Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-05-06, 13:11
Next step: Order an expensive accelerator.
Re: What kind of a build does a Voodoo Rush make sense in?
Posted on 2020-05-06, 11:37
kolderman wrote on 2020-05-06, 10:38: A troll PC or none. Not a bad idea! What else would go into a Voodoo Rush troll PC though?
Faulty Voodoo Rush PCI: Let's Fix it!
Posted on 2020-05-06, 07:06
I got a free (allegedly) faulty Voodoo Rush PCI in return for repairing a Voodoo 2 12MB and now it is in the mail. In the meantime, I asked my friend to send me detailed photos in order to determine if the board requires any missing components I need to order, and he has kindly done so: https://i. …
Re: Retro OSes for retro computers
Posted on 2020-05-06, 06:47
Caluser2000 wrote on 2020-05-05, 23:41: appiah4 wrote on 2020-05-05, 10:49: Caluser2000 wrote on 2020-05-05, 08:43: So you don't know for sure? Does it matter, shared developer does not even imply shared code. Yes. FACTs matter. The earth revolves around the sun. That is a fact and just as relevant …
Re: Best video cards with DOS / Win 3.x / Win 9x support
Posted on 2020-05-05, 22:44
PCI Riva 128, PCI Riva TNT or PCI Intel i740 are what you want. PCI Matrox Millennium I and II also have working feature connectors, but they may not fulfill all your criteria (Millennium I is better in terms of DOS compatibility IME). If you can find them for <$40 a PCI Voodoo Banshee or a PCI …
Re: An attempt to return.
Posted on 2020-05-05, 22:37
I have no idea where to start, or what to do. All I have been doing is fine-tuning the two Socket 7 machines and getting the 486 running, which was nice, but it's a bit too slow for what I want to do with it , so I probably won't be doing a giant amount with it unless something comes up where it …
Re: What kind of a build does a Voodoo Rush make sense in?
Posted on 2020-05-05, 22:31
Interesting.. I was considering replacing an ATI 3D Rage Pro with this card in a 1997 Pentium MMX 200 build I have , but I'm not even sure if it outperforms the ATI 3D Rage Pro. Regardless, Glide support and S-Video out should make the swap worthwhile for me I suppose. How about DX4 or 5x86 builds? …
What kind of a build does a Voodoo Rush make sense in?
Posted on 2020-05-05, 22:18
I will be receiving an allegedly faulty Voodoo Rush in the mail soon, and going by the many detailed photos of the card I inspected beforehand it seems to be a matter of straightening pins on the TMU and the FJR. Assuming I get it to work, what kind of PC does it make sense in?
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-05-05, 21:54
Replaced the rattling ball bearing fan on an FSP 300W PSU with a brushless Xigmatek fan, and it's a very silent unit now. I will be using it in my Socket A Duron1300/Voodoo3 Win98/DOS build.
Re: Any modern psu's that have large 5v rails
Posted on 2020-05-05, 21:52
I never had issues with FSP power supplies. They are good in my book. Most are good, but some older ones were known to use bad caps. Other wise they are all good. I just replaced the very noisy ball bearing fan on a 300W FSP with a 30A 5V rail today using a cheap Xigmatek brushless fan, and it is …
Re: Any modern psu's that have large 5v rails
Posted on 2020-05-05, 17:49
I never had issues with FSP power supplies. They are good in my book.
Re: Holy 5v rail batman
Posted on 2020-05-05, 14:15
I think some 3dfx cards drew very heavily from the 5V rail.. Filename Bitchin Fast.jpg File size 1.02 MiB Views 290 views
Re: Any modern psu's that have large 5v rails
Posted on 2020-05-05, 14:11
I have found a fairly clean 350W AOpen PSU from the early 2000s that has a 30A 5V rail.. It's only 8 bucks, maybe I should just buy it..
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-05-05, 13:58
Came across a Creative CT2800 Sound Blaster Vibra 16 with genuine OPL3 that was not in my collection, so I grabbed it for 7 bucks. This brings my Sound Blaster 16 collection to 9 distinct models. Let's hope I get a CT1740 as the 10th (been looking for one for years...)
Re: AMD K6 3DMARK, aiming for stars.
Posted on 2020-05-05, 11:41
Pa-2013 does not have the right regulator for the v3 3000, v3 2000 is the absolute max (read it somewhere years ago). Geforce 2mx would be very safe and i would use that with v2 (sli) Rev 2.1 of the board has the right regulator and the most reliable information I could find by Serpent Rider on …
Re: Retro OSes for retro computers
Posted on 2020-05-05, 10:49
Of course there is. The same would apply if it was supported bt Gnome over the last 9 years,,,, Except it wasn't. Gnome built Gnome Shell instead. Again, Gnome 2 is something that ended development 9 years ago. I don't think there's even any developer overlap. So you don't know for sure? Does it …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-05-05, 08:50
Oooh, a Voodoo 5 - nice catch. I bought this lot for $20, because why not: CT Order 2020-05.jpeg Intel 486 SX-25 (I did not have one, this is now my slowest 486) AMD K5 PR??? (Model can not be read under the sticker) Creative Sound Blaster AWE64 Value CT4520 (I now have 6 AWE64 Value cards, would be …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-05-04, 18:29
I modded one of my GOTEK units with the Flash-Floppy firmware, a 128x32 OLED screen and a piezo buzzer. This will be installed in my IBM PS/1 DX2-66 as part of its restoration.. https://i.postimg.cc/sG16S0Qc/GOTEK-Flash-Floppy-OLED-Buzzer-01.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/c6J5V69n/GOTEK-Flash-Floppy-OLED …
Re: AMD K6 3DMARK, aiming for stars.
Posted on 2020-05-04, 18:05
meljor wrote on 2020-04-04, 16:52: Hahaha...... It's the only one I don't have that I really want... Do have the g2 but not a single mvp3 board with 2mb cache! I have a FIC-PA2013 with 2MB ram but I dont truat its AGP VRM; I can not find reliable ingo on whether mine would safely accomodate a …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2020-05-04, 18:03
Aı was referring to the 3DLabs cards thanks.
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