Re: Which were the "MUST UPGRADE HARDWARE" games of your past? Which are the consensus games?

Posted on 2024-08-02, 02:39

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I got my Voodoo 3 3000 AGP just because I loved playing Tribes so much. I'm not sure there was a better card for that game than Voodoo 3.

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Re: My Voodoo2 SLI is my world record

Posted on 2024-04-01, 18:44

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I wasn't going for a record at the time, just happened to get a really good score. Nothing was out of spec or unstable. It was a fully built system in a case with all peripherals. I have some good Voodoo 2s that I'm not sure of branding but have 110ns memory modules on there. The limitations of the …

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Re: My Voodoo2 SLI is my world record

Posted on 2024-04-01, 12:37

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Congrats! I no longer have that system together, but may mess with it again one day.

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Re: Windows vista 32bit vs XP 32bit

Posted on 2024-02-16, 14:04

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by ptr1ck

in Windows

in Windows

I messed around with Windows 10 32bit some on an AM2 system. Even managed to test and run a Voodoo 2. It wasn't bad at all with 4gb of RAM. Using the internet was another story for the old dual core though. Does using 7 really offer up any advantages over 10?

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Re: What is the best Windows 2000 sound card (that isn't Live/Audigy)?

Posted on 2024-01-30, 17:16

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I recall using a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz back in the day when 2000 was new. I always liked that card. It had solid sound quality. I'm not sure how all the caps on it have held up over the years though to put it in use today.

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Re: Best Mini-ITX for XP

Posted on 2023-09-18, 13:34

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have an Asrock Z77E-ITX with a 4.5ghz 2500k on Windows XP & 10. Asrock has drivers for it for XP. It has a Geforce 970 and an X-Fi Titanium Fatility. For the X-Fi, I use a mini-PCIE to PCIE adapter. I have it built inside an old biege case for that retro sleeper look. However, I would be able to …

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Re: What modern PSU can be used with high end Athlon XP retro build ?

Posted on 2023-09-11, 22:25

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

20 amps on a Corsair I have seems to top out around 2.2ghz for me, perhaps a little higher. It's not worth overclocking a Socket A in my opinion, just build a stronger system. Socket A strength lies in adaptability and being able to clock down to 300mhz.

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Re: Starfield is released

Posted on 2023-09-11, 22:22

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by ptr1ck

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in Release Announcements

Comparing different fruits here really. To each their own. Starfield could have been built a bit better, considering it's engine has been around for so long. Larion just threw more polish and DnD systems on to the DOS2 engine. Both are the best achievements so far from each studio. I like both more …

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Re: Starfield is released

Posted on 2023-09-08, 00:58

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by ptr1ck

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in Release Announcements

I like it. It takes a heckuva system to run it smoothly th0ugh.

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Re: AthlonXP 2100+ / ECS K7VTA3 / Voodoo3 / Audigy1 / Vortex2

Posted on 2023-06-24, 15:05

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Awesome Joseph. I've had success with Corsair 20a PSUs and Athlon XP up to about 2.2ghz. That's without the extra 4 pin CPU power connector. For what it's worth, that's what I currently have running on my XP system but it tops out at 1.4.

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Re: Apple Shady computer hacks.

Posted on 2023-06-20, 14:57

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by ptr1ck

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in Milliways

Apple (the company, not the fruit) has always disgusted me. Therefore, I do not give them money.

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Re: what are your opinions on the voodoo banshee?

Posted on 2023-06-19, 14:53

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

It was my first 3D card back in the day. I played the crap out of everything with it on a K6-2 450 with 192mb of RAM.

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Re: Windows 11 CPU requirement removed?

Posted on 2023-06-12, 20:14

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by ptr1ck

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in Windows

I'll put another vote in for Explorer Patcher. The only issue I have had with it is, sometimes after a windows update, the symbols for Explorer Patcher need to be reacquired and the application restarted. Occasionally this means I need to hit task manager and restart it manually after rebooting from …

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Re: What makes (or made) WinME so horrible?

Posted on 2023-06-08, 20:21

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

I like ME. I like the style of icons used for it and 2000 the best. The only issue I had with it recently was that it installed the wrong driver for default for one of my sound cards, I think my Santa Cruz. The driver wouldn't let the system boot once it initialized. For me, it's smarter to dual …

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Re: AGP GPU to pair with 2.8Ghz P4 + 2GB PC133

Posted on 2023-06-02, 01:58

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

X1950 Pro

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Re: Voodoo. 2 Sli vs Voodoo3 ? Which configuration would be more flexible?

Posted on 2023-06-01, 17:37

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

People always forget that we were on CRTs and didn't care about vsync or hitting 60fps. 60fps standard became more of a thing with flat panel monitors which aren't even retro, but just old.

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Re: TNT2 Ultra faster than Geforce 2MX on Slot A?

Posted on 2023-05-29, 21:10

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I tried going from a Voodoo 3 3000 to a Geforce2MX back in the day and it was a downgrade for me at that time.

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Re: Can removinga small amount of ram break a win98SE Install?

Posted on 2023-05-25, 17:22

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Perhaps the remaining memory is now faulty.

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Re: What's your absolute favorite piece of retro hardware?

Posted on 2023-05-24, 14:18

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My Voodoo 3 3000 that I bought new. I don't have it in service anymore but it still seems to work just fine even after being in a dozen different systems over the years.

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Re: Voodoo 2 build

Posted on 2023-05-24, 14:13

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by ptr1ck

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Voodoo scales decently well. Use the Athlon XP setup if you can power it. Don't let guys talk you into a Pentium 2 being all you need for it. If you want to get your money's worth, target 1ghz or so CPU. Also, don't waste time with dual CPU.

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