Re: Video build-log: MS-DOS / W95 Hybrid Gaming PC with 3DFX Voodoo
Posted on 2014-01-28, 00:32
Hey that's awesome. You didn't try if a SATA optical drive shows up under Windows?
Re: CT3600 No reverb in AWEUTIL?
Posted on 2014-01-28, 00:30
Oh dear 😊
Re: Voodoo3, shaky picture and snow
Posted on 2014-01-28, 00:09
That's sad to hear. Does the Voodoo have caps?
Re: Video build-log: MS-DOS / W95 Hybrid Gaming PC with 3DFX Voodoo
Posted on 2014-01-28, 00:07
Skyscraper wrote: If you pay $25 you can do alot more. http://www.litepc.com/ Aeeem no 😀
Re: The essential 386 list
Posted on 2014-01-28, 00:07
Wow that 386 is pimped out 🤣 Didn't know ASUS made 386 motherboards 😀 Do they have any information on their support pages?
Re: Video build-log: MS-DOS / W95 Hybrid Gaming PC with 3DFX Voodoo
Posted on 2014-01-27, 23:52
Cool! HAve you tried this yourself? Do you have a safe link?
Re: The essential 386 list
Posted on 2014-01-27, 23:52
I'm so hoping that all these games come to GOG.com so I can buy them 😀
Re: CT3600 No reverb in AWEUTIL?
Posted on 2014-01-27, 23:29
MT-32 Emulation ONLY works with games that use the standard MT-32 instruments. Monkey Island is an example. But 95% do not! So keep this in mind 😀
Re: The essential 386 list
Posted on 2014-01-27, 23:20
Tell us more about your 386 rocket 🤣 I find Wing Commander runs good on either a 25 or 33 MHz 386. 40 MHz is definitely too fast.
Re: Video build-log: MS-DOS / W95 Hybrid Gaming PC with 3DFX Voodoo
Posted on 2014-01-27, 23:11
I must say I really enjoyed doing this video and I think I can confidently recommend a Windows installation, even for DOS games. However, I grabbed my floppy I typically use for my MS-DOS only machines for CD-ROM support, and used the 'SSCDROM.SYS' (Samsung driver) off that, and that fixed the issue …
Re: The essential 386 list
Posted on 2014-01-27, 22:59
Welcome to 386 territory vetz :) Lots of good games you can play. Look at the release year, that's usually a good indicator. One game can work fine, like Wing Commander 2, but the next one will be unplayable, like Wing Commander 3. I usually find most 3D games to slow on a 386. Like Doom, yes it …
Re: CT3600 No reverb in AWEUTIL?
Posted on 2014-01-27, 22:59
Pretty sure I made separate videos. One to show GM and MT-32 Emulation and another one to "improve" FM sound with reverb / chorus.
Re: Super Socket 7 questions.
Posted on 2014-01-27, 22:54
2.6V is very high! For that one a better cooler should be used. But then all my fast chips are the mobile versions...
Re: Best OS for a 286?
Posted on 2014-01-27, 22:52
MS-DOS 6.22 also gets my vote!
Re: Voodoo 2 DOS Glide compatibility matrix
Posted on 2014-01-27, 11:37
Thanks for the info! I had to walk away, nothing worked today :blah: The IDE to SATA adapter died and with the PCI controller I had freezes, registry errors, blue screens and just a really rough time :depressed: Swapped heaps of parts, but I guess it's one of those days... At least I figured out the …
Re: Win98SE & Compact Flash = SLOW?
Posted on 2014-01-27, 10:08
That tool is handy to have! Just eject the drive and once in a while run it. Too easy :) A question related to W98 storage, but maybe not worth opening another thread. Do you guys also use SATA optical drives? I have this issue with them not showing up in Windows. Fine under DOS, but for some reason …
Re: Voodoo 2 DOS Glide compatibility matrix
Posted on 2014-01-27, 10:03
Too high :) CPU is a PIII-600. I captured it and the scores were: Monster 3D: 16.8 Monster 3D II: 66 Monster 3D SLI: 76.3 However I think V-sync was enabled with the Monster 3D. I couldn't see a setting to disable it (is it enabled by default) and the system is gone, I'm putting W98SE on it now and …
Re: How many (external) sound modules are enough?
Posted on 2014-01-27, 06:23
bristlehog wrote: Doesn't CM-500 have problem with fast vibrato? Yes. Also it doesn't have a MIDI light, but one that flashes when music plays and it's a little bit noisier like all the dual PCB units. It's also the most expensive unit when you try to get one 😀
Re: Voodoo 2 DOS Glide compatibility matrix
Posted on 2014-01-27, 06:11
Cool, thanks! Got a different bench running, the VIA Tualatin chipset board but starting with an PIII-1000 EB to get some SLI scaling data. It's funny, but this is my first SLI experience EVER. With vintage hardware 🤣
Re: Voodoo 2 DOS Glide compatibility matrix
Posted on 2014-01-27, 04:39
Thanks for all the help so far, but I have more questions :) I'm playing around with Unreal Gold and the timedemo. On a Monster II I can see there is a "Disable V-sync" option. Is there something similar for the first Voodoo? Also the performance difference from Voodoo to Voodoo 2 in this benchmark …
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