Re: Rage Fury MAXX fairly viable in classic gaming?

Posted on 2015-07-16, 18:07

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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Yeah Kyro is more common. If I remember right mine have had the stock cooling removed and replaced with larger cooling options. But either way, just not a fan of those cards. They really choke on Direct X 8 games. Really oddly enough my current favorite old card, though not that old, is my AGP …

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Re: Rage Fury MAXX fairly viable in classic gaming?

Posted on 2015-07-16, 17:29

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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Yeah I never tried to use the card in anything other then 98 and ME. Everything I read pretty much told me that Xp and Win 2k was a no go. If it wasn't for the fact that my closet is overflowing with pc parts I'd just probably leave the thing in a box tucked away, but as is I cant think of any …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2015-07-16, 01:22

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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Main pc area with Xp and Win 7 computers: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/Amakusa666/2015-07-15%2020.12.01_zpsyc2cr3uj.jpg Main gaming machines, original Xbox, a fully modded Snes Mini, a region modded Turbografx 16 with s-video mod paired with a Ten No Koe 2 Bank, Pc-Engine Duo with s-video …

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Rage Fury MAXX fairly viable in classic gaming?

Posted on 2015-07-16, 01:00

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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Basically I have been going though my huge closet full of parts the past couple months and have been sorting stuff I out so I can start listing stuff on ebay and get some space cleared out. While doing this I came across the Fury MAXX packed away that I had forgotten I still had. Ended up listing it …

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Re: Voodoo 5500 cooling

Posted on 2013-11-19, 17:48

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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Don't fret, it just runs hot. Voodoo Banshee on up are just hot cards in general.

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Geforce 9600 GT paired with AMD Socket 939 A64 X2 3800+ for XP legacy game testing

Posted on 2013-09-07, 18:56

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This thread is for showing the viability of the 9600Gt when used in a dual core Socket 939 configuration for Windows Xp gaming, to give an idea of performance scaling when used with lower end dual core configurations. System is an SLI configuration, but test will involve the use of one 9600 GT only. …

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Re: Late 90s gaming (and other uses) machine build - Voodoo2

Posted on 2013-09-07, 02:25

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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To be honest the two Voodoo 2 cards are being totally wasted in that system. The current cpu is not really even powerful enough to take advantage of even one of the cards. You should look up info on the motherboard and see if you can at least get a Pentium 233 running in there, if not a higher speed …

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Re: K6-2+ 550Mhz RetroPC

Posted on 2013-03-17, 16:18

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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Sweet look box. Nice period correct choice of parts too, and personally, I wouldn't mind the purple parts on the case. If I'd paint something like that, I would paint them red or something, but probably not. To me it looks good as it is.

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Re: need some help with MX300 sound card

Posted on 2013-03-14, 19:04

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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What games are known to crash or BSOD with 2048 and the MX300 (or any other Vortex 2)? That was the latest set I was able to obtain and had them uploaded on the Vogons driver page. So far I have had ZERO issues with them on my Voodoo 5 box. I have ran maybe 20 games or so on it so far with those …

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Re: Is this retro rig enough for watching the "Pair of Kings"show on internet?

Posted on 2013-03-11, 17:44

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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The K7S5A was actually a well built board back in the day. I never heard to much bad about them and they got solid reviews. The couple i have used myself were both very solid performers. As far as it being fast enough, will depend on cpu and graphics card chosen, along with what media player you …

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Re: Voodoo box almost finished

Posted on 2013-03-11, 17:41

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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Pics or it didn't happen.

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Re: diamond monster MX300 vortex 1 or 2?

Posted on 2013-03-07, 19:26

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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soviet conscript wrote: using A tyan s2390 motherboard Looking up, I only found one post on a forum concerning your board having issues with a Vortex, but it also had issues with a Sb Live also. Other post I read people had no problems as far as sound card compatibility goes.

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Re: Old S478 based office PC

Posted on 2013-03-07, 13:18

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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Its not so much a matter of upgrading, as it is downgrading. If you mainly plan to use Win 98 I would track down a board that can work with it well. Research the board, but its basically a given that most any Socket A board will work fine, as will any Socket 370, Slot 1, and Slot A. Personally, if …

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Re: Old S478 based office PC

Posted on 2013-03-07, 08:15

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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Be aware some of those OEM pci only based socket 478B boards will have issues with Windows 98/Me after the install is finalized and Windows loads for the first time. They run into a issue regarding the ide channels, and will make it where only the hard drive works. This will force you to use a pci …

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Re: diamond monster MX300 vortex 1 or 2?

Posted on 2013-03-07, 07:10

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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What motherboard are you using? I know back in the day I had issues with a couple of Socket A motherboards and a Vortex card I used to have. I'd google your motherboard model along with "Vortex issue" or something similar and see what pops up.

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Re: diamond monster MX300 vortex 1 or 2?

Posted on 2013-03-07, 04:45

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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ah, I never knew that. its going in a rig with a Voodoo 5500 and a AMD 1700+ CPU Good combination. Heres mine: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=297304#297304 If you need them, I was able to find what seems to be the last release of the Vortex 2 drivers with the sound demos included. They have …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2013-03-07, 04:38

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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Revised my Voodoo 5 system. Found a ATX case I just really liked and went with it. I needed something shorter then the prior case I was using and this Diablotek one ended up being perfect. It was a tight fit for my BFG 650 watt but I made it work. Quite a bit back I went back to using my Slot A …

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Re: Old S478 based office PC

Posted on 2013-03-07, 03:30

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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Be aware some of those OEM pci only based socket 478B boards will have issues with Windows 98/Me after the install is finalized and Windows loads for the first time. They run into a issue regarding the ide channels, and will make it where only the hard drive works. This will force you to use a pci …

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Re: Voodoo 5 5500

Posted on 2013-03-04, 22:39

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by ProfessorProfessorson

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You will only see a improvement in certain games. Anything heavily cpu dependent will show a bottleneck for either the 5700 or 5900.

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Re: Voodoo 5 5500

Posted on 2013-03-04, 22:31

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Stop worrying about power for your computer that's going to be used sporadically and get a card like FX 5900 so you don't have to compromise. Don't compromise - get the FX 5900. Never need to worry again about your neighbor pissing you off with lawn mowing, now you have the tool to fight back :lol: …

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