Re: Great PC! But can it run Crysis?
Posted on 2015-07-15, 23:08
This is me 2600k @ 4.4Ghz Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Sapphire Vapor-X 7970 Ghz Edition 32Gb Crucial @ 1600/1.35v 15.7 catalyst Win 8.1
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2015-07-15, 22:41
Building a Pentium III S rig, but it's not done yet. So far it looks like this: Asus TUSL2-C 1.2Ghz Celeron 256Mb PC133 Hercules 3D Prophet 4500 Kyro II Netgear FX310 Diamond MX300 Vantec SATA > IDE adapter There's a 1400S coming which will get paired with an aftermarket cooler and noctua 80mm fan. …
Re: Great PC! But can it run Crysis?
Posted on 2015-07-15, 20:26
I'll definitely join. I would like to compete in the XP-32bit and W8.1 segment of the competition.
Re: My KT133A DOS / Win98SE Build
Posted on 2015-07-15, 19:34
Nice! I think you'd be safely over 10k if you added a WinXP partition.
Re: Far Cry
Posted on 2015-07-15, 18:53
Crysis supported DX10 but did anyone actually use it? I remember having issues with it working in DX10 mode and I don't remember people jumping for Vista at the time so I doubt it. This thread inspired me to try Far Cry 2 (aka Crysis, not the fake Far Cry 2 that came out later) last night. I played …
Re: My KT133A DOS / Win98SE Build
Posted on 2015-07-15, 18:50
I've got a V5 but was nervous about using it with this board. I used it only with the Seattle because I knew it would be safe. I'll probably relent... Actually, I know how you feel. I usually just use a V3 and the V5 stays tucked away :blush: I don't own a V5, but if I did, I don't think I would …
Re: My KT133A DOS / Win98SE Build
Posted on 2015-07-15, 18:32
Hmm, this does look remarkably versatile. Would you throw in some 3dmark01 numbers too?
Re: Far Cry
Posted on 2015-07-15, 16:36
You know, if you had a good socket 7 like a k6-iii+, a tualatin 1400S, and a good 1155 chip, say 2500k (which I predict will be useful for gaming for another 5 years at least). 3 machines would cover at least 1990-2020. That's a decade a machine on average. The reality would be more like 1990-1997 …
Re: Far Cry
Posted on 2015-07-15, 13:20
You know, if you had a good socket 7 like a k6-iii+, a tualatin 1400S, and a good 1155 chip, say 2500k (which I predict will be useful for gaming for another 5 years at least). 3 machines would cover at least 1990-2020. That's a decade a machine on average. The reality would be more like 1990-1997 / …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2015-07-15, 00:19
Rebuilt my legacy XP machine, a.k.a. the splinter cell computer (for playing 1 & 2 in peace) Athlon 64 3200+, 754 socket, venice core Abit NF8, full rubycon caps, LNIB when I found it in recycling 1Gb Corsair 3200 Geforce 7800gs, engineering sample OR ti4400 (for SC1) Audigy 2 Plat WD2500KS TODO: i) …
Re: Far Cry
Posted on 2015-07-14, 21:03
I mean, c2d is still useful stuff today, but looking back when we're in the future I don't think there will be anything notable about it. I actually still use a c2d laptop as my daily driver. It's a Thinkpad T601 which is an unofficial name for a T60 with T61 motherboard. The board is penryn and …
Re: Far Cry
Posted on 2015-07-14, 03:13
Crysis will soon be considered retro in about 5 years, and we'll have people building and testing period correct crysis rigs. That'll be fun. I think what we'll see is people building tualatin rigs and then going straight to late 1155, when 1155 becomes retro (it's kind of an old soul if you ask me …
Re: My s370 Project
Posted on 2015-07-13, 22:42
+1 for an Aureal Vortex 2 PCI card. Works very well under DOS, and even has a wavetable header. I just pulled the trigger on a SB Live CT4760. I looked into the Aureal Vortex2 and it doesn't seem as readily available, or as cheap. I got the SB Live for about 6GBP. Mistake? No, definitely not. Live …
Re: A 3dfx Voodoo 5, Vortex2, Pentium III-S based Glide Beast Gaming PC
Posted on 2015-07-13, 16:08
I would really love to build a 1400S + V5500 setup, but it's just so hard to find a V5500 less than one SD from the mean sale price. It's killin' me. It should be possible to find one below 100 dollars. 70-80 dollars is a realistic number these days for a voodoo 5 agp. Good luck :) I've been really …
Re: My s370 Project
Posted on 2015-07-13, 15:12
What would be a decent PCI Soundcard that has at least some compatibility with MS-DOS? An A3D card like the Diamond MX300 is a solid choice for some dos compatibility plus awesome A3D. After you're done checking out 2001-2002 gaming you should visit what was glorious about 1998-1999 16-bit color …
Re: A 3dfx Voodoo 5, Vortex2, Pentium III-S based Glide Beast Gaming PC
Posted on 2015-07-13, 02:20
I would really love to build a 1400S + V5500 setup, but it's just so hard to find a V5500 less than one SD from the mean sale price. It's killin' me.
Re: My XP box!
Posted on 2015-07-13, 02:02
This is a nice setup. I've had my eye on this board but haven't found the right one yet (as is often the case in life)...
Re: WinXP Ultimate Legacy Video Cards
Posted on 2015-07-10, 16:49
I can't tell you for DSR, but for VSR no. I have the "tick" in 15.7 on W8.1 but can't seem to locate it on WXP 14.4. If AMD get around to a v15 release for WXP maybe. It's a pity nvidia/amd don't do open source drivers. That would really speed the process which would let the users easily update …
Re: WinXP Ultimate Legacy Video Cards
Posted on 2015-07-10, 16:18
I know we like to be nostalgic about older cards, but I haven't seen any real evidence outside of the talked-to-death splinter cell games of real graphical incompatibility in the XP era. There are plenty of "modern" graphics cards that work perfectly fine in WXP 32bit. For example, I just started …
Re: Far Cry
Posted on 2015-07-09, 05:45
I just fired this game up on my work computer: i7 2600k Radeon 7970 Ghz Edition Audigy 2 XP SP3 32bit 14.4 catalyst 1.6 patch Options: EAX Maxed graphical settings -DEVMODE (because the P90 is totally OP) It looks so mint. This must be one of the best looking games of the era. I can't believe it's …
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