Triple-Boot: W98SE 16bit, XP Pro 32bit, W10 64bit, Version 2020

Posted on 2020-03-03, 14:43

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(1) being the most performant, and (2) being the most recent build for running W98SE, and, accidentally, also XP x32 and W10 x64, fully supporting games using DX9.0c and EAX4.0, with exceptional framerates at FullHD on W98SE, very good framerates at FullHD on XP, and still acceptable framerates for …

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Re: PCI-E Bandwidth and you

Posted on 2020-03-03, 14:15

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In a nutshell, on average cards: PCIe 2.0/3.0/4.0 16x delivers full performance (2.0 may drop 1% on newest generation) x8 will see a drop of 2% to 6%. You will most likely not notice that. x4, most probably only 2.0 on your MoBo, will drop between 6% to 14%. You will notice that on games with …

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Re: PCI-E Bandwidth and you

Posted on 2020-03-03, 14:05

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See this very informative article: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-gtx … xpress-scaling/

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-03-03, 13:48

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My ultimate rig, running W98SE, XP and W10. MoBo: ASRock 890FX Deluxe5 CPU: AMD FX-8350 with Wraith Max RGB LED (just glowing red, 'cause AMD) Ram: 16GB (2 x 8GB Mushkin) (W98SE can see only 1GB of this by some black magic from MSFN) GPU: (illuminated in green, 'cause NVidia) - Slot 1 (PCIe 2.0 8x): …

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Diablo II broken for W9x since Patch 1.14b?

Posted on 2017-03-10, 07:02

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Here someone noticed (in german) D2 is broken for him for W9x since the latest patch: http://www.dosforum.de/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=11599 It basically shows a screenshot after D2 crashed, and a (new) dependency to a w2000-DLL. I have the same problem. Just a local artefact/small problem? Ideas …

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Another build for triple-boot: W98SE, XP, W10

Posted on 2016-06-04, 22:00

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Hi, my latest project runs: 1. Windows 98 SE 2. Windows XP Pro 32 bit 3. Windows 10 Home 64 bit (BootMenu via EasyBCD 2.3) This is my build up: Board: GigaByte GA-870A-USB3 Rev 3.1, Socket AM3+ CPU: AMD Opteron 3280 (8 core, 65W, passively cooled) (W98SE can make use of only one core, of course) …

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Re: Which Old Games Can Be Played Online on Windows 95, 98, ME, and 2000 Machines?

Posted on 2016-05-30, 21:05

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Empire Deluxe comes to mind. If you find another one installing the correct protocol, or use a serial link cable, you may even play this as multiplayer.

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Re: Dumb things you've done (or have seen someone else do) on a computer

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On my first computer, a 386sx, i had a socket for the math-co-processor. I built it in turned by 90 degrees. Then, a very small puff of smoke from a little hole appearing on the edge of the co-pro, and my best friend watching, highly amused, patted me on my shoulder with some friendly toned insults. …

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Re: Great collectors of Vogons! What's missing in your collections? :P

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I'm still looking for an original version (BOX) of Ultima VI.

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Re: Scariest Level Ever?

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1. System Shock 2 1.1 When hearing the Zombies, looking for me, desperately saying "Run! Run away! Kill me... please..." 1.2 First contact with the sirring midwifes 1.3 Anything else. A real nightmare. 2. Shadow of Chernobyl 2.1 ... when down in the factory, among the remains of the experiments, …

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Re: What Piece of PC Hardware Have You Owned Longest

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I still own the 5 MB RAM (4 * 1MB, 4 * 256kb) of my first 386sx - i like the look of it.... :-) Then there is a Seagate 170MB IDE HDD from somewhen later, with a still working DOS 6.22/WfW 3.11 on it. They don't do hardware like this anymore... :-) (By the question, my C64 with external tape does …

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Re: Anyone use an old linux OS on an old PC?

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On the German site golem.de, there has just been a review of minimal Linux distros tailor-made for such hardware. In German, sorry for that: http://www.golem.de/news/alles-andere-als-schrottreif-neue-linux-distributionen-fuer-alte-computer-1510-116627.html But here are the distros they tested and …

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Empire Deluxe (old windows-version) multiplayer

Posted on 2015-10-30, 10:21

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Hi, i own the "Empire Deluxe" windows version (also the dos version, but not using that one). I can play single-player perfectly on any W9x or Windows XP Pro (didn't try on anything newer - guess it will work on any 32bit Windows, right?). I used to play multi-player with a friend back in the days …

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Re: Thief 1 crashing on DVI-port, while stable on VGA-port ?!?

Posted on 2015-10-20, 21:13

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Pins... pins... well... unvoluntarily, you gave me one important hint: I never checked to exchange both cable and card at the same time. Now i found out a small part of a pin broke off and stuck in the port (no chance to get that out... :-((( But: Now that i exchanged both card and cable, i can use …

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Re: Thief 1 crashing on DVI-port, while stable on VGA-port ?!?

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Davros wrote: have you tried all the scaling options in the nvidia control panel ? Well, no, never thought about that, but i will, and report. Thank you for the tip!

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Re: Triple-Boot: W98SE 16bit, XP Pro 32bit, W10 64bit

Posted on 2015-10-18, 00:27

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>>alexanrs: What I meant by that [...] cards are bridged. I didn't know all that - It already is worth being here. Thank you!

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Solved: Thief 1 crashing on DVI-port, while stable on VGA-port ?!?

Posted on 2015-10-17, 22:38

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both cable and card were damaged, because of a broken pin... never checked both, but now... :dead: Now everythink works on DVI as well, problem solved... sorry for occupying you with my lack of problem solving capability... :-/ ----------------------- Hi, i have a curious effect: Some games ( …

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How much better is 512MB than 256MB Video RAM?

Posted on 2015-10-17, 22:29

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Hi, I'm Ragnar G.D., new here, and have a rather curious problem, resp. question: Because of cross-compatibility of my legacy-rigs with W98SE AND Windows 10 (aka W10), i have to use GeForce 6xxx or 7xxx cards. 256MB is the minimum for W10, 512MB is the maximum you can get for those cards. Up and …

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Re: Triple-Boot: W98SE 16bit, XP Pro 32bit, W10 64bit

Posted on 2015-10-17, 21:49

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>>retrofanatic: Welcome. I love snooping msfn for info on my win98 builds. >>retrofanatic: Nice rigs you have there! Very impressive that you have it all working with all 3 os'es. >>alexanrs: This is a nice rig indeed. Thank you for the kind welcome! >>>>retrofanatic: I need to ask... how are you …

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Triple-Boot: W98SE 16bit, XP Pro 32bit, W10 64bit

Posted on 2015-10-17, 17:39

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Hi, i'm Ragnar G.D., new here, a somewhat regular guest on msfn.org, and here are the two most interesting rigs of my collection: (dusty aesthetics, as they build a big house next to mine... the beauty shines from inside... :-D ) IMG_2363.JPG MB: 4CoreDual-eSATA2 R2.0 with Beta-Bios for more Ram - …

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