Re: Pentium 4, Voodoo 3 3000 + m3D (PowerVR PCX2) - Hybrid System

Posted on 2022-08-01, 08:07

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We resolved his issue on the PowerVR Fun Thread, the problem was the Radeon primary card, its drivers just don't allow Moon Racer to run. It's fine with an ATi Rage 128 based cards. Very good as primary cards, slightly faster than Voodoo's when using the PowerVR if you ever want to give it a try. …

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Re: 3d accelerators on other platforms not PC

Posted on 2022-07-18, 05:52

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Sorry to revive such an old thread, but I thought I'd add something. Recently I've been playing a bunch of 3D accelerated games on my iMac G3 (Blueberry slot-loading). This system has a Rage 128 8MB, I think. Some games that seem to run really well on it with 3D acceleration: Tomb Raider Quake 2 …

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Re: Pentium 4, Voodoo 3 3000 + m3D (PowerVR PCX2) - Hybrid System

Posted on 2022-07-18, 05:29

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No idea if GordonFreeman is still around, but I've just set up my P4 32.Ghz EE with a Matrix M3D, but using an AGP Radeon 9600 instead of Voodoo 3. Sorry, I haven't been on the forums for a while. I've found the PCX2 can be rather finicky when it comes to drivers and running certain games. For …

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Re: PowerVR Fun Thread

Posted on 2021-01-09, 08:08

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I have tested the PowerVR SDK-Demos and all run fine except one, this very old one "VLLOGO" shows the exact same color-issue like the MDK-PVR. I am stuck here. I've had this issue a couple of times with both MDK and the PVR demos, and just rebooting the system usually seemed to fix it. Switching to …

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Re: Sony Vaio P4 3.06GHz + Voodoo 3 3000 + Matrox m3D + SB Live!

Posted on 2020-12-03, 11:36

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Boohyaka wrote on 2020-12-03, 11:29: comparing it to the X68000 was the stretch, it's not that similar. but if you also thought about it, guess maybe that's less of a stretch than I thought 😀 I definitely thought about it. If the store I bought the Vaio from had had an X68000, my brain probably …

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Re: Sony Vaio P4 3.06GHz + Voodoo 3 3000 + Matrox m3D + SB Live!

Posted on 2020-12-03, 11:27

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never mind watching old PC's on youtube. the M3d stuff especially, as you say there isn't much on that Huh? that's a bit of a stretch but kinda reminds me of the Sharp X68000 that is still one of the sexiest retro design ever in my opinion! What's a bit of a stretch? What I meant to say is that …

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Re: Sony Vaio P4 3.06GHz + Voodoo 3 3000 + Matrox m3D + SB Live!

Posted on 2020-12-03, 10:41

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that's a nice build and a very good looking branded case! great find Thanks! Yeah, I was really lucky to find it, and for such a low price. Like I mentioned before, I almost didn't get it because I was afraid I might not use it. That turned out to be completely wrong, because I've already used it a …

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Re: Sony Vaio P4 3.06GHz + Voodoo 3 3000 + Matrox m3D + SB Live!

Posted on 2020-12-03, 07:35

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This build is sweet I'd absolutely watch a video of it. Thanks. Yeah, it's pretty awesome. Probably the coolest thing about it (apart from the case) is just being able to play Glide/PowerSGL/OpenGL/DirectX games all on one system with no switching or driver changing necessary. I kinda already said …

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Re: Sony Vaio P4 3.06GHz + Voodoo 3 3000 + Matrox m3D + SB Live!

Posted on 2020-12-02, 13:11

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I've been thinking about making a video on Youtube about this computer where I show the parts, talk about the system and how I built it, and show footage of multiple games running on it on a high-end CRT. Would anyone here be interested in seeing that video? I can't really predict when this will …

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Re: Sony Vaio P4 3.06GHz + Voodoo 3 3000 + Matrox m3D + SB Live!

Posted on 2020-07-30, 10:40

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Hi GordonFreeman and i'd like to ask a favor, can you take a picture of the Yamaha AC-XG chip inside the pc because i can't find the chip anywere on the web, Thanx! Sorry I couldn't reply to this sooner. Yeah, I should be able to do that. I'll try to do that soon, like within the next week or so. …

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Re: Actual Video (As in, how to play them) Thread

Posted on 2020-05-06, 10:24

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I think there are other video players for Windows 98 that have built-in support for MP4, without needing to install any additional codecs. I don't remember what they're called, but they're easy to find.

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Re: Voodoo 3 3000 - is 15kHz RGB possible?

Posted on 2020-05-06, 09:59

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well there's not much important to translate there, just use the formulas but if you want to know anything specific just ask ^^ if you go 320x200 that would result in: horizontal: 320 / 359 / 399 / 438 vertical: 200 / 202 / 204 / 217 pixel frequency: 438x217x70 = 6.65Mhz that would be about 15.2kHz …

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Re: Voodoo 3 3000 - is 15kHz RGB possible?

Posted on 2020-05-05, 13:37

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not 70Hz though. Thanks for the link, I don't know why I didn't think of that. The user in that other post who was trying to get 15kHz DOS games working was using Soft15khz, which doesn't support 70Hz. On the Soft15khz post, it has a link to a post that describes how to edit the registry yourself …

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Re: Voodoo 3 3000 - is 15kHz RGB possible?

Posted on 2020-05-05, 12:40

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They don't, because that's not what they were made for. Unless you like more blurriness and scanlines, they won't look better. VGA on a CRT is as best as it will get with DOS games. That's a matter of opinion, isn't it? I'm just saying what I personally want, not what's better in an objective way. …

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Re: Voodoo 3 3000 - is 15kHz RGB possible?

Posted on 2020-05-05, 10:57

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Here's another related question: excluding 3D-accelerated games, do all other DOS games run at 70Hz, or do some run at 60Hz? Is there a list somewhere of the vertical rates used by DOS games?

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Re: Voodoo 3 3000 - is 15kHz RGB possible?

Posted on 2020-05-05, 10:09

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15Khz is usually always between 50 and 60Hz if it supports VGA/XGA why not just use that? My monitor supports from 50Hz up to 90Hz. I'm pretty sure 15kHz at 70Hz would work, but I haven't tried it yet. I'm interested in 15kHz because I think 2D DOS games would look better at that resolution than …

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Re: Voodoo 3 3000 - is 15kHz RGB possible?

Posted on 2020-05-05, 09:52

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What do you want to play on a CRT TV? If you're targeting console emulation (SNES, Genesis, PlayStation etc.) you're better off using a modern system with a more powerful Ati card running RetroArch (it supports 15 KHz output). For DOS games, I was able to play a few of them on the RetroArch core, …

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Voodoo 3 3000 - is 15kHz RGB possible?

Posted on 2020-05-05, 08:52

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The title pretty much sums up my question. Is there any way to get 15kHz RGB from the Voodoo 3? I'm mainly interested in using this for DOS games and 2D Windows games. Vertical scan rate doesn't matter, since my monitor should be able to handle anything. I found a program called Soft15khz that looks …

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Re: CTX-SPII350

Posted on 2019-08-20, 05:07

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Thanks! Unfortunately, the Goodwill I got this from has pretty much gotten to the point where they don't sell computers anymore. And my local Savers also closed, which is really a shame. Yeah, I've noticed the same thing happening at a lot of the thrift stores near me. I'm guessing it's because …

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Re: CTX-SPII350

Posted on 2019-08-20, 04:00

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Nice find! That’s a pretty cool looking system. I’ve found some pretty cool PC stuff at thrift stores, including hardware and games. Recently I found a copy of Trespasser in excellent condition.

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