Re: Booting from SSD with sata2ide adapter on Asus P3V4X / Apollo Pro 133

Posted on 2020-05-17, 07:23

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by SodaSuccubus

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Im not sure if this gonna help, but i had issues booting from a SSD on a 440BX P3 machine. Here's what i did to get it working. - "Clean" the SSD. Remove any NTFS partitions, anything that Windows98 can't read. Just clear the drive. I did this at first on my modern machine, but GParted can do this …

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Help me identify this LS-486E (Lucky Star 486)

Posted on 2020-05-15, 21:09

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by SodaSuccubus

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Just got this curiosity in today, i know there's a few LS486-E's out there, but i can't for the life of me figure out any indication of which this one is for a jumper manual search. Im struggling to get these nasty stand offs out of the board too, but im too scared to try to rip em out with force as …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-04-28, 23:52

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by SodaSuccubus

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How has shipping and parcels arriving been for you fellow Vogoners? Mail systems are backed up to hell here in Canada due to Covid-19 and everyone seems to be a bit paranoid as to weather things are gonna arrive or not. Had a bit of free coin and picked up a few 486 items, including a nice Lucky- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-04-27, 20:02

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by SodaSuccubus

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How has shipping and parcels arriving been for you fellow Vogoners? Mail systems are backed up to hell here in Canada due to Covid-19 and everyone seems to be a bit paranoid as to weather things are gonna arrive or not. Had a bit of free coin and picked up a few 486 items, including a nice Lucky- …

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Re: Which video card should I buy?

Posted on 2020-04-01, 08:58

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by SodaSuccubus

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S3 Verge was essentially the next generation after the Trio64 line, and retains its excellent compatibility! Might not be on Matrox levels in the image quality department though. You can find tools like S3VBE and S3 Speed Up on Vogons Drivers Archive that can give both it and the Trio64 an boost in …

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Re: How important is a PCI graphics card in a 486?

Posted on 2020-03-31, 23:07

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by SodaSuccubus

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PCI > VLB anyday. My memory seems to recall early PCI performance might be a *little* slower in benchmarks, but the convenience alone out ways the losses. You can pickup a cheap fast PCI Trio64 for dollars these days, where as with VLB you'd be waiting and paying an arm and a leg for a good card …

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Re: Help me build a 233mhz computer.

Posted on 2020-03-27, 22:47

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by SodaSuccubus

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Also, you can't use an MMX on socket 5. You need dual-voltage socket 7 for MMX. You can if you manage to find a Pentium Overdrive MMX. They exist in both 160 and 200mhz variations. Although its not worth it IMO. I have one i used for a while on a Compaq socket 5 machine, and the terribly slow S5 …

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Re: Why is Voodoo 3 so popular?

Posted on 2020-03-26, 20:13

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by SodaSuccubus

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IMO, 3DFX just has that magical "staple of the 90s computer" feel to it Sure you could go with an NVidia/Radeon card in your retro rig and they'd perform just as good, if not much better. But Nvidia/Radeon also exist these days. 3DFX doesn't. You just don't get that same warm "cool" nostalgia factor …

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

Posted on 2020-03-26, 19:43

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by SodaSuccubus

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Well, my SLI cable came in today so i finally got that hooked up. Just out of curiosity, does it matter what direction i attach the cable? Did some benchmarks and am actually getting a bit less then the rest. EX: 140fps in GLQuake compaired to the 170-something Phil got in his P2 450 video. Im using …

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Re: Diamond Edge 3D 3240 - where to find compatible games?

Posted on 2020-03-21, 06:58

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by SodaSuccubus

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Great find :D There's a handy list of all known compatible NV1 games here (including some unreleased ones): https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=33483 Most games patched for the NV1 came bundled with the card, some retail releases like Virtua Cop and Toshinden should have support right out of the …

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Re: Retro PC Hell

Posted on 2020-03-16, 22:55

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by SodaSuccubus

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Hey. Accidents happen. My first retro rig died day 2 when i forgot to wire the psu cables the right way, blowing the motherboard. Another time i was foolishly building rather sleepy and ended up frying a precious 5X86 from installing it wrong. Accidents happy, their cringy and painful but its how we …

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Re: What would be better for Windows 98-era gaming?

Posted on 2020-03-16, 18:43

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by SodaSuccubus

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So, I want to build a PC for late DOS to early milennium gaming, running Windows 98SE. I have only one question: what is better for this era gaming? Pentium 3 or slot-based Athlon? I have both nad I can't decide. Thanks Depends on how far you plan on going into the early 2000s i guess. No …

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Re: 8 vs 12mb Voodoo 2 performance

Posted on 2020-03-16, 00:59

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by SodaSuccubus

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Which makes me curious has to how much 8mb SLI and a fast (800mhz +) processor could make up for that. Of course, it' be more practical to just get a V3. But a V3 doesn't have the same full-feeling a nice pair of SLI V2's does! :) I'm not sure what you want, but for me it just doesn't feel right, …

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Re: 8 vs 12mb Voodoo 2 performance

Posted on 2020-03-16, 00:17

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by SodaSuccubus

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Anyway, back on topic, games from 97 and early 98 will probably run the same on a V2 with 8 mb and on a V2 with 12 mb. Newer games (late 98 and newer) will probably have hard times with V2 8mb Which makes me curious has to how much 8mb SLI and a fast (800mhz +) processor could make up for that. Of …

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Re: 8 vs 12mb Voodoo 2 performance

Posted on 2020-03-15, 01:01

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I know most people would ideally pickup a 12mb card anyway, but they just seem to be getting less frequent and more expensive as time goes on. Meanwhile 8mb cards seem to be semi-commonly available, and for a cheaper price t00. Where? Ebay, other site? Or where do you live? In the last years I …

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8 vs 12mb Voodoo 2 performance

Posted on 2020-03-14, 23:38

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by SodaSuccubus

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Legit curious why we don't see more 8 vs 12mb V2 comparisons out there. Especially in SLI. I keep hearing about "the horrors!" of 2mb texture memory vs 4 in the V2-12 but iv always questioned how big of a deal it really is. The only good comparison of the two i could find was this one video by 3DFX_ …

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

Posted on 2020-03-14, 02:35

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by SodaSuccubus

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Played around with the P3 500mhz more today, still waiting for the Voodoo SLI bridge and a slotket to arrive. Which got me thinking about the final upgrade for this rig. 800mhz or 1ghz? Not sure which to stick in there. My motherboard bios only supports up to a 8x multi, so i could go for a 800mhz …

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Re: PSU Power Supply, will it work on Pentium 1/2...

Posted on 2020-03-13, 02:34

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by SodaSuccubus

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I usually replace the PSU with a modern equivalent first thing when i get a old machine in. If your motherboard has a standard ATX connector (it should if its P2 era) just grab yourself a EVGA 500 watt or something budget-y and plug away! Anything older will usually require a AT2ATX adapter. You can …

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Re: Hangup during booting Windows 98SE with ATI Mach 64 VLB 4MB. Looking for proper ATI Mach 64 VLB driver for Windows 9

Posted on 2020-03-12, 19:32

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by SodaSuccubus

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Any reason in particular why you'd want to use Win98 SE on a DX4? Unless your tryn'a be janky with it and install a voodoo for the lols :D Win95 should be more then sufficient for that kind of rig (and it'd probably run better). If you need light usb support, I do believe there are some official 95' …

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Re: Micro ATX 486 - what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2020-03-12, 19:27

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by SodaSuccubus

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As great as the idea of modern 486 boards and the NuXT are, until they come down in price, i personally don't see much point in them. Assuming it'd cost as much as a NuXT (hell, probably more tbh), and it was a barebones unit, for that same price you could just wait and grab a decent 486 board off …

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