Re: P4 HT 670 / Asus P5P800 / FX5950U + V2 SLI / Audigy 2ZS + Vortex2 + X2GS / Win98

Posted on 2022-11-17, 00:18

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I like this type of case (less height) with PSU up front but I would wish there is room for rear 120mm fan instead, is there one like this? Late reply, sorry, but the case I used for this build unfortunately isn't available anymore from Cooler Master. With that said, there's no room for a 120mm fan …

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Re: P4 HT 670 / Asus P5P800 / FX5950U + V2 SLI / Audigy 2ZS + Vortex2 + X2GS / Win98

Posted on 2022-09-21, 20:56

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Hi speeddemon, just stumbled upon your post because I'm considering a somewhat sized-down version of this based on my P5P800-VM. I like how you check all the boxes for a fast w98 box as well as the crispy clean condition of your parts and the tidy way of cable arrangement. Everything looks real …

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Re: i7-3770K / Asus P8Z77-V Pro / TITAN X / X-Fi / WinXP

Posted on 2022-05-19, 06:36

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I decided to swap the GTX 960 out tonight for my Maxwell TITAN X. I didn't realize how easy it would be to get unsupported Maxwell cards working on Windows XP. The GTX 960 was already unnecessarily fast for what I'm doing, but this TITAN X is like 2x unnecessarily fast.

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Re: First Retro buid: W98SE P3 build

Posted on 2022-05-17, 03:06

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What SD card are you using? When I had just put my 650MHz P3 DOS/Win98SE rig together I wanted to try something without messing the Win98SE installation I had and used some crappy SD card that had come along something I had bought and it was awful. The Samsung SD card I had used for the original …

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Re: i7-3770K / Asus P8Z77-V Pro / GTX 960 / X-Fi / WinXP

Posted on 2022-05-16, 01:44

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With that said, I think the list is reasonably small of games that can't be pushed past 60Hz. I wouldn't be so sure. If you go to the PC gaming wiki and check the Video section of any game, there is usually a 120+ FPS note at the very bottom. You'll notice that even mainstream titles like Splinter …

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Re: i7-3770K / Asus P8Z77-V Pro / GTX 960 / X-Fi / WinXP

Posted on 2022-05-13, 21:02

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CRT monitors are awesome, but there is one potential issue when running some WinXP games on them: high refresh rates. Usually, I like to set my 17" Samsung CRT monitor to either 800x600 @ 120 Hz or 1024x768 @ 100 Hz. This generally works fine for Win9x games, but it can be problematic for certain …

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Re: games that are better on a Macintosh

Posted on 2022-05-11, 16:23

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Doom for mac has such a horrible key assignment method that makes it impossible to assign the default pc version keys. Could you or someone else explain the key assignment? I can't remember what the key assignment was, but am trying to recall. I don't remember it bothering me back in the day but am …

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Re: Pentium MMX 166 / Soyo SY-5BT / S3 Trio64V+ / Voodoo1 / OPTi 82C930 / AWE64

Posted on 2022-05-11, 05:19

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This is a really cool build. It makes me want to swap the Voodoo3 out of my DOS build for my S3 Virge DX and Voodoo1 instead. Also, thanks for being so detailed with all the utilities you're using. I learned a lot from reading your write-up.

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Re: i7-3770K / Asus P8Z77-V Pro / GTX 960 / X-Fi / WinXP

Posted on 2022-05-09, 06:43

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Very nice! I have a similar system based around an MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard. This is more than enough power to fully max out any WinXP game, even at 1080p if you are so inclined. It's a great setup for late WinXP titles which still use EAX while being CPU and GPU intensive due to poor optimization …

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Re: i7-3770K / Asus P8Z77-V Pro / GTX 960 / X-Fi / WinXP

Posted on 2022-05-09, 02:06

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Noice. Can't wait until I can get my Z77ITX back for my own super XP build. I wanted to build this as an ITX system (small as possible goal 😉), but I couldn't figure out a way to have a GPU and Sound Card in an ITX system. Are you skipping a Sound Card in your build? With that said, I'm actually …

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i7-3770K / Asus P8Z77-V Pro / TITAN X / X-Fi / WinXP

Posted on 2022-05-09, 01:43

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Someone asked in my P4 build thread if I was dual-booting XP and that discussion convinced me to assemble a dedicated Windows XP rig... The build started for me with the following goals: - Focus on primarily Windows XP era games that utilize EAX and that don't run on Windows 10 anymore. - Primarily …

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Re: Win98SE Pentium 4 Project

Posted on 2022-05-02, 08:09

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I like the compact tower and P4 is the ideal CPU for a Win98 build these days They're affordable, available, stable, and can run everything. Cool build!

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Re: Favorite 4:3 games from the XP-era?

Posted on 2022-04-27, 20:13

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even Doom 3 was not widescreen I think I definitely remember playing through Doom 3 on a widescreen 34" CRT at 960x540p when it was initially released in the summer of 2004. I probably had to use some console commands to coax it into running at 16:9 and the HUD objects were probably stretched, but …

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Re: P4 HT 670 / Asus P5P800 / FX5950U + V2 SLI / Audigy 2ZS + Vortex2 + X2GS / Win98

Posted on 2022-04-27, 19:48

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Strange, I was able to get xp running of a 1950x with ported windows 8 drivers and it runs fine. How did you port the drivers? Ended up using a modified version of XP. That worked for me too. I followed your signature links to this page which links to a modified version of Windows XP POSReady 2009: …

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Re: P4 HT 670 / Asus P5P800 / FX5950U + V2 SLI / Audigy 2ZS + Vortex2 + X2GS / Win98

Posted on 2022-04-26, 17:57

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I tried putting together a Z270 based Windows XP system over the weekend and that was a recipe for pure frustration. I mostly tried this since I already had a Z270 system assembled. I was able to get it to install XP, but I couldn't locate drivers for most devices, and it crashed after installing …

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Re: P4 HT 670 / Asus P5P800 / FX5950U + V2 SLI / Audigy 2ZS + Vortex2 + X2GS / Win98

Posted on 2022-04-25, 22:13

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I tried putting together a Z270 based Windows XP system over the weekend and that was a recipe for pure frustration. I mostly tried this since I already had a Z270 system assembled. I was able to get it to install XP, but I couldn't locate drivers for most devices, and it crashed after installing …

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Re: P4 HT 670 / Asus P5P800 / FX5950U + V2 SLI / Audigy 2ZS + Vortex2 + X2GS / Win98

Posted on 2022-04-24, 23:44

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For me, EAX is the main draw of a WinXP rig. Later Windows versions dropped native EAX support, and wrappers like Creative's Alchemy are only compatible with a small number of games. Also agree XP is all about EAX titles more then compatibility issues, it also allows for the really late 9x titles …

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Re: P4 HT 670 / Asus P5P800 / FX5950U + V2 SLI / Audigy 2ZS + Vortex2 + X2GS / Win98

Posted on 2022-04-24, 03:49

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I actually already have an X-Fi Titanium that's in my Windows 10 "Retro" build so I guess I could always pull it out of that and put in a potential Windows XP build. Be vary of the different models though. Titanium HD doesn't have XP drivers. And Xtreme Audio varieties process EAX in software, …

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Re: P4 HT 670 / Asus P5P800 / FX5950U + V2 SLI / Audigy 2ZS + Vortex2 + X2GS / Win98

Posted on 2022-04-24, 03:36

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- Pentium 4 HT 670 3.8GHz (LGA775 Prescott 2M) Meh, go Cedar Mill. I already had the Prescott chip in my collection, the system is already built, and I personally haven't had any issues with Prescott if it's in a well-ventilated case with a good cooler. For the sound card, I would go with an X-Fi …

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Re: P4 HT 670 / Asus P5P800 / FX5950U + V2 SLI / Audigy 2ZS + Vortex2 + X2GS / Win98

Posted on 2022-04-24, 02:33

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Really nice setup. I love Notctua fans since they are so quiet and efficient. Good case airflow should keep those Voodoo2s reasonably cool. I ended up having a dedicated DOS rig as well, and keeping my most powerful retro system as Windows only. BTW, are you dual booting with WinXP or just using …

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