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First post, by maw

Posted on 2014-05-22, 00:47

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ok. after talking in some threads about my dos hardware here now the introducing of the desktop one in the current config:

• CPU : Intel Pentium1 MMX @ 1 x 200 MHZ
• Memory : 1x64MB SD-Ram
• Video Card : 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 PCI 16MB
• Hard Drive : 1x 80GB IDE (Maxtor)
• Optical : CD-Rom Drive
• Floppy disk : 1x 3½-inch (1,4MB), 1x 5,25-inch (1,2MB)
• Motherboard : Gigabyte Technology GA-5SMM mATX SUPER SOCKET 7, 2x ISA, 3x PCI
• Sound : SoundBlaster Awe64 Gold CT4390 PnP 4MB (ISA) (SoundBlaster 16 CT1770 DSP4.05 SCSI 16-Bit ISA Sound Card w/ DSP (ISA) + YAMAHA DB60XG MIDI Wavetable extension*)
• Case : Standard Desktop ATX case (HEC 7106WW Beige)
• Monitor : Lacie electron 19 blue III, 19-inch
• Operating-System : MS-DOS 6.22, Windows98

* not in use ATM

UPDATE Feb 2018

Years have passed and the specs have changed. Here the 99% final.

• CPU : AMD K6-2 @ 500MHZ
• Memory : 1x128 MB SD-Ram PC133
• Video Card : 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 AGP
• Hard Drive : 1x 8GB DOM
• Optical : CDRW-Drive, DVD ROM Drive
• Floppy disk : 1x 3½-inch (1,4MB)
• Motherboard : Asus P5A
• Sound : SoundBlaster Awe64 Gold CT4390 PnP 4MB (ISA)
• Network : Intel PRO1000 GT
• Case : Standard Desktop ATX case (HEC 7106WW Beige)
• Monitor : Nec MultiSync 1970NC
• Operating-System : Windows98

Looking forward to the new Simmconn AWE64 batch.

All the stuff is now hanging on my OmniView PRO3 (F1DA104Z) KVM switch. I don't want to have x keyboards and mice on the desk. The Switch will serve later on also my new 486 box and my A4000T.

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Reply 1 of 13, by Liqu1d82

Posted on 2014-05-22, 11:20

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Congratulations, nice build - I have a Voodoo 3 2000 too, and I thought I'd use it for my FreeDOS machine instead of Voodoo + S3 ... but in the end I keep on the classic double.
Beautiful case desktop!

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Reply 2 of 13, by laxdragon

Posted on 2014-05-22, 14:14

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Looks nice and clean. Should have some fun with it.

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Reply 3 of 13, by maw

Posted on 2014-05-26, 02:10

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soon upgrade with a P5A board.

Liqu1d82 wrote:
Beautiful case desktop!

thanks. Got it new on newegg. Was surprised to get a bigger case new in retro design and beige to a good price.

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Reply 4 of 13, by Splinter

Posted on 2014-05-26, 12:06

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I really like that set up, especially the nice looking case.
Congrats!

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Reply 5 of 13, by Harekiet

Posted on 2014-05-26, 13:06

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Pretty similar to my main old pc. Horizontal motherboards make for easier and more stable insertion of long cards.

Reply 6 of 13, by maw

Posted on 2018-02-23, 20:49

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a little update 😀

Reply 7 of 13, by maw

Posted on 2018-02-24, 01:01

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Hmm I tested now a bit around and installed Wing Commander 4 + Win9x patch. The DOS version runs flawless. The Win9x exe makes some trouble. The sound in the video is cracked. So I thought maybe slow CPU issue and I switched to a K6-2 500 and upgraded the memory at the same time to 128MB. Same issue. Any ideas? I will keep the CPU and mem now in that box 😀

Reply 8 of 13, by phosgene

Posted on 2018-02-24, 01:51

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I like it, the gold heat sinks on the AWE64 Gold are a nice touch. 😀 Not sure what to do about the FMV sound issues you're having, maybe install the 9x DVD version, or update the Windows sound drivers?

Reply 9 of 13, by NostalgicAslinger

Posted on 2018-02-24, 10:05

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maw wrote:
Hmm I tested now a bit around and installed Wing Commander 4 + Win9x patch. The DOS version runs flawless. The Win9x exe makes some trouble. The sound in the video is cracked. So I thought maybe slow CPU issue and I switched to a K6-2 500 and upgraded the memory at the same time to 128MB. Same issue. Any ideas? I will keep the CPU and mem now in that box 😀

I also have cracked sound with the 9x Version of WC4. The same AWE64 Gold, but a Intel Slot 1 System. So maybe it's a problem with the soundcard? I use the latest driver from philsomputerlab.

Or a problem with DirectX Acceleration? DirectX 9.0c is installed. Maybe interesting to test with this setting:

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Reply 10 of 13, by maw

Posted on 2018-02-24, 17:28

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Will test later on tonight. I have the same problem also with Wing Commander Prophecy 😢 There videos even jump

Reply 11 of 13, by Shagittarius

Posted on 2018-02-24, 17:48

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I remember this occurred even at the time for Prophecy. There is either a patch or a fix though, so fear not. Sorry I can't remember the details but I have recently run this game, and also ran it back near the time of release and it always had the video playback skipping issue. But it can be fixed.

Oh, it's just the sound acceleration, or apparently there is a patch, use at your own risk:

https://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/Video_Skip_Patch

Reply 12 of 13, by NostalgicAslinger

Posted on 2018-02-25, 09:16

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Shagittarius wrote:
I remember this occurred even at the time for Prophecy. There is either a patch or a fix though, so fear not. Sorry I can't remember the details but I have recently run this game, and also ran it back near the time of release and it always had the video playback skipping issue. But it can be fixed.

Oh, it's just the sound acceleration, or apparently there is a patch, use at your own risk:

https://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/Video_Skip_Patch

But no patch for the CD Version of WC4 in Windows 9x. Reducing the sound acceleration should solve the problem.

Reply 13 of 13, by maw

Posted on 2018-02-28, 03:31

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Shagittarius wrote:
https://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/Video_Skip_Patch

Works like charm. Totally forgot about. Thanks

NostalgicAslinger wrote:
Reducing the sound acceleration should solve the problem.

It makes it worst here. Videos doesn't skip just the sound is bad like when you play in dosbox and have the wrong settings or not enough cpu power.

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