Re: Bought a PowerMac G4 450 AGP - Now what?
Posted on 2021-02-02, 19:37
Run some Unreal and Q3 benchmarks and compare them to a Pentium 3! Apple kept touting how PowerPC is superior, but actual direct benchmark comparisons are a rarity.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-01-31, 17:33
wiretap wrote on 2021-01-31, 16:27: Grabbed another Voodoo 5 5500 this morning. Seller claims it works, but we'll see. I have some new heatsink fans I'll put on it. […] Show full quote Grabbed another Voodoo 5 5500 this morning. Seller claims it works, but we'll see. I have some new heatsink fans …
Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D
Posted on 2021-01-25, 16:44
chrismeyer6 wrote on 2021-01-25, 15:58: matze79 wrote on 2021-01-25, 01:56: The SB 24bit Value is the worst SB ever. It’s software mixing only. Better grab a Audigy 2 ZS or something That's kinda the point it is a troll build. Indeed. Nothing really bad about it, but certainly not something I would …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-01-25, 11:51
Decided to bring a P133 PC back to life. Was not posting when I got it over a month ago and suspected that a dead Dallas chip was to blame. Looked up some battery mod guides, took a spare dead RTC, drilled away and soldered a battery holder. P_20210125_120845.jpg Might block some ISA cards, but its …
Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)
Posted on 2021-01-24, 08:58
Aopen motherboard without a floppy connector placed in the worst position possible, aka left of the northbridge? I'm surprised 😁
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-01-22, 10:30
Also I got a problem, because on Windows XP the processor is being detected properly with two cores, but on Windows 2000 PRO SP4 it detects only single core. Dunno... :( That's weird. I got a dual core Am3 system running Win2000 and its detecting both cores, so it's not like W2K cant use more than …
Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D
Posted on 2021-01-21, 18:35
How can the first build only achieve 10fps in Unreal Tournament? I played it with a Athlon XP 2400+ and GeForce 4 Ti 4200 and it was much better than that. I find it hard to believe the Celeron 2GHz is *that* bad. The benchmark I ran here is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S4qCr77jJ8 …
Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D
Posted on 2021-01-21, 09:47
LOL. I like your ideas. What's your next troll build idea ? Maybe a Pentium D 800 series or FX 4000 series build ? Or, maybe a Sempron 140/145 would be fun too. Probably will go backwards to mid 90s. Plenty of slow chipsets and 3D deccelerators to choose from, however hardware prices here are much …
Re: Athlon XP based GPU testing rig
Posted on 2021-01-20, 19:30
Motherboard with KT880 chipset? Nice. Not something you can come across often. The fastest Socket A chipset if reviews from the time are to be believed.
Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D
Posted on 2021-01-20, 15:16
LewisRaz wrote on 2021-01-20, 15:08: This was funny (And I looked at your other troll builds too!) but why on earth do this to yourself?! 😁 Why not? If the parts are compatible, then they were meant to be combined! 😁
Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D
Posted on 2021-01-20, 13:46
Enter the GTX 295! P_20201010_161042.jpg Dual-core system deserves a dual GPU! Aaaand...it's a black screen. Despite the rubbery plastic melting away, this is a confirmed working card and I already tested it on a newer motherboard with this same PSU. I guess THE POWER of dual GPU will have to wait …
Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D
Posted on 2021-01-20, 13:42
Bioshock sees a huge, nearly double FPS boost! Clearly thanks to twice the amount of cores! https://i.imgur.com/cvXFWen.png Call of Duty 4? Huge boost! Some might call it playable! https://i.imgur.com/aVZf3qD.png Crysis? Unoptimized for multiple cores, no doubt. https://i.imgur.com/WI5rinT.png Doom …
Re: Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D
Posted on 2021-01-20, 13:39
First up is Bioshock! Totally playable if you increased the fps by a meager 400% https://i.imgur.com/pUNKB7R.png Next up is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Looking good! https://i.imgur.com/p7ZAen6.png Wouldn't be a 2007 build without Crysis. Just look how great this looks! https://i.imgur.com/ …
Troll PC part 3: I want the (Celeron) D
Posted on 2021-01-20, 13:37
Previously, in my troll PC part2 build, we got cock-blocked by the outdated AGP interface, which meant that the 2GHz Celeron was being held back by only having access to older DX9 graphics cards. Well, today we're getting an upgrade - a S478 motherboard with 16x PCIe! Asrock P4VM890, with VIA P4M890 …
Re: Can't get my Voodoo1 on my socket A mainboard to work
Posted on 2021-01-19, 05:35
@Munx: Does this also apply to Athlon 64 754 & 939 socket boards/cpus too? I wanted to get another board/platform because of this and wanted to upgrade to an Athlon 64 4000+ singlecore. Maybe I should better go with Pentium 4? Ive seen videos on YT with Voodoo1 running on A64, so I dont think there …
Re: Can't get my Voodoo1 on my socket A mainboard to work
Posted on 2021-01-18, 20:34
I believe that Voodoo1 and 2 cards do not work with Athlon CPUs. Not sure about Athlon XP. I recall having to use fastvoodoo drivers to get Voodoo2 working on my SlotA motherboard.
Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)
Posted on 2021-01-18, 08:55
Expecting smooth sailing I wasn't prepared for the amount of work that was required to remove the nasty yellow stuff. Acetone. Pieces from a credit card, used with great attention. Been lurking in this amazing thread for so long, so I guess it's finally time to make a comment :) With this kind …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-01-15, 11:07
Depending on the hardware, and assuming that you have Windows 7 or later, Red Alert 2 works : CnCNet/CnC-ddraw OR Aqrit's DDRAW CnCNet/CnC-ddraw contains more recent code than TS-DDRAW, and is a fork of the old hifi/cnc-ddraw. With it, you can also change between GDI and OpenGL mode, but you should …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-01-15, 09:58
Recently I "upgraded" to Windows 10, as Ryzen chipsets no longer support anything else. This is when I realized that playing Red Alert 2 on it was out of the question - after finally getting the crappy Origin version to run (disc version refuses to run the installer), the performance was just …
Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today
Posted on 2020-12-21, 14:37
chrismeyer6 wrote on 2020-12-21, 13:50: I just mounted a hyper 212 black onto a am4 motherboard yesterday and it has all the hardware needed to mount it. Must be a newer revision then.
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