Re: Fact review on graphics card purchase for XP

Posted on 2020-11-23, 07:32

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Ask yourself this questions : 1) Do you require a GPU that is more powerfull than DX9c GPUs can provide ? (last NV GPUs with 98 support : 6800 Ultra/7900 GTX [depending on official or non-official driver] and for ATI it's X800/X850 XT). Keep in mind : There are NO newer GPU that will provide 3D …

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Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy

Posted on 2020-11-22, 21:31

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Thank you for quick response 😀 Second question : What will happen when someone connects this card to 8-bit ISA bus ? Can you damage the card in any way by doing so ?

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Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy

Posted on 2020-11-22, 21:22

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Is there a hole for a bracket screw (or at least a place/mark on PCB where creating one won't destroy traces underneath) ?

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Re: GeForce FX 5950 Ultra Capacitor Problem

Posted on 2020-11-13, 18:12

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Surface mounted caps can be a pain to replace. BUT I'm pretty sure those are : 1) 100uF 16V 2) 1200uF 4V Replacements can have high capacity or operational voltage (or both), BUT they CAN'T be lower on voltage side (at risk of blowing up on first start or decreasing the longevity, depending on …

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Re: Windows XP Driver for TITAN X

Posted on 2020-09-22, 19:27

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@pentiumspeed Never assume official support is last ;) https://i.imgur.com/tsr3zVN.png For driver to install, you only have to add device IDs in two places inside .inf file of ANY driver you like. If driver doesn't know how to operate GM200 is another issue (ie. a too old one will fail to work). Not …

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Re: Top hardware by year

Posted on 2020-09-19, 20:39

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Updated, Q3 2020.

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2020-08-29, 14:36

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Clock adjusted FX series (with some period cards added as ref. points) : Filename 3dma01se3.png File size 36.3 KiB Views 144 views Platform : Filename cachemem1.png File size 68.71 KiB Views 144 views

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Re: The story of the QuForce FX 5800 Ultra...

Posted on 2020-08-22, 18:05

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Here's a rundown of what's up. Card in question is this one : Front.jpg Back.jpg It's (apparently) a OC'ed 4200 Ti. Default clocks : 275MHz Core, 600MHz memory. Because it looks like 4800 Ti PCB, I figured it should be possible to mod it. Using previously mentioned method, we succesfully exchanged …

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Re: Trying to cool the RIALTO bridge chip...

Posted on 2020-06-08, 08:40

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Thermal paste is NOT meant to be used between spaces that are not properly pressed together. If you have any gap between metal and die, just cut a 0,5mm thermal pad (or 1 mm one) to it's size - it will be way more effective than a thick layer of paste.

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Re: Trying to cool the RIALTO bridge chip...

Posted on 2020-06-07, 11:58

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It's simple : The pad around bridge (the pink stuff), is preventing contact between metal and die itself. No airflow over exposed die = higher temp. Best way is to tweak fan curve in vBIOS and make it faster (it will get slightly louder, BUT should make rialto chip cooler).

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Re: Best WinXP Video Card

Posted on 2020-05-28, 15:42

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Nvidia Inspector can force non-standard AA options too.

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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2020-05-08, 19:43

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Sure : 4CoreDual supports Quad Core, Core 2 Quad/Extreme* chips (*Unofficial), while 775Dual-VSTA has (official) support for up to Dual Cores.

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-05-04, 19:08

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Bought the one on top (the rest were mine already) 😀 Filename GPUs.jpg File size 528.87 KiB Views 577 views Filename GPGPU.jpg File size 660.11 KiB Views 577 views

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Re: X1950 AGP problems

Posted on 2020-04-06, 08:22

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1) Bridge chip is damaged or balls underneath it are "giving up". 2) Check temps or repaste the whole card

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Re: I don't understand all the hate for the Nvidia FX series

Posted on 2020-03-11, 17:27

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"Free" SSAA on everything that runs with GTX 780 Ti 😀 Since it's SO OP vs. games that actually run on WinXP. Maybe not moded Skyrim, but standard version should work well.

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Re: 7800 or 7900 series?

Posted on 2020-03-07, 13:00

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Try sticking to 256MB VRAM of 7800 GTX/7900 GT. With 512MB VRAM there are issues NV driver has (you need a fix to make it work properly under Win98).

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Re: Any known issues running Windows XP 32 bit with 8 GB RAM installed?

Posted on 2020-03-05, 17:26

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While Titan X(M) "takes" 512MB No it doesn't and I can't see how the screen shots you posted indicate it does. The prefetch area is 288 MB so there is no way it uses 512 MB! Well, when I swap GPU from Titan Black to Titan X(M), my available RAM drops to 2,94GB (can be seen both in task manager and …

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Re: Asrock 775i65G R2.0 or 4CoreDual-VSTA

Posted on 2020-03-05, 17:06

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Biggest problem with ASRock AGP/PCIe boards on Quads is massive Vdroop/no LLC, and FSB limitations. 256MHz (real clock), is usually required for full stability (stock) and -0,1V Vcore drop under load doesn't help OC'ing. As for 775i65... I own 3.0 version. Filename 3DMark 01 SE mini.png File size …

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Re: Any known issues running Windows XP 32 bit with 8 GB RAM installed?

Posted on 2020-03-04, 17:21

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If anyone is curious... Titan Black "takes" 256MB from available RAM pool : Filename 3DMark 06 stock.PNG File size 466.08 KiB Views 699 views While Titan X(M) "takes" 512MB : Filename Titan X mini.png File size 373 KiB Views 699 views

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Re: Trouble installing Windows 98 on formatted HDD

Posted on 2020-03-01, 17:32

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Trying to installing/using Windows 98 or DOS, without floppy on old platforms (S370 and earlier) is very hard. Just buy floppy drive.

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