Re: Intel smashes Ryzen
Posted on 2021-01-12, 16:21
Re: Is anyone excited for Big Navi?
Posted on 2020-11-20, 16:27
I just bought a 1660 for my old i7-4700, but it's more of a stopgap solution since I got it cheap (OB) and just needed something faster than onboard gfx. The plain RX 6800 looks great, faster than an RTX 3070 and cheaper. Maybe they'll be in stock next year when I build my new computer!
Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today
Posted on 2020-11-11, 20:43
I'm starting to get back into modern PC gaming again so I ordered an open box GTX 1660 for pretty cheap. I know it's far from the best, but coming from Intel 4600 graphics I think I'll be happy. Not sure how much that cost you but considering market prices you would probably have gotten better bang …
Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today
Posted on 2020-11-10, 20:39
I'm starting to get back into modern PC gaming again so I ordered an open box GTX 1660 for pretty cheap. I know it's far from the best, but coming from Intel 4600 graphics I think I'll be happy.
Re: What display do you use for gaming ?
Posted on 2020-11-01, 17:28
You guys with your fancy CRTs, 144hz LCDs, 4k projectors and RetroTINKs are so lucky. I only have 3 boring displays. A 1280x1024 19" Viewsonic LCD for my retro rig, a 1440p 60hz 27" generic monitor (remember the super cheap Korean IPS craze around 10 years ago? It's one of those). And a 55" 1080P …
Re: Laptops with Color Plasma screens?
Posted on 2020-10-17, 21:57
Interesting! Sounds like a Dolch portable? Did a quick google search and found Dolch PCs with orange plasmas and color LCDs, but no color plasma. I wonder if it was a prototype that never made it to market.
Laptops with Color Plasma screens?
Posted on 2020-10-17, 03:21
Does anyone know if there are any laptops or luggables (even prototypes) with color plasma screens? I'd be very interested in something like that but so far I have only seen laptops with orange plasma screens. Ebay and google searches haven't turned up much. Did color plasma screens not exist until …
Re: X-FI locking up in F.E.A.R.
Posted on 2020-09-18, 02:08
OK so I put my old Sound Blaster Live back in and FEAR works fine! So I guess there is something wrong with the X-FI. Really sucks because even the first 5 minutes of FEAR does sound more immersive through the X-FI. 🙁
Re: X-FI locking up in F.E.A.R.
Posted on 2020-09-16, 23:50
Windows XP Home - SP3 1.5GB DDR RAM
X-FI locking up in F.E.A.R.
Posted on 2020-09-16, 23:12
I started playing this game again and am having issues with the sound. Right from the intro sequence, I hear popping and scratching. Now if that were the only issue, I'd try to live with it. But 5 minutes in, just before the first ghostly encounter, the game becomes unplayable. It drops to like 2fps …
Re: Incoming (GOG) Glide Mode
Posted on 2020-09-08, 21:32
leileilol wrote on 2020-09-06, 23:55: Incoming is Direct3D only. Hmm, looks like you're right. I saw Incoming on the Windows Glide Game List, but upon further inspection it looks like only the version that shipped with Voodoo2 cards run in Glide mode. Bummer. Guess I'll continue running it on my XP …
Incoming (GOG) Glide Mode
Posted on 2020-09-06, 20:39
Hey guys, I copied my GOG version of Incoming to a Windows 98 PC with a Voodoo 3000 video card, but I can't seem to find the rendering mode options. I was playing it on a Windows XP PC with a Geforce 6600 before, so I think it was using Direct 3D or maybe OpenGL on that system. I basically just …
Re: Hole between socket 7 (233MMX) and PIII or Athlon XP socket A. For windows 98SE games.
Posted on 2020-08-31, 00:00
Do you have any games that won’t run on your MMX or p3 and DEMAND to be played on a p2? Yeah, didn’t think so. 😀
Re: Usability of this K7 3dfx Compaq I found and HW questions
Posted on 2020-08-28, 16:19
When it comes to money worth - yes. If you're not into collecting stuff and there are no dirt cheap options at hand (like that Compaq system) - Slot A should be avoided. If you're not into collecting stuff and there are no dirt cheap options at hand, Slot 1, Socket 370, Socket 7, Socket A, Socket …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-08-04, 17:35
I bought a Sony VAIO laptop with a 550 MHZ K6-2+ for $15. I didn't know Sony made AMD computers, so this was interesting to me. The video chip (4 MB shared) is really disappointing though.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-08-04, 17:32
FX 5200 and FX 5500 used the same GPU. Both come in 64 and 128 bit versions. As stated you can simply overclock it into a 64 bit 5500.
Re: 10 year cpu challenge
Posted on 2020-07-19, 17:21
1996: Pentium 120 2000: Athlon Slot A 650 2004: Athlon XP 2600 2008: Core 2 Duo E8500 2013: Core i5 4670K OC 4.3GHZ 2020: Ryzen 7 3700X
Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator
Posted on 2020-07-14, 16:19
Bruninho wrote on 2020-07-14, 15:30: I believe it is bad programming when a game demands too high specs to be playable. What? The system requirements for Flight Simulator actually look quite tame compared to those required by most other AAA games these days. i5-4460 and GTX 770...that's 2013 tech!
Re: AMD K6 3DMARK, aiming for stars.
Posted on 2020-05-15, 01:40
from HWbot https://d1ebmxcfh8bf9c.cloudfront.net/u4702/image_id_1257775.jpeg I don't get it! How do you guys get such high scores? This is better than my Celeron 800MHZ with NVIDIA Ti4200 = 3469 pts. I also saw someone else getting more than 12000 with a P3 which I think my score should be closer …
Re: Weird monitor/gpu issue with Netflix
Posted on 2020-02-27, 05:31
@SquallStrife: Power cycling doesn't work, but unplugging/replugging both the signal and power cables seems to do the trick. @ cyclone3D: I was using the Netflix app. Tried it in Chrome and whaddayaknow...it works! I tried playing/stopping 10 different shows and there was not a single glitch. The …
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