Re: Finally, someone is testing GPU power usage with VSYNC enabled

Posted on 2020-12-31, 00:28

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by cyclone3d

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Even if you cap a game at 60fps, what happens when you try to run a game that is more demanding and thus the GPU usage is more and requires more power? All these types of benches are doing is showing what the power draw is with specific games.

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Re: 3Dfx Voodoo 2 PCB SLI Bridge

Posted on 2020-12-23, 21:33

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by cyclone3d

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Cool. Does orientation actually matter? Isn't it just a straight through connection?

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Re: Lowest IPC Socket 3 CPU?

Posted on 2020-12-23, 20:04

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by cyclone3d

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Right. I am really just looking for the lowest Speedsys scores for now. The other benchmarks show a different story so I am just concentrating on this one for now. And cache being enabled vs disabled could completely change the end result in respect to which processor returns the lowest score. This …

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Re: Lowest IPC Socket 3 CPU?

Posted on 2020-12-23, 17:44

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by cyclone3d

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I'm not so sure the Cyrix would be the slowest. It did get the highest score in Speedsys .. Hmmm.

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Lowest IPC Socket 3 CPU?

Posted on 2020-12-23, 09:19

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by cyclone3d

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I'm trying to get as low of a Speedsys score as I can with a Socket 3 board. the board I am using is an ASUS PVI-486AP4 because I have a 4Mhz fsb available. Caches are disabled and timings are set to slowest in the BIOS. Currently my lowest is 0.55 with an Intel 486SX-33 at ~4Mhz. Second lowest is …

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Re: SetMul - Multiplier control for VIA C3 / AMD K6+7+8 Mobile / Cyrix 5x86

Posted on 2020-12-23, 08:15

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by cyclone3d

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Hi Gerwin, I am using a modified ASUS PVI-486AP4 motherboard with a Cyrix 5x86-120. I am able to get down to a 4Mhz fsb on this board and depending on how I set the CPU to the 1x multiplier, Setmul shows either 1.2Mhz or 2.0Mhz for the CPU speed. I am not 100% sure on the motherboard jumper method …

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Re: ASUS PVI-486AP4 motherboard fsb jumpers?

Posted on 2020-12-23, 06:12

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by cyclone3d

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So I tried setting the multiplier on the Cyrix 5x86 to 1x and I get the same exact benchmark result in speedsys as when I set it to 2x and then remove the jumper after booting. However, some other benchmarks show a lower speed with the jumper trick than with Setmul. I also tried an Intel 486DX-50 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-22, 16:18

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by cyclone3d

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Tell me I'm not insane.. I just bought 4x GTX 780Ti. anybody ever tried 4-way SLI in XP? I have a board (ASUS Rampage V Extreme) that can do it along with a XEON E5-1660 V3 (octa-core) that overclocks to 4.5Ghz which is going to probably be the upgrade to my current main system but not with this …

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Re: ASUS PVI-486AP4 motherboard fsb jumpers?

Posted on 2020-12-22, 08:18

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by cyclone3d

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Here are some benches at a reported 1.9Mhz FSB. Now cachechk is broken and thinks there are 12x cache levels. L1/L2 on/off don't matter at this speed anymore.. at least in Speedsys as the CPU bench stays the same. This is great. I'll try to bench with a POD and a 1x multiplier 486 tomorrow. Cyrix_ …

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Re: ASUS PVI-486AP4 motherboard fsb jumpers?

Posted on 2020-12-22, 06:38

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by cyclone3d

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Here is the Cyrix 5x86 120 with 2x multiplier at 4Mhz fsb with caches disabled Check out the CPU score of only 0.66 Cyrix_5x86_8Mhz_No_cache.jpg It broke the CPU Mhz detection... hehe. Edit: This is with the CPU type selection set to: SL Enhanced 486DX & ODP DX2 & ODP 486DX4 (JP18 & JP19 2-3, 3-4) …

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Re: About Roland Virtual Sound Canvas 3

Posted on 2020-12-22, 02:37

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by cyclone3d

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AFAIK, nothing about 94I/94B format is available, that's why I got interested in the option of reverse-engineer it, because there are people who basically swear that "GSSBK320.94B" is sounding exactly the same as SC-55: I'm curious what the purpose of this is? I can't find anything worth using that …

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Re: I'm happy i just got a fic 486-pvt-io with 486 dx4-75mhz, but i cant update bios

Posted on 2020-12-22, 02:30

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by cyclone3d

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This should be broken into another thread. In any case, have you replaced the CMOS battery? did the old battery leak and damage any traces? Pics of the board would help.

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Re: Long expansion card flexing (LAPC-I, Voodoo 5, etc) in Tower style case

Posted on 2020-12-22, 01:19

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by cyclone3d

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I'm assuming by "flexing" you are referring to card sag? That's still an issue today with big beefy GPUS. Usually it's fine but if you feel paranoid about it, head to Amazon and look up "GPU support bracket", you can find little tower shaped brackets that you can place inside your case to help …

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Re: Long expansion card flexing (LAPC-I, Voodoo 5, etc) in Tower style case

Posted on 2020-12-21, 22:15

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by cyclone3d

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Is this a legit concern, or am I being overly paranoid? Yes, you are overly paranoid. LAPC and Voodoo 5 don't have heavy enough components or cooling on PCB to cause sagging. Heh.. you should see the extreme warpage / sag my original V5-5500 has from when I had it in a tower case. I replaced the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-21, 21:35

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I will once I have time to to run a bunch of different tests. I did actually look at some 780Ti 2x vs 3x vs 4x benchmarks and there are some games that show significant improvements with 3x and 4x. I always liked the idea of SLI (and CrossFire) in theory, but I never went for it due to the infamous …

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Re: Can a framegrabber capture the correct output of a 3dfx card and save it to disk?

Posted on 2020-12-21, 21:25

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by cyclone3d

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It really depends on the capture hardware and software as to exactly how it will be captured. As long as it properly supports the input resolution, refresh rate, and bit depth, it should work just fine. That being said, pretty sure you are not going to be getting good video capture form a card like …

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Re: Fastest, best GPU for windows xp 32bit without additional 6 pin or 8 pin connectors?

Posted on 2020-12-21, 20:28

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by cyclone3d

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I want to optimize the system to atleast run GTA IV at middle settings, can fluctate between 50-40 fps at 720p as long as it works. recently I got a gtx 1050 2gb in my hands but it doesnt have drivers for 32 bit xp :/ thats why im asking if theres any best gpu that could work on xp (unless there is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-21, 18:00

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by cyclone3d

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Tell me I'm not insane.. I just bought 4x GTX 780Ti. anybody ever tried 4-way SLI in XP? I have a board (ASUS Rampage V Extreme) that can do it along with a XEON E5-1660 V3 (octa-core) that overclocks to 4.5Ghz which is going to probably be the upgrade to my current main system but not with this …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-21, 17:44

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by cyclone3d

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Tell me I'm not insane.. I just bought 4x GTX 780Ti. anybody ever tried 4-way SLI in XP? I have a board (ASUS Rampage V Extreme) that can do it along with a XEON E5-1660 V3 (octa-core) that overclocks to 4.5Ghz which is going to probably be the upgrade to my current main system but not with this …

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Re: ES1688 MPU401/onboard waveTable activation problem

Posted on 2020-12-21, 17:34

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by cyclone3d

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I am pretty sure that that card needs something besides the standard ESS1688 driver for the wavetable t work. I'll check what I have maybe this evening since I should have a copy of that card but not sure if I have the correct driver saved for it or not.

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