Re: were there ever any released tech demos of the NV1 chipset?

Posted on 2012-10-30, 12:16

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Was the interview pulled again? I am getting nothing but a blank page with the message "There is currently no text in this page. You can search for this page title in other pages, or search the related logs.". The forum software bugged out apparently on making a correct link to the URL. Here is a …

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Re: were there ever any released tech demos of the NV1 chipset?

Posted on 2012-10-29, 14:40

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I just got hold of the 1.0 version of the Diamond Edge 3D driver CD and I can confirm that these videos are included. There are also a video product tour of all the Diamond products. I'll upload that to Youtube.

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Re: 2D cards

Posted on 2012-10-29, 00:35

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In my experience the S3 Virge and Trio64 have excellent compatibility and are pretty quick. I also like the Matrox Millennium (and Mystique, G200 PCI) cards as they have much better signal quality for Windows usage (I like to run in 1280x1024 in Windows), but I've read they don't have the same …

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Re: IBM Thinkpad 380ED Specifications question

Posted on 2012-10-28, 14:35

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My father owned a Thinkpad P150 back in the 90s. I was so disappointed that the soundcard didn't have DMA support, so no sound in DOS games 🙁 Can't remember more of the specs, but leileilol is probably right that it was some kind of ESS card.

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Re: Socket 7 and AMD K-6 socketadapter. Lackluster benchmarks

Posted on 2012-10-28, 13:14

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Sorry to bring up an old thread. How much ram were you using in your machine? Can you try with just 64mb? I suspect your motherboard cannot cache anything over 64mb, slowing things down. Sure, can give it a try, but why do you suspect it can only cache 64mb? Using 80mb at the moment. If you compare …

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Re: Help identifying old video card

Posted on 2012-10-27, 12:06

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2MB version that is for sure.

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Re: Best Fanless AGP/PCI Graphics Card

Posted on 2012-10-27, 01:05

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Curious how that golden heatsink pokes through an adjacent slot. http://bigbruin.com/reviews05/ttschooner/small/60.jpg It can be bent pretty easily since it is made of cobber. I think it's designed that way so it will make a better fit with all type of cases. Mine have just been bent a bit during …

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Re: Best Fanless AGP/PCI Graphics Card

Posted on 2012-10-27, 00:50

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Here is my Geforce 6800GT 256MB AGP card with fanless heatsink: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/57506833/vogons/diverse/2012-10-27%2002.48.00.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/57506833/vogons/diverse/2012-10-27%2002.48.26.jpg I bought this Thermaltake cooler when the card was new, and it worked perfectly until …

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Mechwarrior 2 800x600 3DFX gamma settings

Posted on 2012-10-26, 16:45

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I am trying to edit the gamma settings for the 3DFX version of Mechwarrior 2, but whatever setting either in the control panel for the drivers or in a batch file with set sst_gamma does not work. I can see the 3DFX logo react to the changes, but the game itself does not in 800x600. In 640x480 it …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-10-26, 14:18

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Nice list. Where did you find all that? It's certainly not all from Ebay..

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Re: MechWarrior 2 | 3D card conversion files

Posted on 2012-10-25, 22:13

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anyone have the voodoo2 patch for this game ? I herd about it over on 3dfxzone.it but on one has it There are no Voodoo2 patch for this game. To get it running, just add this into a .bat file: set SST_GRXCLK=90 set SST_FT_CLK_DEL=0x4 set SST_TF0_CLK_DEL=0x6 set SST_TF1_CLK_DEL=0x6 set SST_VIN_ …

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Re: Mechwarrior 2 ATi Rage edition runs super laggy on Rage Pro?

Posted on 2012-10-25, 15:56

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Can confirm that Mechwarrior 2 doesn't run very well on the ATI Rage Pro. While it doesn't run sub 10 FPS, it is within 12-20 according to FRAPS. I've tried with 4mb PCI and a 6mb AGP card. I haven't tried the skygnd.par mod that YCH is suggesting, but running the game on a ATI Rage II card will …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-10-25, 15:33

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What card do you mean that is worth it? The G200 AGP? The 16bit ISA ATI card?

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2012-10-23, 23:41

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That's quite a system! Though I'm a little surprised it scored so low--the BX is supposed to be the fastest P3 chipset at 133MHz. I was able to hit 11460 with a P3-1575 and 9800Pro on an 815 board. I wonder if Win98 is holding your machine back. I am a bit surprised myself. Expected some more tbh. …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2012-10-23, 12:38

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https://dl.dropbox.com/u/57506833/vogons/diverse/lunatik.JPG Bought Lunatik some days ago. It was a cancelled game that later resurfaced as a bundle with the ATI Rage All-In-Wonder card. Wanted to test it out and also see if it was ATICIF supported. Turns out it only supports Direct3D. Here are …

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2012-10-23, 12:20

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Just got my Geforce 5950 Ultra in the mail. I fired up 3Dmark 2001SE on my P3 BX440 rig with the following specs: Asus P3B-F v1.03 (440BX) PIII-S 1400mhz 1024MB SDRAM PC133 CAS2 Geforce FX5950 Ultra (standard clock) Windows 98SE Score: 8498 https://dl.dropbox.com/u/57506833/vogons/diverse/ …

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2012-10-23, 12:17

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I found an old benchmark result from my 1.4Ghz Tully rig. Hardware used: P3S-1400Mhz GF3 Ti200-something Windows ME 256MB SDRAM cl3 Score was: 5853 Was with 3DMark2001SE Please tell me this is a typo? Not even 6k with such a card? :s-face: :depressed: I had about 8k+ with an overclocked GF4 mx 440 …

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Re: DOOM 3 - BFG Edition :: DOOM II - No Rest for the Living

Posted on 2012-10-23, 10:01

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After what they did to Id and the PC release of Rage (which still doesn't work properly) I've given up on Bethesda. What doesn't work properly? I played Rage since before premiere (had a copy for the press) and it worked pretty well then, some things were fixed after AMD released their drivers. I …

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Re: DOOM 3 - BFG Edition :: DOOM II - No Rest for the Living

Posted on 2012-10-23, 00:40

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But doesn't it gall you that Bethesda, the creators of the Legendary Morrowind - and of the older Elder Scrolls series which revolutionised the genre and added a great deal to PC gaming - have released BFG? After what they did to Id and the PC release of Rage (which still doesn't work properly) …

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Re: DOOM 3 - BFG Edition :: DOOM II - No Rest for the Living

Posted on 2012-10-23, 00:08

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Console guys can't have mods or homemade releases. They are stuck to what the publishers feed them and they don't voice much against it. One of the reasons I like the PC is that it is more open and people will voice their opinion much more when it comes to this stuff.

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