Re: Ideal Voodoo 2 Cooling?
Posted on 2019-04-12, 08:43
Using a fan is better.. that way you don't need to worry about removing the heatsinks later without causing damage
Re: Best "modern" GFX card and driver for K6 system
Posted on 2019-03-28, 11:08
swaaye wrote: Re: Best PCI VGA for a K6-III+ That makes the GF2 MX400 the obvious choice.. pretty much the same performance but many more drivers to choose from. Shame the voodoo 3 3000 isn't on the list
Re: ITT: You pick the parts and I build the 1990-1992 486
Posted on 2019-03-27, 05:26
I have memories of going to computer swapmeets around 1997 (as a poor kid) and starting out with an SX33 and playing older dos games (Jetfighter, anyone?). It did struggle with doom, ran around 10fps IIRC Later on I got a DX/33 and a VLB board with a cirrus logic VLB card, and doom runs great on it …
Re: Athlon 64 questions
Posted on 2019-03-16, 10:28
Venice chips are fairly cool running.. if you plan on sticking with the 939 system i would get one. It is a later board so bios compatibility shouldn't be an issue (but you can always use the clawhammer to update, should you need it)
Re: Modding an Old PC Case.
Posted on 2019-03-15, 05:06
You can get the case cut by a cnc laser cutter (including screw holes) and screw on the acrylic behind the panel, which is about as close to professional looking as you can get Or you can get one of the old fashioned case window kits, cut the case to the supplied template and the messy cutting is …
Re: Choosing the right sound card ?
Posted on 2019-03-14, 06:45
Also you need a sound card with an MPU-401 to drive a GM device. OP you should consider taking the time to do some research and explain what it is you're trying to do for once - i.e. show some respect for the people here who are kindly trying to answer your questions. I think asking here is his …
Re: Best "modern" GFX card and driver for K6 system
Posted on 2019-03-13, 05:52
It's a very mismatched system.. is there a reason for the specs being what they are? Windows 2000 is very much not a gaming OS, 768mb of ram is overkill, radeon cards of that era are only going to cause you grief A geforce 2 mx is more than enough for it, consider dropping to 512mb ram if you want …
Re: Recommend best OpenGL for Pentium 4-era PC?
Posted on 2019-03-11, 00:46
A geforce or quadro card will have no problem with openGL
Re: ELSA Erazor X with DVI
Posted on 2019-03-10, 10:16
It is DVI-D, as it is missing the 4 analog pins around the large flat pin
Re: Help me choose a sound card ?
Posted on 2019-03-03, 08:11
Regarding midi, you really need to do some research on this. Depending on the age of the game, roland MT-32 or SC-55, but there are several others. You also need to do some of your own reading up on sound cards - most sound blasters, for example, have one issue or another when it comes to midi, opl3 …
Re: Help me choose a sound card ?
Posted on 2019-03-03, 05:52
Are you using external midi or a midi daughterboard?
Re: Ultimate AMD K6-3-500 build advice ?
Posted on 2019-03-01, 00:13
Intel486dx33 wrote: What I mean by Ultimate is best game compatibility in DOS and Windows 98se. What I am most concerned about is choosing the best sound card and video card for DOS compatibility, performance and quality. voodoo 3 and audician-32 Surely after over 1000 posts you would know by now
Re: Filling the DOS gap of Windows Accelerator SVGA cards
Posted on 2019-02-11, 05:13
There is no reason a windows accelerator card can't work well in DOS (and better than a lot of older cards) https://web.archive.org/web/20190119001608/ht … r.hu/DOS_TESTS/ A write combining enabler like fastvid will give you a performance boost
Re: Maxing Intel P45 memory
Posted on 2019-02-10, 07:33
Either way.. after 10+ years, a lot of ram modules seem to fail because of old age.. i've thrown out 20+gb of DDR2 of all sorts of brands/speed ratings Even on low voltage? Most of OCed memory were dying due to extensive use on high voltage (2.2-2.4v) combined with bad cooling. I don't know what it …
Re: Maxing Intel P45 memory
Posted on 2019-02-10, 00:58
This has nothing to do with "black markets". OCZ was just pushing chips too far without proper testing, which eventually lead to their downfall. OCZ, Corsair and many other manufacturers of that kind mostly sell preoverclocked memory. Overclocking is always a lottery. you can get ddr2 1200mhz in …
Re: Best LGA 775 Motherboard with AGP and DDR400?
Posted on 2019-02-10, 00:44
Try an E6500K.. those are unlocked too Also BH-5 ram is fun to play with on these old 865 boards if you have done the vdimm mod, but you'd be limited to 1gb
Re: Maxing Intel P45 memory
Posted on 2019-02-06, 05:34
16GB of ddr2 puts a lot of stress on the memory controller, regardless of anything else. You can try finding a compatibility list for your motherboard and try to look for any modules that have already been tested. I doubt it would take ECC and.or registered memory either What is the application? If …
Re: (Maybe a Few) Question(s) Regarding SATA Drives and Drivers Under Windows 98 SE and XP
Posted on 2019-02-03, 05:26
I solved the Enhanced/Native Mode SATA issue for Windows 9x 10 years ago. I released an AHCI Driver for Windows 9x early last year. TRIM does not require AHCI. I wrote a TRIM Program for FAT32 that runs in DOS. It only runs in IDE Mode. I was going to respond to this thread with 'leave it in legacy …
Re: Windows XP Help me pick a CPU
Posted on 2019-02-01, 08:21
GTA IV also works on windows 7-10
Re: Windows XP Help me pick a CPU
Posted on 2019-01-31, 11:13
I can't think of any games that run better on XP that need (or even make use of) a quad core cpu. An e8400 is like $6 on ebay here and performs + overclocks fantastically - there is really no need to mess around with 771 modding and the like
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