Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-13, 02:32
Jajajaja good point!
Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-12, 20:01
PCI voodoos are almost inexistent here. There are only two in our local site for web buying and they are at ridiculous prices. I will keep searching for another 3D capable card. And yes, my rig works fine with the Trident. No issues at all. 😎
Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-12, 17:28
That's the main reason why I want to return the card. I tried almost everything I could and no luck. I suspect this card was overclocked too far and damaged. It's not normal to get so high temperatures within the first ten seconds of 3D gaming/testing/benchmarking/whatever. It's a real pity. But …
Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-12, 15:19
Well, what a pity. I will ask for refund. I will keep looking for another similar card. I hope this guy isn't another scammer. In that case I will not have another option than trying to repair the card. I have the equipment to do that. Thank you a lot for beeing so helpful guys!
Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-12, 05:34
Allright! I'll try that! Meanwhile I have some news. I installed w98se again. This time no serial/parallel ports enabled and no sound card. I'm using nVidia's riva 128zx pci driver 3.37. Windows GUI behaves correctly as I said. Windows screensavers behaves correctly as well. Direct3D tests: when it …
Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-11, 17:47
Allright guys. I will test all of those things. The GUI behaves perfectly. No issues at changing resolution, depth or refreshing. Every 2D program works fine. I've tested Fatal Racing (it's a 2D old game) and it works slow but fine, no artifacts or anything. By the way, this game has to be faster …
Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-11, 13:07
Good morning guys! I inspected the PCB yesterday. Nothing. It looks ok. The bios version is 1.82. I investigated this and it looks that this is the last version. The GPU doesn't seems to overheat while using the computer, it's barely warm. About drivers: I tried with nvidia riva 128zx official …
Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-11, 02:58
Jajaja don't worry guys! I enjoy reading this forum. But in this particular topic I'm really worried about this card. It would be nice if I can diagnose this as fast as possible because if this card is broken I will ask for refunding. About the monitor: It's a CRT. Philips 109e5. It behaves …
Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-11, 00:02
Hey guys, I love debating. But right now I'm really concerned about what I told you. Still no luck with this video card. I tried nvidia and diamond drivers. Some of them causes artifacts. Some others don't, but when I use any 3D software the screen flickers a lot. For example I triwd 3D mark 99. The …
Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-10, 09:05
Well, I finally bought the Viper. I'm running w98se and I can't make the vga work okay. Every time I use any 3D game, the screen moves randomly. It's something like the card switches randomly between screen resolutions. No artifacts, only that. It gets worse depending on which driver I use. Any …
Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-09, 01:25
So Viper is the winner! 😎 I will go for it tomowrrow. He is offering it for something like five dollars. I think it will be a good purchase.
Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-09, 00:21
Yes, I know that. I mean rare for that model in PCI version. I understood that most of those were agp.
Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-08, 17:25
Jajaja leileilol, there aren't many old parts here. In fact, these two cards are the only 3D things that I've found in local websites. And yes, it's the PCI version. Can I assume it's a little rare? I assume that because of what you are saying. I will go for the Viper. I hope it's ok without …
Re: Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-08, 16:49
Mmm ok, I understand. But I have a new question. Let's suposse I choose the Viper: It would be worse, equal or better at 2D than my actual Trident 9680 1mb? Because I find my Trident enough for 2D gaming, but I can't play games like Diablo or Commandos at enough framerate to be pleasant playable. …
Looking for a video card for Pentium 200 mmx
Posted on 2016-01-08, 16:15
Hello people! Some guy is offering me two video cards for really low prices. I'm restoring my first pc (thread: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=46078) and I think it would be interesting to take advantage of this oportunity because they are really cheap. He is offering me to choose …
Re: My Retro Rigs - Andariel and Duriel
Posted on 2016-01-08, 16:00
Wow! I love those cases. They look so neat. Congrats! What do you play on the piii?
Re: My first pc - restoring
Posted on 2016-01-07, 15:08
Well, I have good news. I had tried several combinations without luck until I found total hardware 99. I saw memory bank arrangement for my motherboard. I was wrong, I thought that the two first slots were bank 0 and the other two were bank 1, but no, they are mixed (first bank 0 simm 1, then bank 1 …
Re: My first pc - restoring
Posted on 2016-01-06, 15:05
Hi tetrium! How are you? My original ram sticks has 6 chips each, three per side. (they are 8mb per stick). The other sticks has 8 chips single sided (they are 16mb each).
Re: My first pc - restoring
Posted on 2016-01-05, 14:29
Mmm I don't know. Do you mean ECC modules? If so, I don't think they are ECC because they were installed on a regular k6 motherboard. The label doesn't say anything about ECC. This is strange to me because my motherboard was never picky at ram modules. It even supports an impair number of simms as …
Re: My first pc - restoring
Posted on 2016-01-05, 10:48
Major update. Things done: - Linear voltage regulator cooling: I bought a new 40 milimeters fan blower. It's dead silent at 5v and barely audible at 12v. It keeps the heatsink frozen and allows some airflow. I did the wiring myself of course. http://i67.tinypic.com/1zqsz9h.jpg http://i65.tinypic.com …
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