Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-04-29, 13:28:

256kb of cache is good enough. Not much of a performance boost after 256kb.

Yes, I agree.
Also 256kB is the maximum for the board. 😁

dave343 wrote on 2020-04-29, 16:14:

CoffeeOne wrote on 2020-04-29, 16:08:

Hmm, I searched here on Vogons for your graphics card. Actually it should be one of the fastest ISA graphics cards ....

EDIT: Damned, got the quoting wrong again, so deleted it 😁

From everything I’ve ready, that is also my understanding that it’s one of the faster if not fastest ISA card... which has me thinking maybe I have an older BIOS? I don’t understand why it’s performing worse than the worst ISA cards.

Yes, maybe you can make some benchmarks and compare it with the ones from here:
Cirrus Logic CL-GD5429 vs Trident 8900D - disappointing

At the moment your 486 performance is a bit crippled, maybe it makes sense to wait for the srams before doing bench runs.

It appears that your Cirrus Logic card has an EEPROM on it for storing settings. You should find the configuration software for it to ensure your settings are optimal.

Anonymous Coward wrote on 2020-04-29, 17:09:

It appears that your Cirrus Logic card has an EEPROM on it for storing settings. You should find the configuration software for it to ensure your settings are optimal.

What do you mean by configuration software first time I’ve heard of that for older cards like this? Is this a Utility by Cirrus Logic to change settings within their card’s BIOS? And where would I even look for something like this? Thanks,

No cache working yet, but this is the current benchmark score with the system:

AMD 486 DX-2 66
8MB -70 30 Pin
Asus ISA 486SV2
Cirrus Logic 5429 1mb
Sandisk 1gb CF card on Sambia CF to IDE
Creative Labs 2740 with OPL3 chip

dave343 wrote on 2020-05-01, 01:18:

No cache working yet, but this is the current benchmark score with the system: […]
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No cache working yet, but this is the current benchmark score with the system:

AMD 486 DX-2 66
8MB -70 30 Pin
Asus ISA 486SV2
Cirrus Logic 5429 1mb
Sandisk 1gb CF card on Sambia CF to IDE
Creative Labs 2740 with OPL3 chip

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Not too bad, but do some graphics throughput measurements 😀 We want to know about the isa graphics card, if there is something wrong with it, right?

Got the system up and running first with Dos 6.22, and used a CT1740 CB Card. So first I installed Doom, which sounds AMAZING on the CT1740 through Logitech speakers, and it runs smooth as silk. 2nd and my main test was to test Gabriel Knight 2 the Beast Within, Sierra’s FMV game from 1995.
The intro video, interlaced video, plays good, it doesn’t stutter but you can also see the screen refreshing. If that makes any sense... it’s not a choppy video playback, but the refresh rate is bad. Definitely watchable, but it’s pushing the limits if not exceeding the limits of the 5429 on the ISA bus. Now... sound was horrible. Static and a lot of distortion, which at first I thought must just be a transfer speed issue from the CDRom since Doom sounds amazing.
However, I installed Windows 95 and then Installed GK2 inside 95, and although Video playback is the same, smooth but bad refresh rate, the sound is now amazing as well. So GK2 is throwing a fit with sounds in Dos 6.22, but inside 95 it’s awesome. Oh well.

Overall, it’s running good. I’ll keep the system together until I can find a cheaper 486/PCI based board and drop in my 586/133 chip. I think now that it’s all built, I’ll keep it aside as I have another project I’m working on, a Pentium 2 400 system I also just built. Those specs are:

P2 400
Asus P2B-F
128MB PC100
40GB IDE 7200
52x CDRW
Diamond Viper 550 TNT 16MB AGP
SB CT2740 w/OPL3 Chip
Windows 98SE

This system I’ll probably keep as my main retro rig as it can run pretty much everything from the early 90’s up until Half-Life, so gives me the biggest Window of playability.

What monitor are you using? Just curious if it's an issue with game coded at 70hz vs 60hz display?

BinaryDemon wrote on 2020-05-04, 19:26:

What monitor are you using? Just curious if it's an issue with game coded at 70hz vs 60hz display?

Using an NEC AccuSync AS172, 17” LED LCD Monitor, so far it’s worked great. Supports VGA & DVI max 75hz.

In the past I’ve purchased CRT monitors but because they are old, they often have blurry spots, or shaking image, so eventually I just started using LCD’s and I’ve settled on this NEC for its small 17” size, 4:3 aspect, and good Image quality.