Re: Which graphics card for Pentium Pro build?
Posted on 2024-01-29, 17:01
TnL generation of games will be sluggish on a Pentium Pro.
Re: Help with Tracking down drivers or demos for BitBoys / Tritech Pyramid 3D *Update, SDK/Demos, OpenGL MCD found!*
Posted on 2024-01-28, 06:02
Awesome. Maybe 640x480 is the default and -5 sets 512x384. What happens if other numbers are put there?
Re: Help with Tracking down drivers or demos for BitBoys / Tritech Pyramid 3D *Update, SDK/Demos, OpenGL MCD found!*
Posted on 2024-01-27, 05:19
Is the S3 a 2D chip? To make sure it does not compete for primary d3d device.
Re: Is Matrox MGA-G100 Productiva compatible with Matrox Simple Interface (MSI 3D API)?
Posted on 2024-01-27, 05:12
I made it up for this dummy. The G100 has better fill patterns in any case. Not always, at least to my eyes. Do you have a set of screenshots where the Mystique's patterns are objectively more accurate? Subjectively it's obviously a tossup, no point back and forthing on that. Nope. Obviously, the …
Re: Is Matrox MGA-G100 Productiva compatible with Matrox Simple Interface (MSI 3D API)?
Posted on 2024-01-26, 20:03
vvbee wrote on 2024-01-26, 19:38: Putas wrote on 2024-01-26, 15:47: vvbee wrote on 2024-01-26, 14:59: True multi-bit alpha, smooth textures, twice the performance. What do you mean by true multi-bit alpha? I made it up for this dummy. The G100 has better fill patterns in any case. Not always, at …
Re: Is Matrox MGA-G100 Productiva compatible with Matrox Simple Interface (MSI 3D API)?
Posted on 2024-01-26, 15:47
vvbee wrote on 2024-01-26, 14:59: True multi-bit alpha, smooth textures, twice the performance. What do you mean by true multi-bit alpha?
Re: Help with Tracking down drivers or demos for BitBoys / Tritech Pyramid 3D *Update, SDK/Demos, OpenGL MCD found!*
Posted on 2024-01-25, 19:18
Then there probably is no d3d support. Have you tried some DirectX 2/3 games? At least give the D3dtest.exe a go.
Re: Matrox G400 mod to G400 Max
Posted on 2024-01-22, 14:14
I guess the utility shows so called base "clock" from which particular clock domains are derrived. And the base value is from bios, so flashing it would be the way.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2024-01-15, 08:19
PcBytes wrote on 2024-01-14, 14:43: Now, anyone remember HoneyX and Cheapmod BIOSes? 😁 Cheepobios was always my first step into K7S5A fun.
Re: Doubts about ATI rage, SiS and others with 8MB
Posted on 2024-01-15, 04:00
Did you have a Rage 128 8 MB by any chance?
Re: Radeon 8500LE vs 8500
Posted on 2024-01-10, 14:24
SSAA it was, with many modes. As time went by shaders could shift the bottleneck.
Re: Is this GPU dead?
Posted on 2024-01-08, 18:52
AGP does not explain the artifacts. Their regularity suggests broken memory.
Re: Radeon 8500LE vs 8500
Posted on 2024-01-07, 11:39
havli wrote on 2024-01-07, 10:28: By the way - are there any 128MB R8500 (275 MHz, non-LE). I have never seen one, only 128MB LEs and R9100. There should be.
Re: Radeon 8500LE vs 8500
Posted on 2023-12-27, 05:12
The Serpent Rider wrote on 2023-12-27, 02:08: True 8500LE usually lacked the second RAMDAC. It's a small chip located near the GPU. Theatre? I don't think that is a good clue, nor ramdac.
Re: Most advanced game to run on Voodoo 5
Posted on 2023-12-21, 04:03
songo wrote on 2023-12-20, 18:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MkfMi9T_xI He managed to run not only Resident Evil 4, MGS 2 but even Crysis... and that all on Windows 11 WTF? How is it even possible? Whenever you are with Win10+ and an old card expect a software renderer.
Re: What graphicscard is this?
Posted on 2023-12-20, 09:04
Anonymous Coward wrote on 2023-12-20, 02:46: Whenever I see a graphics card with the RAMDAC placed on the wrong end of the PCB, I just assume it must be substandard. Why are so many cheapo cards designed like this? It doesn't appear that PCB real estate was lacking. Maybe Alliance screwed up the …
Re: getting 3D out of Mpact!
Posted on 2023-12-13, 07:55
This guy got a better performance than mine. He used the 4333 version which I don't have. But I think he might set the 3D performance slider to the max, hence the result. I hope it is clear from the review and the test specifications page that a few drivers were used. Also, the performance slider …
Re: getting 3D out of Mpact!
Posted on 2023-12-10, 14:09
I am afraid there is something wrong with the card itself. The only other idea is to give Windows 95 a go.
Re: getting 3D out of Mpact!
Posted on 2023-12-10, 12:17
GunKneeNeon wrote on 2023-12-10, 06:15: Putas wrote on 2023-09-20, 04:20: But for driver hunters, it seems a 2.0 driver driver is somewhere out there. For Mpact2, obviously. Can you find this driver? Really need it now. I cannot. Have you tried the bios update from your driver? Turning down …
Re: ATI Rage 128 Pro vs Ultra?
Posted on 2023-12-08, 12:07
Yes, each memory chip has 32 data bits.
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