Re: Post your, ghetto ways to cool hot old chips.

Posted on 2014-06-25, 14:39

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by Firtasik

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Ghetto cooling for life! :cool: Attached due to stock fans wear-out (noise). GeForce 7600 GS: https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Zdj%C4%99cia/Cool_7600GS.png?_subject_uid=170935993&w=AADkEmziGX5Mi9QgPXX1R7PWptbsCueEvU2azXbLwKTIGA Radeon 9550 (kinda overkill): https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Zdj%C4%99cia/ …

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Re: Remember Old CD-ROM Shovelware?

Posted on 2014-06-21, 22:59

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by Firtasik

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Robin4 wrote: What is shovelware? I only knowing freeware, and shareware.. Many games on Steam these days. 😊

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Re: What do you use to rip CDs?

Posted on 2014-06-21, 22:51

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by Firtasik

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A lossless audio format means a smaller file size and tagging support. And you don't need a disc image emulator or a CD burner to play it. It is even possible to rip CDs to single lossless audio files with embedded cue sheets.

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Re: BASSMIDI Soundfont MIDI Synthesiser Driver for Windows XP/Vista/7

Posted on 2014-06-21, 22:28

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by Firtasik

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in Release Announcements

HunterZ wrote: VMS has an option to disable preloading of the entire soundfont at once, but it's probably better to suffer that one delay at the start than to have slight stuttering whenever a new instrument is loaded. Yes, I know. Sadly, it's still slow.

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Re: The demands of playing @ 1600 x 1200

Posted on 2014-06-21, 22:15

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by Firtasik

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1600x1200 (1920x1200 FTW!) is great, but in some older games the GUI is too small. I have good memories with Radeon 9550. Cheap and fast (it can run with 9600's clocks). 😀

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Re: BASSMIDI Soundfont MIDI Synthesiser Driver for Windows XP/Vista/7

Posted on 2014-06-21, 20:55

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by Firtasik

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Well, I think that BASSMIDI Driver performs better than VirtualMIDISynth, but not on Windows 8.1. It must be some compatibility issue (crackling). That's weird. I just the other day stepped a buddy of mine through installing the BMD under Windows 8.1, and it works quite well. That's weird indeed. …

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Re: BASSMIDI Soundfont MIDI Synthesiser Driver for Windows XP/Vista/7

Posted on 2014-06-21, 18:38

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by Firtasik

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Well, I think that BASSMIDI Driver performs better than VirtualMIDISynth, but not on Windows 8.1. It must be some compatibility issue (crackling).

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Re: BASSMIDI Soundfont MIDI Synthesiser Driver for Windows XP/Vista/7

Posted on 2014-06-21, 08:58

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by Firtasik

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Try VirtualMIDISynth.

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Re: What do you use to rip CDs?

Posted on 2014-06-20, 13:46

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by Firtasik

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A good ripper should support a bit-perfect verification against the AccurateRip database.

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Re: Athlon CPU tempratures

Posted on 2014-06-19, 11:30

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by Firtasik

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have a overclocked (10 x 166 MHz) Athlon XP "Thoroughbred A" 1700+ (now CPUID reports 2000+) with a standard cooler (+ a ten year old thermal paste 🤣 ) on MSI KT4V. The CPU Vcore is set to Auto and a sensor shows ~1.5 V. Idle: 40-42°C (with CoolON) Stress: 52-56°C

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Re: What do you use to rip CDs?

Posted on 2014-06-18, 20:57

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by Firtasik

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I'm using CUERipper and foobar2000.

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Re: Cyberpunk games that don't suck?

Posted on 2014-06-17, 07:09

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by Firtasik

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Deus Ex series. Except maybe Deus Ex: The Fall.

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Re: 3dfx hardware: worth the money?

Posted on 2014-06-01, 12:20

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by Firtasik

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

LunarG wrote: If you want to run the games on period accurate systems though, then nGlide probably won't be an alternative. No doubt about it. I'm not a fan of the period accurateness, though.

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Re: 3dfx hardware: worth the money?

Posted on 2014-06-01, 09:52

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by Firtasik

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm happy with nGlide. It's free and powerful. 😀

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Re: Games you played on obsolete hardware

Posted on 2014-05-30, 10:56

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by Firtasik

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Shogo: MAD on Pentium 100 MHz, 32 MB RAM (or 24?), onboard S3 Trio32. Lowest resolution, software mode. That was extremely painful. 🤣

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Re: What are the best console emulators out there?

Posted on 2014-05-25, 06:42

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by Firtasik

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in Console & Arcade Emulation

Windows 8.x Kega Fusion FPS Fix.

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Re: Bad news: Adblockers in Firefox & Chrome may gobble system resources

Posted on 2014-05-17, 11:48

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by Firtasik

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I'm a big fan of adblocking through the hosts file. Fast and simple. 😀

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Re: Want your start menu back in Windows 8?

Posted on 2014-05-15, 11:01

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by Firtasik

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Windows 8.x has Aero Basic underneath: Inconsistent UI. 😵

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Re: Want your start menu back in Windows 8?

Posted on 2014-05-13, 12:41

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by Firtasik

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Have you tried VirtualMIDISynth?

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Re: What's the difference between Unreal Tournament 2003 and 2004?

Posted on 2014-05-12, 09:33

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by Firtasik

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There's a UT2003 Style Mutator Pack for UT2004.

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