Re: 3dmark99 MegaThread

Posted on Today, 14:17

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But... you are using a p3 600mhz with a fx5600. It doesnt matter to the graphics card which res you use... this is all the frames the cpu can offer the graphics card to render. He would get a higher score with a GeForce 2 / GeForce 3 with period correct drivers. :-) From my benchmarks: a Pentium 3 …

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Re: Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business (3DFX) in pure DOS

Posted on Today, 06:18

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I've never played Tomb Raider Unfinished Business, but if I remember correctly, this expansion was released much later, in 1999 or so. Maybe it was mainly targetted towards newer video cards like the Voodoo 2? (have no idea, just guessing 😀 )

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Re: Duke Nukem 3D - Which music card is best? (re: Adlib/OPL3, MT-32, or SC-55?)

Posted on Yesterday, 17:14

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To me, the Duke Nukem 3D music will always sound 'properly' in OPL3. :-) That's how I played it 25 years ago and that's how I will always remember it. Yes, Roland SC-55 sounds objectively better and it's very enjoyable, but whenever I want to have the 'true' (for me) experience... I will go with …

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Re: Where to start diagnosing a dead 3dfx monster

Posted on Yesterday, 15:43

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I disagree with darry and maxtherabbit. You are so close, you can't stop now! You either fix it completely or you destroy it! 😁 Seriously, this looks like a fun project. Let's not forget that most of us are not really in it for the "gaming" part. 😀

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Re: Need help identifying a capacitor on a Radeon 9800 Pro 128 AGP

Posted on Yesterday, 13:03

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GooseNipples wrote on Yesterday, 12:07: Even if it just becomes a paperweight on a shelf somewhere, I'll never get rid of it 😀 I totally understand 😁

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Re: Need help identifying a capacitor on a Radeon 9800 Pro 128 AGP

Posted on Yesterday, 10:03

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Someone on reddit pointed me at vgamuseum.info's page on the 9800 Pro. This is the same config as my card, and the caps are labelled a little differently (better) http://www.vgamuseum.info/images/zaatharen/ati/radeon_9800Pro_fhq.jpg Looks like they are SMD 470uf 6.3V caps Someone else mentioned the …

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Re: Need help identifying a capacitor on a Radeon 9800 Pro 128 AGP

Posted on 2021-07-20, 19:42

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It’s very hard to believe that bulging caps would cause artifacts. They could, however, contribute to permanent VRAM damage. Anyway, if you really want to replace the caps, go with Panasonic EEE-FK series, 470uF, 16V. You can’t go wrong. 😀

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Re: Katmai 450MHz + Matrox G400 16MB - 1999 PC Remake

Posted on 2021-07-20, 15:04

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Gorgeous case & cable management! Also... great looking monitor! Wish I had a CRT, but that's the only thing that I can't have (according to my wife 😁 ).

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Re: Most stable and compatible win9x configuration

Posted on 2021-07-20, 14:52

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Me and most of my friends stayed with Windows 98SE to the (bitter?) end. :-D I remember trying Windows XP when it first came out, and it was running noticeably slower than Win98SE with a Thunderbird 1.33 GHz and 256 MB RAM. I clearly remember that one of the first games I tested (if not the first) …

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Re: Most stable and compatible win9x configuration

Posted on 2021-07-20, 14:29

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Me and most of my friends stayed with Windows 98SE to the (bitter?) end. :-D I remember trying Windows XP when it first came out, and it was running noticeably slower than Win98SE with a Thunderbird 1.33 GHz and 256 MB RAM. I clearly remember that one of the first games I tested (if not the first) …

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Re: Display resolution issues on nVidia drivers 4x.xx (and newer) compared to previous versions on a 1440p display (Win9

Posted on 2021-07-18, 12:24

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Problem finally solved, as mentioned in this thread.

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Re: ATI Windows 9x DDC/EDID override

Posted on 2021-07-18, 12:22

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I've coated the EDID pin on a cable in the past with some clear nail polish it worked great and I didn't have to ruin a good cable. You just need to clean the pin with some acetone when your done quick and easy. Awesome idea, chrismeyer6 ! Thanks a lot to both you and swaaye ! :-) I've just tested …

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Re: Most stable and compatible win9x configuration

Posted on 2021-07-17, 15:26

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It doesn't really slow down the system, unless you give yourself a 64MB RAMdrive in the lower half and run everything higher... Your game that only needed 32MB will only need 32MB and run in the cached portion. However, you try multitasking in windows and have a lot running and you'll fall out of …

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Re: Most stable and compatible win9x configuration

Posted on 2021-07-17, 08:17

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From my perspective in this hobby for 10 years now is that Intel chipset boards are generally the most stable when it comes to Win9x. Once you go VIA or other brand strange stuff tends to happen. I partially agree. Early VIA chipsets like VIA MVP3/ Apollo Pro 133 are a hit & miss, but even those …

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Re: Most stable and compatible win9x configuration

Posted on 2021-07-17, 08:00

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I have Voodoo 2 and can confirm it's way overhyped and not worth the money nowadays (got mine for 2€). I get about 3100 3Dmarks with it, while I get 4700 with Geforce FX5600. It's only good for games that would fail to work on FX5600 properly or DOS games with 3Dfx support. Voodoo 2 performance is …

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Re: last games run in voodoo 3 3500

Posted on 2021-07-16, 05:30

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by bloodem

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wth?!

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Re: 3dmark99 MegaThread

Posted on 2021-07-15, 06:28

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Hello. Has anyone experienced a problem where the benchmark is clearly running perfectly but you get 0fps? Oddly enough in my case, this only happens with a VIA C3 Nehemiah cpu, all other hardware remaining unchanged. Same motherboard, same video card, same drivers. C3 Ezra-T and P-III CPUs run …

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Re: Most stable and compatible win9x configuration

Posted on 2021-07-09, 18:11

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Try actually running the game the cofig screen always looks like that I don't think u actually tested it just looked at the config lol In case you've missed it: And I can confirm that it works perfectly with the same official patch 1.02 on GeForce FX 5900 (driver version 45.23), I've played it many …

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Re: Most stable and compatible win9x configuration

Posted on 2021-07-09, 15:08

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I've seen that on Phil's videos, but from his comments, I thought that was due to the hardware differences between the TNT2 and the GeForce cards, not the driver version. Or does that bug occur on a TNT2 as well if you use 45.23 drivers on it? To be honest, I've never used a Riva TNT2 card with …

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Re: Most stable and compatible win9x configuration

Posted on 2021-07-09, 13:53

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The thing is, every time I see this mentioned and ask for a specific example, everyone falls silent. This makes me believe that the issue isn't as widespread as some people seem to think. Yeah, I'm sure there are some games that don't work well. Wait, I actually know one: Incoming from 1998 (but …

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