Re: S3 VIRGE Terminal velocity in dos.

Posted on 2012-03-22, 16:24

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by Putas

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The datasheet is nice, formula clear, but I cannot get any definitive answer from it. I don't know how to read the values from bios, or *gasp* set them. My 40ns board is clock for clock performing same with the 50ns Diamond.

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Re: S3 VIRGE Terminal velocity in dos.

Posted on 2012-03-21, 21:09

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by Putas

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Stupid me for blindly using sdram math. After re-learning EDO I think it will be best to not state any bandwidth numbers at all, since I don't see a way how to determine when burst mode can be used. Rather then 2 cycle operation I am more likely to believe actual memory clocks are lower then …

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Re: S3 VIRGE Terminal velocity in dos.

Posted on 2012-03-20, 22:32

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by Putas

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Oh boy, the work is never over. I ignored it since many memory chips can significantly surpass their declared timings. Or that is what I gathered in my post EDO days. The oc seems to go over the top tough. I got also 40ns board which is limited by the chip at ~86 MHz.

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Re: Trident Cyberblade 9397DVD engineering sample

Posted on 2012-03-20, 21:37

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by Putas

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How do you recognize engineering sample?

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Re: PowerVR Fun Thread

Posted on 2012-03-20, 21:34

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by Putas

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Thanks, I stand corrected. That is like biggest PCI bridge ever.

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Re: PCI PowerVR Kyro 64MB with DVI

Posted on 2012-03-20, 20:13

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by Putas

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Well, could only interest me if Kyro was SGL compatible. Not gonna pay that for another generic 3d card, even by PowerVR.

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Re: Best video card with Dos / Win 3.11 / Win 98 support

Posted on 2012-03-15, 20:36

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by Putas

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Sounds like Riva 128 ZX should be ultimate choice, but looking for a PCI one may be futile.

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Re: PowerVR Fun Thread

Posted on 2012-03-14, 14:40

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by Putas

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NitroX infinity wrote: Midas3 has 3 chips on the board, don't know if they're all part of the same chipset though PowerVR was scalable, it can be one ISP with two TSPs combined. I was not aware such hardware existed outside of arcades.

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Re: PowerVR Fun Thread

Posted on 2012-03-14, 12:45

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by Putas

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I envy you for Tasmania 3D even more then for Neon 250. Nice Mpact too. Can you do some tests? I thought Midas 3 was codename for PCX1. If it is earlier product then it should be dual chip card? When you get it run some benches pretty please. Not sure if Kyro II SE was ever finished/ got out.

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Re: Need help building dos/win95 games machine...please!

Posted on 2012-03-14, 12:22

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by Putas

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Looking at those games even single Voodoo2 is more then enough, except Die Hard Trilogy 2, I don't know that one. I would simplify the build with Banshee or V3 if you insist on 3dfx.

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Re: PowerVR Fun Thread

Posted on 2012-03-13, 17:58

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by Putas

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Oh wow, but is there any PCX2 owner waiting to play Q3 on it?

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Re: 3D Accelerator Video Captures

Posted on 2012-03-07, 08:06

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by Putas

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Cool stuff. Would you recommend Game Broadcaster HD for retro 3d capture?

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Re: Rendition Verité Speedy3D/RRedline info and pics

Posted on 2012-03-04, 20:03

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by Putas

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I wonder what kind of luck you'd have with the last released ICD and cwdonahl's enhanced Unreal Tournament renderer. The word enhanced makes me guess no luck at all. The instability is haunting me. Switched motherboard to K7S5A, dmatest says 64.8 Mb/sec. V2000 is now stable and V1000 can be too, …

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Re: Ultimate Athlon specs

Posted on 2012-03-03, 22:25

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by Putas

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Durons were awesome. I have recently been reading some old reviews and running at identical clocks the Duron is only a tad slower than an Athlon at most tasks. They also overclocked very well. I wouldn't agree on the overclocking with big exception of Applebreds. The price/performance ratio was …

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Re: Ultimate Athlon specs

Posted on 2012-03-02, 08:18

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by Putas

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I would rather go with Thermaltake Big Typhoon.

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Re: Matrox Parhelia and older game compatibility

Posted on 2012-02-29, 21:32

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by Putas

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I see, it sounds feasible. So G800 existed but could not be completed because of important people going to Nvidia. Next generation Parhelia came out too late and did not reach clock targets. Sure there was a small group of gamers appreciating triple head and CSAA, those serious about flight …

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Re: Matrox Parhelia and older game compatibility

Posted on 2012-02-29, 18:05

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by Putas

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G400 was nice chip, but tying with early 99 products was not the hard part. It was the GeForce leap that sorted out competitors and losers. Hard to say if Matrox had a chance at that point. The disappointment was not in more efficient G400 follow up (well I still chuckle when I remember Head Casting …

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Re: Matrox Parhelia and older game compatibility

Posted on 2012-02-29, 08:01

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by Putas

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I put Parhelia APVe in my parents computer. Played some CnC Generals on it, did just fine. It is more then enough for 90's games. I might try more stuff next time.

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Re: EF2000 for DOS with 3DFX patch

Posted on 2012-02-26, 12:48

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by Putas

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janskjaer wrote: "please copy to the TACTCOM directory". check if your g+ patch uses same language as the game

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what is this card

Posted on 2012-02-26, 11:13

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by Putas

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When I saw it online I hope for something special like combined Mystique+ PowerVR, but the NEC chip is something else. Does not boot, previous owner said it works only in NEC 24 bit systems. I never heard of such. Lower composite is marked as input.

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