Re: Table Fog & 8-bit Paletted Textures

Posted on 2022-07-21, 10:49

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For NFS High Stakes I used the demo version which only has one track. Not sure what it's called, but it does have fog. I think @bloodem has the full version of that game an is probably more acquainted with it. He did mention Celtic Ruins as a track which has fog. As for Rogue Spear, I'm completely …

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Re: SUCCESSFUL K6-2+ to K6-3+ Full Cache Enable Mod

Posted on 2022-07-20, 07:16

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Sphere478 wrote on 2022-07-19, 18:49: I noticed it, I forgot. 🤣. I’m going to add it to the guide on page 13 thank you 😀 Great, you're welcome! 😀

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Re: SUCCESSFUL K6-2+ to K6-3+ Full Cache Enable Mod

Posted on 2022-07-19, 18:42

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I recorded this almost a month ago, finally managed to upload the video today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Aw2U_BZnSk It's a guide with the method I'm using for modding the K6-2+ to a K6-3+, maybe it will help others. Probably mine? I wrote about it 3 months ago on this exact thread (see quote …

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Re: Is a Voodoo2 wasted on a Pentium 233 MHz system?

Posted on 2022-07-18, 12:05

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It definitely depends greatly on what games you're playing and the resolution, but according to my tests, a Voodoo 2 can actually bottleneck a 266 MHz PMMX at 640 x 480 in games like GLQuake! In other games, however (Quake 2, Unreal), the CPU will definitely bottleneck the Voodoo 2 even at 800 x 600 …

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Re: Pentium MMX 166 or faster?

Posted on 2022-07-17, 05:24

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It is interesting that some people even after 30-40 years are still looking for the same painful way to play those old games. Now you have the money and old hardware is quite cheap, why not buying the best possible configuration for your childhood game? Why to suffer the same old pain? 🙄 Because, …

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Re: Cost of living strikes!!!!

Posted on 2022-07-16, 13:25

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Hmmm I don't know I'm running a 10980Xe and I can say its a damn fine CPU and it'll happily eat through 500watts at full use, for what it gets used for its been the best purchase I have made recently. Yea I know I could have gone with 3000 Threadripper but with the way AMD has been handling it of …

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Re: Cost of living strikes!!!!

Posted on 2022-07-16, 12:28

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2022-07-16, 12:19: How about 300W CPUs from Intel? 🤣 Also hard pass 😁

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Re: Cost of living strikes!!!!

Posted on 2022-07-16, 11:58

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Well, I have a 220-240V / 32 amp electrical system at my home, but I still won't ever buy a GPU that eats more than 300W (and even at 300W, there are probably transient spikes that reach 500W or more). 600W GPUs?! That's insane! Right as I'm typing this, the air conditioner that keeps my room nice …

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Re: Voodoo 1 Cooling

Posted on 2022-07-15, 18:41

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ok, can we get someone with a hot running V1 to glue a thermocouple to the chip and run some experiments? how hot is 'hot'? I did not use a thermocouple, I used an IR gun (a pretty good and accurate one, actually), and IIRC, I got ~70 degrees for the FBI chip of a Diamond Monster Voodoo 1 after 30 …

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Re: Geforce4 vs Geforce5 with athlon 64

Posted on 2022-07-10, 17:52

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Uhm that makes me wonder. Where the problem could be? My A350XT works fine in the p4 machine so it's not broken... could you please share a copy of your bios when you have the chance? It's a long shot but... I have no clues why it works flawlessy for you and not for me... OK, I'm back in my …

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Re: Voodoo 1 Cooling

Posted on 2022-07-08, 08:35

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No throttling on Voodoo so heat wont affect fps. They dont get hot enough to hang/crash so all the cooling mods are waste of time imo. They are definitely NOT a waste of time. Even though I myself prefer the "non-invasive" approach (I don't like to add a heatsink, unless it was there from the …

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Re: Table Fog & 8-bit Paletted Textures

Posted on 2022-07-07, 06:28

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It's so strange that ATI never even tried to properly emulate table fog support and have it available by default, without needing any registry tweaks. It looks like it should have been a pretty trivial thing to do. It didn't even need to be perfect, just... good enough. I guess they were too busy …

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Re: Voodoo 1 Cooling

Posted on 2022-07-05, 07:11

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My personal approach with these cards is to use a PCI dual-fan bracket . It will keep it cool without the need to attach any heatsinks on the FBI/TMU chips. This solution is especially useful for cards like the Voodoo 3 PCI, where you not only want to cool the actual chip, but also the ultra-hot …

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Re: Table Fog & 8-bit Paletted Textures

Posted on 2022-07-04, 17:18

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What is the benefit of using nVidia 3.68 with a TNT2 over something like a GeForce2 GTS with 7.76? Are you aware of games that do not function with the later driver? I have several TNT2, but it is quite a bit slower than a GeForce2 GTS. @bloodem - feel free to chime in as well, I see you've tested …

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Re: Table Fog & 8-bit Paletted Textures

Posted on 2022-07-04, 16:57

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I'm not sure if this game uses table fog or not, especially since I'm only testing the demo version (I don't own the full game). The demo track does feature fog effects if they are turned on in the Graphics options. These effect are most prominent near the cliff where the hot air baloon flies over …

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Re: Sound cards with FM Synth and Chorus/Reverb included

Posted on 2022-07-04, 11:16

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IIRC, the 1688 cards only come with ESFM, while 688 cards can have OPL3 chips. Yeah, I've never actually seen an ES1688 with a usable dedicated OPL3 chip. Even if there are some, they're probably unicorns. Either way, they're all amazing cards (especially the non-PnP versions). Not that I'm …

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Re: Competition! Win a 3DFX Voodoo3 Graphics Card. ----#Quake3toTheMax----

Posted on 2022-07-02, 12:28

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Necrodude wrote on 2022-07-02, 10:41: I could never in my wildest dreams imagine that 500fps was possible on a sub ghz machine. That is insane!!!!!! 😀 Uhm... it's... not, though? 😁 It's not even possible in Quake 2 or Quake 1. 🤣 Congrats to the winners!

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Re: Geforce4 vs Geforce5 with athlon 64

Posted on 2022-07-01, 12:13

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Edit: both cards works fine with the pentium 4 configuration. I do start to wonder if it is worth the hassle to use the athlon 64 with windows 98, despite of the good Phil's says. Do you know if it is possible to use a sata ssd with windows 98? It's definitely worth it, but it might not always be …

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Re: Adlib Card - Clone / Real? Audio quality?

Posted on 2022-06-30, 17:44

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What can I say? You're right, I'm wrong, so let's just leave it at that. 😀

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Re: Adlib Card - Clone / Real? Audio quality?

Posted on 2022-06-30, 17:01

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IMO preemptively replacing tantalums (especially on a sound card) is simply a waste of time Even on the IBM motherboards notorious for blowing them it only happens on the +-12V rails Yes, as I mentioned, it's less likely to occur on low current/low voltage components, but it does happen when you …

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