Re: AMD 5x86 X5-133
Posted on 2018-07-05, 12:57
I found my 133 a bit slow for S3d games, but I'm guessing like you it's more of a case of because I can more then what the system was built for. Is a very nice (and clean) system though
Re: Ultimate Packard Bell P3 / Voodoo3
Posted on 2018-07-05, 12:48
Always nice to have a system with a bit of history. BX motherboard with onboard Voodoo is pretty cool as well. Even the onboard ES 1373 isn't a terrible sound card. For the 3.5 slot always the option of a gotek, floppy without the unreliable disks. Or as your interested in pushing it a 3.5 fan …
Re: 486 cooling ?
Posted on 2018-07-05, 11:51
I got something like a DX40 with the intention to use it's heatsink. That thing was glued on so tight I gave up and just used thermal tape and some random heatsink on my DX 120 It was probably fine but it made me nervous and had a fan blowing air over the heatsink as well. Over time I managed to …
Re: Questions about this Dell Optiplex MB
Posted on 2018-07-05, 11:39
quick google seems to suggest the motherboard will work in a standard case, You'll just need to mess round with the front panel connectors a bit. https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39330 I suppose the way to be 100% sure of your CPU is to remove the heatsink and see what's printed on the …
Re: Does a device like this exist? (Dual Boot question)
Posted on 2018-07-05, 11:05
You could just get a converter like this and put in the excess space of the caddy like appiah4 mentioned https://www.startech.com/uk/Cables/Drive/IDE/ … Adapter~IDE4044
Re: Do I need a Gravis Ultra sound ?
Posted on 2018-07-05, 10:49
Majority if not all Epic Megagames titles were aimed at the GUS but unless your into the demoscene stuff, its hard to justify the cost as much as I'd like one as well.
Re: DOS 7 dont see second FAT32 partition.
Posted on 2018-06-28, 12:09
Agree with everything above. for best compatibility I would partition as follows Primary partition, Win98SD (will show as c:\) Allocate the rest of the drive as an extended partition and create the following logical drives Logical drive 1, Win9x data, (will show as d:\) Logical drive 2, XP-New (will …
Re: General Advice for older games & System recommendation
Posted on 2018-06-27, 13:02
So dos games basically. Main issue you will have is sound. Find a laptop you like the look of, find out what soundchip it uses and see if it has any support for dos, either pure dos or dos from within windows. 3D accelerated games like Carmageddon will either need to run in software mode or use a …
Re: Help to Choose a PCI Video Card
Posted on 2018-06-27, 12:13
This is my goto for dos video cards https://gona.mactar.hu/DOS_TESTS
Re: New retro build - specs and RFC
Posted on 2018-06-27, 12:05
66Mhz was the sweet spot for VLB. Some cards can go a bit funny after that, Although I would thing your safe the the Mach32. I would bet the onboard I/O is also VLB so should be a very nice 486 when done. I would also say DX2-66 VLB was THE 486. With all that said I would go with the POD. even …
Re: EISA Mainboard Suggestions
Posted on 2018-06-27, 11:36
Am I missing something or wouldn't anything with a 16bit isa slot work? Quick google doesn't seem to suggest the Mylex MNE486 was anything overly fancy http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/M/MYLEX-CORPORATION-486-MNE486-System-Board.html If you can find the compaq part numbers that will help. …
Re: My 99% Finished 486 PC
Posted on 2018-06-21, 15:59
How do you keep these old AT cases cool? They don't have the fan mounts we're used to seeing with ATX. I have a couple of these old computers and worry about overheating, especially if they have Voodoo cards installed. I have fans directed over hotter parts, like a voodoo. It doesn't extract the …
Re: Hardware for Win3.11
Posted on 2018-06-21, 15:53
No version of Direct X works with 3.11. So that's just about every Win9x game out of the question. But for simply having fun with, its a nice enough OS. I think of it more as a file manager and networking client for DOS on todays gaming machines. I would say sound is most important. Not alot of …
Re: Pentium II build
Posted on 2018-06-21, 15:29
Should be able to play good range of games with that! FX5500 is probably overkill for a P2, Not a bad thing, means you may be able to enable AA, AF etc.
Re: Configure SB16 (Vibra) to mono-output via software possible?
Posted on 2018-06-21, 15:02
its not really mono but I guess you could use mixerset to mute one of the channels. Question is why?! not much is in stereo?
Re: My 99% Finished 486 PC
Posted on 2018-06-21, 14:42
Love the case, you even have the option to upgrade to 100 Mhz or above with that 3 digit display 😉 I'm also a fan of the fake floppy bay cover. Not like you need 2 floppy drives these days but this makes it looked fully loaded with hardware goodness
Re: Which Is a Faster Drive SCSI or IDE
Posted on 2018-06-21, 14:19
Next question to ask yourself is which is more interesting/Different? Caddy SCSI drive hanging off the back of a sound card or standard IDE drive? But for practical use and ease of setup IDE wins easily.
Re: Hardware for Win3.11
Posted on 2018-06-21, 14:11
No version of Direct X works with 3.11. So that's just about every Win9x game out of the question. But for simply having fun with, its a nice enough OS. I think of it more as a file manager and networking client for DOS on todays gaming machines. I would say sound is most important. Not alot of …
Re: What to pick for a Retro-Gaming Build (mainly Win98, some DOS Adventures)
Posted on 2018-06-21, 13:43
Looks like good late dos WIn9x crossover PC SBLive may still cause problems for dos, but you have an ISA slot to fall back on, but wouldn't worry about it till you've tested all your games. We love a bit of hardware porn, so definitely post some pics when you get a chance 😀
Re: Windows 98 and Large Storage Access
Posted on 2018-06-21, 13:21
I also thought mapping a drive letter to FTP would be good solution, and seems it is possible either with 3rd party software or inbuilt to IE5? http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?10554-Map-an-FTP-site-to-a-drive-letter I gotta say though, your running out of space with 120GB x3! You have …
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