Re: Dual Slot 1/Socket 7
Posted on 2020-01-23, 19:57
Re: Visual difference between Glide & Direct3D in W9X era games
Posted on 2020-01-23, 17:40
Just to be clear. Cards without multitexturing do not render additional sky layers. For example the moon/planet is missing on the first shot. Additional layers are present in the software renderer.
Re: Socket 3 vs Socket 4 build
Posted on 2020-01-23, 15:42
I don't know if I should make a separated topic about this or not but, what was the common capacity of an HDD in 1993/1994 and 1995/1996? Just buy 512Mb-1Gb IDE DOM or use CF card via adapter.
Re: Visual difference between Glide & Direct3D in W9X era games
Posted on 2020-01-23, 15:00
The reason is: I recall textures looking quite different up close and being rather disappointed when my new PC back in 1999 came with a TNT2 where games actually looked worse because up close textures were a blurry mess whereas the Voodoo applied some kind of detailed texture up close. Just use …
Re: About Voodoo 2 pass through cable
Posted on 2020-01-23, 14:44
I am looking for a more definite solution If it's not CRT or cheap and old LCD, your solution is to connect your video card and Voodoo into separate inputs.
Re: Radeon 9600SE not working?
Posted on 2020-01-23, 14:33
IT'S DEAD, JIM.
Re: About Voodoo 2 pass through cable
Posted on 2020-01-23, 12:46
You don't need pass through cable. It's a convenience, not a necessity. Just reconnect VGA cable after launching a game or connect Voodoo to a separate input on your monitor.
Re: IWILL P54TS oddities
Posted on 2020-01-23, 11:34
And so I've switched to pipeline burst cache (COAST module). SpeedSys results: L2 cache ON (Pipeline Burst) 430FX L2 cache Pipeline Burst.gif And other benchmarks: L2 cache ON (Pipeline Burst) 3Dbench 1.0c - 123.3 fps Doom - 1174 realticks / 63.6 fps PCPlayer 320x480 - 36.7 fps PCPlayer 640x480 - 16 …
Re: The World's Fastest 486
Posted on 2020-01-23, 10:10
VLB, Not PCI. M912 Is this “Symphony” chipset any good ? Nothing spectacular. Also SIMM30, which is a pain.
Re: The World's Fastest 486
Posted on 2020-01-22, 23:49
Probably PCCHIPS M912 Rev 1.7, the one without fake cache soldered on.
Re: 486 motherboard BIOTEQ (Biostar) MB 1433/50AEA-P
Posted on 2020-01-22, 23:43
Some BIOS chips legs are very rusty, so don't get your hopes up. Maybe ISA slots are in bad shape too, especially two from the bottom. Everything else is so dirty that it's hard to judge.
Re: Socket 3 vs Socket 4 build
Posted on 2020-01-22, 21:51
Like me, if you want a P60/66, is just "to have it", to experiment with such rare and historically milestone. It is the only x86 system in which there is practically only one CPU, 60/66 is a very small difference. This makes it, together with other features, a very mysterious collector's piece. …
Re: IWILL P54TS Turbo switch
Posted on 2020-01-22, 21:32
Time to raise my thread back from the Necropolis. During my recent test I have found some oddity with async (pre-installed on the board) L2 cache on this board. SpeedSys results: L2 cache ON (Asynchronous) 430FX L2 cache oddity 1.gif L2 cache OFF 430FX L2 cache oddity 2.gif As you can see, L2 cache …
Re: Buying new boxes to store motherboards individually
Posted on 2020-01-22, 19:49
so they just pile over each other in boxes (best case currently) or on my workshop's table (worst case scenario). Store them vertically in a big box. Problem solved.
Re: Socket 3 vs Socket 4 build
Posted on 2020-01-22, 19:33
I have four, all do 150MHz (3x50) without complaint but either don't boot at all or aren't stable at 160MHz (4x40). With 4V?
Re: Socket 3 vs Socket 4 build
Posted on 2020-01-22, 19:06
Bottom line: PCI Socket 3 with Am5x86 160Mhz will provide better experience for the most games they both can run adequately. Or at the very least it will be on par with Socket 4 P66 in some scenarios (Quake).
Re: Best Drivers for GeForce4 MX-440
Posted on 2020-01-22, 17:33
At that time, quality of their products was questionable.
Re: Socket 3 vs Socket 4 build
Posted on 2020-01-22, 15:05
If you want practical build for DOS and early Win9x, find 430TX board and use Pentium MMX. This setup is very tweakable for gaming.
Re: Best Drivers for GeForce4 MX-440
Posted on 2020-01-22, 14:59
Nice purple PCB on it too. Say hello to Palit Dayrona.
Re: Best video card/cpu combo to play Blood (1997) in 800x600
Posted on 2020-01-22, 11:00
one thing about running 320x200 in build games btw, it gives screen tearing because page flipping is only supported in the VESA LFB modes. Build games can use VESA 320x200, if your card support it or can add support through UniVBE.
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