GF2 vs GF4 driver and DX performance and compatibility

Posted on 2023-06-27, 22:42

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by Confused UngaBunga

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If the geforce 2 is faster than a geforce 4 when using early drivers, and a geforce 4 mx460 is the best geforce 2 ever, then which card and driver and directx version you choose. Uppon your answer rests the lifes of all of gotham! Muah ah ah.... So choose carefuly. Tic tac... tic...tac... Edit: Oh, …

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Re: ATi vs nVidia / dvi vs vga.

Posted on 2023-05-14, 18:41

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In general, for the same monitor model, ATi and 3Dfx had better VGA quality image, because nVidia authorised manufacturing for some less inclined to quality control? There must have been some shady manufacturers for radeons as well right?

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ATi vs nVidia / dvi vs vga.

Posted on 2023-05-14, 14:40

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In the first decade of the 3rd millenium, or somewhere around that, was any of the brands known for having clearer quality image output in dvi or vga? Thank you.

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Re: CGA vs Composite

Posted on 2023-05-11, 12:06

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I cut my teeth on a IBM CGA around 1988, I was then maybe a 7yo. But my really first PC of mine was in 1992 with SVGA. I was playing games from late 80s and up until 1992 obviously, and then 93 and 94 until the poor 386SX 25MHz couldn't cope no more. But for every single game that allowed it I used …

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CGA vs Composite

Posted on 2023-05-02, 10:35

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by Confused UngaBunga

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In the IBM PC (and compatibles) what was most common, cga monitors or composite monitors?

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Some folks back in 1996 discussing quake

Posted on 2023-04-24, 21:28

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by Confused UngaBunga

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Some folks back in 1996 discussing quake. Interesting and a few laughs as well, they seem quite lost regarding 3d hardware accelaration, understandably. Enjoy! https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.compute … g/c/8xLgEdgN410

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Re: Help remembering a PC game.

Posted on 2023-04-16, 10:34

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Thank you! Finally. It is indeed Shannara! She was utterly addicted to this, playing it until 3am and calling a couple other friends (by phone at the time) and sharing the experience, trying to figure out together what to do next, because some where further in the game. I will see what kind of specs …

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Help remembering a PC game.

Posted on 2023-04-15, 22:43

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Hello everyone. I would much appreciate your help trying to figure out what heck of a game my wife keeps asking me to get, so that she can play it again. I don't play point and click adventures at all ( I prefer going fast and destroying things ). Anyway she keeps talking about this game. In the …

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Re: Building a dos pc with some specifics in mind.

Posted on 2023-04-07, 18:03

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by Confused UngaBunga

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Hmm ok. 486DX33 then, and not, to my great sorrow, a beautiful 386. This is because I will not let go off 1993, together with 91 and 92 it is possibly my favorite. Hardware precise launching dates are a useful curiosity to me and I prefer to be aware of how they relate to the budget, mainstream and …

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Re: Building a dos pc with some specifics in mind.

Posted on 2023-04-07, 17:45

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by Confused UngaBunga

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Hmm ok. 486DX33 then, and not, to my great sorrow, a beautiful 386. This is because I will not let go off 1993, together with 91 and 92 it is possibly my favorite. Hardware precise launching dates are a useful curiosity to me and I prefer to be aware of how they relate to the budget, mainstream and …

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Re: Building a dos pc with some specifics in mind.

Posted on 2023-04-07, 15:23

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by Confused UngaBunga

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Back in the day uou had what you had. Today you are spoilt for choice and I will have to make a decision knowing that it will never be optimal.

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Re: Building a dos pc with some specifics in mind.

Posted on 2023-04-06, 11:01

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by Confused UngaBunga

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Thanks for all your nice recommendations. My nostalgia goes for a 386. On the other hand with the pentium, don't really mind to turn cache off in the bios. Come to think of it the pentoum 75 mboard does the crtl alt minus and crtl alt plus thing... I must restrict myself to one machine.

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Re: Building a dos pc with some specifics in mind.

Posted on 2023-04-05, 23:15

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The easiest build for me to assemble quickly and effortlessly, taking into account the parts laying around would be indeed a dx2 50 with a cirrus logic vlb and 8MB ram. Is this from intuition, what you have observed by experience, or are you thinking of specific reasons for the choice of dx2 66 and …

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Building a dos pc with some specifics in mind.

Posted on 2023-04-05, 22:30

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by Confused UngaBunga

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Hello all. I'm gathering parts and thoughts for a new build. These are the specifics: 1. Purely ms-dos 6.22 2. Strong focus on late 80s ans 90s, mainly 1989-1993. My indecision is on choosing 386, 486 or pentium. What I have access to immediately, with corresponding motherboard to run them: 386sx 33 …

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Re: Is fake cache a myth?

Posted on 2022-09-03, 22:03

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This has become much more amusing and informative that I was expecting to.

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Re: Is fake cache a myth?

Posted on 2022-08-31, 19:00

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I had the text as a fule for more than 2 years now, and I don't even remember how I got to the site mkarcher references. I guess some were just "surface mount a pair of black plastic rectangles" but not all were scams?

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Is fake cache a myth?

Posted on 2022-08-31, 13:46

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I'm kind of convinced: Write Back Cache Modules FAQ Q. What are write back cache modules? A. Write back cache modules are installed in the cache sockets of motherboards. On some motherboards, they are socketed, on others they are soldered directly onto the board. Motherboards with these modules are …

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Re: Why VIA chipset vs. Intel for PII/III?

Posted on 2022-08-31, 10:08

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by Confused UngaBunga

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Yes, Built a Duron/KT266A system, with PCI YMF sound as per Phil's and I love it! The chipset connection is direct to audio BUS or something, Idon't know, but it works.

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Re: Retro motherboards with onboard video and audio.

Posted on 2022-08-27, 21:57

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Babasha wrote on 2022-08-27, 16:20: There are tons of such motherboards… but my favourite for today is Fujitsu-Siemens D990! Socket7, Intel 430TX, Matrox Mystique video, Crystal sound, hardware wavetable and upgrades. 🤤

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Re: Retro motherboards with onboard video and audio.

Posted on 2022-08-27, 16:01

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It does have windows 98 drivers and sdram support, so with a mobile athlon and the ability to choose cpu multiplier you can have a wide range of processing power and compatibility at the same time. I keep a windows 98 machine with a gigabyte motherboar with intel extreme 2 and some onboard audio I …

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