Re: Want to build a DOS/Win98 Gaming PC

Posted on 2023-04-11, 00:22

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by Bruno128

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there a plenty of socket a boards with the same issue (agp gart issues) While there are indeed fast-writes and GART troubles on some SiS and Via chipset/bios combos from s462 times, what I was referring to is a peculiar win98-specific GART problem sighted on s754 with VIA chipsets. (see this post …

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Re: Want to build a DOS/Win98 Gaming PC

Posted on 2023-04-08, 22:44

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by Bruno128

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ASUS CUSL2-C with CPU Intel III 866 MHZ and 320MB RAM for 90€ That's a crazy price given that 815EP struggles with demanding 98 stuff and will give you DMA headache with DOS stuff. Asus P5A + AMD K6 400 MHZ for 50€ It's a popular super7 choice with decent DOS compatibility/slowdown ( setmul ) and …

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Re: Voodoo 2 - Heatsinks Needed?

Posted on 2023-04-07, 16:52

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by Bruno128

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stealthjoe wrote on 2023-02-03, 05:48: pins for this cooler are compatible with Voodoo 3 3000? This appears to be JST PH 2.0 connector. As far as I know V3-3000 doesn’t use one and the fans installed are normally connected to the mb.

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Re: Athlon64 3400+ / Asus K8V-MX / 5900XT / Audigy1

Posted on 2023-04-04, 16:34

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by Bruno128

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Hi, what a nice build you got! I’d like to know if you are able to reproduce this fullscreen graphical corruption problem for a dos game: Windows ME + Security update CD. GF FX + ForceWare 45.23. R. Loew MEMPATCH without limiting the accessible 1gigabyte of RAM. Duke3D Atomic ed. 800x600. It will …

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Re: Win ME and audigy SB0090 Freeze guaranteed

Posted on 2023-04-03, 22:21

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by Bruno128

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Which memory manager are you using and what is the system specs?

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Re: Build Log: ATi:Resurrected II, Rise of the Radeon - XP/P4/X850 Dream Machine 2005

Posted on 2023-03-29, 17:07

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by Bruno128

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ATi_Loyalist wrote on 2023-03-28, 22:43: The Zalman cooler is really nice! Looks cool! Any tips for removing old thermal interface? Also, did you maybe do a peak load temps comparison with a stock one and this one?

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Re: SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97

Posted on 2023-03-27, 15:09

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by Bruno128

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Ok I am really confused by versioning scheme now, what is the number for the newest testing one

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Re: SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97

Posted on 2023-03-25, 09:58

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by Bruno128

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Test report, Realtek ALC655 @ ICH5 MS-DOS 6.22 SBEMU ver.1.0b2 Output: Found sound card: ICH AC97 Real mode support: enabled. Protected mode support: enabled. OPL3 emulation enabled at port 388h. Sound Blaster Pro emulation enabled at Adress: 220, IRQ: 7, DMA: 1 Games tested: Duke3D: sound and FM …

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Re: SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97

Posted on 2023-03-24, 17:35

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by Bruno128

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Test report, Realtek ALC883 @ nForce 430a (MCP61P) MS-DOS 6.22 SBEMU ver.1.0b2 Output: Copy code to clipboard 1 Found sound card: Intel HDA 2 Sound card IRQ conflict, abort.

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Re: SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97

Posted on 2023-03-24, 17:25

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by Bruno128

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crazii wrote on 2023-03-24, 15:19: You can test the latest one that tries to fix interrupt problem. Test report, Realtek ALC888 @ VT8237A MS-DOS 6.22 SBEMU ver.1.0b2-8233fix No change: Internal stack overflow System Halted

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Re: SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97

Posted on 2023-03-23, 08:50

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by Bruno128

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crazii wrote on 2023-03-23, 07:33: This build should contain the fix Hi crazii thanks for your work. The VT8233 fix is not merged in the OP version yet? Could it also fix VT8237A problem I report here?

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Re: SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97

Posted on 2023-03-22, 20:40

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by Bruno128

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Test report, Realtek ALC888 @ VT8237A MS-DOS 6.22 SBEMU ver.1.0b2 Output: DEVICE=JEMMEX.EXE JEMMEX v5.84 [02/06/23] System memory found at e000-efff, region might be in use JemmEx loaded JLOAD QPIEMU.DLL JLoad: QPIEMU.DLL loaded successfully. HDPMI32I -r -x HDPMI32 now resident Internal stack …

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Re: Top Klamath dual-Glide Grandia build (February 2023)

Posted on 2023-03-20, 08:54

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by Bruno128

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dual Voodoos Hi thanks for the feedback! Yes the games default to Voodoo3 so I copy a number of Voodoo1-related files from the driver redistributable to the DOS game folder so it picks up the proper card. Recent example where I had to do it is The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard. Before I did it …

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Re: Build Log: ATi:Resurrected II, Rise of the Radeon

Posted on 2023-03-18, 12:31

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by Bruno128

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Nice build, like the overall theme and the blue. Got briefly puzzled where the power supply unit went (because of the backplane mod). I get it the template came from some smaller case which has a SFX PSU mounted overhanging the mb cooler, right?

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Re: "Period correct" as a practical problem

Posted on 2023-03-05, 18:06

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by Bruno128

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One more that comes to mind about hard drives is SATA-II drives occasionally not detected on earliest SATA-I controllers unless you set a compatibility jumper or create a JBOD RAID (VIA, again)

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"Period correct" as a practical problem

Posted on 2023-03-05, 14:11

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by Bruno128

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Hi everyone. Today I want to talk a bit about period-correctness in builds. While some people do it for nostalgia or aesthetics, there are also some problems solved by using to-date components. A few examples of such issues I'd like to bring up: Boards using earlier AGP chipsets occasionally do not …

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Re: Windows XP systems, do you 4:3, 5:4 or 16:10?

Posted on 2023-03-01, 15:39

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by Bruno128

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BitWrangler wrote on 2023-03-01, 15:24: Most of the 320*200 640*400 stuff looks better anyway, The squished pixels in dos games do not bother you?

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Re: Windows XP systems, do you 4:3, 5:4 or 16:10?

Posted on 2023-03-01, 15:08

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by Bruno128

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On my xp build I run both desktop and fullscreen games in 1024x768 and the 27” Dell monitor is forced to 4:3 aspect on that DVI-D input. It scales with no bad effect on image. The black bars on the sides I don’t mind.

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Re: AMD socket 939 AGP build - mid 2004 - Windows XP

Posted on 2023-02-28, 08:08

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by Bruno128

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Hi rcarkk I like this build and it also has very tidy cable management. What is this plaque on the hard drive caddy that says AMD, 6800 etc? Is that a sticker you designed yourself?

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Re: Top Klamath dual-Glide Grandia build (February 2023)

Posted on 2023-02-25, 14:34

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by Bruno128

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A 1ghz Ezra probably comes about the same Hi thanks for the feedback. That’s an interesting thought however heat production is not an issue with this build. Otherwise there is not much incentive for going C3. For starters, I have a Voodoo1 compatibility concern about something running at 1GHz even …

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