Re: nVIDIA TNT2 M64 and Pentium III 866 - good combo?

Posted on 2022-03-25, 16:25

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Would be interesting to hear more about the origins of Vanta and M64. GF MX has seen more exposure the last years at least. From what I remember, the Vanta and M64 models were very popular during the first half of the year 2000. They provided acceptable performance for very little money. But, at …

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Re: Most disappointing games?

Posted on 2022-03-25, 14:57

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Gothic 3. After the exceptional Gothic 2 and a very solid Gothic 1, I expected the same level of quality from the third game when it came to the combat and world design. Unfortunately, the only good thing about Gothic 3 was the music. The game shipped in an unfinished state, with a combat system …

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Re: People underestimate hardware they have and it's annoying

Posted on 2022-03-25, 08:44

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Using linux to get more life out of an older machine is NOT something for the "average joe". Hell, i'd argue its not for 9/10 of the computer literate. I'd go so far as to say using linux outside of the server environment is for masochists. I would agree that Linux in its current state is not …

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Re: S3 ELSA winner refresh rate madness

Posted on 2022-03-23, 16:09

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by Joseph_Joestar

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First card that I have those issues. No Problem on ATI Rage Series, Matrox Mystique, Riva128. So the virge will be put out of that machine. Damn S3! You can use S3 Refresh for 640x480 and higher resolutions. And @Gmlb256 provided a workaround for lower resolutions. I used my generic "no name" Virge …

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Re: Boring Tualatin Win98 build (formerly Nehemiah)

Posted on 2022-03-22, 06:42

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Upgraded the RAM to CL2 and the CPU to Tualatin 1.40 GHz and ran the benchmarks again. The 3DMark99 benchmark is FPS capped at 75 FPS, and there is no way to remove V-Sync for DirectX using the NVIDA 45.23 drivers, so not much difference. I think you need to apply the Coolbits registry tweak in …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-03-21, 22:53

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Finished tomb raider 1 unfinished business. I played the regular version a few months ago. I was pleasantly surprised that it had shadows on my voodoo 2, the regular version didn't. I think shadows show up if you use the original 3DFX patch and are missing when using the Voodoo Rush patch. Not sure …

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Re: Nehemiah DOS/Win98 build

Posted on 2022-03-21, 19:09

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Thanks. BTW, is it considered bad form to change the title of the topic? The build has evolved into something quite different altogether, and I was wondering if I should change the topic title to reflect that. I've done this myself in the past, when my builds changed significantly. It's unlikely …

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Re: Nehemiah DOS/Win98 build

Posted on 2022-03-21, 18:01

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I've never used an Aureal Vortex 2 before. I have a lot of questions: Nice score! I think I have the same card , though I rarely use it. What features are gimped in the Dell OEM version? As far as I know, OEM cards didn't ship with the quadzilla daughterboard , so you miss out on SPDIF and 4 …

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Re: Double Sound Card - SB0060-SB16

Posted on 2022-03-21, 10:59

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Question for Joseph_Joestar as I didn't know about the PNP disabling "feature" either. Is that only with PNP enabled in BIOS or are the drivers hard coded to go detect and disable legacy mode? I don't think the "PnP OS Installed Yes/No" BIOS setting plays a role here. All that does is let the BIOS …

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Re: nVIDIA TNT2 M64 and Pentium III 866 - good combo?

Posted on 2022-03-20, 13:05

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I would still argue that for what it is, it's terribly overpriced just like the early 3Dfx gear now. I took a peek at current Evil Bay prices, and I'm seeing Virge cards ranging between 15 and 50 USD. With generic "no name" cards being cheaper and the ones manufactured by reputable companies (e.g. …

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Re: nVIDIA TNT2 M64 and Pentium III 866 - good combo?

Posted on 2022-03-20, 12:36

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I don't understand why the S3 ViRGE is so highly esteemed in retro-circles today. Compatibility with DOS games mostly. The S3 Trio64V+ and the S3 Virge are among the best cards for that purpose, as seen on Gona's spreadsheet . Some people also like to experiment with S3D compatible DOS games. While …

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Re: Double Sound Card - SB0060-SB16

Posted on 2022-03-19, 08:21

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by Joseph_Joestar

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When SBLive drivers detect a PnP ISA card made by Creative in the same PC, the DOS emulation features of the Live will be automatically disabled. This doesn't occur with ISA cards from other manufacturers such as ESS.

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Re: MSI K8T NEO-V + Athlon 64 - very slow 3D performance in Windows 98 (works great in Windows XP)

Posted on 2022-03-17, 13:19

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by Joseph_Joestar

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In 3DMark01, if you look in the system info, under the display driver, does your AGP memory match what the AGP aperture is set to in BIOS? Yes, it's 128 MB in my case, which is what I'm using in the BIOS. This is with the oldest BIOS version though. I don't think I've checked this using the latest …

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Re: Table Fog & 8-bit Paletted Textures

Posted on 2022-03-17, 06:47

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Maybe better to obtain the GOG release. No. The GOG version contains fan patches which fix various rendering issues and enable 32-bit colors. I think these fixes also make table fog work on modern GPUs. That's great for gaming on a new PC. But, for the purposes of this test, it's best to use the …

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Re: Table Fog & 8-bit Paletted Textures

Posted on 2022-03-17, 05:45

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by Joseph_Joestar

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mockingbird wrote: I had to do the level again since the savegame posted earlier does not work The Thief 2 saves were made with the latest official patch v1.18 applied. I don't think they will work with earlier versions of the game.

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Re: Will this digital out gizzmo fit my AWE64 gold?

Posted on 2022-03-14, 22:10

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I recently built one. It was easy as pie, despite my soldering skills being pretty mediocre. Don't expect too much from the SPDIF output though. You'll be able to record AWE music just fine, but digitized sounds won't go through SPDIF unless the game specifically uses 16-bit 44.1 kHz sound samples. …

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Re: Settling the VIA C3 performance debate once and for all :-)

Posted on 2022-03-12, 17:43

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Anyway, getting back to the actual topic, I plan on making a video tomorrow evening (UTC), so I'm still waiting for suggestions regarding any additional game benchmarks, as mentioned in this post . So, speak now, or forever hold your peace! :-D Drakan is a DX6 game with a built-in benchmark. To …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-11, 18:04

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Kahenraz wrote on 2022-03-11, 17:23: That's very interesting. What driver version? For the Ti4200 I used 40.72 drivers, and for the 5700LE I used 56.64.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-11, 16:44

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by Joseph_Joestar

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It really is slower than a ti 4200? What are the specs of the machine you tested it in? Athlon64 3000+ on an Asus K8V-MX with 2 GB DDR400 RAM running WindowsXP + SP3. In Quake 2 I get 650 FPS at 640x480 on the Ti4200 and 12660 points in 3DMark 2001SE (default test). With the FX5700LE Quake 2 gets …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-11, 16:19

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by Joseph_Joestar

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It will be faster than a FX 5200 64-bit. I wonder how it compares to a 5200 128-bit? I assume that the 5700 LE doesn't suffer from the loss of Z-buffer compression as the 5200 does, so it would be an interesting comparison. I think it should have all the compression functionality that the FX5200 is …

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