Re: Voodoo 4 4500 Screen Tear

Posted on 2016-05-19, 23:28

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by nforce4max

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In this day and age this card is a bit "rare" given how few of them are left so take your time with it 😀 Does the card work in windows to where that it is stable and there are no odd glitches?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-05-19, 20:34

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by nforce4max

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I worked in a PC hardware 'hobbyist' store from 1999 to 2003 and this was also the period in which we could try all hardware that was in stock, so I have tried almost all motherboards, CPU's and video cards released in that period. Slot A was a hit in our store, we sold many boards (I remember …

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Re: Replacment fan for Voodoo 4

Posted on 2016-05-19, 20:30

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by nforce4max

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Oil the bearing and if that doesn't fix your problem salvage a chipset fan or a similar fan from another graphics card from the same era.

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Re: What would this specific Voodoo2 issue point to?

Posted on 2016-05-18, 03:58

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by nforce4max

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Could be the card failing from age but adding some form of cooling will do some good, who knows it might have some years left. Just slap on some chipset heatsinks that use a thermal adhesive pad and mount a 80mm nearby then it should work at 90mhz just fine. Also cooling that mosfet is a must, I …

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Re: This will make you die inside (really) Voodoo 5 6000 "playdough"

Posted on 2016-05-18, 03:54

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by nforce4max

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When I say the 3dfx community is holding onto are cards to prevent the rich dumb guy from buying them all up. It's this bloke. He got the idea of play dho form extreme cooling such as ln2 and dice. He thought that ambient waiter cooling needed to be insulated liken sub zero cooling setups do. Oh …

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Re: This will make you die inside (really) Voodoo 5 6000 "playdough"

Posted on 2016-05-17, 19:53

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by nforce4max

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What I don't get is why he was too cheap to use plastic cement when he has 4 V56K sitting in a safety deposit box at a bank... That play dough looks to be corrosive :dead: All I know about overclocking VSA era cards is that when they refuse to go above a certain point there is no way to push them …

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Re: This will make you die inside (really) Voodoo 5 6000 "playdough"

Posted on 2016-05-17, 18:08

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by nforce4max

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dogchainx wrote: WTF? This is why rich people with no sense should never be allowed to have things like this if they are going to ruin them, sadly this wasn't the first V56K that French guy has ruined.

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Re: Any use for a PhysX Dedicated cards relevent for anything?

Posted on 2016-05-17, 18:03

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by nforce4max

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There is a way to get them to kinda work with current drivers but one has to go through more hoops and loops than shamu, the last game the works with this is Mirrors Edge. Feel bad letting a few rare prototypes slip as Nvidia did try to carry on the hardware for one more generation but canceled …

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This will make you die inside (really) Voodoo 5 6000 "playdough"

Posted on 2016-05-17, 17:56

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by nforce4max

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http://www.3dfxzone.it/enboard/topic.asp?TOPI … 157&whichpage=3 (sad songs) 😢 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8CI1eCEzIQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaWizOOCeT0

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Amazon sellers are retards... (rant)

Posted on 2016-05-16, 22:27

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by nforce4max

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Received yet another miss packaged and non functioning board from amazon via a third party seller, not only was the board shipped in reused bubble wrap the package stank the moment is opened it! Fucking morons couldn't even bother to notice that one of the memory slots was physically broken and …

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Re: Is a Voodoo 5 worth it?

Posted on 2016-05-14, 20:20

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by nforce4max

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This might apply to eBay, but anyone within the 3dfx community will know how to get 3dfx cards for much less. We trade the cards among one another for far less then eBay prices. Heck I just bought 2 voodoo3's for $10. So what you say is great and all. But, unless your willing to share your sourses …

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Re: Matrox G200 running very hot?

Posted on 2016-05-14, 20:17

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by nforce4max

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I had a few of these and I know how hot they get, you can always tell when you get one that has seen a lot of use as the pcb will be darker in some spots. The only solution is to either add a fan or install a better cooler that has a fan. They can overclock a little on the side once the cooling is …

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Re: Socket 3 vs. Socket 5 P100

Posted on 2016-05-13, 22:20

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by nforce4max

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It shouldn't be much a difference vs socket 7, my experience with socket 5 has only been with the cacheless and pipeline burst models. I got two socket 4 boards to play with (Batman).

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-05-13, 00:16

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by nforce4max

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Upgraded my HP TC1100 to having an SSD by using an adapter and a msata SSD, cloning XP tablet edition gave me some problems and ended up having to image then clone via the image. Boots a lot faster than the stock 4200 rpm battery hog and things run cooler which is a bonus.

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Re: Best hybrid DOS/Windows hardware?

Posted on 2016-05-12, 19:12

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by nforce4max

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You need fast DOS system for hi-res unaccelerated 3D texture-mapped DOS games. Popular titles like Duke Nukem 3D and Blood are remade in OpenGL, so you don't need fast DOS hardware for those. I'm talking about lesser known games like F-22 Lightning II, Dawn Patrol, Top Gun: Fire At Will with - …

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Re: Tiniest 98SE machine? - Athlon XP 1900+

Posted on 2016-05-11, 18:08

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by nforce4max

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FX5500 is on the weak side even for this build, a 5700 or a 5900 would be better. I don't know what you can find in Romania but your options should be a little better. Even a Radeon 9600 or a 9700 pro would be great.

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Re: SS7 board with keyboard leds flashing/blinking

Posted on 2016-05-11, 18:03

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by nforce4max

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I wouldn't scrap this board, those Epox boards are getting stupid rare and the prices can be crazy in my part of the world. Just put it in a anti static bag and put it away for later.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-05-11, 18:00

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by nforce4max

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I don't know. I have been reasonable lucky my self. And this is my first time, re-buying all this stuff. As I have only been in this hobby for the last 3 years or so. So I might actually be one of them newcomers that are lucky. I mean... Voodoo3-3500 Compaq at 10 US Dollars, and GF4-ti4200 at 3.83 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-05-11, 17:22

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by nforce4max

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High prices are the sure thing that is going to keep new people from getting into Dos and Win9x retro to the point where it may as well be like trying to buy into Amiga is now. This is what concerns me the most. Already a good chunk of this hobby is made up with elitist rich kids stroking each …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-05-11, 14:26

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by nforce4max

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The whole price thing has been getting out of hand for a while. How much do YOU think this 'advanced' sound card is worth? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gallant-ISA-Sound-Conductor-16-PnP-SC202-SC202W-Sound-Card-NEW-Box-CD-TECH0182-/162051830343?hash=item25bb0ab247:g:eycAAOSwhkRWgdwB Wait just one …

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