Re: Pentium 4 1.8GHz, 1.6A GHz or Celeron 2.4Ghz?

Posted on 2014-08-07, 11:30

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Here's a cool Celeron D review from Anandtech . It features a great comparison with northwood celerons. Seriously, 128KB was just too small for Netburst. Had Intel made it 192KB instead of 128KB, I think this part would have been a much more serious contender. Here's another in-depth review of the …

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Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2014-08-06, 23:37

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leileilol wrote: I wish I could redirect all web video to Media Player Classic instead of the browser's own feeble attempts at playing video slowly tbh imo QFT

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Re: Pentium 4 or Celeron D?

Posted on 2014-08-06, 22:34

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I guess I'm pretty lucky for getting an MSI P45D3 Platinum for just 10 euros. 🤣

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Re: Pentium 4 1.8GHz, 1.6A GHz or Celeron 2.4Ghz?

Posted on 2014-08-06, 19:11

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Stay away from the Celeron. They are utter shit. I used to have the exact one, that's why I know. 128KB was just too low for NetBurst and it really hits the performance hard. The rectified themselves when they released the Celeron D which was miles better!

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Re: Voodoo graphics cards, what's so special?

Posted on 2014-08-02, 17:54

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I wouldn't consider an ASSEMBLERGames thread and a wiki very serious sources. Besides, the first source says "while Sega probably had their own set of requirements for the hardware one could speculate that the end result would have been something similar to the Voodoo 2". On your previous post, …

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Re: Voodoo graphics cards, what's so special?

Posted on 2014-08-02, 16:46

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It wasn't necessarily the Voodoo 2 that would be going in the Dreamcast. It is probable though. But, probably a custom design like the Banshee/Voodoo3 (Avenger) like swaaye said in the above post. I can't say the console would have been better off with a 3Dfx chip, SEGA was a sinking ship and …

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Re: Tex Murphy : Overseer DVD Software MPEG2 Decoder Issue

Posted on 2014-07-31, 21:56

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The video is MPEG2 quality and also running at a much smoother framerate. I never beat the DVD version, but the video quality is just much much better!

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Re: Senrew's Parts Giveaway

Posted on 2014-07-31, 00:26

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Damn, I wasn't fast enough for that 4650! If anything changes, I'd like to have it! Awesome gesture by the way!

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Re: Glide and early D3D and OpenGL games with benchmark features

Posted on 2014-07-30, 15:08

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meljor wrote: Does drakan have a build-in benchmark? Yep. You have to use some switches on the shortcut. Can't remember which ones though!

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Re: Abandoning Skype

Posted on 2014-07-30, 14:30

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Yes, MSN Messenger truly was a godsend. Especially when it went from version 7.0 to 8.0.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-07-29, 12:02

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Stiletto wrote: boxpressed wrote: SB Pro 2.0 (NIB). Not sure how people feel about sealed collecting on Vogons, but I couldn't pass up this one to keep sealed. Meet Artex... 🤣

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Re: Tex Murphy : Overseer DVD Software MPEG2 Decoder Issue

Posted on 2014-07-28, 20:45

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Great Hierophant wrote: Do you have any suggestions for a player that will run on Windows 98SE and work with this game? Which version of PowerDVD did you use? It's been a few years, but I think I just grabbed one of the many software CDs that came with DVD players in the early 00s!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-07-27, 21:29

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Just bought this. Guy had it up for $49.95 or best offer. I offered $30, he took it so $40 with shipping. http://www.ebay.com/itm/191263376441?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 My first external module. Now I just have to wait for it to arrive. Nice, I have the same one (also my …

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Re: Tex Murphy : Overseer DVD Software MPEG2 Decoder Issue

Posted on 2014-07-27, 10:30

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I think the last time I replayed this, I used an older version of Power DVD and it was flawless. Why don't you give that a try instead?

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Re: Glide and early D3D and OpenGL games with benchmark features

Posted on 2014-07-26, 11:37

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Well, I've tried it on a few PCs and it does exactly that. However, some times I've noticed that something goes wrong and your character gets killed. On such occasions, you'll have to redo the benchmark. It may be possible that some patch messed up with the benchmark, but it still manages to be very …

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Re: Glide and early D3D and OpenGL games with benchmark features

Posted on 2014-07-26, 11:08

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote: Ok the Shogo benchmark works but it is possible my processor is too fast. After a while he runs into walls and just shoots and slashes walls... This is intended!

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Re: Glide and early D3D and OpenGL games with benchmark features

Posted on 2014-07-25, 15:57

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I think you'll find Shogo:M.A.D. a very worthwhile addition to this list. Much like Half-Life though, you have to download a benchmark before you can actually do it. It goes by the name of Rev_Shogo, I'm sure I have it somewhere around here if you can't find it :). Forsaken, but especially Descent 3 …

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Re: 3dfx Voodoo vs. Voodoo 2 - This might help you make a choice!

Posted on 2014-07-23, 11:35

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Nglide is very easy to setup Phil. You just install it on any modern machine and you're pretty much good to go! It has a very easy to use tool for configuring aspect ratio and internal resolutions. Give it a try!

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Re: List the PC games that you have beaten

Posted on 2014-07-19, 13:31

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The Wolf Among Us Episode 5 Mirror's Edge I've been meaning to go back and play Unreal 2 but I was turned off of playing it when it first came out and I played it for about an hour. It's not a very good game, but it has its moments. It certainly is far inferior and more generic than its predecessor …

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Re: 486 four-eighty-six or four-eight-six?

Posted on 2014-07-16, 22:49

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GeorgeMan wrote: Τέσσερα ογδωνταέξι definitely here, which means 4-80-6. 😉 😉

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