Re: Making choices for a (super) socket 7 for DOS - Win98SE. Only 3 cards can be installed!

Posted on 2024-05-25, 15:59

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by Shponglefan

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I know this might be an unpopular suggestion but what if you just got a motherboard with more slots? That would be my suggestion as well. Trying to do a DOS build with only a single ISA slot is overly confining. Based on the available cards, I would want to use both the Yamaha + NEC and the AWE64. …

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

Posted on 2024-05-25, 00:34

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by Shponglefan

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Spent the evening having a series of failures... First, decided to try out this ASRock 775i65G motherboard. ASRock 775i65G.jpg Trying it with my usual CompactFlash test card failed, as it seems this board does not like CF cards. So I set up a DOS install on an SSD and that seemed to work fine. The …

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

Posted on 2024-05-25, 00:28

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Found time to try out one of the weirdest bits in my parts bin: https://tweakers.net/i/YYa5h4MiPkZBGf1xh_fle--QcwA=/800x/filters:strip_icc():strip_exif()/f/image/9JyB76HxTdAVLjSZprLvnD8b.jpg?f=fotoalbum_large The Asus DIMM Riser II Its purpose? To allow you to use cheap SDRAM on new fancy i820 …

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Re: Need Help Buidling LucasArts Adventure Machine

Posted on 2024-05-24, 18:32

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by Shponglefan

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Building a system to cover ~15 years of gaming is a bit of a challenge. In addition to speed sensitivity issues with older games, there is also the issue of hardware compatibility (esp. audio hardware). The good news is adventure games aren't typically as heavy on the system requirements. My initial …

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Re: Is the Pentium 4 underrated for retro computing?

Posted on 2024-05-24, 02:35

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by Shponglefan

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Depends on the revision? I think Rev 3.0 is one of the few i865 boards that supports 45nm C2D/C2Qs, or at least those with 800/1066FSB. I looked it up further and yes, it depends on the revision. Looks like the Rev 2 supports C2D and C2X. Whereas Rev 3 adds support for C2Q. Isn't that the board …

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Re: Is the Pentium 4 underrated for retro computing?

Posted on 2024-05-24, 00:28

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by Shponglefan

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Does the Asrock 775i65G support Core2Duo? The website doesn't list them among supported processors, but the manual does... 🤔

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Re: MK8330 : new soundcard based on the CMI 8330 chipset

Posted on 2024-05-23, 18:44

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by Shponglefan

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I was recently trying to use the MK8330 with a DFI ITOX G7S620-N-G motherboard (Intel 865G chipset). Unfortunately the card fails to be recognized by system. I confirmed the card works by testing with a Pentium MMX 200 system (Intel 430TX chipset). But it won't work with the DFI / 865G motherboard. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-05-23, 16:40

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by Shponglefan

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Yeah sounds good, I actually really like a PCI S3 Savage 4 for DOS and Unreal compatibility but not a lot of oomph outside those uses Got one of those too, but still haven't found a build for it yet. As you say, it's got a narrow range of practical use. I actually just got a SAGP 865 478 board …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-05-23, 16:26

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by Shponglefan

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The 1Gb 4670 and the 3850 512Mb pretty much go toe to toe is a lot of real benchmarks, I put them both at the top since neither has a real edge over the other, both are great cards that get CPU bound since there is no CPU that can fully use either card over the AGP bus. I do like the 4670 a bit …

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Re: Pentium 4 Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/3.11/95/NT4/98/2k/Me/XP)

Posted on 2024-05-23, 01:50

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by Shponglefan

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They are both the SL94V (B1) revision. In looking up the specs on Wikipedia, it looks like it's only the C1 or D0 steppings that support multiplier adjustments: Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) supported by: C1, D0 steppings

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-05-23, 00:45

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by Shponglefan

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I think the wide coverage system with the HD3850 is cool. However keeping reasonably potent W98 gpu alongside is tricky needing something like a PCI R9100 as a secondary vga. I do have a few PCI cards (including Voodoo3 and FX5500) as a secondary GPU for Win9x and DOS support. Also thinking of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-05-23, 00:35

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by Shponglefan

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Took delivery of this AGP Sapphire Radeon 3850 HD this week. Really excited for this card, since it's the fastest 8x AGP card I know of. Planning to use this in my next iteration of an "all-in-one" Pentium 4 retro build. My previous build tops out at early 2000s XP. With this card, I'm hoping to …

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Re: Pentium 4 Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/3.11/95/NT4/98/2k/Me/XP)

Posted on 2024-05-23, 00:04

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by Shponglefan

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I recently acquired a pair of Pentium 4 661 processors. I wanted to see how they would work in lieu of the current P4 651. Pentum 4 661.jpg Unfortunately, upon testing both processors it turns out they don't support multiplier options. I'd previously tested both the 641 and 651 processors and they …

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Re: Pentium 4 Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/3.11/95/NT4/98/2k/Me/XP)

Posted on 2024-05-22, 22:56

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by Shponglefan

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I'm hearing some good reasons to try to get SB16 support worked into this build somehow. I might try SBEMU and see if that could be a solution. It apparently works with Audigy cards. Not sure if that includes the Audigy 2 ZS, but since I already have one in the build I might as well try it. …

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Re: Budget King AMD-K6 with 3DFX Voodoo Banshee

Posted on 2024-05-22, 21:23

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by Shponglefan

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From what I recall, the Celeron 300A was the top-runner when it come to price/performance for 1998. Especially clocked at 450 😎 but was it out in 98? Remember buying one with an ABiT BH6 some time in 99 🤔 maybe I just wasn't a first mover :lol: [Edit]: according to Wikipedia, the Mendocino core …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-05-22, 20:13

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by Shponglefan

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Took delivery of this AGP Sapphire Radeon 3850 HD this week. Really excited for this card, since it's the fastest 8x AGP card I know of. Planning to use this in my next iteration of an "all-in-one" Pentium 4 retro build. My previous build tops out at early 2000s XP. With this card, I'm hoping to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-05-22, 20:09

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by Shponglefan

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I consider everything "local" if it's located in the country because shipping costs are the same no matter where the item is located. That makes distance irrelevant when I'm buying retro. That probably depends on your country. Living in Canada, shipping costs are not universal across the country. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-05-22, 19:45

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by Shponglefan

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I agree that local buying refers to getting things within driving distance. The moment you're shipping from other cities or countries, that's no longer buying locally. Where I live, local pickings are pretty slim these days. Any time anything from the 90s comes up for sale, it's usually gone pretty …

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Re: Pentium 4 Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/3.11/95/NT4/98/2k/Me/XP)

Posted on 2024-05-22, 18:56

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by Shponglefan

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There are other late DOS games with 16-bit mixing output that doesn't support WSS besides the Crusader series. Some examples: DOS Quake and Build-based games like Duke Nukem 3D. I was reviewing the list of DOS games with 16-bit sound to see what other games might be worth it. I'll have to do some …

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Re: Budget King AMD-K6 with 3DFX Voodoo Banshee

Posted on 2024-05-22, 18:04

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by Shponglefan

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Okay, I am pretty sure I was using an AMD K6 CPU before Win98. Or Maybe it was a Celeron ? It might have been an original K6 since those came out in early 1997. Though at the time, the Pentium and Pentium MMX were more popular choices. The K6-2 released late May in 1998, about a month before …

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