Re: matching CPUs to GPUs - Rules of Thumb?

Posted on 2012-07-14, 01:51

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

When I decided to build a new machine to replace my old Athlon 64 4000+ /7800GT SLI workhorse in 2010, my criteria was very specific. I needed to increase the FPS in rFactor [max settings @ 1920x1200, full field, race start at LasVegas Street] from 12 to 60, an increase of 6x. So I set out determine …

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Re: matching CPUs to GPUs - Rules of Thumb?

Posted on 2012-07-13, 23:51

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by tincup

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Admittedly I presented a crude metric, and am fully aware that different games tax systems in differnet ways, but the question of a "rule of thumb" intruigs me. Using contemporary price range comparison is an interesting suggestion - and MSRPs would be fairly easy to establish. But I was/am looking …

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matching CPUs to GPUs - Rules of Thumb?

Posted on 2012-07-13, 21:39

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ideally you want a cpu/gpu pairing that doesn't waste the potential of either part. This is especially important when budget is a constraint since it makes no sense to overspend on one part only to have it bottlenecked by the other. Balance is also a virtue from more theoretical or aestetic …

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Re: Bad hardware?

Posted on 2012-07-12, 01:32

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by tincup

in DOS

in DOS

The best way to find out if you really need something is to throw it out - you'll find out soon enough. Works every time;)

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Re: Retro 3D Accelerator Screenshot Collection

Posted on 2012-07-10, 19:16

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by tincup

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in Marvin \ Video

Haha... I didn't really think the same guy would be selling them - but just knowing there is an 8 banger out there means "one more thing" on the old eBay selective seach.. I have a nice 4mb S220 and it runs old Rendition games fine, but I'd really like to goose the horspower for Indycar Racing 2 …

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Re: Please suggest GPU for Windows 95 PC

Posted on 2012-07-10, 17:07

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by tincup

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

I agree the S3 Virge solution for 2D work is best and the Stealth 3D-2000 pro was a very good performer in this regard. No hassle with the old games, *just works*, freeing precious time to figure out how the hey to get those early 3dfx game running smoothly on your cool Voodoo 1...

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Re: Very demanding 3D games to run on a 486

Posted on 2012-07-09, 22:22

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by tincup

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

If you got sims lying around try Longbow 2, Total Air War, European Air War, and give Grand Prix Legends a shot.. These all appeared in the V1/2 transition but were very demanding even on pentium systems. Would be interesting to see how they fly on a 486..

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Re: Please suggest GPU for Windows 95 PC

Posted on 2012-07-09, 22:14

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by tincup

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in PC Emulation

2-D: Diamond Stealth 3D-2000 Pro/4mb 3-D: Voodoo1/4mb worked well for me. EDIT: or a Voodoo 2 of course

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Re: Retro 3D Accelerator Screenshot Collection

Posted on 2012-07-09, 21:48

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by tincup

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

the vigil begins..

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Re: Retro 3D Accelerator Screenshot Collection

Posted on 2012-07-09, 18:20

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by tincup

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

was there ever an 8mb version of the V2200? I seem to recall seeing one listed somewhere.

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Re: SLI using unmatched video cards

Posted on 2012-07-09, 04:01

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by tincup

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Got it... well, it's done. DL'd FV v46, uninstalled all previous drivers and inf's, and installed the new drivers via DevMgr and it's all go. Nice! So far tested Hind and Apache Longbow [both 3dfx v2 patched] and they run nice and smooth though still exhibit the exit game bug where you need to close …

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Re: SLI using unmatched video cards

Posted on 2012-07-09, 00:27

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Awesome C22, thanks. And I kept the SLI cables so I'm good there..

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SLI using unmatched video cards

Posted on 2012-07-09, 00:05

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have two Voodoo 2-12mb cards but one is a Diamond and one is 3dfx and I was never able to lash them together 'back in the day'. But recently I heard it's possible to hack a video card BIOS so it will run with a different brand card. Searching with no luck so far - anyone know what's entailed, or …

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Re: what hardware were you using in 1999?

Posted on 2012-07-07, 02:06

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by tincup

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

hmmm let's see. Minor/major upgrades happened regularly back then but it probably looked something like this: Abit VT6 or VA6, slot 1/agp x2 64 to 128mb PC100 SDram [can't be sure, maybe a bit more?] Celeron 300A @ 450 - that was the bomb... GPU1: Diamond 3D-2000 Pro/4mb [2D workhorse] GPU2: Diamond …

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Re: Grand Prix Legends 1.2 UK patch.

Posted on 2012-07-07, 00:14

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by tincup

in Windows

in Windows

GPL: a Top 10 PC game on my list for sure...

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Re: Saitek Cyborg 3D joystick / Win95

Posted on 2012-07-01, 14:45

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by tincup

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in Marvin \ Software

I got it second hand and don't have the original CD. I do have the CD for the Cyborg Gold USB model which I use for my XP rig and it also works in W98. But the drivers will not load into W95. I downloaded a version Saitek v275 driver from several places off the web and while it installs ok, and …

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Saitek Cyborg 3D joystick / Win95

Posted on 2012-07-01, 02:38

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by tincup

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in Marvin \ Software

I have not had any luck getting this to configure in Win95. Does anyone know if there were drivers for this stick, or any tricks to get it to work? Neither analogue or digital mode allow calibration, though the buttons register. I like the stick since it incorporates both a throttle lever and twist …

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Re: 90s science based Edutainment Game........

Posted on 2012-06-28, 22:11

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by tincup

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in Milliways

On the other hand the site GarbageGamer directed us to, LegalForce Tradmarkia, appears to be a legit service, and it indicates no statement of use currrently in effect for the game. While this doesn't mean the game is official legal freeware, at least the poster demonstrated the title is not a …

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Re: Rowan's Dawn Patrol & Overlord - Hi Res mode

Posted on 2012-06-16, 02:39

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by tincup

in DOS

in DOS

With my hardware I can run Dawn Patrol in hi-res with full sound, just. Overlord requires more conventional memory and the best I can do for now is hi-res, music and gun sounds - no engine noise or other ambient efffects. Not really a go. The issue is that unless you have a specific card like a …

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Re: Issue w/ DOS games on Windows 98SE

Posted on 2012-06-14, 23:33

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by tincup

in DOS

in DOS

While this doesn't address your problem face on, a handy way to manage Win-Dos is to make a desktop shortcut to c:\windows\command.com and edit the autoecxec.bat config.sys lines in the Advanced tab of the shortcut. Clicking on the shortcut will re-boot you into pure DOS using the settings you just …

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