Re: Wow, Matrox is still around

Posted on 2014-03-14, 11:04

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I wonder why Edge AA isn't adopted anymore. You can still combine it with other methods of AA; MSAA or SSAA for everything else, and Edge AA for polygon edges that do not intersect. I think that's because it is not really needed anymore. You can get better results with SMAA and other types of AA ( …

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Re: Wow, Matrox is still around

Posted on 2014-03-13, 22:26

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Hehe sorry about that, got it mixed up 😁. The 3Dfx logo splash has always looked gorgeous , no wonder it does edge-antialiasing!

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Re: Wow, Matrox is still around

Posted on 2014-03-13, 21:50

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Tomb Raider 3Dfx does Edge-Antialiasing actually! We found out in another thread, I think it was d1stortion that linked to an old message group with people bragging about their shiny new Pentium Pro and Lara's titties 🤣

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Re: Wow, Matrox is still around

Posted on 2014-03-13, 17:05

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No, MSAA is a bit different. Unlike FSAA, not everything is supersampled, but it is not specific to edges. Also, edge anti-aliasing is done by older cards as well, although I'm not sure if you could just flip a switch on the control panel and have it work on every game. But it is present in the …

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Re: Wow, Matrox is still around

Posted on 2014-03-13, 14:43

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I think it was right after the G400 and G400 MAX that they started laying people off, because they started to realize they just couldn't keep up. People were expecting the next big thing from them for a few years until the Parhelia came out. The Parhelia was not meant to compete in terms of …

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Re: how do you do updates on windows 98SE

Posted on 2014-03-11, 16:39

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I always install the unofficial Service Pack 2.1a. I might move to SP3 on faster machines and see what difference that really makes 😀

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Re: Phil's 3Dfx Voodoo CPU scaling review (Intel Pentium)

Posted on 2014-03-10, 19:13

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Wow, this is eye opening to say the list. The P166 MMX is a good deal faster than the P200. The extra cache really helps the Voodoo it seems!

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Re: Phil's 3Dfx Voodoo CPU scaling review (Intel Pentium)

Posted on 2014-03-06, 17:24

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I could do some tests with Voodoo 1 or 2 (SLI as well). I own a Pentium 133, an MMX 233 and a K6-3+ which I can probably underclock or slightly overclock for this purpose. I could also go with either an Alladdin V board or a 430TX board.

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Re: Phil's 3Dfx Voodoo CPU scaling review (Intel Pentium)

Posted on 2014-03-06, 13:51

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Nice! Do you remember the settings used for each game? How about testing with Pentium MMX and K6?

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Re: Stewart Cheifet on Computer Chronicles

Posted on 2014-03-05, 18:45

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Matt Chat is fantastic, I've watched most of the episodes and this is one of the really great ones. Can't wait for part three 😀

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Re: Matrox Mystique: opinions?

Posted on 2014-03-05, 15:21

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It's a nice card actually. Its 3D features and performance are equally dreadful, however it has good compatibility with DOS (worse than the S3 Virge) and offers far fetter picture quality than most S3 Virge cards. A lot of people, me included, tend to pair it with Voodoo 1/2 cards on Pentium and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-03-04, 13:50

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Awesome!

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Re: Do you have boxed games? If so, how many?

Posted on 2014-03-03, 00:02

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I have about 100 boxed games and the end is nowhere near in sight... 🙁

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Re: Quake III timedemo scores on a Tualatin PIII-S 1400

Posted on 2014-02-27, 19:14

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Seems to be incredibly GPU bound. I got slightly faster framerates at 1024x768 (16bit) on my Voodoo 3 + Pentium III 500. Even my K6-III+ 550 produced similar framerates. You might want to take a look here: P2/P3 VS K6-3+ - A Great Battle Commences Could this be driver related? Or just Quake III not …

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Re: Games with deeper meanings/symbolism

Posted on 2014-02-26, 18:47

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I was reading the manual for that a couple of days ago. Great stuff, but the most memorable thing from the game, at least for me, was the fantastic intro. I just realized you probably meant the intro for Fallout. The High Energy Weapons FAQ in the manual is one of the best parts. I no longer have …

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Re: Twitch plays Pokemon

Posted on 2014-02-26, 10:43

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It's an interesting experiment. I check in every now and then and keep myself updated on the latest "meme". 133MHz that's one awesome idea 😀

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Re: Odd subject - Is it possible for long video\sound card's pcb to warp over time?

Posted on 2014-02-22, 23:56

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Damn. I think I need to start worrying about my AWE32 then. What do you guys recommend?

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Re: Games with deeper meanings/symbolism

Posted on 2014-02-22, 23:47

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I was reading the manual for that a couple of days ago. Great stuff, but the most memorable thing from the game, at least for me, was the fantastic intro.

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Re: Was this a fair value for these two cards?

Posted on 2014-02-22, 13:32

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Not a bad price I reckon. The Voodoo 2 came out 1998, so the Voodoo 1 was obviously being sold in 1998 as well.

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Re: AWEstruck...

Posted on 2014-02-22, 08:40

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Cloudschatze wrote: Mr. Bluntman wrote: I guess I haven't been looking hard enough. At least I know what fair prices for these things are now. If you want to foot the shipping cost, I have a loose CT4390 that you can have. If he doesn't want it, I'd be more than glad to take that card off your …

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