Re: Voodoo 3 2000 PCI

Posted on 2016-05-29, 06:45

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Well short list of games (Quake3 based games work fine on my Windows XP/X2 6000/7900GTX system) Starfleet Command Gold Starfleet Academy Unreal Gold SimCity 2000 SimCopter Streets of SimCity Roller Coaster Tycoon Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 Star Wars X-Wing collectors edition Star Wars Tie Fighter …

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Re: reclaimed K6-3

Posted on 2016-05-29, 03:29

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Benchmarks are in from 3dmark 3dmark 99 2600 3dmark 2000 1395 Everest Home Read: 218mb/s Write: 101mb/s Latency 307.6 NS System K6-3 333 @ 400mhz Epox MVP3c2 256mb PC100 4 Bank Interleave Diamond Voodoo 3 2000 PCI 20gb Western Digital 7200RPM IDE Windows 98SE

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Re: Voodoo 3 2000 PCI

Posted on 2016-05-28, 16:53

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I shall my choices are a K6-3 or an Athlon 64 X2 6000 and i think my 7900GTX SLI setup won't work quite right with 98SE 🤣

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Re: Voodoo 3 2000 PCI

Posted on 2016-05-28, 16:43

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On that machine you're not going to notice a difference :) Is it a good match for the system overall? Will I be able to enjoy Unreal, need for speed, ect properly? Note the voodoo 3 runs extremely hot. I recommend installing a fan on the chip heatsink or have the card near the case intake or …

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Voodoo 3 2000 PCI

Posted on 2016-05-28, 16:07

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So I found a Voodoo 3 2000 PCI in my box of parts, it was unlabeled so i gave it a shot (sold my previous one) I was planning to buy a voodoo 3 AGP but is there any advantage to AGP for Voodoo 3, I read that it doesn't support AGP textures. It will be paired with K6-3 400 256mb PC-100 Epox MVP3c2 …

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Re: reclaimed K6-3

Posted on 2016-05-28, 14:21

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MVP3c2 is good, my PSU was dying and didn't even know it, swapped it out and its running just dandy now. Now loading 98SE drivers onto it. Also what is the card type I'm looking for that has PS/2 ports that are useable without drivers? I would like PS/2 instead of USB and finding a Serial Opticial …

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Re: reclaimed K6-3

Posted on 2016-05-28, 06:34

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some pics of it running will take better pics once i get it taken back apart so i can put it in a good case

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Re: reclaimed K6-3

Posted on 2016-05-28, 03:41

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MVP3c2 is good, my PSU was dying and didn't even know it, swapped it out and its running just dandy now. Now loading 98SE drivers onto it. Also what is the card type I'm looking for that has PS/2 ports that are useable without drivers? I would like PS/2 instead of USB and finding a Serial Opticial …

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Re: reclaimed K6-3

Posted on 2016-05-27, 15:22

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Stablity issues out of the MVP3C2 motherboard I think. I ran memtest and the memory i bought works, but windows randomly locks up. Narrowed it down to either the motherboard or the cpu 🙁 I guess time to look for a good board, though an ATX would be convient like the PA2013

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reclaimed K6-3

Posted on 2016-05-27, 00:19

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So I took my K6-3 back from my buddy. Have to do some work to it but I'll get pics. My FIC PA2013 is dead, his cat was sleeping inside the case, as well as the voodoo banshee (used it as a coaster). The k6-3 has been transplanted into an epox MVP3C2 board and am using a before 3 ti 500 for now. Also …

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Re: Mainboard, or CPU, which's dead....?!

Posted on 2016-05-25, 19:49

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Always use thermal paste and attach the sink with 462. Your cpu is gone possibly motherboard.

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Re: That poor beige :(

Posted on 2016-05-24, 16:57

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not always going to auction. Our stuff at the university I work at, it always goes to the scapper no auction just to a recycler after the hard drives are shredded in house.

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Re: should i repair my 7600GS AGP

Posted on 2016-05-24, 16:55

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Depends on what you use it for I think, if it's for an XP build then probably not worth it, as there are many other cheap alternatives today. But if you're pushing a Win98 system with unofficial drivers and you can't find a 7800 GS then that's another story. I have the 7800GS and had to replace the …

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Re: The most underutilized GPUs

Posted on 2016-05-24, 05:45

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by candle_86

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NV1

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Re: Athlon XP vs Sempron 64

Posted on 2016-05-23, 00:47

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by candle_86

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Is SIS760/649 Windows 9x compatible?

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Re: Athlon XP vs Sempron 64

Posted on 2016-05-22, 22:19

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So doing this for box 3 Sempron 2800 palamino (not 64bit) 1gb DDR 400 BFG FX5900XT Compaq K8S-LA SIS760/694 400w Logisys PSU 120GB hard drive DVD-RW Windows 2000 SP4 Sound Blaster Live 5.1 Acer case (Compaq case is ruined)

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo FX5800

Posted on 2016-05-22, 12:34

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Alphawings system is very similar to mine posted above, but mine is p4 and his is AMD. Just thought the differences would be interesting, and why such a difference@ Doom 3 - Amd Xp 3000+ Nf2 1GB DDR 400 DC, Geforce FX 5800 128mb SBLIVE! sound enabled timedemo demo1 1 Default Medium Quality Settings …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2016-05-21, 03:25

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It's as I expected my a64 can't drive the sli @ 10x7 but it will at 1600x1200 🤣

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Re: What is the strangest thing you found inside HW you purchased?

Posted on 2016-05-20, 13:18

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my sisters computer, she asked me to see why it wouldn't turn on anymore (she hadnt used it in close to 4 years at this point) I opened it up to be greeted by a god awful stench (i smelled something funny before opening but didn't expect this) What I found was a mouse nest, it was everywhere in the …

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Re: AHCI Windows XP

Posted on 2016-05-20, 13:13

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AHCI is pretty much SATA native. Most boards give the option of IDE/LEgacy AHCI Raid Always go with AHCI unless you need to setup a raid. Legacy/IDE is only for if your OS doesn't have the drivers and they dont exist or your just to lazy to hook up a floppy drive.

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