!)

Posted on 2017-08-25, 22:53

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What if you override the Quadro's DeviceID using RivaTuner? Please read earlier posts. It doesn't work. NVIDIA is a bit craftier than that. It works. 1) Detonators before version 27.xx are hackable by RivaTuner and don't have any protection of DeviceID. 2) Detonators after version 27.xx require …

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Re: Something for lovers of bad video cards (youtube)

Posted on 2017-08-25, 15:30

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Ha my first experience with 3D acceleration was with my family's Compaq and its integrated Trident Blade 3D. Actually didn't do too badly in Star Wars Episode 1 Racer, which was pretty much the only 3D game on PC I played back then.

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Re: Modifying ELSA Quadro SDR & Quadro2 Pro to GEFORCE Tutorial-ish! (Not a video!)

Posted on 2017-08-25, 15:04

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I think it's probably to do with drivers. No professional apps use Direct3D, so performance there is unaffected. The preset defaults for OpenGL on the workstation Quadros may default to some higher quality settings compared to the GeForce, thus impacting performance. I think a better way to go is …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2017-08-25, 02:08

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I do a lot of that. But there's parts you just can't fix. If the PCB traces or PCI / AGP goldfingers are damaged, most of the time I can't fix it - so I strip it of any usable passive components I might need (capacitors and such) and some of them of ram or ICs if they are worth the trouble. Others …

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Re: Geforce2 Ultra

Posted on 2017-08-24, 23:51

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Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I am in need of a GeForce2 Ultra BIOS and a few here have offered to share it. If you need help saving your BIOS, you can simply install the card in an XP system and use GPU-Z to save the file. Alternatively you can download NVFLASH and boot up under DOS to run …

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Re: Modifying ELSA Quadro SDR & Quadro2 Pro to GEFORCE Tutorial-ish! (Not a video!)

Posted on 2017-08-24, 22:58

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The Quadro2 Pro creates a very fancy GeForce2 Ultra with VGA and DVI. What about something like RTWC or Amerikan McGee Alice? Most likely Quake 3 is just a localized oddity which is not worth modding for. As I said, my testing wasn't meant to be comprehensive, and really didn't need to be. It's …

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Modifying ELSA Quadro SDR & Quadro2 Pro to GEFORCE Tutorial-ish! (Not a video!)

Posted on 2017-08-24, 02:38

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~~YES, SOLDERING SKILLS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS MOD! DO NOT BOTHER UNLESS YOU ARE EXPERIENCED!~~ If you saw my previous thread , you know I received a big package containing, among other things, a working ELSA Gloria II, which is a Quadro SDR based on the NV10. Good card, great find, but not a …

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