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Re: Good PCIe graphics card ?

Posted on 2018-09-08, 21:03

I played the GOG.com version of Far Cry 1 on my 750Ti without any problems in XP. Excellent, I'll keep an eye out for this card in the future then, even though I mostly play around with AGP. It must be some kind of driver bug with the GeForce 6000 series. Phil's latest 6800GT video clearly …

Re: Good PCIe graphics card ?

Posted on 2018-09-08, 18:41

infiniteclouds wrote: I'm surprised that the drivers from the 750 TI don't have any issues with early XP games! Does the GTX 700 series work with Far Cry 1? I know that the 300 series driver in combination with 6600GT and 6800GT is a no-go. If not, what is the newest card which has working drivers? …

Re: WDC VGA 16 (WD90C00-JK)

Posted on 2018-09-07, 22:35

I've got an EEPROM writer but no clue how to use it. Want to work together and learn a thing or two? I've got the same card, so if you mail me the chips we can figure it out, burn yours and post some pics of the whole thing. I can even test them on my card to make sure they work. I'm in Tennessee. …

Re: WDC VGA 16 (WD90C00-JK)

Posted on 2018-09-03, 20:43

Indeed, it looks like it won't work. I too was misled by the part list under 3. Those are only examples of chips that will work as boot ROMs once flashed/programmed externally. This is what is says EPROM wise: 2. Or you can program RPl ROM image into the EPROM using EPROM program machine. I thought …

Re: WDC VGA 16 (WD90C00-JK)

Posted on 2018-09-03, 17:46

I got this card as part of a bundle, but it's missing the VGA BIOS ROMs (I don't know why anyone would pull them out, they probably didn't know what they were doing). Naturally, this means the card doesn't work, i.e. there is a black screen on boot. I ordered two 16Kx8 EPROMs (27C128, same as on …

Re: AGP is a bloody nightmare

Posted on 2018-08-29, 16:45

But yeah, once damaged it seems there's not much you can do. I've gotten better at desoldering but I think desoldering an AGP slot would be almost impossible. It might be possible to do with hot air, but I don't have a hot air station. Also, there seem to be no new AGP slots easily available (it …

Re: AGP is a bloody nightmare

Posted on 2018-08-29, 11:27

Before trying anything else, I would strongly suggest removing the Hyperion chipset driver (I'm assuming you installed 5.24A) and installing the "Retro" 4.43 version from VIA's website. I have a similar VIA chipset motherboard for Socket 462 (ECS K7VZA 1.0) and the system would lock up from time to …

Re: What were the historical prices on high-end GPUs?

Posted on 2018-08-23, 17:34

The new NVIDIA RTX2080 Ti starts at $1,000... Well the youtuber jayztwocents uploaded a video about this and he figured that the naming changed, not necessarily the pricing He is a complete and utter hypocrite and Nvidia shill. When AMD announced Vega 64 for $499 and it turned out the real MSRP was …

Re: Need help identifying a card from an auction

Posted on 2018-08-22, 23:26

The Memory chip layout seems to be common to FX5500 - though they usually go VGA + DVI Yes, I've thought of the FX series as well (and there are indeed a few dual VGA 5200/5500 models on Google Images), but I ruled them out because I don't think they had the dual-row header at the top left (I never …

Need help identifying a card from an auction

Posted on 2018-08-22, 20:48

Here's the best photo from the auction: https://i.imgur.com/5l1RsIK.jpg Basically, the most interesting thing is the dual VGA output. Of course, I first thought of Matrox, but none the them on VGA Museum seem to be even close, so it probably isn't that. Then I thought it could be Radeon 7000 series, …

Re: Mysterious resistor on MSI GeForce 4 MX460-VT

Posted on 2018-07-17, 17:08

Sorry for double posting, but I think the mystery has been at least partially solved (see second to last picture): https://www.ebay.com/itm/AGP-card-MSI-Nvidia-P600-G4MX460-VT-AV-out-VGA-S-out-S-in-Video-N1996-MX460/131161236767 Obviously the PCB color isn't the same, but it is the same card. …

Re: Mysterious resistor on MSI GeForce 4 MX460-VT

Posted on 2018-07-17, 09:30

Yeah I don't think that's a factory setup with that resistor. Certainly not something I've seen before. If I'm seeing it correctly then it looks like that resistor is connected to the 9th finger from the edge of the PCB. That is correct, but wouldn't that make it pin A9 according to the AGP slot …

Mysterious resistor on MSI GeForce 4 MX460-VT

Posted on 2018-07-16, 17:28

Sorry for the clickbait title, here are the pictures: https://imgur.com/a/hf6Duoi I'm wondering what this resistor is for and whether it was added by the previous owner or at the factory (it would be easiest to determine if someone has the same card). The soldering is very good, there is no flux …

Re: Half-dead ELSA Erazor X2 (GeForce 256 DDR)

Posted on 2018-01-06, 18:34

Haste makes waste Very true. by the way, did you remove GPU heatsink before reflowing whole thing? Unfortunately, I didn't, so that's probably what killed it. I baked a few cards in the past and they all had removable heatsinks, so I would always remove them (I only ever managed to get an X700 Pro …

Re: Half-dead ELSA Erazor X2 (GeForce 256 DDR)

Posted on 2018-01-06, 15:35

Ozzuneoj wrote: You could always keep it anyway... having a non working Erazor X2 is still kinda cool. 😉 I know, but it will haunt me forever. You probably know the feeling: "Maybe I could still try this..." And then it doesn't work. I guess I'll just put it away somewhere. Bury it deep. What a …

Re: Half-dead ELSA Erazor X2 (GeForce 256 DDR)

Posted on 2018-01-06, 15:05

Thank you very much for your input, SSTV2. Since I have no access to a hot air rework station and only a very crappy iron, I decided to put it in the oven before throwing it away (preheated to 200°C, 10 minutes). It ended just as one would imagine. I lost yet another SMD cap and something caused a …

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