Re: Tell us about your 3DFX collection

Posted on 2020-09-18, 04:39

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I just have a single Voodoo3 2000 AGP which I bought second-hand way back in 2002. IIRC, I paid around 30 EUR back then (maybe less?) and only got it because I never had a Voodoo card at the height of their popularity and wanted to see how Glide looked in Deus Ex. I only used that card for a short …

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Re: Can't get Media orte 16 FMP-03 with Vibra chip to work in DOS

Posted on 2020-09-18, 04:28

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by Joseph_Joestar

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The DXP44Q is a 1:1 copy of the YMF289B. My OPTi 82C930 has one and it sounds identical to the real thing. As for the DOS setup, try using the sbbasic drivers as shown by Phil here . Note that this is intended for pure DOS 6.22. However, if you're using DOS 7.1 (the version which ships with Win9x) …

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Re: SoundFonts, Sound Blaster Live!, and Windows 98SE

Posted on 2020-09-17, 22:16

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Will installing the Audigy VXDs break my CDDA via Daemon Tools? I've never been super clear on how CDDA works with ISO mounting. Not sure about CDDA, but the drivers will work with the "Analog audio" option from Daemon Tools 3.47. However, it should be said that certain games are more problematic …

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Re: SoundFonts, Sound Blaster Live!, and Windows 98SE

Posted on 2020-09-17, 20:54

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by Joseph_Joestar

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If you want to use soundfonts larger than 32MB, you need to install the Audigy drivers. Take a look at my guide: Using Audigy drivers with a Sound Blaster Live

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-09-17, 19:05

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Did some testing today with a PC containing an ECS P6BAT-Me v. 1.1 Socket 370/Slot 1 motherboard (Via Apollo Pro chipset). Installed the fastest CPU I currently have in my collection via a Slotket - a Celeron 1.1GHz and installed 512MB RAM. I had a HDD with Windows 2000 installed on it, cloned from …

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Re: AthlonXP + GeForce4 build

Posted on 2020-09-17, 16:17

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Well, it looks like I found a use case for gaming under Windows 2000 on this rig. I just learned that Splinter Cell has issues on cards newer than a GeForce4 . Originally,I had planned to replay that game on my higher specced WinXP rig, but it looks like I might have to settle for slightly lower …

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Re: Best way to get win98 / winXP games?

Posted on 2020-09-17, 09:12

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by Joseph_Joestar

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From my experience, GOG installers work fine on WindowsXP + SP3. Some games may need extra stuff like "Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable" to work, but you can usually download offline installers for that. Personally, I like to keep my XP build completely offline for security reasons, so GOG …

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Re: Games that justify building a Windows XP PC

Posted on 2020-09-17, 07:48

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by Joseph_Joestar

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I can't think of anything offhand that doesn't work on more powerful PCs in Windows 7/10, to be honest. EAX games come to mind. Granted, Creative's Alchemy does a decent job overall and other software solutions do exist for Win7 and up. However, I personally prefer the hardware EAX sound of a Sound …

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Re: Another builds discussion

Posted on 2020-09-17, 04:08

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Boohyaka wrote on 2020-09-16, 21:28: I'd rather keep the Ti4200 in the fast build to have a fast non-Glide card, doesn't that make sense? I believe that performance wise it shouldn't be too bad of a difference even in DeusEx or UT99? Deus Ex tends to be hungry for CPU performance, even when running …

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Re: Another builds discussion

Posted on 2020-09-15, 16:30

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I ever need it, I think the Audigy 2 ZS also has decent SB16 DOS compatibility? It's ok most of the time, but I did notice sound crackling/echoing in a couple of games like WarCraft2 and Quake. You can also use it as a soundfont loader for General MIDI music in DOS games that run under the Win98 …

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Re: Final sound setup - have I missed anything out?

Posted on 2020-09-15, 10:56

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by Joseph_Joestar

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in Marvin \ Sound

A big part of the fun is the experimentation. The achievement of making it all work yourself, just the way you want, after hours of research and testing. That is what we do. Same for me. For example, I love testing how the native AudioDrive mode of ESS cards stacks up against Windows Sound System …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-09-15, 10:44

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by Joseph_Joestar

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in Milliways

kolderman wrote on 2020-09-15, 10:12: Is it sharp and crisp? I get a somewhat fuzzy image on my v5 I have not figured out yet. I'm playing on a 17" CRT and it looks really nice to me. Not sure if things would be different on an LCD though. I can take some screenshots if you want.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-09-15, 09:55

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Playing through Diablo II LoD on a Voodoo3, I've noticed that the game never stutters when "streaming in" data. I remember this being an issue with Direct3D cards even on a much more powerful machine. I'm not using an SSD mind you, just a plain old 80GB Maxtor HDD. The game simply runs super smooth …

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Re: Anyone sold their collections / parts on... any regrets?

Posted on 2020-09-14, 11:44

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by Joseph_Joestar

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I think I'd feel guilty throwing those away knowing they could be useful to someone else. On the other hand, I don't need the money, and I don't want to spend the time on it. I especially don't want a situation where I have sold an item just to have it returned as faulty, etc. So I just keep …

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Re: Final sound setup - have I missed anything out?

Posted on 2020-09-14, 09:31

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by Joseph_Joestar

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WSS support in games isn't very common, but where it is supported it sounds really good (Descent!), and you basically get it 'for free' with most of the newer non-Creative options, including the Yamaha chips (Orpheus) Actually, WSS compatible titles are more widespread than people think. Mobygames …

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Re: Seeking suggestions for first ISA model sound card for new dos rig

Posted on 2020-09-13, 06:20

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by Joseph_Joestar

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There don't seem to be anything like the same downsides to this card as there are with SB16s. Is there anything significant it can't do? Many ALS100 cards have high self-noise. Even with all inputs muted in the mixer and using conservative volume settings, it's still an issue. This does vary …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-09-12, 12:08

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by Joseph_Joestar

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks to your reply I noticed your Audigy 2 drivers for SB Live! guide. I wish I saw it before because it's excellent. I can now load the Arachno soundfont without getting the occassional blue screen, and it loads it much faster than the Live!'s Soundfont manager did. Plus VxD instead of WDM is a …

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Re: Setup for recording (DOS) audio

Posted on 2020-09-12, 12:00

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by Joseph_Joestar

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in Marvin \ Sound

But there are plenty of X-Fi's for sale where I am, both PCI and PCI-e. Are there any features between the different models that are important or best avoided ( list on Wikipedia )? The PCIe versions come with built-in optical in/out. For the PCI models, you need the corresponding front panel to …

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Re: Help me finish my first DOS build

Posted on 2020-09-12, 09:54

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by Joseph_Joestar

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

yeah, I know, but if I have that, I could mark this machine as "ultimate 1996 pc" and add it to my sig, and of course if I can get this mobo I will add NT4 to the multiboot to justify it. I guess that makes sense if you're aiming for the highest tier hardware that was available that year. But you'd …

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Re: Help me finish my first DOS build

Posted on 2020-09-12, 08:43

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by Joseph_Joestar

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

But if I could, ideally this machine would have a gigabyte 586dx 430hx dual socket 7 mobo with dual pentium 200 Dual CPUs are useless for DOS, and also Win9x for that matter. At the very least, you need Windows NT or newer to make use of them. If you want affordable but decent General MIDI on that …

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