Re: ATI Radeon 7500 PCI not working

Posted on 2023-08-17, 14:05

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Funny little bug in 3DMArk 99, first two games have a framecap @38fps, but everything else is working. That's not a bug (well, on second thought, it might count as a 3DMark99 bug, yes), it's simply VSYNC which is active (your monitor's refresh rate is probably 75 Hz and 38 FPS is roughly half, …

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Re: ATI Radeon 7500 PCI not working

Posted on 2023-08-12, 01:02

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Demolition-Man wrote on 2023-08-11, 16:13: No response from the seller... I'd be happy to test the drivers, but not until next week. Stay tuned. 😉 You don’t need a response from the seller, in fact ‘no response’ is a good thing.

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Re: ATI Radeon 7500 PCI not working

Posted on 2023-08-11, 04:36

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It was a private purchase from an ebay auction. There is no return option. What does that mean? There is no such thing on eBay and you are still covered by the buyer protection. If the item was sold as New or Used and you received a fake card, you can open a case and you WILL win it. It's as simple …

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Re: ATI Radeon 7500 PCI not working

Posted on 2023-08-10, 14:55

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The Mobility Radeon 7500 on a discrete PCI graphics card. Now that's a true Frankenstein card! 😁 PS: yeah, you got screwed! PPS: awesome Chinese "warranty void" sticker on that GPU. 😁

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Re: Asus TX97-X mb

Posted on 2023-08-09, 17:42

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It's one of the best 430TX boards, and the fact that it's ATX makes it all the more special.

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Re: Most stable plattform/chipset for pentium 3 gaming

Posted on 2023-08-09, 12:54

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~1% faster then i815 :-) Yes, but not relevant. What is relevant/interesting is the fact that this older chipset, which has all the advantages that I mentioned, is also (a bit) faster. And this is precisely why the 440BX was and still is so loved by many to this day. PC133 CL2 RAM has less input …

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Re: Most stable plattform/chipset for pentium 3 gaming

Posted on 2023-08-09, 11:20

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440BX is interesting only for one thing - the ability to support 1 GB of RAM. Everything else is worse (or no better) than i815. That's definitely not why the 440BX chipset is interesting/appealing to retro enthusiasts like me. People generally use these boards for Win98 gaming (an OS which doesn't …

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Re: Most stable plattform/chipset for pentium 3 gaming

Posted on 2023-08-09, 08:23

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I disagree slightly, I think the overclockability of this chipset is a bit exaggerated. I've encountered plenty of 440BX boards that were marginal or plainly failed stability tests at 133MHz. I'd agree the majority can do it with an ample safety margin, but it's not as universal as it's made out to …

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Re: Most stable plattform/chipset for pentium 3 gaming

Posted on 2023-08-09, 07:44

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If there's a "B" (like 600B or 600EB) then it runs on a 133MHz frontside bus clock, which the 440BX does not support. The i815 can run those, though. The 440BX does not officially support FSB 133, but you will have a hard time finding 440BX boards that actually have issues when running at this …

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Re: Most stable plattform/chipset for pentium 3 gaming

Posted on 2023-08-09, 07:34

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To me the whole capacitor discussion is a bit weird. Prices are at an all time high, so being picky about which boards you want (because of basic things like... caps), will significantly narrow down your options. Nowadays, the 'best boards' are the ones you can find for a good price (regardless of …

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Re: Most stable plattform/chipset for pentium 3 gaming

Posted on 2023-08-08, 05:51

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i815+ Aureal Vortex 2 is considered a rather problematic bundle under Windows 9x. Rumor has it that Vortex only works properly on BX. It works on most platforms, as long as you stick to DirectX 7.0. I have Aureal Vortex 2 cards in two of my systems: one is on an Asus TUSL2-C (815EP)/Tualatin 1.4 …

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Re: Riva TNT2 M64 AGP, is the compatibility this bad?

Posted on 2023-08-06, 07:47

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No, these cards are very compatible. What you are seeing is simply a driver issue (or a combination of driver/platform/other variables). Try Detonator 7.76, a period correct driver from 2001, and everything should work just fine. Also, stick to DirectX 7.0.

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Re: Video Corruption Issue (AGP Voodoo 5 5500)

Posted on 2023-08-02, 16:24

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I'm concerned right now about the primary GPU. Don't be. Until you have hard evidence that this is the case, your first assumption should be that it's a faulty memory IC (which is a very frequent occurrence). Admittedly, I've never tested Mojo with cards newer than Voodoo 2, but I have a hard time …

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Re: Super Socket 7 Board not going POST

Posted on 2023-07-31, 20:09

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But out of curiosity, are there any current power supplies available on the market that are compatible with ATX Socket 7 / Super Socket 7? (Excluding the -5V rail) All good quality ATX PSUs will work just fine with a SS7 build. This may sound stupid but i have never seen anybody using thermal paste …

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Re: P55c at Overclocked to 300mhz?

Posted on 2023-07-29, 06:30

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I don't think that's the case. I've tried both cards on slower systems such as these, they perform identically in CPU limited scenarios and the Voodoo 5 pulls ahead on the off-chance that the GPU load increases. I remember specifically testing for that possibility, do you happen to have uploaded …

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Re: P55c at Overclocked to 300mhz?

Posted on 2023-07-28, 16:54

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Average framerate is around 40 fps with a Geforce 2 MX, but the game stutters and there's even micro-freezing from time to time. Off the top of my head, minimum FPS on the super 7 build at 640x480 was single digits, while on a 350mhz Compaq Deskpro EN with the same exact geforce 2 MX minimum FPS …

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Re: My weird GeForce 256

Posted on 2023-07-28, 12:05

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Those are 32Mbit/4MB SGRAM ICs and there are 8 of them, which means that the card does indeed have 32 MB of onboard memory. If only 16MB are visible, then the card is faulty and only half of the memory is recognized (which is why the memory bus is also seen as being 64bit wide). Looking at your …

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Re: P55c at Overclocked to 300mhz?

Posted on 2023-07-28, 07:49

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Half Life 1 is still quite playable on a super 7 PC, but it's much smoother on a pentium 2. It's really not. I mean, it depends on the actual CPUs (and motherboards) being compared and the video card that's being used. With a Voodoo 3, an AMD K6-3+ @ 550 MHz (or more), running on a good motherboard …

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Re: Pentium 3 1 GHz Tualatin or P3 1 GHZ Coppermine for Voodoo 3 200 agp card

Posted on 2023-07-26, 17:14

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If you set yourself the goal of buying exactly the motherboard, and not the asus, then everything is just fine. Yes, there are some nForce2 boards which have the P4 12V power connector. However, the main advantage and number one reason for going with a Socket A platform (at least for me), is the …

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Re: Pentium 3 1 GHz Tualatin or P3 1 GHZ Coppermine for Voodoo 3 200 agp card

Posted on 2023-07-26, 08:12

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But I still threw out all my Athlon CPUs and Boards because I just didn't want to keep soldering capacitors. Not sure I understand what you mean. How many times did you replace the capacitors and why? :hushed: I did full recaps on some of my boards and they will be good for the next 20 years. …

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