Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-22, 08:45

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I took some shots of the case while messing around with the PIIOD. My main gripe with the case is not having a dedicated 3.5" floppy bay. I ordered the Pentium case badge from eBay. Maybe one day a dual PPRO board will make its way into this case. The system boots Win98SE, NT4, and W2K. PPRO_Case. …

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Re: Evolution of a Socket3 System to a POD @100MHz

Posted on 2019-11-22, 07:23

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by feipoa

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I understand your issues with your graphics card. Does this problem persists even with the clock at 33MHz? Will test my other two VLB cards the next days and their behavior in transparent mode. Do you can run Second Reality with your Mach64 in transparent mode? It has been many years since I …

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-22, 05:58

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Unfortunately, the game recalculates the average frames per second ( average fps) with every new timedemo, and unfortunately there is no such thing as a correct ending with a statistic of the achieved values. Therefore please read the average pictures per second at picture no. 4550 (the moment your …

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-22, 03:22

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The Serpent Rider wrote: http://alt.3dcenter.org/userbench/incoming.php Great. I will try this out and compare the frame rate result with the method I used.

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Re: Evolution of a Socket3 System to a POD @100MHz

Posted on 2019-11-22, 02:00

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My issue is with the S3 968 when using the faster transparent mode at 40 MHz. I must use synchronise. If I use a Mach64, I can leave it on transparent. There is a jumper on the Adaptec VLB SCSI controller that you need to set when the CPU is being used in L1:WB mode. This fixes problems I …

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-21, 22:01

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The Serpent Rider wrote: I don't type anything. There's a built-in benchmark via command file. Could you let me know how to run it?

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Re: Evolution of a Socket3 System to a POD @100MHz

Posted on 2019-11-21, 14:06

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Oh, perhaps PC-Engineer can test this DOS program out to see if the results using the register mod method are the same as the tag hack mod?

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-21, 14:03

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That's a bummer about the GF2 not being the MX400, but you sure? The model number on the barcode on the PCB says 118PCI-64LTV, which according to their datasheet is an MX400. Jaton_Video-118PCI-64LTV_GF2MX400.pdf When you load up Incoming and type in the command to view the average frame rate, you …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86 Register Enhancements Revealed

Posted on 2019-11-21, 13:32

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Well, I am now using a Cyrix MediaGX1-300 in this system. I found that by reducing the RAM quantity to just 64 MB, I can still run the memory on its fastest settings and maintain a stable system. Not all GX1-300 chips would run reliably at 300 MHz on this system. So our systems are growing further …

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Re: Evolution of a Socket3 System to a POD @100MHz

Posted on 2019-11-21, 12:58

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I didn't try modbin because i had no empty 512kBit EPROMS anymore to try out. An other reason, that i did the HW hack for dirty tag I checked Modbin, but there is NOT a hidden option to set the TAG mode from 8+0 to 7+1. So on this motherboard, the TAG hack may be necessary to properly use L2 in …

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-21, 12:51

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Detonator 28.32 or probably even 12.10 I think I tested these and didn't see any speed up in the games I tested at the time with the K6-III. Perhaps I needed a broader spectrum of test games. For anything related to Nvidia and TNT+ cards, RivaTuner should be better. I have located RivaTuner 2.24c, …

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Re: Evolution of a Socket3 System to a POD @100MHz

Posted on 2019-11-21, 11:13

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The STB Lightspeed and Miro 20SD run both well in transparent mode....33MHz VLB Speed... I meant the VLB graphics cards run at 40 MHz along with the VLB SCSI adapter present. Does Transparent still work? Which Windows version and which program would you recommend? I am going to install Win95 in the …

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-21, 02:54

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Didn't think the Savage4 would do well compared to the GeForce 2 MX400. Neither did I! You might get to squeeze a tid bit more performance out of the Savage4 by using S3VBEFIX /B+. Are these utilities for use in Windows? I thought they were mostly for DOS purposes. S3 Speed Up, for example, …

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Re: mb-8500ttd manual needed

Posted on 2019-11-21, 02:05

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by feipoa

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Sounds like you got lucky with the single 256 MB SDAM stick. Everything works fine with it I take it? Yes, I also noticed the 430TX at 83 MHz is a great performer. Not much loss in not having the AGP or 100 Mhz FSB.

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-20, 13:20

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I've compiled some charts. Here is the information on the test system. TEST SYSTEM Intel VS440FX Pentium Pro motherboard using BIOS 1.00.18.CS1 Pentium Pro 200 w/512K running at 233 MHz 128 MB of non-parity EDO memory Windows 98SE w/Unofficial Service Pack 2.1a Diamond Stealth III S540 32 MB (S3 …

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Re: Questions about Asus p55t2p4

Posted on 2019-11-20, 09:26

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My longest wait time for a China shipment was almost 3 months. But I think the eBay dispute period is only 60 days. I've found that if 60 days has passed, sellers know it and just don't reply to me. So if it is 59 days and not received, I open a dispute, then refund the money back if it comes within …

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Re: Evolution of a Socket3 System to a POD @100MHz

Posted on 2019-11-20, 08:29

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On the Asus SV2GX4 board, I noticed that some VLB graphic cards case use the faster "Transparent" setting, while some needed "Synchronise". I've run a similar comparison between 1024K VLB vs. 1024K cache PCI systems. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=46122 For the Asus Sv2GX4 board, did …

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-20, 01:55

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Thanks. I'll check.

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Re: Graphics card for Pentium Pro build

Posted on 2019-11-19, 13:05

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I've finished tabulating the results for these 4 graphics cards. I was wondering if anyone knows if these games use D3D or OpenGL: Incoming, Dark Forces 2, and Expendable? Also, for the S3 Savage4 Pro+ card, altering D3D and OpenGL Vsync on/off settings did not change any of the benchmark scores. So …

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Re: Repair Old Opti bus motherboard - G486PLB-3

Posted on 2019-11-19, 03:33

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by feipoa

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I would recommend desoldering the J14 header for cleaning. Once you've scraped off all the trace coating, do another rinse with acetic acid. Rinse off the acetic acid with water, then rise that area with isopropanyl. I use a sowing needle to clean out the vias. For the smaller vias, use solid core …

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