Re: Which is better, S3 ViRGE/DX or S3 Trio 64V2/DX?

Posted on 2022-07-29, 01:41

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They are both all but equal in DOS and 2D. The Virge/DX has the edge for being able to at least do DirectX 3D, but more so for its proprietary S3D games like Descent II, Croc, Tomb Raider, Terminal Velocity & more. DOS: https://gona.mactar.hu/DOS_TESTS/ 3D APIs: https://gona.mactar.hu/3D/ Indepth …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-28, 22:14

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2nd half of the bunch: ATI Rage Pro Turbo 8MB ATI Rage 128 16MB ATI Radeon 7200 32MB SDR ATI Radeon 8500 LE 64MB DDR ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128MB SDR GeForce MX 200 32MB SDR GeForce MX 400 64MB SDR GeForce MX 420 64MB DDR GeForce MX 460 64MB DDR GeForce 256 32MB SDR GeForce2 GTS 64MB DDR (Deluxe) …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-28, 03:08

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

BitWrangler wrote on 2022-07-28, 02:58: 1998 STB systems was one of largest nVidia customers... Dec 1998 bought by 3DFX.... residual contracts fulfilled and through 1999 became the big Voodoo3 producer. So 1998 card, 95% likely to be nVidia, and if it's voodoo it's a banshee. I just pointed it out …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-28, 02:36

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Somewhat large lot of graphics cards obtained. Here's the 1st half: Diamond Stealth64 2001 Ark2000PV 4MB WinFast S3 Virge/325 2MB Best Data 3dfx Voodoo Graphics 4MB SiS 6326AGP 8MB Trident Blade3D 9880 Turbo 8MB Trident Blade T16 16MB Vanta 8MB (x2) Riva TNT2 M64 16MB (x2) Riva ZX 8MB Riva TNT 16MB …

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Re: Ideas for DirectX downgrading?

Posted on 2022-07-26, 21:44

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You don't need DirectX verion 9.0a to get the Audigy 2 ZS working reliably in Windows 9x. I'm going to guess it's because of some kind of software mixing DirectX 9 is required - like for the NVidia Soundstorm (it can also be installed without the mixer using previous versions of DirectX). Use Device …

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2022-07-25, 21:57

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My highest score so far was 485,000... km, so north of 300,000 miles, on a Ford Escort I got with 160/100k on it, ran it 10 years and it was basically serving 3 families at that time in amount of errands for it's mileage... poor thing, it was quite nice when I got it, and wanted to keep it nice, …

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Re: Competition! Win a 3DFX Voodoo3 Graphics Card. ----#Quake3toTheMax----

Posted on 2022-07-25, 20:52

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The Quake3t0theMax Grand Prize has arrived (Voodoo3 3000)! Necrodude, you are a gentleman, scholar, and one heck of a host! I offer my sincerest thanks and gratitude for the contest, all of your efforts, and for the Voodoo3! Thanks again!!! P.S. - I'm saving the box you shipped it in as part of the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-25, 20:48

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Picked up a new in the box LS-120 Drive w/a box of new disks, a Radeon 7000 32MB DDR, and the Quake3t0theMax Grand Prize has arrived (Voodoo3 3000)! I'm confident any machine I can install this card into will be unstoppable! Thank you, Necrodude!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-25, 14:40

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I think it's the first time I've seen anyone praise a Trident. What's so special about this model? Nothing special - it performs well, looks good, and just works without a fuss in the games I play on a CRT (no problems with Commander Keen, Terminator Future Shock/SkyNET, Quake, Doom, and others). …

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

Posted on 2022-07-24, 23:09

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So this is kind of a hybrid activity, using modern parts but for a retro purpose. I ordered all the parts to build 5 clumsyMIDI interfaces for the MT32-Pi devices I'm going to build for DOS gaming and received most of the parts, just waiting on the DACs and OLED screens to arrive. Other than that …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-24, 20:57

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Rounding up the lot is my new favorite 2D card - Trident ProVidia 9685 w/2MB VRAM expansion (4MB total) & video-out modules. I think it's the first time I've seen anyone praise a Trident. What's so special about this model? Nothing special - it performs well, looks good, and just works without a …

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Re: Competition! Win a 3DFX Voodoo3 Graphics Card. ----#Quake3toTheMax----

Posted on 2022-07-24, 05:33

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Necrodude wrote on 2022-07-23, 13:40: And here it is: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Al5OEc0Sc9SsgZ5mbVuxBn5SDO_kKQ?e=T5vKYb […] Show full quote And here it is: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Al5OEc0Sc9SsgZ5mbVuxBn5SDO_kKQ?e=T5vKYb Just drag and drop the files in to your Quake3 folder. The rar file contains a custom …

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Re: Matrox G450 PCI is a underhyped card!

Posted on 2022-07-24, 05:32

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@effy Is the G400 AGP only? I haven't seen any PCI ones on eBay (I didn't look that hard though) @Meatball Totally! Also thank you so much for your Quake 3 config, it is the only reason I could get it working system :) @Sphere478 I will give Radeon another try! Do you have good lucking playing DOS …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-23, 20:59

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I've picked up a ton... a TON... of stuff recently, but for now I'll just post my favorites. A couple of Voodoo3 3000s PCIs (both untested - one worked fine, the other just needed a BIOS re-flash and it works perfectly), a Compaq V3 V3000 running at 3500 speeds (FINALLY I GOT ONE!), and a Voodoo3 …

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Re: Matrox G450 PCI is a underhyped card!

Posted on 2022-07-23, 19:28

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Everyone single of one those cards you listed can be very good. You just happened to have a lousy experience with them in this particular situation. Which is the beauty (and fun?) of having the option of finding the right fit for a particular need. Like ATI of this era, Matrox produces a series of …

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Re: Company names with abbreviations

Posted on 2022-07-22, 21:11

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ZOTAC: "Zone" + "Tact" = ZOTAC

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Re: What is your most hated/feard task in building a (retro)PC?

Posted on 2022-07-22, 14:20

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

my most hated task is ... ... definitly cable management ! I am quick at selecting and assembling the components, but when it comes to cable management it takes ages till I pick myself up to finish that job. my most feard task is ... the first time to fire up a new build. Because there is always …

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Re: What is your most hated/feard task in building a (retro)PC?

Posted on 2022-07-22, 14:18

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1- Recapping… 2-Going back and forth with the seller when something isn’t working or wrong part altogether.

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Re: Company names with abbreviations

Posted on 2022-07-22, 03:45

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

PNY: Paris, New York

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2022-07-22, 02:54

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