Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-03-02, 02:39

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philscomputerlab wrote: I've done a few benchmarks that compare all these cards at various resolutions: http://www.philscomputerlab.com/3dfx-voodoo-s … ut-project.html Ouch...DirectX 9

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Re: Component Advice (Pentium 200MHz Build)

Posted on 2015-03-01, 17:38

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My choice for this system would be: Video: Matrox Millennium / Matrox Millennium II + 3Dfx Voodoo 1 Sound: Creative Sound Blaster AWE32 Memory: 32-64 MB

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Re: Trustworthy buyer?

Posted on 2015-02-27, 14:53

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Insurance on shipping I see as a complete waste of money since the terms and conditions are NOT made for the customer. They will always blame you for not packaging it correctly. You can use as much packaging materials as you can dream of and still doesn't matter. If it goes missing it can take 6 …

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Re: Trustworthy buyer?

Posted on 2015-02-26, 18:16

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keropi wrote: I don't think eBay cares to be "fair". The more the item sells the more they get. Well, it's not actually a secret. eBay has many flaws, but eBay won't fix them because this way they make more money. The second chance offer is just one of them.

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Re: Trustworthy buyer?

Posted on 2015-02-25, 14:40

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I agreed to cancel the order like the buyer wished, and I offered it to the runner up, but I don't think he'll grab it so I'll simply relist it tonight and hope for a more sincere bidder next time. I'm starting to wonder if this kind of thing is common on Ebay. With my Earthbound auction I'm again …

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Re: Trustworthy buyer?

Posted on 2015-02-25, 14:18

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Flaming and personal attacks aside, I agree that it's a bit ridiculous with what some items run for these days, but that being said, I wouldn't presume to judge anyone willing to pay whatever they're willing if they want a piece of hardware bad enough. Each to their own really. What does the price …

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Re: Trustworthy buyer?

Posted on 2015-02-25, 14:09

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You're wasting your time on badmojo my fellow Texan. It's the most negative person on this site. I've put him on my ignore list as soon as I registered on this site. Please do not badmouth other users, especially those you blocked. It's bad karma to speak ill of people behind their backs. Can't …

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Re: Trustworthy buyer?

Posted on 2015-02-25, 05:39

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I want to refute your logic, but I can't detect any, so I guess I will zip it :confused: I represented my views as my own and would gladly share in a debate of ideas based on their merits. It's sad that you'd rather punt and resort to petty and personal digs. Good luck to you. You're wasting your …

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Re: Trustworthy buyer?

Posted on 2015-02-24, 16:04

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keropi wrote: Thirst can use eBay's "second chance" and sell the card to the previous bidder? There is a reason I don't accept second chance offers and it calls "Shill bidding".

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Re: Trustworthy buyer?

Posted on 2015-02-24, 06:38

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So.. I sold my LAPC-I on Ebay today, and someone bid like crazy on it, like.. an uncomfortable amount. http://www.ebay.com/itm/261780953504?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 I'm not sure if I should take the bid seriously or not. The buyer has high feedback rate, but I'm concerned …

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Re: DriverGuide.com’s Not-so-surprising Scammy Tactics

Posted on 2015-02-19, 15:31

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I suggest everyone to get his own drivers database as you never know what the future holds.

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Re: Modern sound cards, what's all the fuss?

Posted on 2015-02-16, 05:33

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Get Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD + Corsair SP2500 and feel the difference. I remember hearing a lot about those speakers before they came out, and now it seems like they've vanished. Any impressions in real-world use? In stock again, you may want to check them out, but make sure you have …

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Re: What would you consider to be the most powerful\best cpu to pair with a Voodoo3?

Posted on 2015-02-13, 21:27

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In my opinion, any CPU over 800 MHz is a waste to pair with the Voodoo3.

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Re: The quest for my future P3

Posted on 2015-01-13, 11:18

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If you are going for a geForce4 on a P-III, why not just go all the way for a FX-5XXX card? I understand if someone would pick a geForce2 card, for a more correct P-III build (600 to 800mhz). Or even better.... Pick a TNT2 Ultra 32mb, or the best V3 avaliable. (just to keep it in the 90's) On the …

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Re: The quest for my future P3

Posted on 2015-01-12, 17:34

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In my opinion a Pentium III machine should be in range from 600 MHz to 800 MHz as it defines the Pentium III era and covers most glide games. Something other people failed to mention is that very fast CPUs will make your 3dfx chips run a bit hotter. It's probably not a deal breaker for most people, …

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Re: Anything special about AWE64?

Posted on 2015-01-07, 00:41

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Nope. The AWE64 is worse because the added polyphony is software pushed (which taxes old CPUs greatly-- the whole POINT of soundcards back then was to offload sound processing to a discreet card and NOT the CPU). The AWE64 still uses the same low-quality capacitors and honestly the gimmicks with …

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Re: My new 99 build. (picture heavy)

Posted on 2015-01-06, 00:00

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brostenen wrote: Samsung 40 gig PATA drive, jumped to a 32 gigabyte drive. Why did you change it into a 32 GB hard drive?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-01-03, 20:59

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PeterLI wrote: I prefer Trinitrons so I gave the Gateway 2000 to a friend. Who doesn't? PeterLI wrote: Craigslist is full of CRTs. No offense, but a phrase like this reminds me of those people who always swear by Craigslist, but get 99% of their stuff from eBay =)

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-01-03, 18:21

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Excellent. I once had someone mail me a 19" Eizo CRT: he packed it extremely well but it took about an hour to unpack it. He used a lot of glue. I tried to mail someone a 21" Gateway 2000 CRT last year but in the end it was so big / heavy USPS would not mail it and UPS wanted $200 from NY to TX so …

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Re: Modern sound cards, what's all the fuss?

Posted on 2015-01-03, 03:45

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Nothing beats the 70's Sanyo GXT-7000 Stereo Music Center in my mind, only has a 20 Watt amp, but damn does it throw all twenty of them at the matching speakers. Also has a line-out which allows me to digitize vinyl, compact cassette and radio or loop back out to the Sharp GF-575 to make more …

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