Re: Cyrix 6x86L-PR200+GP or Intel Pentium 200 MMX?

Posted on 2022-11-08, 17:57

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by Jasin Natael

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The 6x86L CPU is trash. The 6x86MX fixes a lot of issues and I actually quite like that CPU, but not the standard 6x86. Agreed, it’s unfortunate Cyrix was unable to message and advertise that the 6x86mx and MII both would run quake just fine Yes the MII chips are quite decent performers for the …

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Re: Nvidia adaptergate

Posted on 2022-11-08, 17:30

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It will just come down to how AMD cards perform in real world gaming. If they do 90% of the task, while using 1/3 less power and costing 1/3 less.......then it is a very clear that 4000 series nVidia cards are a bad value. At least the ones presently released, at the present pricing. That doesn't …

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Re: Nvidia adaptergate

Posted on 2022-11-08, 14:40

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1080Ti is a mistake nVidia will never make again :D Yeah, not for some time. I don't have the Ti, but I am still using my vanilla Asus ROG 1080 and while it is starting to show it's age it has been a fantastic card. I don't see the 4000 series being in that kind of a historical place. I think that …

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Re: Nvidia adaptergate

Posted on 2022-11-07, 19:14

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I think it is all a bit too early to say yay or nay on the AMD cards. Until we see some real world independent benchmarks, then the jury is still out. Even then, we don't know what driver improvements and developer optimizations might come int time, from either company. I expect that on the top end …

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Re: Nvidia adaptergate

Posted on 2022-11-02, 16:24

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nVidia knew exactly the problems they were going to encounter. They knew and considered the risk as "acceptable" They HAD to know. Think they didn't test these disasters before releasing them? They knew that there would be issues, just like they knew people would buy them anyway. They will continue …

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Re: Nvidia adaptergate

Posted on 2022-11-02, 14:26

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nVidia knew exactly the problems they were going to encounter. They knew and considered the risk as "acceptable" They HAD to know. Think they didn't test these disasters before releasing them? They knew that there would be issues, just like they knew people would buy them anyway. They will continue …

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Re: Game environments that left a lasting impression

Posted on 2022-11-02, 14:08

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My picks in no particular order: - Unreal -Half Life -Deus Ex -Serious Sam -Fable -Max Payne and Max Payne 2 I am sure there are others but those are off the top of my head.

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Re: How's everyone doing these days?

Posted on 2022-11-01, 21:36

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Sphere478 wrote on 2022-10-31, 10:30: I may have just scored a pentium 1 366 :p Welcome back! Now that is cool.

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Re: Is it possible to have multiple video card on a win 98 machine ?

Posted on 2022-10-27, 21:35

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by Jasin Natael

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Yes, I use a AGP Radeon 8500 and a PCI Voodoo 3 in one of my rigs. Just have to switch primary in the BIOS. Nut agree the Geforce 7600 is going to be problematic at best with Win98.

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Re: What era of computers do you draw the line at collecting and/or using?

Posted on 2022-10-17, 16:17

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by Jasin Natael

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I have nostalgia as far back as 386 era. My first PC was a crummy Packard Bell Legend with a 386sx. That said, I don't currently have anything older than a 486 and I probably never will. My favorite era is Socket 7. That was the time that I spent the most time with back in the day. The first …

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Re: Commander X16 of The 8-Bit Guy, can it be considered as the most nonsense neo-retro computer of all times?

Posted on 2022-10-14, 13:35

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I got the impression that he would like to use the machine as a "springboard" of sorts to market his own games. While that in itself is a neat idea...I don't see that being a successful venture. His Planet X series of games are pretty good but he has already made them available on so many other …

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Re: Rise CPU Aiming For The Stars!

Posted on 2022-10-13, 14:00

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by Jasin Natael

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Dang, I guess these chips are pretty rare. I was sure at least a few members would have one and be willing to throw up some benchmarks.

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Re: My top-build, a parts-surplus proof-of-concept

Posted on 2022-10-12, 16:48

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I have a Radeon 9250 with a 128bit memory bus. I find that it sits between my Radeon 7500 and Geforce 2 GTS, depending on the game/benchmark. Definitley not as fast as a my FireGL 8800 using Radeon 8500 drivers. But mine doesn't have that high of a core speed, and will not overclock at all. I have a …

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Re: Better video card options for this Super Socket 7 build

Posted on 2022-10-10, 17:32

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With that laptop, I finally settled on Windows 98 SE as the best option. Even with a RAM upgrade and a CPU upgrade, the driver support for Win98 (plus the write allocate utility that only ran on 98) meant that it was the best option of all that I tried. Yeah, that is what I am running on it. I have …

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Re: Better video card options for this Super Socket 7 build

Posted on 2022-10-07, 02:41

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With that laptop, I finally settled on Windows 98 SE as the best option. Even with a RAM upgrade and a CPU upgrade, the driver support for Win98 (plus the write allocate utility that only ran on 98) meant that it was the best option of all that I tried. Yeah, that is what I am running on it. I have …

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Re: Better video card options for this Super Socket 7 build

Posted on 2022-10-05, 22:37

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I picked up a 64 megabyte Asus GF2 MX today and tested it in my 5EMA; all else the same, this card scored about 500 points lower in 3D 2000 than the Quadro 2 Pro. That is interesting. Seems like those Quadro cards are binned pretty well. My GTS overclocks pretty well but it get's fairly toasty in …

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Re: Better video card options for this Super Socket 7 build

Posted on 2022-10-05, 20:02

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I picked up a 64 megabyte Asus GF2 MX today and tested it in my 5EMA; all else the same, this card scored about 500 points lower in 3D 2000 than the Quadro 2 Pro. That is interesting. Seems like those Quadro cards are binned pretty well. My GTS overclocks pretty well but it get's fairly toasty in …

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Re: Rise CPU Aiming For The Stars!

Posted on 2022-09-25, 00:10

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by Jasin Natael

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Let's see those Rise/idragon scores!

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Re: Cyrix/ST/IBM Aiming for the stars!

Posted on 2022-09-24, 20:54

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Sphere478 wrote on 2022-09-24, 20:26: Yeah 100x3.5 was my best also. Do we have a Rise aiming for the stars thread? Rise cpus are fun. Dang I don't know? If so there should be one. I don't have a Rise chip, but some day......

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Re: Cyrix/ST/IBM Aiming for the stars!

Posted on 2022-09-24, 17:02

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9800 pros aren’t too bad on ebay but lots of them have bad memory. And they don’t work with all ss7 mobos. Dono what the current state of 9700s is but I suspect it might be a good one to try also. In any case with what you have it seem the gf2 is probably going to be your top scorer, but a high mb …

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