Re: Benchmarking every 90's 3D Accelerator :)
Posted on 2018-09-03, 18:46
Well, pulled the trigger on a cheap Permedia 2, so that's one thing to scratch off the list!
Re: Benchmarking every 90's 3D Accelerator :)
Posted on 2018-09-03, 06:28
I might just be onto a G400 Max for you - no response yet, but we'll see tomorrow ;) Oh, and if you feel you don't have enough benchmarks, I'd suggest adding something non-FPS, maybe an RTS or something (Homeworld springs to mind as period-correct and demanding enough of the GPU, even if it's not …
Re: Benchmarking every 90's 3D Accelerator :)
Posted on 2018-09-02, 22:17
You do know, that some of the cards listed, are not from the 1990's.... Yes, I initially didn't want to include GeForce and Radeon, however I wanted to include the Voodoo5, so I figured, what the hell, I might as well :). No, not maybe. I'm not saying you ain't right, I'm just saying I can't be …
Re: Benchmarking every 90's 3D Accelerator :)
Posted on 2018-09-02, 18:00
Correct, it's Permedia + GLINT (aka Permedia NT) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3Dlabs#/media/File:Diamond_Multimedia_FireGL1000_PCI.jpg It's my error, I should have said "non-Pro is not Permedia2" You are correct, that is indeed the Permedia NT. What a weird beast! >can't be arsed to look for G400 …
Re: Benchmarking every 90's 3D Accelerator :)
Posted on 2018-09-02, 14:17
There are quite a few Permedia2 cards on ebay but they're usually not labeled as such. Look for Diamond FireGL 1000 Pro (the non-Pro is not Permedia). I have one but unfortunately it doesn't work. Good call, although I'm fairly certain that the Diamond FireGL 1000 non-Pro is actually a Permedia 1. …
Benchmarking (almost) every late 90's 3D Accelerator :)
Posted on 2018-09-02, 12:19
So, I got this crazy idea the other day. Throughout the years there have been many reviews from big sites, threads over here and interesting uploads on YouTube of essentially all the 3D accelerator cards from the late 90's and h ow they perform. But, the years pass and newer and more efficient …
Re: Turok patch for Cyrix 5x86
Posted on 2018-08-31, 15:00
Weird. I'm pretty sure there never was a 5x86 patch, but 6x86 patches were fairly common for games at the time, usually because said games thought they were running on a 486. Perhaps if you locate such a patch for Turok it could fix the issues.
Re: Turok patch for Cyrix 5x86
Posted on 2018-08-31, 14:35
Does this happen with both Glide and D3D?
Re: Voodoo 1 vs. Voodoo 2 on a 486
Posted on 2018-08-31, 12:28
Dang feipoa, you are nailing this! I have a project in the works that I will be sharing details for soon, I'd love to see what you have to add on it. Soon... 🤣
Re: AWE32 - some questions please
Posted on 2018-08-31, 12:26
Ah yes, that's the "QSound" chip right? A lot has been said about this here on VOGONS, it's always nice to go back and read about it 😀.
Re: AWE32 - some questions please
Posted on 2018-08-31, 10:00
Hello RG100, nice to see you here again, hope life's treating you well! 1. CT1745A is the same chip that was on the SB16. You can think of the AWE32 as essentially a true SB16 + E-MU chip. Not entirely sure what CT 1748A does exactly. 2. Yes, that is DSP 4.13 ( V 4.13 ;) ) 3. That CT1747 contains a …
Re: Old games I can't figure out what they are
Posted on 2018-08-30, 22:45
Regarding the second game, the intro really sounds like Syndicate, so maybe take another look at that. Other than that, this sort of futuristic world is kind of a staple in Sci-Fi since Blade Runner, so... Perhaps Blader Runner on PC or Nightlong : Union City Conspiracy?
Re: DOSBox 0.74-2 has been released
Posted on 2018-08-30, 19:01
tfw new DOSBox release Congrats guys, can't wait for the releases that will follow!
Re: Asus P5A very slow AGP / Video cards
Posted on 2018-08-30, 14:32
Wow, quality control at ASUS must have gone down the shitter if all P5A/P5A-B rev 1.05 & 1.06 run like this 🤣
Re: List of SB games that require IRQ 7?
Posted on 2018-08-30, 08:54
I always set up IRQ7 and this has led to some headaches in the past, so this would interest me greatly 😀. Does Prince of Persia work with IRQ 5?
Re: pIII 1.4ghz powers off when cd-rw spins up
Posted on 2018-08-30, 08:52
Apparently, the Celeron 1300 and Tualatin 1.4 have the same TDP, whether or not they have the same power consumption is up for debate. Either CPU draws little power however, so even if your PSU dies, you can always replace it with a modern one, these systems don't draw nearly as much power as later …
Re: Asus P5A very slow AGP / Video cards
Posted on 2018-08-26, 12:15
I came across some old recommendations for those ALI AGP settings when I was trying DVD playback on a P5A. These settings are especially beneficial for video playback efficiency. I don't know if they do anything meaningful for other tasks. Write allocation enabled without holes K6 features mask to …
Re: Asus P5A very slow AGP / Video cards
Posted on 2018-08-25, 17:57
Thanks to everyone for the answers. I just completed some tests, but the issue is still here. P5A motherboard version is 1.06. ALI AGP driver V1.54e and ALI IDE drivers V3.4 (the latest from Asus website) are installed. CPU is a standard AMD K6-2 533 MHz (slightly overclocked to 550 using 100 MHz …
Re: What were the historical prices on high-end GPUs?
Posted on 2018-08-25, 13:39
GPU prices are related to the die size, and these are generally getting bigger for the flagship cards. So yes it is similar to cars, where a particular model becomes larger and more expensive over time and then a new low-end model is introduced. Gamers are falling for the marketing trap where the …
Re: Asus P5A very slow AGP / Video cards
Posted on 2018-08-25, 10:56
Hello, you're probably running into what seems to be a classic issue with the Aladdin V chipset. Grab the ALi AGP Utility from here and set Write Combining options to "ALL". That should probably fix the issue, but make sure to test with the Voodoo3 first. This has been repeated multiple times, but …
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