Re: Most disappointing games?
Posted on 2016-02-06, 21:46
Watching videos of the Witcher 3 might disappoint, but actually playing it doesn't.
Re: These all in theory fit the same socket
Posted on 2016-02-05, 01:53
-1 on the auto lock, I like to revisit my old build threads from time-to-time and add fascinating post scripts. What I would like to see on this forum is auto removal of image links in quoted replies. For some reason people think it's OK to quote posts with masses of pictures, and leave them all in …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2016-02-04, 22:48
I started a play-through of F.E.A.R last night on my P4, 8800GTX, Audigy2 ZS machine, which pumps out a smooth 70FPS @ 1024x768 @ maximum detail, and it still looks amazing on a 17” CRT. The lighting in particular brings the world to life and is never over done (I’m looking at you DOOM3). I turned …
Re: Old PC's used as props in movies
Posted on 2016-02-04, 21:48
In NL Apple has always ruled the DTP world with Macintosh. Indeed, the whole desktop publishing thing started with the Mac and Apple got lucky there, because joe sixpack wasn't buying their fancy beige toy. I've been re-watching some I.T Crowd lately and have spotted a few classics in the …
Re: Dos gaming with 233mmx rig?
Posted on 2016-02-03, 22:11
I do have some slow down apps - bremz, moslo, and myslo. Never tried any of them, which one is easiest to use for DOS? I've never had much luck with slow down apps - even slowing a 16MHz 286 down to the equivalent of an 8MHz 286 is hit and miss, let alone putting the brakes on a PIII. BIOS options …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-02-03, 21:45
I've been actually looking for a working 8800GTX for a while now. The 8800GTX was the first top-of-the-line card I ever owned. A boxed one, old stock like this would be even better. Did you get it from a seller or from a store that has a surplus of old stock? Loose cards for a reasonable price seem …
Re: Pentium 4 Cedar Mill 3.4 GHz - more than just hot air
Posted on 2016-02-03, 02:05
No I haven't - I'm usually a 'run it as per the instructions' sort of a guy but will consider it thank you!
Re: Pentium 4 Cedar Mill 3.4 GHz - more than just hot air
Posted on 2016-02-03, 01:20
If the PSU is mounted up top, it's also blowing through the air that rises from the CPU and GPU. Most gaming cases these days have the PSU at the bottom and at least 2 large fans at the top and / or rear. Yes it is at the top and that's a good point, hot air rises :) I have one of those honking …
Re: Pentium 4 Cedar Mill 3.4 GHz - more than just hot air
Posted on 2016-02-02, 23:33
I found occasion to fire up the mighty Cedar Mill recently despite it already being uncomfortably warm in my man cave. I had some red hot new-old-stock arrivals that would not wait for cooler weather. I’m the first to admit that these are a total indulgence – they’re replacing almost exactly the …
Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?
Posted on 2016-02-02, 20:11
I don't have much interest in the end product I gotta admit but the skill / effort required to get it to this point is just mind blowing - well done mate.
Re: Pentium 166MMX tower of power
Posted on 2016-02-02, 00:10
Yes they come in a few different flavours I think, but in saying that I added the stereo jack to this one. You can connect them internally to a SB16 via the CD-IN on the sound card, but then you can't use the CD-IN for redbook, so I went with the external route, into the SB16's line in.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-02-01, 23:09
Sutekh94 wrote: Very nice, especially that SB Live X-Gamer. 😀 Does it have the games as well? Yes it's all complete - a pretty generous package really. Cost me 10 bucks 😎
Re: Pentium 166MMX tower of power
Posted on 2016-02-01, 23:04
I recently picked up some NOS 16MB 30 pin RAM for my Goldfinch, 32MB in total (28MB usable). Previously I’d been rocking 8MB which was enough for 8MBGMSFX.sf2, but I’d come across a 9MB SC55 font which I wanted to try out. As it turned out, that font sucked. Next up I tried Chorium (~28MB), but as …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-02-01, 22:30
I’ve been hitting up the internets pretty hard lately in my tireless search for a boxed PAS16 – no luck yet, but I did managed to pick up this stuff for cheap (except the 8800GTX, but I regret nothing). It was all NOS and sealed, until it arrived in my hot little hands - I have plans to use most of …
Re: Nerdly Pleasures - My Vintage Computer/Gaming Blog
Posted on 2016-02-01, 05:05
Great as always, Great Hierophant.
Re: Graphic card with best VGA output
Posted on 2016-01-30, 21:03
Probs a Voodoo3
Re: Sticking with XP a smart move?
Posted on 2016-01-30, 21:00
I'd say that generally speaking, people just want their computer to work and be secure by default. That doesn't make them "stupid" - it seems like a reasonable request to me. More often than not, the people who asked me to "fix" their XP or Win7 machines had gotten themselves into a mess with …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2016-01-28, 07:46
PCBONEZ wrote: How are you supposed to do that without opening the case? Nanobots
Re: Voodoo3 models overview
Posted on 2016-01-28, 04:35
Yep that's the seller I got mine from too 😀
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2016-01-28, 00:39
Scored some free stuff lately, first up this bad boy from the side of the road. Ugly as sin early 2000's case in excellent condition - answers to 'Capricorn' apparently. Inside was a working ASUS P4SGX-MX and 2.6 GHz Northwood Celeron. The HDD was neatly wrapped in duct tape and smashed to …
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