Re: Best gpu for my build ?

Posted on 2018-03-29, 19:06

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I about have that same setup and the Hercules 3D Prophet II Ultra AGP 64MB seems to run a lot of games 97-2002 pretty smooth. Tried some GF3's but either due to drivers or some other factors didn't work as well.

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Re: Dos games for upper Pentium 3 system

Posted on 2018-03-29, 13:58

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Well, I think, most of late DOS games will work like that, actually. If you're into shooters — definitely everything based on Doom (Heretic, Hexen) or Duke Nukem (Blood, Shadow Warrior, Redneck Rampage, Witchhaven). Also, Terminator: Future Shock/Skynet. Thanks! I'm a big Terminator fan, will check …

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Re: OldSkool2 - my latest Win98SE rig

Posted on 2018-03-29, 13:53

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RogueTrip2012 wrote: I like it. good work. Can't say I get into the vortex card. Always thought the vortex2 was the thing to have with games like Half-Life. What did you have in mind? Diamond Monster Sound MX300? Those are hard to come by.

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Re: PC vs Console: An Old-Timer's Perspective

Posted on 2018-03-29, 13:41

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As Spiroyster says, surely that's the other way around. Some PC games require the user to do something to get them to play properly (mainly games older than a decade), such as downloading a fan-made patch, or 'trial and error'-ing the Windows compatibility modes, or manually editing a configuration …

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OldSkool2 - my latest Win98SE rig

Posted on 2018-03-28, 23:20

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This project of mine has been in the making for over a year, mainly due to waiting on decent prices on parts especially the Asus board and the Voodoo's. Here's the scoop: Case: Rosewill Blackbone - Newegg had it real cheap! Mobo: Asus P3B-F Rev. 1.04 - started out with a Intel SE440BX-2 but couldn't …

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Re: Dos games for upper Pentium 3 system

Posted on 2018-03-28, 22:36

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You're talking about running DOS games inside of a Windows' DOS box and not from within DOS 7.1 (reboot to DOS option), right? Yeah, that's right - hoping to avoid having to re-boot. Maybe some later DOS games will work like Duke Nuken 3D, Star Wars Darkforces and etc. Hoping someone can recommend …

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Re: Top or bottom mounted PSU?

Posted on 2018-03-28, 16:41

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by buckeye

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Your assuming a top mounted psu cant pull air from outside the case as well. Your also assuming the bottom mounted psu has a side mounted fan and not a rear mounted fan. I find his assumptions quite reasonable. In most bottom-mount PSU cases the airflow is set up as follows, which is consistent …

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Dos games for upper Pentium 3 system

Posted on 2018-03-28, 15:47

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Just built a Pentium 3 based system (see sig - last rig listed) and was wondering what later DOS game I could try where it would run in a window instead of booting to dos. May not be feasible but thought I'd ask anyways.

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Re: PC vs Console: An Old-Timer's Perspective

Posted on 2018-03-28, 12:55

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I've been playing Doom 3 & Quake 4 and you can pretty save whenever, didn't Halo come out the same time as these? Doesn't matter anyways I play in "god mode". Being an "old timer" myself, the consoles only appeal to me is the graphics but having to jump thru "all the hoops" to get games running …

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Re: What Nvidia drivers for DX7?

Posted on 2018-03-27, 18:31

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Thanks all for the feedback!

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Re: What Nvidia drivers for DX7?

Posted on 2018-03-27, 14:44

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What version of nvidia drivers do you all use with DX7/7a and DX8? I figured some of you out there have this down to a "science" by now, I sure don't! Detonator 6.32 if you got a Geforce2 are the way to go. Yeah GF2 is what I'm going to install but all the different numbering protocols for the …

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What Nvidia drivers for DX7?

Posted on 2018-03-26, 20:11

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What version of nvidia drivers do you all use with DX7/7a and DX8? I figured some of you out there have this down to a "science" by now, I sure don't!

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Re: Build Log: Dual Slot 1 440BX System

Posted on 2018-03-26, 14:06

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Phosgene, did you have to make any provisions for hooking up the PSU to the mobo? Seems like a fairly recent 650 watter, no problems with modern connections? Always wondered about putting in modern "beefy" psu's in retro pc's and how they perform.

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Re: Streaming from cell phone to smart tv

Posted on 2018-03-23, 15:13

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Some other ideas I came across: Getting a tablet to the streaming. More cost involved but that's minimized thru cutting out DirectTV, plus wouldn't a tablet have an easier time connecting to the TV due to stronger hardware and such? Getting a laptop with internal 4G modem. Know nothing at all about …

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Re: Streaming from cell phone to smart tv

Posted on 2018-03-23, 12:42

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[/quote] You said any idea, so I am throwing it out there as this is what I am using. I do AirPlay from my iPhone to my AppleTV (which is connected to my TV). This works well for watching anything, my iPhone has both Netflix and Amazon and YouTube for streaming content. EDIT: The other simple …

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Streaming from cell phone to smart tv

Posted on 2018-03-22, 12:45

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Being out in the "sticks" the only internet connection I have is through my phone, so got the idea that by dropping DirectTV (actually direct disappointment) and getting unlimited data on the phone thus paving the way for NetFlix, Hulu and etc. IF I can figure out how to stream it to my LG smart TV. …

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Games with benchmarks

Posted on 2018-03-16, 15:19

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Just built a 850 P3 (see sig) system and was wondering what would be some games with/without built-in benchmarks to flex it's muscles?

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Re: Alternatives to VGA Passthrough cables for 3D-only cards

Posted on 2018-03-16, 15:07

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Or go the "easy" route and get a monitor with dvi and vga hook ups. I had a bad pass cable and I'm not an electrician so this was an easy out. Works great!

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Re: Intel SE440BX-2 board problems

Posted on 2018-03-16, 14:38

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Thought I'd close out this thread on a positive note. After numerous issues ended up putting the SE440BX-2 aside and bought a Asus P3B-F rev. 1.04 board (expensive!!!) which at this point things are looking up! Thanks to all who chipped in on this post and others for the tips on trying to get the …

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Re: Voodoo 2 SLI graphics anomaly

Posted on 2018-03-16, 13:34

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I get these lines on my old Dell 19" flat screen with certain cards at certain resolutions as well. EDIT: Also, the message about overwriting a file that is newer is probably related to the riched20.dll file that is used for displaying text on the 3dfx settings window. I posted about this recently …

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