Re: Dedicated GPU for physx

Posted on 2022-07-13, 16:56

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by Robhalfordfan

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You can get a hold of a 4GB GeForce 960 - the last XP-supported card from Nvidia - and it will run just fine in your rig, as it uses less power than the behemoth you have in there. It's GPU can handle any and all XP gaming you throw at it and does PhysX perfectly. thank you for suggesting that and …

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Re: Dedicated GPU for physx

Posted on 2022-07-12, 11:56

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by Robhalfordfan

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2022-07-12, 11:40: 9800GT ECO/9800GTX/GTS 250. Boom. Done. would that be enough for games like og mafia 2, batman arkham asylum and city and would my current psu have enough power to drive both cards and pc or would i need change a bigger wattage

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Dedicated GPU for physx

Posted on 2022-07-12, 11:38

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by Robhalfordfan

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Hello all I am thinking of adding another gpu in this build (https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=71751) for physx - not sure what card would work best and to fit within this build - what extra power requirements it might need (maybe 1000w psu) - i was thinking of something like a gtx 470 was …

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Re: OS/2 help

Posted on 2022-06-19, 20:12

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by Robhalfordfan

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try both ways from davidrg and mR_Slug but unfortunately same thing after it reboots from installing the basic files to continue the installation and configuration - all that happens is blinking cursor - seem that os/2 doesn't like to booted from slave drive and can't seem see a way to even change …

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Re: OS/2 help

Posted on 2022-06-19, 14:45

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by Robhalfordfan

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Might be the size of the CF card - IIRC OS/2 Warp 4 doesn't like disks larger than around 2GB without updating the drivers on the installation floppies. Warp 3 may be similar, OS/2 2.x is smaller - somewhere around the 500MB mark I think. Also possible OS/2 doesn't like being installed on a logical …

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OS/2 install help

Posted on 2022-06-18, 22:15

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by Robhalfordfan

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hello all i am been trying to get os/2 to work on dos/win3.11 build https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=87857 i don't want to have os/2 folders and files mixed up with dos/win files/layout and want have it on it own partition and on keep my files/layout on dos/windows as is without changing …

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Re: My Socket 3 Build (DOS/WIN311)

Posted on 2022-05-10, 20:47

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by Robhalfordfan

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ok so basically in windows there will be slight increase in performance and no different in dos and i did try a full install of Ace Ventura pc (240mb ish) and i've noticed slight faster in with installing as before with isa card it took about 5-10 mins and with pci card it took about 4-5 mins, guess …

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Re: My Socket 3 Build (DOS/WIN311)

Posted on 2022-05-10, 20:00

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by Robhalfordfan

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It uses PCI busmaster DMA. It does not use classic ISA DMA channels. So you don't need to setup a DMA channel. Well, bus transfers from the controller to the RAM and vice versa are faster. And when it is done by DMA, the CPU can do other things in the same time. You probably won't notice any …

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Re: My Socket 3 Build (DOS/WIN311)

Posted on 2022-05-10, 17:29

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by Robhalfordfan

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I recommend to use the 2920. Your NCR / Symbios / LSI is too good for that system. You may see a difference in multitasking operating systems with proper driver support (WfW, Win95, WinNT) when accessing SCSI devices, because it heavily reduces CPU utilization during access to SCSI devices. You may …

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Re: My Socket 3 Build (DOS/WIN311)

Posted on 2022-05-10, 17:05

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by Robhalfordfan

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I recommend to use the 2920. Your NCR / Symbios / LSI is too good for that system. You may see a difference in multitasking operating systems with proper driver support (WfW, Win95, WinNT) when accessing SCSI devices, because it heavily reduces CPU utilization during access to SCSI devices. You may …

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Re: My Socket 3 Build (DOS/WIN311)

Posted on 2022-05-09, 23:11

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by Robhalfordfan

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Disruptor wrote on 2022-05-09, 21:26: Which PCI SCSI controller did you try? i try two different scsi pci cards - adaptec aha-2920c and lsi logic symbios sym21002 - didn't see any different on the 486 which speeds

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Re: My Socket 3 Build (DOS/WIN311)

Posted on 2022-05-09, 21:18

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by Robhalfordfan

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Disruptor wrote on 2022-05-09, 16:10: Well, I'd go for a PCI SCSI controller. Since the Adaptec 1520 is a PIO adapter it doesn't even support DMA transfers. i thought the same as but i found out that there no different between PCI SCSI and ISA SCSI and don't think this mobo supports dma transfers

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Re: My Socket 3 Build (DOS/WIN311)

Posted on 2022-05-09, 21:12

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by Robhalfordfan

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Pretty standard build. Not in a bad way but in a good list of common parts that are known to do the job and do the job well. I am Jealous of the case with the Mhz display though! SCSI is bit different though, plus the CF AND spinning rust IDE. What/why you got on all 3? thank you, i am aware how …

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My Socket 3 Build (DOS/WIN311)

Posted on 2022-05-08, 11:54

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by Robhalfordfan

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Hello All I have finally finished with this build as I started it back in 2020 (First Lockdown) and been tinkering, trying different parts, different configurations etc and after a long while of doing it on and off, I am happy enough with it and think it best it can be with hardware and era that I …

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Re: hdd replacment - sd card, cf card or scsi

Posted on 2021-08-28, 14:19

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by Robhalfordfan

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i did cross my mind to keep the old seagate drive for the sounds and slight nostalgia and use a cf/sd/scsi card/adapter for performance increase on games where this build meets the requirements no issues but doesn't preform well as i said pure dos is ok (so far) but in windows 3.11, some don't, …

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upgrades for old build ideas - if it worth it

Posted on 2021-08-12, 15:11

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by Robhalfordfan

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hello all been tinkering and trying different parts and ideas for my first vintage build and not sure if it the best it gonna be for the era https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=57294 but thinking of changing mobo from socket 7 to a super socket 7 mobo but not sure if it worth it because - re …

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Re: My Win98 PC Death - maybe a birth of a new build

Posted on 2021-06-30, 19:17

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by Robhalfordfan

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i been looking at different mobos to replace not sure which would be best for this build when compare to spec of original build (if it will same performance or better) - wondering what people opinions are ASUS P4C800 - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264932119968?hash=item3daf2f55a0:g:VKkAAOSwtllfqckR …

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My Win98 PC Death - maybe a birth of a new build

Posted on 2021-06-29, 11:23

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by Robhalfordfan

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hello all I think my win98 pc build is dead - https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=75601 -will not post -slight electric burning smell when powered on -don't think graphics card is dying/dead but have tried a different card and same result what happened, the graphics card fan clip fell out …

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Re: muti boot idea for windows 3.x

Posted on 2021-03-17, 20:11

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by Robhalfordfan

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thank you for more possible programs to use for ideas/builds but jorpho is right - looking to muti setups for windows 3.11 in same pc in same dos 6.22 install like the same style with the dos boot menu with different autoexec and config file but with windows 3.11 files instead

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Re: muti boot idea for windows 3.x

Posted on 2021-02-24, 00:08

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by Robhalfordfan

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i did give both of the programs a try and still quite understand what they do as i only got the out of memory issues when i have use memmaker with ems off and optimise for windows and when trying open some programs and seen to be fine when turn ems and optimise for windows

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