Re: make the case for owning a vintage computer

Posted on 2022-05-09, 22:50

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by FioGermi

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Case: You want something to tinker with/a project or are curious in how it actually felt to use -insert vintage computer here-. If you just wanna play games and give zero thought about the hardware, probably just stick to emulation or sourceports. Not everyone will notice or care about the slight …

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Just how bad is the 5:4 stretch with DOS Games

Posted on 2022-05-09, 22:46

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by FioGermi

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How bad is the 5:4 stretch of DOS games compared to a proper image on a CRT/4:3 monitor? I haven't had a proper CRT in a long time and have been using a NEC 4:3 19' monitor as my main retro display. Iv been told 5:4 is actually quiet ugly but it doesn't look too bad to my eyes. Anyone have any good …

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Re: Lucky Star 5V-1A / 5V-1B review - scaling form XT levels to K6-II levels

Posted on 2022-04-30, 19:34

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by FioGermi

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I use to see a lot of LuckyStar branded motherboards coming out of eastern europe ne Ebay. Was this particular brand especially popular over there or a generic worldwide budget label?

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-27, 00:57

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by FioGermi

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I forgot Quake 4 even existed until now.

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Re: What would be your ultimate retro keyboard?

Posted on 2022-04-25, 21:47

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by FioGermi

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Ultimate retro keyboard for me would be a Model M with full NKRO for gaming. I don't think those exist, but if it did. That would be it.

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Re: How do you enjoy games like Wolf3D/Blake Stone without WASD?

Posted on 2022-04-24, 23:32

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by FioGermi

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Yknow chat. I'll let you in ona secret: When i was a kid, i use to play Team Fortress 2 at 640x480 windowed on my mom's shitty work PC. Had like a early AMD APU or something inside it. Arrow keys to move/strafe, ctrl to crouch, shift to jump, mouse in my right hand. I did that for YEARS and had a …

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Re: Water-cooling Windows 7 Gaming Rig

Posted on 2022-04-24, 23:27

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by FioGermi

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I never thought i'd see watercooling still semi modern ish components on this forum. Is time going by that quickly? Timey-Wimey! Good luck with the build! I did a custom loop for my main PC and its been worth it so far as a cool-freak. Great temperatures 😁

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-24, 04:29

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by FioGermi

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BF1 was honestly the best WW1 era game i have played, and its not even really all that accurate to the actual war. People running around like its WW2. But the theme and aesthetic was point on. They tried to make it fit thematically. I know there is this other more accurate WW1 game called Verdun …

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Re: Smallest case for baby AT

Posted on 2022-04-24, 00:55

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by FioGermi

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The only AT case i have has issues where the cards won't go all the way into the slot. A tiny little bit of connector will stick out of the ISA slot. Something on the motherboard bracket is messing up the motherboard height or whatever and i don't feel like dealing with it. Mine is hella cramped too …

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Re: What's the most recent dumb tech mistake you've made?

Posted on 2022-04-24, 00:50

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by FioGermi

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Putting a waterblock onto a rather expensive GPU. Realizing you don't have enough thermal pads and then loosing some of the important screws for the stock heatsink so your stuck with a PCB until pads arrive. Yeahh....we don't talk about that. Well i mean, i do. Out of shame. Thankfully the card …

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Re: How do you enjoy games like Wolf3D/Blake Stone without WASD?

Posted on 2022-04-23, 19:32

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by FioGermi

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Its not that i can't get use to arrow keys. I just don't feel like i can game as well with it. My usual setup for games go: WASD -move C -crouch space - jump shift -run F/Q - Tactical Ability/Gear swap/Melee/etc E - Interact All the keys are very close to each other. Most importantly the number keys …

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Re: 4:3 vs. 5:4

Posted on 2022-04-23, 06:57

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by FioGermi

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Dumb question. But is there some easy way to way to side-by-side compare how bad 5:4 stretches vs true 4:3 with screenshots? Just curious how ugly the stretch looks

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Re: Scratch on motherboard? How to keep it safe?

Posted on 2022-04-23, 04:30

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by FioGermi

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......and after moving some cards around, it won't POST again. Gave the slots another sanding and cleaning. Nothing. A few days ago it crashed when i accidentally bumped into the system and wouldn't post until i re slotted the ram. Now it seems to be really dead. Whenever it worked and i let it sit …

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-23, 01:33

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by FioGermi

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Dunno if this is the right place. But according to R/CommandandConquer, i am an absolute monster for preferring Red Alert 3 over any of the other RA entries. lol 139 hours on Steam, not including the mass accumulative of time i have spent with it on Origin/Disc prior. YES i have bought it multiple …

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How do you enjoy games like Wolf3D/Blake Stone without WASD?

Posted on 2022-04-23, 00:15

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by FioGermi

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Honest question. I know Wolfenstein apparently now has a proper WASD patch. But some games pre-DOOM like Blake Stone won't let you bind certain keys and it makes playing the game very uncomfortable. Any recommendations for using external controllers? Gravis only has 4 buttons and those games don't …

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Re: Socket 5 umc board is it any good?

Posted on 2022-04-21, 18:19

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by FioGermi

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Socket 5 is pretty cool IMO. Especially with a P75/90. Get some early Pentium vibes. Problem is, all those non-Intel Pentium chipsets are usually slow compared to something nice like Intel Triton. I believe UMC was one of the faster of the bunch though. Maybe only 3-5 fps behind Triton based …

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Re: What is a 3D accelerator?

Posted on 2022-04-21, 07:43

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by FioGermi

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I know the terminology is incorrect, but i still often find myself calling 3DFX cards and the like "GPUs" out of habit. Just what video cards have always been called in my life.

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Re: Old pentium suddenly not booting

Posted on 2022-04-21, 07:38

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by FioGermi

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Try giving all the ram/card contacts a good clean with 99% Rubbing Alcohol. Check your IDE cable too and make sure its installed the right way. I think iv had a PC once that didn't wanna boot with a wrongly inserted cable. Weird stuff can happen. Go back to the original PSU if it still works, maybe. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-20, 22:29

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by FioGermi

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Shponglefan wrote on 2022-04-20, 21:01: Got a new sound card today, complete in box. I absolutely love the late 80's artwork on the box and how epic they make this card seem. 😁 What abandoned warehouse did you search to find one of those? Box and card both look pretty clean too! Nice find 😁

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-20, 19:13

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by FioGermi

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Lostdotfish wrote on 2022-04-19, 15:54: Microsoft optical mouse for my Pentium III build 😀 £5 and mostly not yellow. s-l1600.jpg Isn't this the OG that would inspire modern day gaming mice?

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