Re: Advice on Barton core setup?

Posted on 2014-03-19, 22:51

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nForce2 is the best choice IMO, I had an A7N8X-E Deluxe, the ASUS flasgship, and it was a dream. I have now the same build with the cheapest ASUS board of the time, the A7X8X and I notice some difference. A7N8X-E Deluxe has SATA. I'm using A7N8X-E Deluxe in my Barton build . Great board. Bought it …

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2014-03-18, 17:00

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Synoptic wrote: Well, I don't know if this one fits the category. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Advanced-Gravis-700-0 … =item3f321aaaef But how much is an Ultra Sound really worth ? The whole salesum go to charity, that might explain it.

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Re: Which was the first Voodoo?

Posted on 2014-03-18, 16:52

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noshutdown wrote: neither, i believe that the first voodoo card was from quantum3d, with orchid being second. You'll need to provide some sources to back this up if you're talking about retail release to normal consumers. If you mean the arcade boards, then I agree that Quantum was first.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2014-03-18, 13:32

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Tiremaster400 wrote: I have an MT-32 and a CH Flight Stick Pro. Which computer do you recommend for Wing Commander, a 386 or slow 486? I have several old machines to choose from. A 386 DX-33 is in the sweet spot according to Mau1wurlf1977s videos.

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Re: 3Dfx Voodoo 2 Super Socket 7 CPU Scaling @ 640 x 480

Posted on 2014-03-18, 12:48

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You must have quite a test lab and loads of patience to change the processor, reinstall the heatsink every time with fresh thermal paste for these benchmark marathons or do you do it somewhat differently(and easy)? Thermal paste is not needed for a Pentium. Just use a heatsink with a fan and you're …

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Re: Preservation of historical ftp site content

Posted on 2014-03-17, 21:59

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Thank you for your support, but what we are missing is named "atrdem.zip", not "atrdem o .zip". The file you found is not even original "atrdem o .zip" but a slightly modified and repacked copy of the "atr vesa .zip" file. We already have it in original too. Sorry, I probably missed the o . I …

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Re: Good board for P3 866 w/ ISA and ideally AGP?

Posted on 2014-03-17, 21:57

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Well that's just super but lets get real. Some 440BX motherboards and some AGP video cards don't work correctly at 133 MHz / 89 MHz AGP. You're way out of spec. It is probably a combination of variables, like some motherboards are built better, some 440BX chips clock up better, and some AGP video …

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Re: Preservation of historical ftp site content

Posted on 2014-03-17, 20:53

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Think I found ATRDEM.ZIP here: http://cd.textfiles.com/sprintos6/GAMEDEMO/AK/

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Re: P3 1ghz + FX5950 + 512mb SDRam Games Limit!

Posted on 2014-03-17, 11:24

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On that note Mau1wurf1977, do you see any disadvantage with running this combination besides not being able to take full advantage of what the FX5950 has to offer? I've never understood why so many here on Vogons have problems with running much quicker GPU's in slower systems than they were …

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Re: Which was the first Voodoo?

Posted on 2014-03-17, 11:13

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Simple question? Which one was first the: Orchid or Diamond? I know these two dates: August 5, 1996 - 3Dfx Interactive Delivers Explosive 3D Graphics To The PC Via OEM Partnership With Diamond Multimedia. October 7, 1996- Orchid Technology has begun shipping its highly anticipated Righteous 3D. $ …

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Re: Good board for P3 866 w/ ISA and ideally AGP?

Posted on 2014-03-17, 08:10

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Or u could get a bx board and run it at 133mhz,a lot of them offer the option and run without problems. You need to mention the caveat of 90MHz AGP causing problems with most AGP cards, whether those problems are subtle or serious. More often than not this setup does not work flawlessly. Many …

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Freetech 586F52 motherboard thread

Posted on 2014-03-16, 21:37

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Another day, another motherboard :) Started playing with this Freetech 586F52 motherboard and would like to use this thread to document everything... https://i.imgur.com/kQc7rD8m.jpg 430FX Socket 5. 256/512kb async DIP cache. My current BIOS string says: 586 PCI GREEN BIOS ( 52XS_Ver.A) 05/17/95 …

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Re: Socket 7 Voodoo vs. Voodoo 2 CPU Scaling

Posted on 2014-03-16, 13:01

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This pretty much shows that the argument that it doesn't matter if you use a Voodoo Graphics card or a Voodoo2 in a Pentium machine is wrong.

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Re: Top 90's machine

Posted on 2014-03-15, 17:01

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If I'm not mistaken, the Live! cards supported A3D 1.0 along with the earlier versions of EAX so that should cover you pretty nicely. Vortex2 supported EAX 1.0, so all depends if you'd like A3D 2.0 or EAX 2.0. I would go for the Vortex2 as I like the Aureal driver GUI better than the bloated …

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Re: I need help with identifying some hardware

Posted on 2014-03-15, 16:58

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That socket 7 586F52 is made by freetech.. http://www.tacktech.com/download.cfm?file=manuals/586f52.txt http://www.motherboards.org/mobot/manuals/Freetech/586F52/ forum user `VETZ` as also one.. That soundcard you found is very nice, and very hard to find these days.. I think no one have one of …

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Re: Matrox VGA PCI performance benchmarks (Impression, Millennium, Mystique, G200)

Posted on 2014-03-15, 16:17

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It looks like you need a faster CPU. Those results are probably CPU bound. Either that, or the benchmarking program you used isn't sufficient to test those cards. Think you're seeing it from the wrong perspective. Not trying to find the maximum speed these cards can go, just to see if there were …

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Matrox VGA PCI performance benchmarks (Impression, Millennium, Mystique, G200)

Posted on 2014-03-15, 15:37

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I'm working on a new benchmark project, and I thought I would bench all my Matrox PCI cards to see the differences: Benchmark method: Phil's VGA benchmark https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57506833/vogons/diverse/matrox_bench_pci.PNG Hardware: CPU : Intel Pentium 100 (1.5x - 66MHz FSB) Motherboard …

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Re: Packard Bell Sound Card.

Posted on 2014-03-14, 21:29

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King_Corduroy wrote: (Not sure why the pics are so huge 😒 ) Then you reduce the size before you upload!

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Re: Top 90's machine

Posted on 2014-03-14, 17:55

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Review is one thing, released in stores another. All depends on your way to look at things for this build (like allowing parts built in 2000/2001, but released in 1999). Wikipedia says February 1st 2000 for the DDR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units# …

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Re: Top 90's machine

Posted on 2014-03-14, 17:23

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I need suggestions for: 1. Best slot 1 motherboard -> Asus P3B-F 2. Single or dual processor -> Single 3. Best Geforce 256 version? -> Not sure, but probably Canopus as they had their own designs and were highend. Remember only Geforce256 SDR came out in 1999, not the DDR version. 4. The sound …

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