Re: Brand NEW nVidia Geforce FX5500 256MB
Posted on 2023-05-25, 20:35
Nothing that would indicate this to be fake, however cheap components and low-clocks should be expected.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2023-05-08, 13:34
What could a Win7 computer run that Win10/11 doesn't run? A lot of games that had a CD-check or many other forms of DRM. For example, the only version of Red Alert 2 that I can run on my Windows 10 machine is the one from origin, as W10 refuses to run the CD installer. Even after that, I needed a …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2023-05-07, 13:35
On Windows 7 meanwhile it's just a straight install and a single line edit on an .ini file to avoid slowdowns during explosions. and juggling CDs to play games? Il take copying 2 files (exe and directdraw overlay) over using CD any day. I'll take using a no-cd patch with the CD version over having …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2023-05-07, 11:48
What could a Win7 computer run that Win10/11 doesn't run? A lot of games that had a CD-check or many other forms of DRM. For example, the only version of Red Alert 2 that I can run on my Windows 10 machine is the one from origin, as W10 refuses to run the CD installer. Even after that, I needed a …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-05-05, 06:28
PcBytes wrote on 2023-05-04, 17:23: List of upgrades: - Spire SP-ATX-420WTN-PFC PSU in place of the 250W FSP it had, due to the new GPU (Radeon 9700) eating more power than the 250W unit can provide I really doubt the whole system would ever come close to 200W in peak load. Those Spire PSUs are …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2023-05-03, 15:59
What is the deal with all that Socket 478 and Socket-A lately? Are this becomming the "new black"? When it comes to retro gaming/PC building, nostalgia is the driving factor. People who grew up with such systems (like me) are now in their 30's. And since they are still cheap and plentiful, they …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2023-04-24, 13:41
RetroPC_King wrote on 2023-04-24, 11:33: Today I got this 80GB Samsung SpinPoint P80 SP0822N IDE ATA/100 7200RPM 2MB cache hard drive. Any opinions? 32GB pin setting is very useful for older builds. Good stuff.
Re: 3D Savage Wonder 4000, Can you help me identify this card?
Posted on 2023-04-19, 09:45
emuboy wrote on 2023-04-19, 09:38: I know it might be just an S3 Savage It is, but with a TV-tuner.
Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today
Posted on 2023-04-11, 13:54
Yeah, despite disabling and uninstalling a bunch of Windows 10 bloat without resorting to custom scripts and patches on my main PC, I'm still using something like 4GB just on an idle desktop. And to think people often called it more light-weight than 7. Will not be touching 11. I've been using …
Re: Quake 3 and a 6MB Voodoo 1
Posted on 2023-04-06, 11:46
Like others mentioned before, Quake 3 really needs a strong P2 or a Pentium 3.
Re: Denuvo has published a book on the dangers of emulators
Posted on 2023-03-31, 07:33
It would be most ironic, when Denuvo inevitably will become irrelevant and primary cause of problems with old games. Just like any "hard-to-crack" DRM were before. The most ironic part will be when Denuvo inevitably shuts down and publishers will be using cracks from pirates to make their games …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-03-27, 17:59
mrfusion92 wrote on 2023-03-27, 17:45: Does it need active cooling? Yes.
Re: Welcome back Katmai!
Posted on 2023-03-17, 10:13
CENTRAL wrote on 2023-03-17, 09:29: I now have an Audigy 2 and the Soundblaster live 1024/ value to chose from. Reading the forum however I can see that the Audigy is not supported by windows 98 It is. You can use it with Windows 98 just fine.
Re: Welcome back Katmai!
Posted on 2023-03-10, 15:18
From what I recall Corsair has quite a few models that still have some good 5V rails, so I'd look into those. The CX650M in my home office PC has quite a beefy 25A 5V rail.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-03-10, 14:59
I also grew unsure about the vintage market game seller guy. Checked the address I should go see the games on Google Street View and it looks like the kind of slum where people are lured in to be killed. All my instincts scream don't go there. Instantly reminded me of this... 20130703-oiDt0EdE.jpg …
Re: Welcome back Katmai!
Posted on 2023-03-10, 09:19
When you pick a model, look for reviews that show how well it deals with cross-loads (when one rail is being used heavily and the other is not).
Re: Welcome back Katmai!
Posted on 2023-03-09, 15:30
It's not much of a problem on SLot-1 systems, even with a Katmai, though if you plan on going with a Geforce3 (which is one of the more 5V hungry AGP cards), it wouldn't hurt to get something that can do 120 Watts or more total for the 5-3.3V rail.
Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today
Posted on 2023-03-07, 10:28
Got myself a new monitor - 2560x1080 curved ultrawide, VA panel, 100Hz, FreeSync. Far from the top-end stuff, but still miles ahead of the basic screens I had before.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2023-03-06, 16:10
debs3759 wrote on 2023-03-06, 16:00: I don't consider sata to be retro. The latest boards still support them. Not only that, but there is little to no practical difference for most tasks when compared to newer standards.
Re: Reasonably priced Win 98SE Graphics cards
Posted on 2023-03-01, 18:00
Any of the cards you listed will run anything made for Windows 9x smoothly. Even an FX5200 (which is only very slightly worse than a 5500). Games like Thief use fog tables, so for it to look the best you would want to stick to FX or older nvidia cards. I don't believe any Radeon cards support it. …
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