Re: DX4 VLB FPS comparison, the fastest VLB video card in DOS

Posted on 2018-06-28, 18:19

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by arncht

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I would also suggest booting the cards into Windows to check stability with the 0 WS jumper. I have found that sometimes, the graphics card works with 0 WS in DOS, but will show artifacts or freeze in Windows. i dont use windows on this config. i did memtest86 test, and doom more hours loops - it …

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Re: DX4 VLB FPS comparison, the fastest VLB video card in DOS

Posted on 2018-06-28, 18:14

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by arncht

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i uploaded my benchmark suite.

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Re: DX4 VLB FPS comparison, the fastest VLB video card in DOS

Posted on 2018-06-28, 14:28

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by arncht

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Yeah, I don't know what the VESA Delay jumper is supposed to do. Setting it to No Delay has stopped me from booting before, though. I was looking at your expanded results in the spreadsheet. That 160MHz Am5x86 would make another interesting testbed. So 0WS is standard at 33MHz, but what about …

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Re: DX4 VLB FPS comparison, the fastest VLB video card in DOS

Posted on 2018-06-28, 13:58

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by arncht

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those jumpers set to 0ws all the time, this is the default for the 33mhz fsb. but there is another delay/no delay jumper too, where the delay is the default, but i did not see any difference, if i change it. what worked at me: * wait state jumper on the card (i also can set it on my ide card) * bios …

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Re: DX4 VLB FPS comparison, the fastest VLB video card in DOS

Posted on 2018-06-28, 11:49

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by arncht

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you can set it, just it doesnt matter 😀 no difference. on the card => works. i ran every cards with the same settings.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-28, 10:48

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by arncht

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appiah4 wrote: One day I will also have a VLB VGA card.. for me 486 = vlb 😀 maybe a very early rig with isa.

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Re: DX4 VLB FPS comparison, the fastest VLB video card in DOS

Posted on 2018-06-28, 09:58

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by arncht

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If bali32 has 0 ws jumper, shouldn't all the graphic cards be using 0 ws jumper? if they dont have... it is hard to do :) the 0ws for 33mhz, and above you should use the 1ws. but yesterday i had a boot with 50mhz fsb with 0ws. so i used every cards with default settings. i always try the jumpers, …

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Re: DX4 VLB FPS comparison, the fastest VLB video card in DOS

Posted on 2018-06-28, 09:44

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by arncht

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actually that is all, what i have (i had another buggy 864 and a 5428, what i sold). i dont think, the 968 has any advantage over the 964 in dos - maybe a different implementation can be better. the wd bali32 has a 0ws jumper, this is the fastest card in vga. the vesa modes are there, and the dx4 is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-28, 09:15

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by arncht

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more vlb backup (i use a Asus VL/I-486SV2GX4 rev 2.1 for my dx4 rig): Asus VL/I-486SVG0X4 rev 1.2 - early dx4 board, dx4 as p24c recognized, early award bios without lba support MSI MS:4138 rev 1.3 - asus alternative with ami bios, with 12ns cache Asus VL/I-486SV2GX4 rev 2.0 - earlier version of my …

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Re: DX4 VLB FPS comparison, the fastest VLB video card in DOS

Posted on 2018-06-28, 08:45

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by arncht

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the vga list updated with: Cirrus Logic CL-GD5429 2M VLB S3 86C805-P 1M VLB Spea V7-Mercury P-64 2M VLB Genoa Phantom 64 2M VLB #2 my favorite card (best overall performance, compatibility, output quality): Genoa Phantom 64 2M VLB #2

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-26, 20:17

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by arncht

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i have actually 10 vlb cards, but just 3 is perfect - so i try to collect some backup. Genoa Phantom 64 2M VLB S3 Vision864 Spea V7 Mirage P64 1M VLB S3 Vision864 Spea V7 Mercury P64 2M VLB S3 Vision964 Cirrus Logic CL-GD5429 2M VLB i am very happy with the genoa, finally a perfect vision864 (i have …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-19, 13:45

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by arncht

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Also got a couple of these adlib clones - both NIB. First sound card I ever bought. This is the one that is in the best shape. front.jpg haha, i had the same. my first sound card was a "sbpro comp" card, but died after a couple of weeks. then i spent the sound card price to upgrade my computer (to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-15, 14:50

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by arncht

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"Gotta stop buying hardware", he said. "I have everything I need", he said. Yeah, right. http://i.imgur.com/JoMGVBdm.jpg AWE32 became my favourite sound card/wavetable device as soon as I added 32MB RAM to it. I love EMU soundfonts, I really think this card just looks very cool and it's just so …

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Re: PC cases by year

Posted on 2018-06-15, 06:01

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by arncht

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nope - i added once 😀

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Re: PC cases by year

Posted on 2018-06-10, 15:56

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by arncht

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"Norman" ca 1996 (maybe from 1994) Filename 6x86.png File size 1.63 MiB Views 5889 views July of 1996 - PC Mag 6x86 advertisement

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2018-05-31, 07:24

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by arncht

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64mb is a little bit overkill for this config, 8mb maybe 16 would be suitable.

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Fastest video card for DOS, Socket 3 VLB / Socket 5 / Socket 7 / Slot 1 FPS comparison

Posted on 2018-05-23, 13:12

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by arncht

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the benchmark suite: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n40DbR3Fl8tqfnn7ZtWRkN-KDoqTgI9K/view?usp=sharing 1990\3DBENCH 1990\3DBENCH2 1992\WOLF3D 1993\DOOM 1995\PERLMARK 1996\CHRIS3D VGA 1996\CHRIS3D 640x480 1996\DUKE3D VGA 1996\DUKE3D 640x480 1996\JEST VGA 1996\PCPBENCH VGA 1996\PCPBENCH 640x480 1996\ …

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DX4 VLB FPS comparison, the fastest VLB video card in DOS

Posted on 2018-05-23, 12:40

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by arncht

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I compared: write back and write through cache BIOS settings (timings, VLB modes) CPUs overclock mainboards video cards The benchmark suite: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n40DbR3Fl8tqfnn7ZtWRkN-KDoqTgI9K/view?usp=sharing 1990\3DBENCH 1990\3DBENCH2 1992\WOLF3D 1993\DOOM 1995\PERLMARK 1996\CHRIS3D …

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FPS benchmarks by ages (1993-2000)

Posted on 2018-05-23, 12:29

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by arncht

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I tried to collect many configurations to compare them. The targeted era is ca 1993-2000 Must be an authentic configuration (available computer parts at the specified age) Compare the usability of the rigs, e.g. the frame rate is acceptable for me, or do I need a next generation? I collected …

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Re: PC cases by year

Posted on 2018-05-23, 11:55

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by arncht

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The first small case (on the photo) was used in a 1997 build from Russian company Formoza: Lucky Star 5I-VX1F, ceramic Pentium MMX-200 @ 166 MHz (I don't know why the CPU was underclocked), 2x32 MB PC66 SDRAM, 3dfx Banshee 16MB, SB AWE64 Gold, other parts (HDD, CD-ROM and FDD) were already lost …

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