Re: Most ISA slots from a 4U chassis?
Posted on 2017-08-09, 01:40
Does ISA backplane work with DOS?
Re: Which Catayst for old games? Radeon HD 7770, Windows XP SP2.
Posted on 2017-08-09, 01:38
Bookmarked. That guy is amazing. I tried searching AMD site manually, and it keeps giving me 14.4. Catalyst 13.12. Catalyst 13.9. Catalyst 13.4. Catalyst 13.1. Catalyst 12.8. Catalyst 12.6. Catalyst 12.4. Catalyst 12.3. Catalyst 12.1.
Re: Which Catayst for old games? Radeon HD 7770, Windows XP SP2.
Posted on 2017-08-09, 01:07
Firtasik wrote: Drivers newer than 13.1 are problematic with some older games. I see. Thanks for the warning.
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2017-08-08, 18:43
Four hours later, my evening was gone & I was BLOWN AWAY by it. It's a fairly casual exploration game but don't let that put you off. The music & art direction are top notch and really set the atmosphere, which absolutely makes the whole thing work. The story isn't overly deep but it's set in a …
Re: Story behind your avatar?
Posted on 2017-08-08, 18:41
My avatar is my own photo. I don't know, I'm probably just narcissistic. 🤣
Which Catayst for old games? Radeon HD 7770, Windows XP SP2.
Posted on 2017-08-08, 15:11
So I'm building my VOGONG (Very Old Games On New GPU) system; it's based on Biostar A780L3G mobo (integrated GPU disabled), AMD Athlon II X4 620, 3GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 7770, and Windows XP SP2. The goal is to test how well does Radeon HD 7770 run old Direct3D/OpenGL games; titles like MDK , Monster …
Re: How reliable compact flash is?
Posted on 2017-08-06, 10:19
A user in AK forum also has similar concern. However, another user claimed CF card is more stable in the long run than microSD. Anyone has similar experience?
Re: How long until we have socketed GPUs?
Posted on 2017-08-06, 10:15
Will the socketed GPU use system RAM? If I were designing it then that would be a secondary option since from my understanding there is still a significant difference between video and system ram technologies and their throughput. So... the primary option is the socketed GPU to have its own RAM. As …
Re: How long until we have socketed GPUs?
Posted on 2017-08-06, 09:19
Will the socketed GPU use system RAM?
Re: Vintage amps: my experience so far
Posted on 2017-08-05, 20:13
Welcome to the club. My beloved Sansui AU-7900. Originally belonged to my late dad to power a pair of JBL 4311. Very dynamic, lively sound. Then in 2013, I really wanted to buy a pair of vintage JBL 12 incher to replace the missing 4311. I got myself JBL 120Ti's instead, auditioned using NAD C326BEE …
Re: AMD Ryzen CPUs dominate TechReport's May 2017 System Guide
Posted on 2017-08-05, 19:29
I've tried to use FluidSynth's multicore option and it doesn't seem to do much other than become unstable as a result of even trying to use the option in the first place. Sorry for the very late reply, I've been very busy. It's a pity, though. I thought wavetable software synthesizer should benefit …
Re: Anyone have a Jaz Jakarta PCI capture card?
Posted on 2017-07-29, 04:01
Jakarta, eh? That's the capital city of my country.
Re: AMD Ryzen CPUs dominate TechReport's May 2017 System Guide
Posted on 2017-07-28, 00:16
How about soft synth? Doesn't software synthesizer like Fluidsynth benefit greatly from multicore? If that's the case, then Ryzen would be a very interesting choice to build a sound font appliance.
Re: How reliable compact flash is?
Posted on 2017-07-26, 13:36
This a DOS PC? Thing to consider is in your device your constantly read/write/delete files. Probably on a daily basis. On a DOS Games PC, once all setup the only be a few bytes updating savegames, high score tables, things like that. And only used for a few hours a day if that if your lucky. …
Re: Modern beige rigs & peripherals
Posted on 2017-07-25, 14:11
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/d2/60/c8/d260c8990ced10c2cc28d247081546ca.jpg By the way, I didn't know AudioEngine A5+ has beige version. Back to the topic, I'd prefer black though. Silverface receivers and beige computers look nicely vintage, but black is timeless . My AU-7900, for …
Re: Questions and guidance with Voodoo2 and Voodoo3 cards in new system
Posted on 2017-07-24, 16:39
Voodoo3 and Banshee are major architectural change from Voodoo2 and Voodoo1. Most games that run on Voodoo1 will run on Voodoo2. In fact, there are only very few games that run on Voodoo1 but cannot run on Voodoo2. On the other hand, there could be many games that run on Voodoo2 but cannot run on …
Re: Super Socket 7, what to expect?
Posted on 2017-07-24, 05:16
Voodoo5 can make sense on a Super Socket 7 system, since you can basically get free 2x SSAA and still have the card providing Voodoo3 levels of performance. If you use 4x SSAA, you will be getting single Voodoo2 levels of performance (so that's a quarter, not half). It is also just as trouble free …
Re: Virtual PC 5 can indeed translate host's USB joystick to guest's gameport joystick
Posted on 2017-07-24, 00:20
Is F-22 Rap. one of these early Win95 titles who still access the gameport directly at port $201 ? If that's the case, it could be made run with Port-Talk and a real gameport, even on XP. The TT-Solo, I believe, is one of the later PCI cards who still contain an FM core, UART MPU-401 and a Gameport …
Re: Modern beige rigs & peripherals
Posted on 2017-07-23, 17:40
I'm not sure. I like silver faced receivers and amplifiers, but beige boxes is not something I really miss.
Re: Super Socket 7, what to expect?
Posted on 2017-07-23, 08:01
I agree that SS7 + Voodoo5 makes absolutely no sense no matter which way you slice it. But I disagree that Voodoo in general is a bad choice with the ALI chipset. Is this what you mean? But it is a BIOS setting issue, isn't it? Especially the "Frame Buffer Posted Write" setting, which should be set …
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