Re: My Compaq Pentium 3 Gaming PC (Windows 98)

Posted on 2022-07-13, 12:48

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if I'm also not mistaken you should have the 100 FSB version. There were two types (thankfully very easily identifiable just by looking at the board). 66FSB version - This will have three ISA slots and three PCI slots being ISA slot 1 and PCI slot 3 being physically shared (they occupy the same rear …

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Re: My Compaq Pentium 3 Gaming PC (Windows 98)

Posted on 2022-07-13, 12:37

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same as my P3 compaq except mines a 500. Compaq boards are pretty well built and often adopted technology ahead of its time. on my P2 rig it will accept a usb keyboard in the BIOS. if it weren't for DOS games, I'd be using a usb keyboard. I will be using usb fully on my P3 rig though. I have a …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-07-13, 12:28

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C'mon.. the reall issue here is how a sane person can accurately distinguish, not one, but two ... two cards (!) just by a glance at their backplates???? X-D Amazing... Easy, each card has its own design. there are differences. the Soundblaster lives and audigy's are sometimes hard to tell apart …

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Re: Has anyone tried MegaImage32 sound card?

Posted on 2022-07-08, 20:43

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I have an opti 82C929a card and it performs well. Phil did a video on it, if that's anything to go by then the 82c930 shouldn't be any different. The clone opl3 on mine sounds pretty decent as well. This card on ebay seems to have a yamaha chipset on it which I assume must be a real opl3. Give it a …

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Re: What old hardware you own is yet not found a better modern equivalent ?

Posted on 2022-07-07, 13:15

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In my opinion USB audio is actually awesome. No need to install drivers which might be unstable or not available for your OS. DAC external to the PC's case, so less noise. Sure there's no control panel where I can choose to make everything sound like I'm in a bathroom, but I can live without that. …

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Re: What old hardware you own is yet not found a better modern equivalent ?

Posted on 2022-07-07, 12:31

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On the other hand, I wish that there was more interest in serious gaming audio development which feels stagnated in general. Agreed, I loved having a shiny audio card with bells and whistles that could produce some serious power and then the control panel's and apps with it to tweak it. Shame it is …

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Re: Fortex, the A3D & XG/OPL3 accelerator (Vortex 2 + YMF744 combo sound card)

Posted on 2022-07-07, 12:15

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Wow what a project. Really liking this. Well done hard1k for getting this far. I am very keen to learn more. To remake a card is one thing but to fuse two together is another...

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Re: Retro PII rig and others - Work in progress

Posted on 2022-07-07, 11:27

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gerry wrote on 2022-07-07, 07:12: the beginnings of another rig! Could very well be! Socket A was very interesting for sure and I used to own an abit board in the day which was nforce 2. Lovely board it was too.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-07-07, 08:46

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agreed Gerry, it doesn't look too bad does it? certainly keeping that badge. I wouldn't mind some genuine badges for windows 98, ATI, Pentium 2. I'd get an A3d badge if I get a vortex and a 3dfx one when I get a voodoo2 in it

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-07-06, 21:15

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350mhz, I rescued it like that. Runs well the p3 system has the same.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-07-06, 19:52

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Needs tidying up some more yes but it's built

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-07-06, 19:51

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As requested my P II rig. The Rage had a low profile bracket and I had no full spare so kinda made up one. Filename 20220706_204414.JPG File size 1.83 MiB Views 2509 views Filename 20220706_204654.JPG File size 1.33 MiB Views 2509 views Filename 20220706_204711.JPG File size 1.53 MiB Views 2509 …

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Re: What old hardware you own is yet not found a better modern equivalent ?

Posted on 2022-07-06, 10:33

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3D positional audio, particularly as realized by A3D back in the late 90s. Positional audio seems to have a taken a flying leap backwards over the past couple decades. I keep wondering if we'll ever see a resurgence. I figured VR might rekindle interest in proper positional 3D sound, but given the …

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Re: Retro PII rig and others - Work in progress

Posted on 2022-07-06, 07:33

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Pictures tonight as I have secured a case that suits it very well. Thanks to the driver library here I also have my SB Live! put back in as well. Since I have the digital cable, I have the DVD-RW drive hooked up to both soundcards (digitally via the Live and Analogue via the MAD16). Quite tidy. I …

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Re: Retro PII rig and others - Work in progress

Posted on 2022-07-01, 20:53

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As for laptops I have a thinkpad 380D. And a dell precision circa 2000 era.

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Re: Retro PII rig and others - Work in progress

Posted on 2022-07-01, 20:52

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Rig 5, was a few missing parts, superceeded by my ryzen build. Rig 3 sadly died. Vrm failed and took cpu with it. Now replaced by the p3 build. Pictures soon but the p2 rig ain't pretty

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Re: Network card - isa or pci?

Posted on 2022-07-01, 20:49

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Makes sense actually. I have found the driver, I'll give it an install tomorrow.

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Re: Network card - isa or pci?

Posted on 2022-06-30, 19:40

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Thanks, in it will go. I will give it a try.

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Network card - isa or pci?

Posted on 2022-06-30, 19:07

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I have two 3com cards. Both are etherlink 10/100. Not sure if any benefits for either except bandwidth. Would isa one work better in dos? I assume so. (thinking lan games) Windows 98 no problem.

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Re: Retro PII rig and others - Work in progress

Posted on 2022-06-30, 14:28

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I should also say I have another exact compaq slot one board 100% the same but this one when I rescued it came with a Pentium III 500. so the Geforce 4 is going there. This computer will be designed to handle the more later games around the 2000 era and will house my SB Live! Platinum card. P II …

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