Re: Looking for a good LED monitor for win 98/ xp Gaming

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by foil_fresh

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samsung 1920x1200 16:10 monitors can present 1600x1200 without distortion (with black bars). on the used market they're old enough that nobody wants them (75hz max i believe) and not yet retro enough to be a ripoff, so you can pick them up cheap. i don't have model names/numbers but i think …

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Re: 486 Build pointers

Posted on 2021-01-20, 23:55

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by foil_fresh

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so I just built a 486 over the weekend and have 2 pointers (if you're ok with spending the cash or have great deal finding technique) - definitely do not compromise on a VLB video card, be sure to check benchmarks. I got a Trident ISA card out of nostalgia and it does not look good on an LCD at all …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-19, 04:45

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bofh.fromhell wrote on 2021-01-18, 21:15: Now proving its worth in my trusty old P3B-F for a while. i've never seen a slocket adapter that actually looks like a pentium cartridge. that is super cool. hope it works well!

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Re: I have a “can’t remember the name of the hardware” mystery for you also

Posted on 2021-01-18, 04:45

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by foil_fresh

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Sketch it tbh

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-01-18, 01:42

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Jed118 wrote on 2021-01-18, 01:26: rip spidey

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Re: ESFM details

Posted on 2021-01-18, 01:15

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I recently compared ESFM vs. generic OPL3 in Siedler 2 (Settlers 2) and it seems to me that it supports ESFM because it sounds more brilliant and superior to my ears. https://youtu.be/Bpk3vkreSsA I'm also interested to know other games with ESFM support for more comparisons! i've been loving the …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-01-18, 01:12

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by foil_fresh

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Jed118 wrote on 2021-01-18, 01:08: wow thats quite a restoration, nice

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2021-01-18, 00:45

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my 486 parts arrived just before the weekend so I spent the weekend setting up and configuring. AMD 486 @ 100mhz, 16mb ram, SB16, M912 VLB Socket 3 mobo (UMC chipset) and a mistake of a video card purchase, a Trident TVGA9000b ISA. Using a Gotek was fun to set up DOS and Win 3.11 although I had …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-16, 15:19

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Murugan wrote on 2021-01-16, 14:14: If this drops on you... Never saw one like this. I call it Blade Runner :p Beautiful. Whats inside?

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Re: Pentium II Passive or Active Heatsink

Posted on 2021-01-15, 01:04

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by foil_fresh

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definitely big enough but you will need a case fan nearby to circulate air. if this was a dell it would likely have been vented from the fan on the power supply or a shroud pushing air from the back case fan.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-01-14, 14:29

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appiah4 wrote on 2021-01-13, 14:25: gauss weaponry becoming obsolete as soon as they become available that explains why i felt they were underwhelming... appiah4 wrote on 2021-01-13, 14:25: You get to kill Cthulhu. maybe you have swayed my opinion 😉

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Re: Is original DOS quake speed-sensitive?

Posted on 2021-01-14, 04:29

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by foil_fresh

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it should be capped at 72fps (timedemo will reach higher frames). when going over 72fps you will notice some phyiscs bugs/irregularities. Specifically with jumping and landing. Going down ramps can become weird and jitterry.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-01-13, 13:55

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24 years later I have finally finished ufo: enemy unknown aka XCOM!!! This game beat me so hard so many times but each loss was worth it. Learning the hard way? I guess so. I have never had this much satisfaction from finishing a game, ever. Seeing the comic book styled ending screens was pure …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-01-13, 13:16

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24 years later I have finally finished ufo: enemy unknown aka XCOM!!! This game beat me so hard so many times but each loss was worth it. Learning the hard way? I guess so. I have never had this much satisfaction from finishing a game, ever. Seeing the comic book styled ending screens was pure …

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Re: Putting together my 90’s super computer

Posted on 2021-01-13, 07:50

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by foil_fresh

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How about AMD slot A cpus, did the ones released in '99 out-perform a Pentium 3? I'd also look into a DVD drive. Windows ME? :DDDDD

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Re: Late 90s Celeron + Voodoo 3 retro rig

Posted on 2021-01-13, 02:37

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Good info about the Miles Sound System. I've got a YMF744 card in my PIII Win98 build, but I haven't really explored the topic of explicit XG support in games. Something to look into: https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/sound-engine-ailmiles-sound-system Awesome, I will have a dig into a few games …

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Re: Late 90s Celeron + Voodoo 3 retro rig

Posted on 2021-01-13, 02:31

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Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2021-01-12, 18:27: Cheers! Does your Yamaha card have SPDIF out by any chance? No spdif unfortunately but it has barely any noise on the line out so I am not too bothered. I wonder if a solder modded spdif is possible using one of those asus spdif brackets?

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Re: Late 90s Celeron + Voodoo 3 retro rig

Posted on 2021-01-12, 15:30

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Nice build. I have something fairly similar, P2 266 (waiting on a 400mhz to arrive in the post), v3 3000, awe64 value & ymf744. I am using an early asus p2b revision after trying a lucky star 440bx mobo which has sb link (my p2b does not). I had major problems getting the lucky star working with a …

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Re: Creative AWE64 CT4500 upgraded to 2MB of RAM

Posted on 2021-01-12, 05:23

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by foil_fresh

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Funny timing, just yesterday I watched this video 0f a 512k to 2mb upgrade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLKWuNJu6_8

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Re: Rebuilding my 2004 Doom 3 Machine

Posted on 2021-01-12, 04:06

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by foil_fresh

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Love the BFG card! Very pretty with the blue fan LEDs. I have the "plain" Nvidia one with the mermaid on the front. For the ebay dilemma I've had a similar situation where it was the wrong card sent but it still worked and I got a refund. I was after a Sound Blaster Live but was sent a Guillemot/ …

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