Re: Windows XP system spec recommendations.

Posted on 2023-10-22, 19:21

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by theiceman085

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Why not go much newer? There are plenty of cheap sandy/ivy bridges being sold now by people just upgrading now, not to mention you can actually find things like CPU coolers for those processors. Not sure about GPUs - my XP system has a 7970, but that doesn't seem to have the best compatibility with …

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Windows XP system spec recommendations.

Posted on 2023-10-22, 19:01

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by theiceman085

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After having lots of fun with my windows 98 builds I want to third rig. This time for windows xp to play games like Far Cry, Doom 3, Call of Duty, Mdel of Honor Allied Assault, Medal of Honor Pacific Assault, F.E.A.R, Half Life 2, Halo and many more. Which motherboard/cpu combination would you …

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Re: Looking for a good motherboard for a voodoo 5

Posted on 2023-10-03, 08:31

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by theiceman085

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The Voodoo5 looks good on benchmarks and it’s interesting from a technological past perspective, but once games past 1999 are played, you’re in for a tremendous disappointment and frame drops. You’ll constantly be playing around with reduced image quality and 16-bit color. And it’s too weak for 32- …

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Re: Best video card for 1996-2000 PC? (re: Half-Life, Unreal, Quake, American McGee's Alice, etc)

Posted on 2023-10-02, 16:43

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by theiceman085

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I'd also say it depends on what you want. I have a Voodoo 3 200 agp and socket 370 pentium 3 800mhz (133 fsb)and it works well for games from 97,98 and 99. you can get a nice period-correct gaming experience with solid but not the highest framerates. If you want to run these games to the max I would …

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Re: Looking for a good motherboard for a voodoo 5

Posted on 2023-10-02, 11:08

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by theiceman085

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I have no personal advice for you but since you are from Austria like myself you could be the number one German voodoo forum voodoo alert. they have a nice thread about all the motherboards out there that are compatible with the Voodoo 5. I hope it allowed to post the link here. https://www. …

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Re: GPU recommendations for Pentium 3 600mhz

Posted on 2023-09-13, 16:34

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by theiceman085

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@Shamino Thanks for the detailed post. Yes, the mx440 is a decent and budget-friendly card worth recommending. It was also the card I had almost picked for my system, but I got a gf4 4200 at a good price. The higher power consumption of the Gf4 could be troublesome and the fan could also be a …

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Re: GPU recommendations for Pentium 3 600mhz

Posted on 2023-09-11, 12:42

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by theiceman085

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Thanks a lot for the replies guys. Looking for a GeForce 2,3 or maybe even 4 sounds like the best approach. I am using a geforce 4 4200 myself and I like a lot. I am using the gf 4 on way more powerful system though so I was not sure if the GF4 is a worthy recommendation for my buddy. I can relate …

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Re: GPU recommendations for Pentium 3 600mhz

Posted on 2023-09-11, 11:43

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by theiceman085

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Thanks a lot for the replies guys. Looking for a GeForce 2,3 or maybe even 4 sounds like the best approach. I am using a geforce 4 4200 myself and I like a lot. I am using the gf 4 on way more powerful system though so I was not sure if the GF4 is a worthy recommendation for my buddy.

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GPU recommendations for Pentium 3 600mhz

Posted on 2023-09-10, 09:55

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by theiceman085

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Like I have mentioned in this thread https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=95626&start=60 I was helping a buddy to build his first Windows 98 gaming rig. He ended up with an Asus P3B-F and a 600 MHz CPU with 128 MB of ram. The only part missing is good gpu for that build. Due the high cost of …

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Re: Why is my new build Pentium II + Voodoo 4 4500 system underperforming?

Posted on 2023-08-28, 07:11

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by theiceman085

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I am afraid that cannot help you with your quesion op. On the contrary acutally. I have a question about that topic myself. How do you know that these points are too low for your system? Is there a point list what to accept from certain system specs or do you just had a different results with …

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Re: What can I do with a Pentium 2 400 mhz?

Posted on 2023-08-28, 07:08

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DOS games are not my forte yet so I cannot give you any sound advice on that. My first retro rig is intel 440bx ausus p2b mainboard and a p2 400mhz and riva tnt card. I would recommend a intel 440bx mobo without any hesitation. I did not run any problems I could not solve with a short google search …

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Re: Most stable plattform/chipset for pentium 3 gaming

Posted on 2023-08-17, 15:19

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Asus P3B-F is considered a very solid board and recommended by many retro enthusiasts. For this board you can get plentiful of information and help. If I remember right, the Medion version of the CUV4X (Medion 2001) can be reflashed with an original ASUS rom, but i guess there are other people here …

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Re: Most stable plattform/chipset for pentium 3 gaming

Posted on 2023-08-17, 12:35

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by theiceman085

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Well, it is not a big deal to put a mainboard name into the search engine of your choice and check for unusual high amount of complaints. You also might ask on forum like Vogons here or DosReloaded for experiences with certain boards. Chances are high that there are people owning such board and can …

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Re: Best gpu for maxing out a athlon 1400 ?

Posted on 2023-08-17, 06:54

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in case should go with a radeon card check out the games you want to play beforhand. These cards lack some legacy features to display some retro games in the proper fashion like table fog and palletised textures. The nvidia cards have not such issues until the FX series or even the GF 6 series. I am …

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Re: Most stable plattform/chipset for pentium 3 gaming

Posted on 2023-08-17, 06:51

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by theiceman085

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I can understand that most enthusiasts want to eek out most of the power of a platform and therefore recommend the BX chipset versus the VIA. There is no such thing as a "VIA chipset motherboard". Due to the strong bios-dependence of the stability and performance of VIA`s chipsets for S370. You may …

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Re: Most frequently played retro games?

Posted on 2023-08-14, 10:44

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on real retro hardware (intel 440bx, ausus p2b 400 mhz and a riva card) Jagged Alliance 2 Command and Conquer Tiberium Sun Commandos Mdk Quake These games run well. on my modern day rig Ryzen 5 3600 and Geforce 3070 RTX card i also play some retro games that are to modern for my current retro rig. I …

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Re: Most stable plattform/chipset for pentium 3 gaming

Posted on 2023-08-10, 12:16

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Siemens W26361-W10-X-02 Its ZX chipset, and its low-end - only 512M RAM, just 100Mhz FSB PS. Siemens & Intel hasn't capability of 133 FSB and Cu-mine & Tualatin. http://web.archive.org/web/20010612063045/http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/mainboard/download/supported_cpu_bxzx.pdf Because officially BX …

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Re: Most stable plattform/chipset for pentium 3 gaming

Posted on 2023-08-10, 06:56

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by theiceman085

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@all It is really nice to see that my thread turned into a very interesting discussion. :). @shamino I think you are right caps are not the only factor to consider to chose a nice mainboard but they are quite a important one. My pal hopes to get lucky with his upcoming rig like I did with my asus …

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Re: Most stable plattform/chipset for pentium 3 gaming

Posted on 2023-08-09, 08:33

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by theiceman085

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The intel 440bx mainboards really sound like decent option for him as well. We found plenty of them on places like ebay kleinanzeigen and some of them were not that expensive. They're good boards, just understand they don't let you tweak memory timings or overclock anything. They were designed for …

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Re: My Retro Gaming Rig

Posted on 2023-08-09, 06:27

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by theiceman085

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Welcome Tony. Your system really looks nice and I am really glad to hear you enjoy your system a lot.

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