Re: Did these things ever exist? (Falcon Northwest and Alienware configs from 1999)

Posted on 2018-11-20, 19:06

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by EdmondDantes

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As for TNT2 and 2x V3 2000... that sounds like someone getting mixed up with either a V2 SLI or a V5 setup. No, they compared it to SLI and claimed this thing (called--or made by a company called--Wicked3D) allowed it to work with pretty much any graphics card. I just googled Wicked3D... found a …

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Did these things ever exist? (Falcon Northwest and Alienware configs from 1999)

Posted on 2018-11-14, 17:46

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by EdmondDantes

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So I was reading the August 1999 issue of PC Gamer (US version, not sure if there's even different region versions for this magazine). On page 135 there are a pair of articles regarding then-upcoming offerings from Alienware and Falcon Northwest. Apparently, Falcon Northwest was planning a comp …

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Re: Weird graphical issues... is my hardware going bad?

Posted on 2018-11-08, 14:38

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by EdmondDantes

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Have You actually tried installing the video card drivers? I've seen glitches before with just the standard Microsoft VGA driver. The problem started when I had the drivers installed. Then I assumed the problem might be a faulty HD or OS due to an unrelated issue and wiped the hard drive. I will go …

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Re: Weird graphical issues... is my hardware going bad?

Posted on 2018-11-05, 08:30

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by EdmondDantes

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Hey, I made another video, this time I got the heatsinks off and showed a close-up of all the chips. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9boT5fvgM8&feature=youtu.be In particular though, I'm wondering if the main 3dfx chip itself looks like its coming off to anyone else, or if I'm just seeing things? …

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why do people speak ill of the Voodoo Banshee?

Posted on 2018-10-31, 04:09

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by EdmondDantes

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I was recently googling Voodoo cards and for some reason, every time I come across mention of the Banshee, its talked about as if its some unclean thing that you shouldn't even be seen in public with. What I don't see is why. All I've seen is vagueness about it not being as good as the Voodoo 3 ( …

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Proper PSUs for vintage hardware?

Posted on 2018-10-31, 00:39

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by EdmondDantes

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Just a general question, how do you know when you're getting enough power or when you need a more powerful PSU, especially in a machine too vintage to be covered by something like that Coolermaster Online Guide that some videos recommend? I ask because I have a Dell GX260 which has a Geforce 4 …

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Re: Weird graphical issues... is my hardware going bad?

Posted on 2018-10-30, 23:37

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by EdmondDantes

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I couldn't take pics directly, but I had a cam I was able to make a video of the card with. I had to put up pretty much the raw video since all my attempts to edit degraded the quality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nolP7wnnYFQ&feature=youtu.be First half is me showing the card itself. I can do it …

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Re: Weird graphical issues... is my hardware going bad?

Posted on 2018-10-26, 18:50

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by EdmondDantes

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I'm guessing the silence since my last update means nobody can help me here? For what it's worth, I found an older topic where a guy was having issues similar to mine... the suggestions he got were things like blowing a hair dryer at the heat sink or holding the heatsink to the card with a clamp or …

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Re: Weird graphical issues... is my hardware going bad?

Posted on 2018-10-24, 16:45

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by EdmondDantes

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update... I tested the Voodoo 3 in a Dell GX260, a comp which I have never had any problems with (in fact I tested to make sure there were no pre-existing symptoms before swapping video cards). The same graphical glitches occured when I put the Voodoo 3 in the Dell, proving its the Voodoo 3. Now, my …

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Re: Weird graphical issues... is my hardware going bad?

Posted on 2018-10-23, 15:43

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by EdmondDantes

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No I haven't. I'll give that a shot before the day is out.

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Re: Weird graphical issues... is my hardware going bad?

Posted on 2018-10-23, 14:34

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by EdmondDantes

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Okay, so I now have reason to believe the worst: that my Voodoo 3 went bad. First, I tried a different IDE cable, but the graphical issues remained (note here that i got to only testing with that linux live CD I mentioned since it had the most obvious errors and I figure once I solve it, the rest …

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Re: Weird graphical issues... is my hardware going bad?

Posted on 2018-10-22, 10:23

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by EdmondDantes

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how did you determine it was the IDE cable in your case?

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One thing I always wondered about Voodoo 3s...

Posted on 2018-10-22, 08:56

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by EdmondDantes

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So... on my Voodoo 3, in the area above the heat sink is a row of gold pins that look like a connector of some sort. I don't have the capability of taking pics, but the Voodoo 3 this guy is selling also has them (although on his they're near the blue VGA connector, whereas on mine, they're more …

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Re: Weird graphical issues... is my hardware going bad?

Posted on 2018-10-22, 08:37

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by EdmondDantes

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Sounds like the HDD going bad to me. (Or the controller), but I guess the PSU could be the origin of that too. If you care about your v3, add a fan to cool it down, but I don't think it's the origin of the problem ... By the way I think what you have is an athlon, not a K6 (the fastest K6 never …

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Weird graphical issues... is my hardware going bad?

Posted on 2018-10-22, 07:13

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by EdmondDantes

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EDIT Video of the card and the phenomenon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nolP7wnnYFQ&feature=youtu.be EDIT 2 Hey, I made another video, this time I got the heatsinks off and showed a close-up of all the chips. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9boT5fvgM8&feature=youtu.be In particular though, I'm …

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Re: Tomb Raider, Windows 98... getting the PS1 music?

Posted on 2018-10-14, 07:45

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by EdmondDantes

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I know about GliDOS, but the page itself indicates you need a "modern" computer and that a Glide wrapper is built-in, which I know from experience will screw things up (I can't play the GOG versin of the FPS Sin because it forces the use of a Glide wrapper). Unfortunately I couldn't find a link on …

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Tomb Raider, Windows 98... getting the PS1 music?

Posted on 2018-10-12, 05:12

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by EdmondDantes

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Okay, so... I know there's a special patch/installer/something that will add the PS1 music to the PC version of Tomb Raider. However, this patch seems like its meant to be used on modern OSes. I want to run the game in Windows 98SE on a comp with a Voodoo 3 graphics card (yes its a DOS game, but …

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Re: To what extent are heatsinks/fans cross-compatible?

Posted on 2018-09-17, 18:12

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by EdmondDantes

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... being next to the PC means its blowing on me when I'm in my PC chair, which this AC (due to age-induced quirks) is either on full force , fan only, or not at all. 99% chance it's just a hung/broken thermostat. Should be cheaply available as a spare part :) It's not the thermostat... well it …

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Re: To what extent are heatsinks/fans cross-compatible?

Posted on 2018-09-16, 09:06

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by EdmondDantes

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What about a duct directing the AC to the air inlet in the PC? Solves two problems at once. I actually tried something like that (sticking a vacuum tube with nozzles on either end, one nozzle sticking out of the AC's grate and the other in one of the openings in back). I should do that again, I …

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Re: To what extent are heatsinks/fans cross-compatible?

Posted on 2018-09-15, 19:37

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by EdmondDantes

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To define "wonky" = It'll lock up or suddenly return "this has performed an illegal operation" errors for everything (including Explorer) after the strenuous task of... typing articles in Wordpad for a little bit. The last time this happened it somehow corrupted the C drive to the extent that when I …

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