Re: Old Valve Games
Posted on 2016-11-22, 04:47
I can only speak for Half-Life, I ended up just buying a retail CD off eBay. Make sure it comes with the key to install.
Re: Replace 8800GTS 512 with GTX 480?
Posted on 2016-11-21, 23:21
No worries. Just try it out and see how it works for you.
Re: tips for silencing a pentium II noisey fan?
Posted on 2016-11-21, 23:12
Also got two socket 1 CPU:s with passive cooling, a PII 350 (SL356) and a PIII 550 (SL3F7). Used them both previously for quite some time, with just a 120mm intake case fan running at ~7 volts about 10 cm from the CPU, blowing towards it. That worked well for me also, especially for benchmarking. I …
Re: Replace 8800GTS 512 with GTX 480?
Posted on 2016-11-21, 23:09
I've only used the GTX 480 briefly, it draws a lot of power, makes a lot of noise and heat. You will need a PSU with a 6 pin + 8 pin PCIe power connector. I like the GTX 580 a lot more, it basically does everything the 480 does, just better. And don't discount the mainstream cards like the 460 1 GB …
Re: Phil's YouTube and Website updates (philscomputerlab)
Posted on 2016-11-21, 22:18
Something different! When I heard about the pre-ordered, I jumped on it right away. Nintendo NES Classic Mini Review
Re: Old VGA Card Comparison?
Posted on 2016-11-21, 15:25
That's not the top of the hill. Try 1 MB of Cache, PCI graphics and tightest RAM timings. Doesn't change the outcome though.
Re: Old VGA Card Comparison?
Posted on 2016-11-21, 15:05
Yea agree to disagree :) The benchmarks are more for relative comparison, ranking of machines and to help retro builders check if their system performs well. As for actual gameplay, I've played Doom on so many configs, impossible to count, a DX2 just doesn't cut it. I don't see it hitting 35 fps at …
Re: Old VGA Card Comparison?
Posted on 2016-11-21, 14:25
In the game it's capped at 35 FPS, half the refresh rate. The game can slow down during heavy action, it is here that the Pentium keeps the FPS locket at 35 FPS.
Re: Old VGA Card Comparison?
Posted on 2016-11-21, 13:57
I like to play Doom on a Pentium 100 or something like that 😀
Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online
Posted on 2016-11-21, 08:22
Xmas coming up, it will only get crazier 😀
Re: SLI/CF AFR-related frame rate stutter
Posted on 2016-11-20, 02:18
I had good experiences with just using something super modern, an AMD AM3+ board with 990FX chipset. Because of the SLI licence, the older drivers you can use are: New in Release 275.50 2011.06.20 Enables SLI technology on SLI-certified motherboards with AMD chipsets: 990FX, 990X, and 970. But …
Re: AMD 754/939/SLI for retro PC discussion
Posted on 2016-11-20, 02:14
The FX-60 is dual core. Might not be necessary depending on what games you play, Far Cry certainly doesn't need it. And it's also a power hog, you will need a decent cooler. The FX-57, 55 and 53 are single core. I found that 939 chips are rarer and more expensive compared to AM2 versions. So it …
Re: My personal take on the "best dos VGA card" question
Posted on 2016-11-20, 00:37
A bugger, got my hopes up there 🤣
Re: core 2 duo or quad for high end Win XP PC
Posted on 2016-11-20, 00:33
kaputnik wrote: I wouldn't have bothered if I had an E8600. High end quads are still expensive, can't see how the cost can be justified for an upgrade that won't make much of a difference. I share those views as well. E8600 is a beast for XP gaming.
Re: Graphics card for P4
Posted on 2016-11-20, 00:32
I've got another option for you guys. Rather than invest the money into a high end AGP card, consider investing into a PCIe 478 board.
Re: My personal take on the "best dos VGA card" question
Posted on 2016-11-20, 00:31
Very nice! You got to tell me where you find these TNT2 PCI cards for those prices, I never have much luck. This whole "best this, best that", yea it can get a bit annoying. Because it depends so much on what games you play. It seems it's always the same "troublemaker" games getting mentioned, but …
Re: AMD 754/939/SLI for retro PC discussion
Posted on 2016-11-19, 17:02
Wasn't the Operton the server CPU, and you could use them in multi socket boards? And the FX was the gaming / enthusiast processor?
Re: Is 12,4K in 3DMark03 under 98SE on my rig good?
Posted on 2016-11-19, 11:26
To give some perspective, consider an Athlon 64 running at 2.4 GHz. A GeForce 7 type card might give you something in the 13k's in 03, but use a GeForce 9 type card and you will get you something in the 30k's. I remember reading that the GPU companies complained to Futuremark that 2001 doesn't show …
Re: Is 12,4K in 3DMark03 under 98SE on my rig good?
Posted on 2016-11-19, 09:59
Jade Falcon wrote: No it's not. Older version of 3D mark are vastly cpu driven. Jade, not sure if you are talking about the same thing, but you mean that 03 is not heavily GPU dependent, then sorry, you don't know what you're talking about 😊 I've tested exactly of this just last week.
Re: DreamBlaster X1 : a rare card
Posted on 2016-11-19, 09:54
I was using an ESS AudioDrive the other day, and this card, just like the Audician 32 Plus, swaps L and R of the wavetable header. Our resident sound card expert James-F has even come up with a mod for the Audician 32 Plus! So I thought, man, wouldn't it be awesome if the DreamBlaster had an option …
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