Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-06-27, 14:45
So glad to see Artex got that Evergreen 5x86-133!
Re: Newly made ISA CL-GD5434
Posted on 2020-06-27, 14:18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laMzPYhFSHE&t=5s Thats a video I made 8 years ago with 2meg Diamond Speedstar64 on my 386DX-40, Dell U2412M monitor, the picture is bloody good on the lcd. Also have the STB Nitro 64 2meg. Would be a good card to recreate.
Re: The Ultimate 486 Benchmark Comparison
Posted on 2020-06-20, 21:36
Yeah as cool as the POD83 is or even the Cyrix 5x86-120 the overclocked AMD really is the best compramise, faster than the Cyrix in Quake a bit slower vs POD83 but would do better for most games of the era. Kind of sucks I really liked the Cyrix chip but AMD @ 160mhz is better.
Re: Modern graphics on a 486
Posted on 2020-06-18, 23:42
Yeah im not sure alot of 486 motherboards have PCI 2.1 but the modern cards dont work, could be a power issue not sure.
Re: A TNT2 32MB is apparently better than a 16MB Voodoo 3 3000?
Posted on 2020-06-17, 11:53
One thing about the Voodoo3 vs TNT2 debate was the fact their was no high end TNT2 card for the PCI bus, with 3DFX you had the 3000 PCI and if a PCI slot was all you had their was no other option, 3DFX was a no brainer. Thats why I bought a 3000 back in the day, being a teenager and whatever cheap …
Re: Rant: please stop linking to "Stason .org" for Total Hardware 1999 (TH99) pages
Posted on 2020-05-21, 12:05
I dont understand this at all........ SO whenever I look to google a motherboard, I go to google, I search and Stason.org is often the first site and I will ALWAYS go their when I see the result pop up? Because it works, the information is their and Ive used it for years, No B.S..... Now If I look …
Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware
Posted on 2020-05-21, 10:54
Yeah I saw that evergreen CPU I was outbid at $520 but didn't realistically expect to win it...... It came up on my search listings and when I saw the evergreen package with a cyrix CPU I thought "Could it be"? And it was on closer inspection. Does anyone know much about the boxes of these evergreen …
Hunting down a powerful, PCI-X motherboard with windows 98SE compatibility?
Posted on 2020-05-14, 00:23
OR a 66mhz capable, 32 bit PCI slot? I think I've narrowed down to the AMD 760MP/MPXX chipset. Motherboards like MSI K7D Asus A7M266-D Tyan Tiger MPX Gigabyte GA-7DPXDW-P Iwill MPX2 SO basically my needs are windows 98SE & 66mhz PCI support, do I even need drivers or can I just slap a pentium 4 or …
Re: The World's Fastest 486
Posted on 2020-05-12, 20:47
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353073570841 I think it's a joke we can't share rare items anymore but here's potentially a once in a lifetime opportunity. Boxed CYRIX evergreen 5x86-133 from a deceased estate, new unused, would love to see all the boxwork and manuals if it's different from the AMD version …
Re: Best PCI card for a 486
Posted on 2020-01-01, 03:28
The voodoo 3 3000 works in 486 motherboards and is a 2 notch card, dont know what the notches signify but most other more modern pci cards definitely dont work. Me personally I use an S3 TRIO 32(or 64?), the particular one I use has a great image quality and 2meg, Ram is not a big deal unless you …
Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build
Posted on 2019-11-02, 06:45
I run a FX5500 in my pentium PRO but maybe the Voodoo 5500 is a better fit for the P2-overdrive @ 350mhz....
Re: Mafia 16-bit + dithering.
Posted on 2019-08-19, 00:33
I know what your talking about as I like to push my old 486s to the max, I was pleasantly surprised how well TIE FIGHTER works on a am5x86-160 at 640x480, I could see myself playing that game through, back in the day my 386sx-33 got me through on lowest settings and was a slideshow, a dx-40 is …
Re: Mafia 16-bit + dithering.
Posted on 2019-08-19, 00:09
Is this an experiment? Second question if its not... DO you plan on playing the game through with a Voodoo? Closing thoughts, I dont see the point playing old games with sh!thouse hardware, if theirs a better option its much more enjoyable, Modern hardware with Full HD/4K/16X Anti-aliasing etc, cant …
Re: 486 VLB/PCI Motherboard: Go VLB or PCI
Posted on 2019-08-08, 02:15
Im interested to see how an AM5x86-160 does on a VLB compared to a typical PCI board.... And it still might be pointless going VLB. I think that ultimately a VLB card might show faster benchmark results but isnt going to help when testing high demanding games in a practical sense. The higher bus …
Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware
Posted on 2019-06-20, 11:24
Cyrix 5x86-133 listed by a Russian Seller for $1,400USD or Make an Offer. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/163742914243?ul_noapp=true
Re: What were some of the last notable games to be released on CD-ROM?
Posted on 2019-06-01, 22:38
I had Doom 3 and Quake 4 on CD-ROM, Quake was released October 2005 if thats a start.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-05-31, 07:56
It's the people who do pay excessive amounts that are the problem. I agree, but then if it's "immoral" to buy something for less than the market value how could prices go down at any point ? (even slightly) There's nothing immoral about buying at less than the going rate, only about taking …
Re: AWE64 Gold change
Posted on 2019-05-24, 12:23
To the OP, you have a powerful dos machine and I would try to get the AWE64 working as its a great stand alone card with bug free midi..... The CQM on my soundblaster 32 is pretty much identical to the real thing, unless your a purist wanker I wouldn't bother trying to get the authentic thing …
Re: Best video card advice for AMD 5x86 ?
Posted on 2019-05-09, 01:35
Im using a Matrox Mystique 4mb in my overclocked 5x86-160 machine, using the LCD monitor the image is great! Most S3 Virge cards display too bright for some reason but the S3 TRIO I have lying around has no problems. Ive fiddled with 3D cards on the 486 systems but its not really worth it, I …
Re: The World's Fastest 486
Posted on 2019-05-04, 05:06
Has anyone run the Cyrix 120 with optimal settings in a VLB board with a good video card? I presume 40mhz vs 33mhz in video benchmarks is not going to give much benefit?
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