Re: Are there any 3dfx Voodoo Cards which will fit in a HP DC7600 SFF PC?

Posted on Yesterday, 16:27

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Thanks for the replies. How should I add riser board if I found any? I cannot quite imagine right now the outlook of the case with it. Edit: I think I found riser for the dc7600 sff. Is that it? (https://www.ebay.com/itm/143727128610) That would probably work if you want to spend that much. But its …

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Re: Are there any 3dfx Voodoo Cards which will fit in a HP DC7600 SFF PC?

Posted on Yesterday, 15:15

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What kind of riser could be used in a case like that? Think I got a HP PCI riser from a old lowprofile p4 motherboard. If needed I could try to dig in my stuff for it. in the dc7600 sff, expansion slots are vertical and directly on the mobo, thus necessitating low profile brackets/cards. im …

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Re: Are there any 3dfx Voodoo Cards which will fit in a HP DC7600 SFF PC?

Posted on Yesterday, 13:16

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I think the 7600 SFF has 2x PCI and 1x AGP. As you noted, the issue is finding a card that fits within the low profile. And if you found one, you'd almost certainly have to remove the bracket. Check here http://www.hw-museum.cz/vga/vga-list?category=Voodoo Voodoo3 is probably your best (only?) bet. …

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Re: The Retro Budget Station

Posted on 2022-12-02, 23:12

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No Sound is 5% better overall than SB0220, but excluding DOS, QuakeGL, and Quake II Titles its a 14% improvement No Sound vs SB0200 overall is a 23% improvement, while excluding DOS, QuakeGL, and Quake II titles its a 27% improvement Thankyou for sharing the results. Some games - especially directx …

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Re: Which cheap sound card is least worst for DOS and W98

Posted on 2022-12-02, 17:43

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ALS4000 Almoststew1990 wrote on 2022-12-02, 13:52: nasty 478 board and cooler for £11 Details? Nasty as in good or like dirty and digusting

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Re: How to get a PCI Ethernet Card that Windows won't detect working

Posted on 2022-12-02, 15:07

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Issue solved but now windows wants to tell me on startup that I am missing a bunch of .vxd files that I don't need. How do I get rid of this? Thanks! This sometimes happens when installing the drivers for the NIC. Reinstalling "Client for Microsoft Network" feature usually fixes that. One thing to …

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Re: Troubleshooting odd Compaq i440Bx board

Posted on 2022-12-02, 01:36

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rasz_pl wrote on 2022-12-01, 05:56: maybe, but why invest time and money into something that was bottom of the barrel when it was new, and OP doesnt even seem to have a case for it? beats me, that's OP's call as he seems like he wanted to try to fix it 😀 plus those are are helpful to have in your …

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Re: Best Windows 95 Version For 486 66MHz

Posted on 2022-12-01, 01:13

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Back in the day we had Win95 on a 486 / DX2 50mhz. 13 floppy upgrade. Didn't yet have a CDROM or sound card. Ran fine considering the specs, was either 16 or 32 mb RAM, forgot...

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Re: Adding a Voodoo 1 to an existing setup with a Voodoo 3

Posted on 2022-12-01, 00:55

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I've seen some threads about how to install drivers for such a setup but all of them require you install the older card's drivers first, then the 2D/3D card (the Voodoo 3 in this case). Has anyone ever had luck with installing the V1 drivers second, then maybe reinstalling the V3 drivers? I've got …

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Re: 486DX4-75 overdrive benchmarks

Posted on 2022-12-01, 00:17

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Yes, I already compare with this doom benchmarks and 3dbench too About doom, i get 2498 realtiks more in the line of a DX266 speedsys hangs when detect hdd, i think did not like the 120GB HDD im using right now Tomorrow i will do, but i will not touch this machine at all, is a very nice computer, i …

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Re: 486DX4-75 overdrive benchmarks

Posted on 2022-11-30, 23:57

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Have you compared to the benchmark results here? Honestly doesnt seem too far off from what I'd expect, maybe im wrong: https://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/misc/doombench.html My 486 dx4 @ 120 gets about 1660 realtks after bios tweaking etc. But obviously results can widely vary due to innumerable …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-30, 23:39

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Now you just need to add a throttle and rudder pedals for the perfect setup for flight and space sims! I'll put them on my list for Santa :D I hope you've behaved then! BTW - you can also get "twist" joysticks for rudder control, but having pedals makes a big difference imo. You can also use them …

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Re: 486DX4-75 overdrive benchmarks

Posted on 2022-11-30, 23:14

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Have you compared to the benchmark results here? Honestly doesnt seem too far off from what I'd expect, maybe im wrong: https://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/misc/doombench.html My 486 dx4 @ 120 gets about 1660 realtks after bios tweaking etc. But obviously results can widely vary due to innumerable …

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Re: Troubleshooting odd Compaq i440Bx board

Posted on 2022-11-30, 23:02

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I think that yellow switch is some sort of chassis intrusion functionality Still feel that a POST card and/or recap would be in consideration as relatively easy next steps

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Re: Troubleshooting odd Compaq i440Bx board

Posted on 2022-11-30, 14:45

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I assume you've cleared the bios and removed the battery and all that? Also I would get a proper battery Otherwise standard suggestions - get a POST card so you can get a better idea of what's happening, maybe start replacing those big capacitors, etc. No beep codes or video could mean an issue with …

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Re: PSU recommendation for a P4 System?

Posted on 2022-11-30, 14:28

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I'm planning to buy a 300W PSU for my PC with the following specs; ASUS P4V8X-X Mobo (PT800 chipset) Pentium 4 - 1.80 Ghz (512 KB Cache) ASUS - ATI RADEON 9550 AGP 4X/8X (128 Bit - 256 MB) Creative SoundBlaster Live PCI 1 x 512 MB DDR400 RAM 120 GB IDE/PATA HDD SATA CD-ROM 1.44 FDD Would 300W be …

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Re: 230W PSU - keep it or kick it?

Posted on 2022-11-30, 14:22

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That psu can do 120W, sure. But... no proper EMI input filtering. Only has two non safety rated caps at YC1, YC2. EI33 main transformer and output common coil in that size can do 150W at 60-70C temperatures. The output rectifiers really hint at the max power. Looks like a 20A doube diode in TO220 …

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Re: Recapping advice and general questions - MS-6156

Posted on 2022-11-30, 12:27

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by drosse1meyer

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Don't crank the heat up to max. ~350 F should be fine for most things. Increase as necessary but try not to go beyond 400. I'm going to go out on a limb and say you meant 350C and not 350F? BTW, I bought a Hakko FX888D when I started doing more soldering work back in 2015 or so and it's been …

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Re: Recapping advice and general questions - MS-6156

Posted on 2022-11-30, 03:52

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As mentioned, replacing a cap with a higher voltage but equivalent charge is OK. Need to watch out for the pitch, but you can mostly work around this by bending the legs to fit. Leaded solder is safe to use, just don't eat it, you can get lead free but its a little harder to work with and has higher …

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Re: Voodoo 1 electronic diagrams

Posted on 2022-11-30, 01:39

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Have you tried the LCD auto adjust? Swapped VGA cable? Perhaps another monitor? If so, maybe a decoupling cap is going bad or something...

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