Re: Best DOS, Windows 3.1, and Windows 95 apps and games
Posted on 2013-01-25, 22:50
MoSlo (or Mo'Slo?) comes in handy if you have any old games that run a bit too fast 😉
Re: Time for a graphics card change...
Posted on 2013-01-25, 21:58
Nooooooo!!! I just got my GF2 through the post and one of the ramsinks and a capacitor has come off!! I blame the postman for cramming it through my letterbox along with other stuff! Now i have to wait for a reply from the seller. You'll be lucky if the seller does anything about it. All the seller …
Re: Time for a graphics card change...
Posted on 2013-01-25, 21:49
Nooooooo!!! I just got my GF2 through the post and one of the ramsinks and a capacitor has come off!! I blame the postman for cramming it through my letterbox along with other stuff! Now i have to wait for a reply from the seller. Wow. Funnily enough, I just had a WinFast A250 Ultra (Ti4600) …
Re: Rage Fury Maxx
Posted on 2013-01-25, 21:40
I used a Rage Fury Maxx with a slot-1 440BX mobo without any issues... It's a decent card, but the 'real world' 3D performance should have been better (that's one of the reasons why i didn't keep it). Image quality is excellent though :wink:. I'd double check the AGP/chipset drivers for your mobo …
Re: Time for a graphics card change...
Posted on 2013-01-25, 14:12
Nooooooo!!! I just got my GF2 through the post and one of the ramsinks and a capacitor has come off!! I blame the postman for cramming it through my letterbox along with other stuff! Now i have to wait for a reply from the seller.
Re: Computer-use pet peeves
Posted on 2013-01-25, 00:08
I hate it when an uninstaller doesn't get rid of ALL files and registry entries 😒
Re: Calling 440BX (and LX) users...
Posted on 2013-01-25, 00:02
I pulled a 200W out of a Dell Pentium4 "Northwood" PC which had a loadout of 1x HDD, 2x optical, a GF2MX, a big video capture card, and a modem. 200W gets you pretty far if it's decent quality. Though down at that power level you need to be aware of whether the PSU is 5v or 12v focused. For example …
Re: Time for a graphics card change...
Posted on 2013-01-24, 23:53
EDIT: Will the nVidia reference geforce 2 cards have better image quality than 3rd party cards from Hercules or Asus etc...?? Tough question. Usually, the Asus models had great image quality, as well as some higher class MSI ones. I know for fact that innovision and eagle were pure garbage and I do …
Re: Calling 440BX (and LX) users...
Posted on 2013-01-24, 19:20
relative power consumption: I tested a bunch of video cards on the EP-BX3 a while back. I didn't test them under load, I was interested in total system idle power, which I tested at a knoppix desktop. The power at the wall, with a Geforce2 MX, was 48.0W. With a Geforce2 Ultra, it was 59.1W With a …
Re: Calling 440BX (and LX) users...
Posted on 2013-01-24, 00:58
Bought a cheap 64MB Geforce 2 to try out :happy:... It's either a GTS or Ultra (i'm leaning towards a reference ultra as it has green heatsinks all round). Ths should be a sufficient test for my motherboard. I won't count the voodoo5 as it uses external power and i'm not sure how power hungry an ATI …
Re: Time for a graphics card change...
Posted on 2013-01-24, 00:39
I have a Matrox G400 Max (with a dodgy fan that i can't find a replacement for)... Have you considered reconditioning that fan? Here are a couple of brief articles that make it sound rather simple to refurbish a noisy cooling fan with a bit of oil and perhaps some graphite powder: Oil bearings for …
Re: Computer-use pet peeves
Posted on 2013-01-22, 20:12
I really hate it when Internet Explorer is the only goddamn browser installed on a computer. IE used to be a bit iffy, but i actually think the current version is pretty good! I've been a Firefox fan for years, but i feel it's been going down hill for a while now... I still have it installed though …
Re: Calling 440BX (and LX) users...
Posted on 2013-01-22, 01:02
Is the Soyo 6BA+ III one of the later BX boards? They probably fixed the AGP power issues with that one. The Chipset was introduced in 1998, whilst I got that board in a new system in 2000. There was a Soyo 6BA+ IV too. It would most lilkely use the original C1 stepping 440BX from 1998 (i think …
Re: Computer-use pet peeves
Posted on 2013-01-22, 00:57
I'm going to assume this is for an old PC? Best stick to a CRT as any native 4:3 LCD screen is going to be old with a high response time (lots of ghosting/streaking). You can still have 4:3 aspect with a 16:9 or 16:10 screen, but it will have black bars on each side. Yes, it's for three old PCs. : …
Re: Calling 440BX (and LX) users...
Posted on 2013-01-21, 20:38
Why is it that CPU-Z and PC Wizard report my AGP slot as version 2.0 with my SE440BX-2 board? I'm pretty sure all BX boards are AGP 1.0. Nevermind, it seems CPU-Z and PC Wizard are reading data from the G400 card and not the actual motherboard chipset. I tried WCPUID and it reported the chipset as …
Re: Computer-use pet peeves
Posted on 2013-01-21, 20:35
And I do not know why people keep saying keyboard and mouse are better than a game controller because I never have any problems using a controller, but almost always have problems with keyboard and mouse mainly due to the fact that I don't always remember what keys I mapped different things to so I …
Re: Computer-use pet peeves
Posted on 2013-01-21, 20:30
I've learned the hard way that IPS Panels max out at 60Hz. :depressed: Not all of thema as some have been known to go beyond 120hz (from a Korean brand called Catleap). Thanks, but this is not really what I was looking for. (I need analog VGA inputs, 4:3 aspect ratio, nice interpolation, and I …
Re: Calling 440BX (and LX) users...
Posted on 2013-01-21, 15:03
Soyo 6BA+III with an AGP TNT2 Vanta works fine, tested extensively. Soyo 6BA+III with an AGP Geforce 2MX works fine, tested extensively. Soyo 6BA+III with an AGP Geforce 2 Ti works fine, tested extensively. Soyo 6BA+III with an AGP Geforce MX440 works fine, tested extensively. Soyo 6BA+III with an …
Re: Computer-use pet peeves
Posted on 2013-01-21, 14:57
From my experience, 20-30 FPS is actually pretty playable for most games, as long as there's little to no stuttering. I'd rather have a game running at a smooth 20fps than a stuttery 60fps. I'm pretty sure most Xbox 360 and PS3 games run at 30fps and they still remain playable. Ideally you would …
Re: Computer-use pet peeves
Posted on 2013-01-21, 14:53
5u3 wrote: I've learned the hard way that IPS Panels max out at 60Hz. 😢 Not all of thema as some have been known to go beyond 120hz (from a Korean brand called Catleap).
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