Re: DOSBox 0.74 CPU Benchmark (Quake)

Posted on 2015-10-05, 22:12

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by havli

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Yes, both 320x200 and 800x600 @ viewsize 120. And my CPU really was working at 3.2 GHz most of the time during DOSBox testing. No idea why but SuperPI works only @ 3.2 as well. Maybe cooling limitation? Quadcore i7 in 14'' laptop is not easy to keep cool.

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Re: DOSBox 0.74 CPU Benchmark (Quake)

Posted on 2015-10-03, 17:21

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by havli

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demo1 @ 800x600 = 35 fps Core i7 2760QM @ 3.2 GHz (win7-64) Data for 320x200 is obligate too according to current measure procedure, as viewsize 120. Xeon E5-1650 is more interesting as exotic. 320x200 + viewsize 120 = 105.4 fps I don't have the xeon at hand currently, I will post results later. It …

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Re: DOSBox 0.74 CPU Benchmark (Quake)

Posted on 2015-10-02, 14:32

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demo1 @ 800x600 = 35 fps Core i7 2760QM @ 3.2 GHz (win7-64)

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-02, 13:40

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by havli

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The harvest from the last couple of days. Nothing exciting, just cards that I didn't have :) Radeon SDR with DVI - very nice. :happy: Could you please upload hires photo of front and back side? I have couple of these Radeons myself and I'm considering to add DVI conector on one of them (at the …

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Re: DirectX 9.0c build

Posted on 2015-09-30, 23:01

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by havli

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Can you think of any real world games that benefit from a quad-core CPU? Possibly some really late DirectX 9.0 games? There are DX9 games that benefit from quad core. From top of my head - Call of Duty 5 and GTA IV... I can't remember anything else, but it is likely there are more. And of course …

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Re: Post your 'current' PC

Posted on 2015-09-30, 19:15

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After few years of using Core i5 @ socket 1155 it is time to upgrade. Haswell or Skylake i7 is too expensive for my taste and i5 is not worth the upgrade... So I decided to go for used socket 2011 board and Sandy Bridge-E. Kinda old stuff, but six SB cores + HT still shows its muscles. :happy: HW …

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Re: DirectX 9.0c build

Posted on 2015-09-27, 10:08

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by havli

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Dedicated XP-only rig is not bad idea at all. I have one myself, as there are plenty of games that don't run well on my main win10 PC and still require decent amount of power... especially if I want maxed out AA / AF / TRAA. :evil: For inspiration: Pentium G2130 (dual-core Ivy Bridge @ 3.2 GHz) …

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Re: Pentium 4 1.6 GHz vs Celeron 2.0 GHz

Posted on 2015-09-26, 10:29

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P4 1.6 is Northwood - hence the 1.6 A marking. The extra L2 cache really makes a difference. P4 1.5 is willamette core. Full charts, yes that is my plan... but it will take a while. At the moment I'm working on part two of this article http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=43442&p=422745# …

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Re: Pentium 4 1.6 GHz vs Celeron 2.0 GHz

Posted on 2015-09-26, 09:17

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by havli

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I did some tests of similar CPUs, maybe it will help you decide.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-09-17, 20:22

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by havli

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2x Xeon E5320 - total 8 cores of Core2 architecture @ 1,86 GHz Far from the best 771 Xeons... but for $21 it was really good deal.

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Re: Pentium processor and the 1993/95 ...

Posted on 2015-09-10, 22:20

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In most applications K7 Thunderbird is just as fast as PIII Coppermine with similar clock. The catch is Athlon needs twice as much power to get this kind of performance...

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Re: Has anyone ever seen this 3dfx voodoo??

Posted on 2015-09-10, 22:10

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RAM modules on the back side looks really weird. Anyway, Voodoo3 MAC is very rare and nice collectible item. btw - Banshee for MAC also exists and it is based on very similar PCB. I was lucky to get this one http://hw-museum.cz/view-vga.php?vgaID=23 :happy: http://hw-museum.cz/data/vga/pic/small/ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-09-08, 18:45

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by havli

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GeForce 8800 GT - reference design, early revision with small fan http://abload.de/img/8800gt4kq5b.jpg Radeon HD 2600 XT GDDR3 - runs very hot when playing games http://abload.de/img/2600xt_gddr3i0osr.jpg Audigy 2 ZS... always nice to have spare PCI sound card http://abload.de/img/audigy2_zs4zqrq. …

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Re: My retro rigs

Posted on 2015-09-03, 17:21

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Yeah, Voodoo5 is very expensive nowadays. Too bad I was too lazy to get few spare while the were still affordable. At the moment I have "only" three - one AGP, one PCI and one defective AGP which need primary VSA-100 replaced. The case is actually very easy to open/close. There are 16 M4 bolts …

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Re: Voodoo 5 AGP question

Posted on 2015-08-31, 16:30

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Voodoo5 AGP should work in all boards that have AGP 2x or AGP universal slot. Maybe there are few exceptions ... but these are very rare. List of chipsets that are 100% compatible: I440BX, i815, i820, i840, VIA 133A, VIA 133T -> PIII platform SiS 645, VIA P4X266 (not 100% sure about this one) -> P4 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-08-29, 08:17

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by havli

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New parts for my dual LGA771 board. 😀 Xeon 5050 - dualcore + HT @ 3GHz Xeon 5080 - dualcore + HT @ 3,73GHz (equivalent of Pentium EE 965)

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-08-05, 19:05

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MSI 790FX-GD70... bought as "not tested" for ~ $14. Works perfectly, not bad. :cool: http://abload.de/img/790fx_13tpql.jpg Three more pci-e slots remaining. The middle one is unfortenately damaged (+12V pins burned). Perhaps I'll be able to repair it, or use external-powered pci-e riser. http:// …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-07-19, 21:25

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by havli

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I'll start with two Xeon 5080 - the ultimate NetBurst king. And later some quads as well, but I prefer more cost effective models. Maybe even older 65nm Xeons - X5355 is for sale at local auction, very good price at the moment.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-07-19, 20:54

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by havli

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I wish CPUs were so cheap here... :blah: Anyway, some new stuff: Radeon X1900 XTX http://abload.de/img/x1900xtx_refixs3t.jpg Radeon HD 2900 XT http://abload.de/img/2900xtyks9b.jpg Intel S5000PSL - dual socket 771 board supporting all CPUs starting with netburst all the way up to 45nm quad-core Xeon …

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Re: Great PC! But can it run Crysis?

Posted on 2015-07-18, 21:08

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And now one GPU generation later 😀 Pentium G2130 Radeon HD 2900 XT (default clock - 743/1660 MHz) 2 GB DDR3 1066 Mhz Asrock H61MV-ITX Windows XP SP3 DX9 1280x1024, high -> 34 fps

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