Re: New Gaming Computer! Yippeeeee!

Posted on 2013-11-22, 18:34

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by Shagittarius

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in Marvin \ System Specs

So finally got the "ok" from the boss. I'm buying a new PC in the next couple of weeks. Budget = $3000 Required: Complete System (monitor, speakers,tower, keyboard, mouse, OS) Also need to include storage to consolidate my systems so I need about 6TB. OCable hardware is not a requirement but …

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Re: Problems with 6800 Ultra AGP

Posted on 2013-11-22, 16:19

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by Shagittarius

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have seen this error as a flaky one-off under Windows XP when the OS was in a bad state. See if it reproduces. Ensure that the two Molex connectors are fed by separate wires from the PSU with no significant competing loads on them. Even if you have a single-rail PSU, it can't hurt. If it still …

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Problems with 6800 Ultra AGP

Posted on 2013-11-14, 06:57

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by Shagittarius

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Finally got a 6800 Ultra AGP for a good price. Tried to hook it up and it warns me it doesn't have enough power. I have an Antec True550W I know these can run on quality 350w supplies and the Antec is supposed to be a good PSU. My question is what is more likely, that the PSU is old and can't …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-11-09, 05:07

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by Shagittarius

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Little box o' trouble... what's inside?! :blush: The PS/1 Audio Card & Joystick bundle. It's going to go great with the PS/1 system that I donated to Goodwill last year... D'oh. https://d2npbuaakacvlz.cloudfront.net/images/uploaded/large-present/2011/12/20/whats-in-the-box-1324413231.png

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2013-11-08, 07:13

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by Shagittarius

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m1919 wrote: Pretty sure 3DMark01 is single-threaded. But you might notice a little boost if you have dual CPUs as you can assign background processes and other crap to run on the second CPU. I assumed just the optimizations to the cores of the modern processors would make a difference.

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Re: Which games give Sound Blaster clones the most trouble?

Posted on 2013-11-07, 02:32

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by Shagittarius

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have an ASus Xonar in my XP system and can't play The Simpsons Hit and Run for more than a couple minutes before all but the soundtrack stops playing. People talk endlessly saying nothing and there are no driving sounds or anything.

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Re: Fastest (yet most FSAA-compatible) Windows XP machine possible?

Posted on 2013-10-29, 16:59

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by Shagittarius

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I understand GeForce 6800 is the latest (and fastest) video card that supports Windows 98. Forgive me if I'm wrong cause I am also in the market for the highest end Windows '98 AGP card I can find, but isn't the 7800 GS technically the fastest card for that configuration? UPDATE : Nevermind I …

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2013-10-24, 05:00

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by Shagittarius

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Here's my current XP machine : C2D 7200, GTX 280

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Re: Most ridiculous thing I have seen recently

Posted on 2013-10-19, 18:24

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by Shagittarius

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You would need hardware that will be developed 4 years from now. link WEI scores currently range from 1 to 5.9. As newer, faster hardware becomes available, Microsoft will increase the top end of the rating scale to allow scores of 6.0 and higher. That means the score you see today will have the …

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2013-10-16, 04:28

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by Shagittarius

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even a ti4600 can score over 17k, do you think the ti4600 is even faster than the 5900ultra? i am sure windows98 is what holding your score back. I will do an XP install and report back with the results, though my goal with this machine is to build the fastest Win '98 machine I can so I don't …

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2013-10-16, 02:30

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by Shagittarius

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even a ti4600 can score over 17k, do you think the ti4600 is even faster than the 5900ultra? i am sure windows98 is what holding your score back. I will do an XP install and report back with the results, though my goal with this machine is to build the fastest Win '98 machine I can so I don't …

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2013-10-15, 23:22

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by Shagittarius

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So here's my Win 98 machine with a 3.4Ghz P4 in it instead of the 2.8 that I tested before. A nice sized difference the CPU made! Do I win fastest '9x machine? I've got a 6800 Ultra OC on its way, so that will be the last upgrade for this machine. Can't wait to see what differences that might make. …

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2013-10-15, 22:37

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by Shagittarius

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So here's my Win 98 machine with a 3.4Ghz P4 in it instead of the 2.8 that I tested before. A nice sized difference the CPU made! ASRock 775VM800 P4 3.4Ghz 512MB Ram ANTEC TRUE 550W Geforce 5900 Ultra Windows 98 SE http://i41.tinypic.com/28u1g5z.jpg The Voodoo 2 (Single Board) score 477 which isn't …

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Re: Mantle API

Posted on 2013-10-15, 00:29

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by Shagittarius

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I don't like Mantle simply because I don't like ATI/AMD Video hardware and drivers. I've had 3 cards die on me ever. 2 were voodoo 2s which I eventually solved by getting special fans, and the third was an ATI x850 xt PE. So you can chalk that up to luck of the draw I guess but what you can't chalk …

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2013-10-13, 16:57

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by Shagittarius

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I just did the Voodoo 2 for fun. I'm sure it looses points for how I had to configure it and for not being able to run some tests. However it seems to be in line cause someone else on this thread tested SLI'ed Voodoo 2s in a P3 and scored lower than this. In actual games it excels beyond my …

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2013-10-13, 05:30

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by Shagittarius

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So here is what a single Voodoo 2 scores on my Win98 Machine: ASRock 775VM800 P4 2.8Ghz 512MB Ram ANTEC TRUE 550W Geforce 5900 Ultra Voodoo 2 (Single Board) Windows 98 SE

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2013-10-12, 09:07

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by Shagittarius

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Got my new '98 Machine up and running: ASRock 775VM800 P4 2.8Ghz 512MB Ram ANTEC TRUE 550W Geforce 5900 Ultra Windows 98 SE

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Re: Problem getting wav files to work with AWE64 and win95

Posted on 2013-10-11, 00:49

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by Shagittarius

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I think all AWE 64 cards were PNP. I would try the card in a different slot if you can. Maybe there's a conflict with that particular slot, I know motherboards I've had shared resources depending on the particular slot...I dunno just trying to give you something to try.

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Re: What was the first graphics card with a fan?

Posted on 2013-10-08, 15:12

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by Shagittarius

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m1so wrote: What was the first videocard to have active cooling? Was it the TNT2? My Diamond Monster Voodoo 2. 😊 It didn't actually ship with a fan but after having 2 die on me I added one to the third one, that did the trick.

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2013-10-07, 16:10

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by Shagittarius

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Maniac Mansion (Big Box) - $124.95 For some damn stupid reason people always use eBay as either A) a price guide or B) a rarity list. People need to remember/acknowledge that just because something is "rare" on eBay (doesn't show up often) does NOT mean that an item is actually rare itself. Not to …

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