Re: Having trouble getting high frames in Quake
Posted on 2021-01-08, 20:04
The Serpent Rider wrote: or alternatives
Re: Having trouble getting high frames in Quake
Posted on 2021-01-08, 19:59
I believe it is set to 800x600 Any VESA resolution in Quake will require FastVid utility or alternatives for optimal performance.
Re: Having trouble getting high frames in Quake
Posted on 2021-01-08, 16:34
In which resolution?
Re: DTK motherboards overall quality level (socket 7)
Posted on 2021-01-08, 16:30
Yeah, it boils down to specific boards. ASUS also had quite meh boards in that time period. I was surprised to discover that Zida Tomato made decent PPro motherboard.
Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread
Posted on 2021-01-08, 16:19
Windows XP is almost 20 years old. Core 2 is mostly in junk territory now, not really retro per say, but it's still the best option with WIn9x support and more than sufficient option for Windows NT 5.x era games.
Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread
Posted on 2021-01-08, 14:18
Tons of success stories in this thread with quads. Massive voltage drop and 5% FSB drop by default indicate otherwise.
Re: DTK motherboards overall quality level (socket 7)
Posted on 2021-01-08, 13:22
Yeah, I did that too. Still not convinced. Here's a better picture of the board: https://www.ebay.de/itm/174563941088
Re: Not sure how to plug in my USB, serial and PS/2 brackets on my 430 TX motherboard
Posted on 2021-01-08, 13:21
but how would I tell whether I've connected them upside down? Usually at least first pin is numerically marked on PCB.
Re: DTK motherboards overall quality level (socket 7)
Posted on 2021-01-08, 12:58
Looks soldered to me. Then again, for 50 bucks, it's probably better to look for some ATX board.
Re: DTK motherboards overall quality level (socket 7)
Posted on 2021-01-08, 11:08
Regardless of the brand, you would want to avoid any motherboard with RTC battery, if you lack soldering skills.
Re: DTK motherboards overall quality level (socket 7)
Posted on 2021-01-08, 10:59
In middle Gigabyte, Soyo, Soltek , Biostar, MSI , QDI, etc. Biostar in middle... ha ha.
Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread
Posted on 2021-01-08, 10:48
Is there an XP version? You can download bootable ISO.
Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread
Posted on 2021-01-08, 01:30
Linpack.
Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread
Posted on 2021-01-08, 00:20
It's pretty stable all-round mobo despite some saying here otherwise. Not with quads. Not that it matters since even 580gtx is heavily handicapped in that measly 4x slot Since that board is mostly favored as overbuffed universal Win 9x/Win XP machine, GTX 580 is already more than suitable for XP …
Re: Mistery Club3d 7600 GT AGP card WITHOUT external power connector
Posted on 2021-01-07, 20:58
And is this perhaps a low performance 7600 GT because of that? No idea. Maybe it's just downclocked or voltage is lowered enough to fit into AGP spec. AGP had powerhogs like GeForce 4 Ti 4600 and even Medion Radeon 9800XL without requirement for additional power. So it's reasonable to assume that …
Re: AGP 8X on a 1X/2X Board?
Posted on 2021-01-07, 20:36
Yes, also it's documented on youtube. Also Hercules cards are just reference design cards painted blue, so any card should be affected, but I don't see any evidence of that.
Re: Suggestion for short voodoo card
Posted on 2021-01-07, 19:15
Voodoo 3 PCI is roughly 17.5 cm from PCB corner, so might be tight fit.
Re: Suggestion for short voodoo card
Posted on 2021-01-07, 19:11
Canopus Pure 3D II is roughly 17.5 cm. Good luck finding it.
Re: Mistery Club3d 7600 GT AGP card WITHOUT external power connector
Posted on 2021-01-07, 19:04
What's up with this card? It's a video card without external power connector. Is this a dummy card? From quick google search, it is legit Club 3D 7600GT card.
Re: AGP 8X on a 1X/2X Board?
Posted on 2021-01-07, 18:40
but from AGP 8X to AGP 2x is huge. Eh, that depends. AGP has noticeable impact on geometry calculations, provided you can saturate the bus enough and the video card in question is at least T&L capable. That's not the case for most games and benchmarks though, because your primary bottleneck would …
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