Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-07-22, 03:51
good call! Is it?
Re: Very demanding 3D games to run on a 486
Posted on 2012-07-18, 19:18
Re AC upgrade - I live in a true 19th c. architectural relic, and the power allowance per floor is just enough to run the unit I have now and sundry lighting and appliances...
Re: Very demanding 3D games to run on a 486
Posted on 2012-07-18, 19:15
haha quite correct - personal sacrifice for pc performance? Or perhaps a length of 6" diameter flex duct to scoop up some AC air and send it directly into the case side grille?
Re: Very demanding 3D games to run on a 486
Posted on 2012-07-18, 18:41
haha, amusing side topic. As it turns out I get my best/most stable performance in winter too. My computing area is next to a desk height window, and I'm in an old 19th century apartment [tenament] building with orgianl leaky single windows that offer a nice cool/cold draft at floor level in the " …
Re: Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer II Direct3D
Posted on 2012-07-18, 15:51
I have Silent Thunder 2 in storage but this thread had made me curious to check it out again as it seems I may have missed some vital graphics settings/modes. I'm not sure I ever attempted D3D as I remember the game to be very pixilated and not terribly impressive, and sort of wrote if off. So next …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-07-18, 03:23
That's correct. Quite a sharp image too. My concern is the V1 may be a bit flakey...
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-07-18, 02:16
Mau1 - unless you are suggesting something I'm not familiar with, that's the way I have it: by-pass S220 -> Voodoo, VGA cable Voodoo -> monitor. Swapping in a Voodoo 2 and the problem goes away. Latest reference drivers.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-07-17, 23:00
I get pronounced screen moire at POST and on desktop with my Voodoo 1. I've swapped in 3 by-pass cable [all the thick original typye like the one pictured earlier in this thread] with no discernible effect. Right now it's teathered to a Stealth II S220 Rendition 4mb, but I believe the same thing …
Re: FRAPS for W95?
Posted on 2012-07-17, 02:08
Clarification; I only looking for an FPS counter, not a recorder. Something to gauge game performance tweaks...
Re: matching CPUs to GPUs - Rules of Thumb?
Posted on 2012-07-17, 00:18
I don't mind having an overkill system to be honest. A constant 60 frames at every situation is what I like. Ideally more but now with LCD displays it's not was easy as it was back when we had CRTs. Ageed. 60 FPS is a good target mininum and the one I try for. Even if 60 only represents the average …
Re: EF2000 for DOS with 3DFX patch
Posted on 2012-07-16, 17:49
Late to the party but here goes: I have the Ef-2000 V2 edition with Gfx+. It runs great in W95 on a Rendition Verite or Voodoo 1/2 card. I've up-gunned to a Vodoo2 SLI and have run into difficulties. Most of the time it goes to black screen loading a mission, but every so often the mission loads, …
Re: FRAPS for W95?
Posted on 2012-07-16, 15:18
@ Putas - thanks, thats what I would think. I need to troubleshoot my setup..
Re: FRAPS for W95?
Posted on 2012-07-15, 23:09
hmmm.. how about an FPS counter for W95? Should v1.9d be working? It does in W98se..
FRAPS for W95?
Posted on 2012-07-15, 21:21
The oldest version of FRAPS I can find is 1.9d, and it doesn't seem to run under W95. Is there an earlier version that does, or another app that will work? Also I doesn't appear that Fraps works in Glide - is this true?
Re: matching CPUs to GPUs - Rules of Thumb?
Posted on 2012-07-15, 15:15
After looking at my own "numbers" I'm up-gunning the cpu on my Legacy-1 box from a P200mmx to 233. W95osr2+/intel AN430TX/Stealth S220-4mb [Rendition]/2x Voodoo2-12mb SLI/Vibra16S [XR385 daughterboard on order]/64mbPC100/Thrustmaster ACM gamecard.
Re: matching CPUs to GPUs - Rules of Thumb?
Posted on 2012-07-15, 05:30
@mole totally right about scaling and the logevity of XP - I still run XP for example. But in retro terms though, we have a choice - what systems to build, what cards/boards/cpus to focus on - it's not so much about running a particular game to the max. Deus Ex? HalfLife 1? I think we all know what …
Re: NEC XR385
Posted on 2012-07-15, 05:08
Hmmm. More of a graphics/over-clocking person, but in spite of all the caviats, I'm still llokng forward to the XR386. 'Bout time I tried something different..
Re: NEC XR385
Posted on 2012-07-14, 18:50
You'll be amazed at the quality of the MIDI that the daughterboard makes. Really looking forward to it - hope i's not DOA... I listened to Swaaye's recordings and was impressed how the original Yamaha sounded, so I'm psyched about the clone. Vogons is definitely an "audio freindly" site and I've …
Re: matching CPUs to GPUs - Rules of Thumb?
Posted on 2012-07-14, 14:34
Yes back in the day maxed out gaming system seemed less common. Games vs hardware in constant flux and tension. It seemed that hardware was was coming out every few months that raised the bar and games took advantage of every extra ounce - the improvements in gaming over very short periods of time …
Re: NEC XR385
Posted on 2012-07-14, 02:31
Well, guess I'm jumping on this bandwagon too haha:) Read how many of you were using the clone daughter card with a CT2800 [use one on my W95/Dos box] I couldn't resist. never went the multi-card route before, and $24 isn't a bad little deal..
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