Re: DVD hardware decoder cards

Posted on 2011-04-23, 23:17

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by feipoa

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@unmei220 Yup, I read it. I determined that there was sufficient lack of information to warrant a personal investigation. 1) Maybe it will work using a Matrox G200? What graphics card did you use? Maybe other PCI-based graphics cards will work with it? 2) Maybe it will work with a SCSI DVD-ROM? 3) …

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Re: DVD hardware decoder cards

Posted on 2011-04-23, 12:30

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by feipoa

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I bought one of these for a few dollars so I'll test it out on my 486 when it comes in.

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133 Testing

Posted on 2011-04-23, 12:10

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by feipoa

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@udam_u Thanks for the link to 3dmark99. Unfortunately, the "lite" version is not any more reliable than the max version. I wonder if any Pentium instructions are sneaking their way into the code? I can only get 3dmark99max to sometimes complete. I added a fan cooler to the graphics cpu, but that …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133 Testing

Posted on 2011-04-21, 15:10

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by feipoa

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Speaking of hard to find old benchmarks, has anyone had any luck finding the original 3DMark99? The non-Max version. Here is something intesting I stumbled upon during my benchmark tests -- USB PCI cards in a 486 motherboard may drop your Windows-based benchmark scores by 15% or more. Is continual …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133 Testing

Posted on 2011-04-21, 09:34

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by feipoa

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@udam_u We discussed some of the differences between v. 2 and 3 here, Is this a good 486 PCI board?

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Re: DVD hardware decoder cards

Posted on 2011-04-21, 09:29

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by feipoa

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Looks like I'll have to test this out for myself.

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133 Testing

Posted on 2011-04-20, 09:37

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by feipoa

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On the first comparison sheet, there was a mention that those benchmark programs were from Roy Longbottom's dos benchmark pack. You can find them here: http://homepage.virgin.net/roy.longbottom/oldones.htm Perhaps I should start saving weblinks to where I've downloaded programs. I also have the …

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Re: DVD hardware decoder cards

Posted on 2011-04-20, 01:46

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by feipoa

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The Creative DXR2 manual states that the minimum system requirements are a Pentium 100, 2MB video card, 16MB RAM, and Win95, 98, NT4. My Cyrix 5x86-133 is comparable to a P100-110 in integer and P83 in floating point. I have never had any issues with PCI bus mastering in Win95, 98SE, or NT4. I have …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133 Testing

Posted on 2011-04-20, 01:05

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by feipoa

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Are you refering to the Biostar MB-8433UUD? You now have two of them? Which versions? Are they both version 2.0? If you get a version 3.0 or 3.1 and want to give it good home, let me know. I don't like being without a backup.

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Re: DVD hardware decoder cards

Posted on 2011-04-19, 23:18

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by feipoa

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@sliderider How did you use a dxr2 without a pci slotted motherboard? The DXR2 is a PCI dvd decoder card. Also, I don't think the DXR2 works in Win3.1X. I am confussed, can you clarify how you got DVD playback working on a 486?

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133 Testing

Posted on 2011-04-19, 22:48

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by feipoa

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I'd love to, but it would probably take me longer to read thru all the license agreements. Please let me know which ones you get stuck with and I'll have a read through. Knowing what to look for on google is really key. For example, if you are searcing for the Landmark v2 benchmark, you'll …

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Re: DVD hardware decoder cards

Posted on 2011-04-19, 22:22

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by feipoa

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@sliderider To confirm, you were able to watch DVD's using a PCI-based 486 and a DXR2? What motherboard, cpu and, operating system did you use?

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133 Testing

Posted on 2011-04-19, 15:07

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by feipoa

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The 486 boards I have are too new, they will only go down to 25 Mhz. I'd need to add a clock divisor PLL to get such benchmarks out of my equipment. I think I'll pass the buck to someone with a more obsolete motherboard!

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133 Testing

Posted on 2011-04-19, 13:04

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by feipoa

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I have an SX-25 (SX679) I could add to the list as well, but I thought it too slow to be of any interest, not to mention it will take forever to benchmark. The DX-33 (SX729) is already on the original PDF. It performed worse than the SX2-50 in Speedsys.

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133 Testing

Posted on 2011-04-18, 20:20

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by feipoa

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@Tetrium Thanks for pointing that out. I was aware of the different caches available on AMD/Intel DX2/DX4 chips and will be adding it to the next revision of the comparison sheet. I already included test results for the Intel DX4-100 on the original comparison sheet, as well as the POD-83/POD-100. …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133 Testing

Posted on 2011-04-18, 03:13

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by feipoa

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The Dos Justin Benchmark program contains the Windows executable as well. It is also a command console executable. The Justin DOS app (BENCHMRK.EXE, 16-bit, I assume) displays a memory bench and a floating point benchmark index value, while the Windows one (Benchmark.exe, 32-bit, I assume) will …

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Re: DVD hardware decoder cards

Posted on 2011-04-17, 21:44

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This sounds like an interesting sub-project to add to my "World's Fastest 486" project super list (I suppose a critic, i.e. my wife, may prefer to call the project, "The World's Slowest 586." Anyway, I have long been curious if a PCI-based DVD decoder card, or module would be able to play DVD's in a …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133 Testing

Posted on 2011-04-17, 21:09

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@udam_u It very well may be related to the lack of thermal grease. I am not at the stage in testing where I want to grease-up the cpus, esp. a Cyrix 5x86. In an effort to create the most definitive 486, socket 3 benchmark comparison chart, I will be adding the following: CPUs: Cyrix 5x86-80 (Do …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133 Testing

Posted on 2011-04-13, 20:18

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by feipoa

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This extra information to streamline the process is very helpful. However, as I have already altered the default screen resolution, I do not recall what default is. Could you confirm which resolution you are using as default (i.e. run Quake, hit ESC, Video Options)? Having a number associated with …

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Re: Cyrix 5x86-133 Testing

Posted on 2011-04-13, 19:38

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by feipoa

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I have a few questions to clarify about the Quake1 Timedemo that you guys are running, 1) Quake1 in DOS, Quake1 GL, or WinQuake? I am assuming the DOS varient whereby you boot into Win98SE, then shutdown into MS-DOS mode, correct? I have the DOS shareware 1.06 for testing, but may also have access …

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