Re: Reasons to build XP machine
Posted on 2019-09-23, 21:31
There's not much time left for Win7.
Re: Reasons to build XP machine
Posted on 2019-09-23, 13:19
XP games = EAX support via DirectSound. Yes, you can use Creative Alchemy wrapper, but it's not perfect. Even if a particular game can run under Windows 10, it could be very unstable.
Re: K6-2+ board compatibility
Posted on 2019-09-23, 12:44
In my searches for the elusive III+ NOS AMD K6-2+ and III+ still appear sometimes on ebay and other trading platforms.
Re: 16-bit PC 1200 RDRAM?
Posted on 2019-09-21, 18:39
With 2 sticks, you can't use one stick. That's a memory controller problem most likely.
Re: 16-bit PC 1200 RDRAM?
Posted on 2019-09-21, 18:07
Those are most likely just preoverclocked Samsung modules. You can do it manually with a regular PC1066 modules.
Re: Steam could be a cult via Vendor Lock-In
Posted on 2019-09-20, 15:59
It's user own will to act according user agreements, and if they don't like it Law > EULA. Of course if the law explicitly states that you can sell your copy, but it usually do. Any claims that you don't own the games you bought in Steam are also false : https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/953835- …
Re: Windows 98SE not 4X AGP, but 2X AGP
Posted on 2019-09-17, 18:01
Probably on some boards and with early VIA drivers. Never experienced any instability problems with my roster of boards.
Re: to use Geforce 256 or to not to
Posted on 2019-09-17, 16:56
512mb PC100 80GB HDD Not period correct =P Just stick GeForce 2 MX in there (almost identical performance).
Re: Windows 98SE not 4X AGP, but 2X AGP
Posted on 2019-09-17, 16:43
By default, Nvidia drivers will always limit early VIA chipsets to 2x without FastWrites. RivaTuner will unlock everything even on KX133.
Re: Steam could be a cult via Vendor Lock-In
Posted on 2019-09-16, 10:49
You can check it with banned account actually.
Re: Quad Pentium 3 Xeons/eight Pentium 3 Xeon benchmarks???
Posted on 2019-09-16, 09:07
There's also very serious FSB limitation, which kinda ruins it all.
Re: Windows 98SE not 4X AGP, but 2X AGP
Posted on 2019-09-15, 21:18
You need to unclock those features first to enable 4x mode and FastWrites.
Re: Windows 98SE not 4X AGP, but 2X AGP
Posted on 2019-09-15, 17:54
Once again - just use RivaTuner.
Re: Socket 370 Zif repair ?
Posted on 2019-09-15, 04:12
Have you seen this yourself? I have unsoldered ZIF sockets before using a desoldering gun and I have never found hot glue. On a Socket A board, but a Socket 370 shouldn't be all that different. Also: http://www.avs-info.ru/uploads/rem_mb/rem_mb_socket.html
Re: Socket 370 Zif repair ?
Posted on 2019-09-14, 16:02
You can carefully replace the whole plastic part, it's just hotglued to the PCB.
Re: Is 486 DX the ultimate DOS machine?
Posted on 2019-09-14, 06:07
Pretty sure you can hit that with a decent latter end 486s and video card. The cap is 35 fps. DX2 achieves 30-35 fps with a fast videocard on some simple and small maps. But roll out something like Doom 2 map 13 "Downtown" on Ultra-violence and it's a mess already.
Re: Is 486 DX the ultimate DOS machine?
Posted on 2019-09-14, 02:32
Newer 486s were released through 1994*, and naturally they're fine for most all of the newer games up until then as well They were "fine" by the standards of that time, which considered 10-15 fps to be fine and dandy. Right now it's unacceptable, especially with much better options at hand.
Re: PCIE Graphics Card
Posted on 2019-09-13, 19:47
Drivers which are not aware of AGP-to-PCI-E bridge probably won't work.
Re: Is 486 DX the ultimate DOS machine?
Posted on 2019-09-13, 15:27
How is NT 4 for gaming? Bad.
Re: Could this be the best Retro PCIE Graphics Card
Posted on 2019-09-13, 09:54
MGS, fail, I couldn't get it to work either Never had problems with it even with more modern hardware. Although I've tried it only on XP.
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