Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-02, 15:47

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by Cuttoon

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Years ago on eBay I saw one seller putting "3Dfx rival" or something like that on several Matrox Mystique PCI cards. You mean something like this? https://www.ebay.de/itm/Coolermaster-GeForce-256-plus-Hercules-GF-2-GTS-AGP-die-3dfx-Gegner-/294899691098 ("Gegner" being German for "rival") Combining …

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Re: GPU Suggestions?

Posted on 2022-05-02, 14:17

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by Cuttoon

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Never cared too much about Radeons and their drivers. Some painful memory of a LAN party emergency. Think Gf4 Ti are not too much of an overkill and still affordable. Else, get one of these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/274727064318 I own two of them and would like their value to rise. Thanks. the link …

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Re: Perfect 486 PC, but ugly Bios and slow RAM :(

Posted on 2022-05-02, 14:11

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by Cuttoon

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There's some kind of complex calculating device called a "gobalyst"? Has Qanon been informed yet?!? 😳

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Re: Performance issues with Geforce Ti 4200 on win 98SE

Posted on 2022-05-02, 14:08

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by Cuttoon

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I installed the latest drivers for the GPU That's your issue right there. Try using 45.23 or lower for a GeForce4 under Win98SE. Oh my! I can't believe it. Will definitely try it when I get back home! Yep, that's what happens if major corporations can't be bothered to have basic content management …

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Re: GPU Suggestions?

Posted on 2022-05-02, 13:50

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by Cuttoon

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Never cared too much about Radeons and their drivers. Some painful memory of a LAN party emergency. Think Gf4 Ti are not too much of an overkill and still affordable. Else, get one of these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/274727064318 I own two of them and would like their value to rise. Thanks.

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Re: Vodoo 5 fans, really necessary?

Posted on 2022-05-02, 13:19

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by Cuttoon

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First off, any Voodoo 5 should be equipped with four Os. So better invest in one more. Voodoo fans suck as they inflate prices for those things beyond any reason. I just wanted to try it once or twice! They probably blow, as well. Seriously, though: That never gets old. If it wasn't that card that …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-02, 12:47

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by Cuttoon

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despite quite the habit during CS heydays, I never bought a dedicated gaming mouse. And I probably had a gaming mouse before anyone else here: Razer Boomslang But they were shitty. The left mouse button (or right, if you're lefthander or StarCraft fanatic) breaks quite fast. Had three of them, …

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Re: [Help]An acceptable Windows XP Gaming System

Posted on 2022-05-02, 05:28

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by Cuttoon

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but how could you tell by the photos here?!? PCI LAN. Oh, well, erm, good point. They really should have to declare that, though, at least upon request. But, can also mean that the PCI card is gigabit while the onboard only 100. Some mobos really were cheap that way, well into the "gigabit mostly …

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Re: [Help]An acceptable Windows XP Gaming System

Posted on 2022-05-02, 05:20

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by Cuttoon

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2022-05-02, 05:10: Judging by photos, motherboard might have a dead integrated LAN. That seems to occur a lot, but how could you tell by the photos here?!? Would be a minor nuisance, if LAN is needed. Especially since it's µATX with limited PCI slots. But, could be worked …

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Re: [Help]An acceptable Windows XP Gaming System

Posted on 2022-05-02, 05:13

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by Cuttoon

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Dude, there's a picture - it's an AGP. ;) Apart from the fact that there were no Socket A chipsets other than AGP, at least not from VIA, IIRC. Think that's a VIA KM400 chipset from around 2003, so anything from a Geforce 4 Ti would be somewhat period correct. But AFAIK, you might as well get …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-02, 02:53

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by Cuttoon

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And the native DOS, gameport $1 Thrustmasters? What you've posted there above is, yes, just cheap digital Win9x-and-above (or console, in some instances) "crap". OK, I don't know my Thrustmasters that well, just made a random search, did not check the specs. You may be right that those are not old …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-05-02, 02:18

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Also, I think I just found out that someone whom I gave a surplus Elsa Gloria II pro (gf256 DDR-quadro) some years ago just sold that on the bay as BIN for 130 €. Which is fine with me, I wanted him to have it and I still have that Voodoo3 3000 a friend gave me. It just means that by now I'm …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-05-02, 00:50

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by Cuttoon

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Also, I think I just found out that someone whom I gave a surplus Elsa Gloria II pro (gf256 DDR-quadro) some years ago just sold that on the bay as BIN for 130 €. Which is fine with me, I wanted him to have it and I still have that Voodoo3 3000 a friend gave me. It just means that by now I'm …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-02, 00:39

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by Cuttoon

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And the native DOS, gameport $1 Thrustmasters? What you've posted there above is, yes, just cheap digital Win9x-and-above (or console, in some instances) "crap". OK, I don't know my Thrustmasters that well, just made a random search, did not check the specs. You may be right that those are not old …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-01, 23:44

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by Cuttoon

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yeah, I got one of those €1 deals recently, and then the seller just cancelled the sale without comment and doesn't reply, so good luck ;) Oh, they're allowed to do that without serious repercussions?!? I buy 1 Euro Items all the time, including some that used to be in the 500 € range when new, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-01, 23:21

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by Cuttoon

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He's talking about cheap crap. Cheap and/or poorly-made crap = crap. True for joysticks, true for everything. Quality items which get their merits from actually being nice to use, hold reasonable value. Just as true for game controllers as anything else. Game controllers are their own extensive and …

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Re: Suprised by how good the AWE64 is, sc-55 upgrade worth it?

Posted on 2022-05-01, 23:16

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by Cuttoon

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Well, you already bought it, so, duh? Else, some years ago I'd told you the huge price difference isn't quite worth it, but since the world has gone utterly bonkers and even the sb64 will cost three figures, whatever... :D Wavetable in general is an entirely different breed than FM systhesis of SB16 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-01, 23:10

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by Cuttoon

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Sorry mate, but 2 bucks for a conventional joystick is not a bargain, it's basically double the usual price. :( Even if every modern PC came with an IBM game port, no one would be using these any more. Have a look at how their sampling works: They're not even the equivalent of ball mice - ball mice …

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Re: Win98SE Pentium 4 Project

Posted on 2022-05-01, 22:48

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by Cuttoon

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You're a big boy now, how much shit can a proprietary box give you? Hehe, thx, but just random thoughts, the Win98 case, which to me, usually includes basic DOS capabilities: - There are only two low profile PCI sound cards I know of with some DOS compatibility, that CT SB0410 live-but-not-really …

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Re: Win98SE Pentium 4 Project

Posted on 2022-05-01, 22:07

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I mostly ignored netburst so far. Apart from being focused on 1990s stuff, I never quite got past the image of those to be energy hogs. I know that's pretty irrelevant for retro gear, but still... Only netburst machine I have is a hp/compaq dc7600 SFF. Actually a Pentium D 3 GHz, that's a dual core …

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