Re: Video card for fallout3?

Posted on 2017-03-19, 00:57

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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Jade Falcon wrote: I would have bought a 285 if not for my psu and CPUs, I'll some time upgrade the system to dual core cpus and then I'll get a 285. But I'll need a both a new board and psu for that upgrade. Fallout 3 can only take advantage of 2 threads AKA what you already have with 2 single …

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Re: Anyone here good at analysing why games don't work?

Posted on 2017-03-18, 13:51

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/08/windows-10-wont-run-games-with-securom-drm-says-microsoft-2/ Windows 7 and up were patched to break any game using Securom or a few other disk based DRM's. They literally blocked Windows 10 from loading the Securom driver files. You need to find a no-CD patched …

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Re: Rogue Squadron CPU compatibility

Posted on 2017-03-18, 13:44

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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I plan to have my 2.8GHZ Prescott machine out later to finish up some stuff I was working on. I guess I'll throw a Rogue Squadron test on the to do list and report back. I have a machine with a 3.6GHZ Northwood but I think the GMA950 on it (USFF Form factor machine) would bottleneck preventing any …

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Re: Video card for fallout3?

Posted on 2017-03-17, 03:28

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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Not true. I've never had any issues with my XFX 8800GTX or my EVGA 9800GTX+ OR even my hotter-than-hell-itself MSI 9800GX2 which is literally 2 8800GTS on a single card. I think I paid 25 for each of mine on eBay. G80 and G92 are fine. Just don't buy stuff that looks like it was hit by a freight …

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KDS XF-7b Monitor: Worth opening and refocusing?

Posted on 2017-03-16, 23:21

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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I have a KDS XF-7b monitor that I just now have gotten around to testing. Supposedly its a 160HZ Flatpanel CRT. At every resolution its too blurry to read anything at all, even the start menu is a blur. I'm guessing this means it's fallen out of alignment. So this leaves me 3 questions: Is it worth …

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Re: Video card for fallout3?

Posted on 2017-03-16, 22:47

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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I ran it with a GF 9600 GT 512MB back in the day. It was good. The board had PCIe 1.x on nForce4 chipset. (Gigabyte GAK8-NE) I used to sell video cards back in the day. I advise NOT to buy used G80 and G92 (65 and 55nm) cards, 90% of them are doorstops.(G92 cards were pretty much what caused BFG to …

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Re: Video card for fallout3?

Posted on 2017-03-16, 22:42

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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I'm running it maxed out with HD mods @ 1440x900 to hell and back on a EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core216 SC. 60FPS usually with occasional drops into the 40s.

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Re: Are GeForce 256 DDR cards that rare?

Posted on 2017-03-16, 22:40

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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I've been searching for a year right now. Still haven't found one state side. The only card I do know of for sale currently is an SDR (ELSA Erazor X) for 45 euros and it's in Europe.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-11, 21:14

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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Didn't really buy it, but I got offered two computers today. One beige box with a FIC VM503, PMMX 233Mhz, 2x32MB DIMM, Creative SB16 Value CT2890, Creative 24x cd, Quantum Bigfoot (frickin massive hdd) 4.3GB and a S3 Virge DX. Everything working. Then I got a Tandem 286 machine but sadly it had …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-11, 18:33

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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Man you guys with your 1000+ dollar speaker sets are depressing.... All I've got are a pair of Yamaha NS6490's with a in-chain Yamaha YST-SW005 (one of those resonator chamber models) and some crappy all in on HiFi amp from Phillips Magnavox. Granted my system sounds quite good (I prefer my system …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-06, 15:16

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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Impulse purchase: http://image.bolterandchainsword.com/uploads/gallery/album_11505/med_gallery_60983_11505_359517.jpg The panel is quite yellowed and there is no remote and connector cable included however, which kind of throws a spanner into my plans. http://image.bolterandchainsword.com/uploads/ …

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Re: Does anyone still have a S3 Trio 32/64/Virge cards?

Posted on 2017-03-04, 20:38

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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If you need data for a Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 I can test later. Its a 325 based card. Cant recall if mine is 2MB or 4MB though. I also think I have a Virge/DX somewhere. Thanks! Although both 325 and Virge are already tested by Jo22, it's still interesting if they will work for you too: there were …

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Re: Does anyone still have a S3 Trio 32/64/Virge cards?

Posted on 2017-03-04, 18:20

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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If you need data for a Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 I can test later. Its a 325 based card. Cant recall if mine is 2MB or 4MB though. I also think I have a Virge/DX somewhere.

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Re: SB16 CT2830 Not Being Detected: Bad Card or Bad Configuration?

Posted on 2017-03-03, 00:10

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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Make sure your card is PnP. If it is not then you will have to use the non PnP drivers for the card, which would explain why it is not being detected by windows. Mines not. Where would I look for these drivers and how would I go about installing them? I just grabbed the SB16 Win98 update drivers …

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SB16 CT2830 Not Being Detected: Bad Card or Bad Configuration?

Posted on 2017-03-02, 22:45

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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I'm having issues getting my CT2830 (which has been shelved for over a year) to work. The chips heat up so I can assume power delivery is taking place but Windows 98 isn't seeing the card. Ive checked and its jumpered for 220:0\5\2 which my bios should auto detect (when using manual there aren't …

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Re: Adventures In $0.99 Computer Lot Buying

Posted on 2017-03-02, 03:45

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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Using thriftstores here for scavenging old parts has been in decline for several years where I live and these days it's next to impossible to even find anything worthwhile. I actually seem to have more luck bumping into a PC left on the sidewalk then to find something for sale that is worth buying. …

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Re: Adventures In $0.99 Computer Lot Buying

Posted on 2017-03-02, 03:42

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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South Florida is a graveyard. None of the big chain thrifts accept the computers, and if they do, they just recycle it. I watched someone drop off a box of random old modems and other less desirable cards and the lady literally just dumped it into a huge bin marked "RECYCLING". There are a few …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-03-02, 03:36

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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Well the stuff wasn't really anything unobtainium. Had I known someone was close by I would have probably given it to you, however your profile says southern IL and I'm about as north as you can get lol. Chicago I assume? Yeah, without being to specific I'm near Southern Illinios University. # …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-03-02, 01:51

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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Just recycled a bunch of computers and parts I no longer wanted but I did score something I did indeed want while I was there. :D http://img01.deviantart.net/857a/i/2017/060/4/e/untitled_by_mad_king_corduroy-db0vad4.jpg http://img01.deviantart.net/f9de/i/2017/060/0/6/untitled_by_mad_king_corduroy- …

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Re: Adventures In $0.99 Computer Lot Buying

Posted on 2017-03-02, 01:48

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by TheAbandonwareGuy

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Using thriftstores here for scavenging old parts has been in decline for several years where I live and these days it's next to impossible to even find anything worthwhile. I actually seem to have more luck bumping into a PC left on the sidewalk then to find something for sale that is worth buying. …

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