Re: The All-amazing super-de-douper SuperPi thread!

Posted on 2016-06-06, 19:10

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by Standard Def Steve

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Time to start contributing to a thread which for some reason I've long ignored. 😊 I guess I'll start with my old laptop. C2D T5600, 1.83GHz, 667FSB, 2MB L2 4GB DDR2-667 dual channel i945GM chipset GMA950 graphics Win7 x64 SP1 31.356 sec Filename Lappy SuperPi.PNG File size 428.56 KiB Views 1676 …

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Re: Why are old PCs considered lame and boring?

Posted on 2016-06-06, 18:23

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by Standard Def Steve

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Speaking of emulators, their accuracy, speed, etc. one of my favorites has to be Dolphin. I'm sure it's far from 100% accurate, but it turns any reasonably fast PC into a better Wii than the Wii itself! It upscales Gamecube and Wii games and outputs a far sharper picture than the actual consoles, …

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Re: Video for CPUs - The Software Decode Reference Thread

Posted on 2016-06-05, 07:34

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by Standard Def Steve

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Added an MPEG1/VCD chart!

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-06-04, 07:14

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by Standard Def Steve

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I loaded up Win95 and tested MP3 playback on the DX2-66 machine I recently rescued. I took a FLAC encoded song and transcoded it to MP3 at different bit rates and sample rates. The highest quality that the DX2 could handle without skipping was a 11KHz/mono/48kbps file. Stereo playback topped out at …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-06-03, 07:08

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by Standard Def Steve

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I managed to waste over an hour just playing Raptor.

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Re: SSD Worth it?

Posted on 2016-06-02, 16:38

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by Standard Def Steve

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Not disagreeing with the fact that SSDs are great for older systems, but newer HDDs are also a good and quiet option. I've tried Win98 on big modern HDDs and the OS just flies Win98 "snappiness" on a new HDD is similar to that of a modern OS like Win7 running on a laptop with a mid-grade SSD. Newer …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2016-06-01, 04:15

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by Standard Def Steve

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Got a chance to install DOS 6.22 and play a few games on the 486 today. Turns out that the CPU under that heatsink is the legendary Intel DX2-66, and there's 16MB of RAM. She handles quite well. The fans just make the most soothing sound, it really takes me back to the early 90s! :happy: But--and it …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2016-05-30, 19:48

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by Standard Def Steve

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I found a real gem on my way home from work a few days ago. A complete 486 tower in absolutely pristine condition. It's rare that I find stuff older than P4 and Athlon XP rigs these days, so a 486 was a complete surprise. The fact that I didn't even have to clean it was a bonus! Unfortunately I …

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Re: Athlon vs Pentium 3 Tualatin

Posted on 2016-05-30, 19:07

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by Standard Def Steve

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Tualatin can be very competitive with early Athlon XP. I use my Tualatin on a DDR board, which actually boosts performance by a surprising amount. It's also overclocked to 1575MHz. Depending on the app, performance can range from XP-1800 (Quake III, 3DMark03/05 CPU tests, DOSBox) up to near XP-2400 …

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Re: Windows Me - "Misunderstood Edition"

Posted on 2016-05-28, 02:16

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by Standard Def Steve

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Btw, that shutdown thingy, that was more a 98SE thing "it is ok to shut down bla bla". This is not a 98SE thing. It's an AT thing. AT PSUs have a switch that stays on once you push it. The computer has no way to turn itself off if you don't cut the power off. :lol: Ah ok. I was thinking these were …

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Re: Windows Me - "Misunderstood Edition"

Posted on 2016-05-26, 21:49

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by Standard Def Steve

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IMO Win 98SE vs ME is very much like Win7 vs Win10. -98SE and ME share the same basic kernel, just as 7 and 10 do. -ME and 10 have an updated, "modern" interface. Win98 and 7 look very much like their predecessors. -Parts of the OS that were easily accessible and made it more compatible with old …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2016-05-21, 07:05

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by Standard Def Steve

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A Pentium D performing similarly to a 3GHz Core 2 Duo is simply unacceptable. Even when the Pentium D is clocked at a mind bending 5GHz. :lol: I rebenched the E6600, this time on a P45 based motherboard. It's simply incredible how much of a difference the chipset (and faster memory) makes. According …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2016-05-19, 15:42

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by Standard Def Steve

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doom3 oc single.JPG Athlon 64 X2 6000 @ 14x230 3220mhz ASUS M2N-SLI - 8gb 920 DDR2 6-6-6-18 - 7900GTX 92.91 - XP Pro SP3 - SB Audigy 190.5 So it seems I'm not maxing out my 7900GTX SLI at 10x7 then again i tested it and at 12x10 i get identical FPS so I guess i knew lol Thanks for testing that! : …

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Re: Can someone explain this memory option?

Posted on 2016-05-19, 03:27

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by Standard Def Steve

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It probably enables memory interleaving, which helps VIA memory performance quite a bit.

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2016-05-18, 19:37

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by Standard Def Steve

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Athlon 64 X2 6000 14x230MHZ @ 3220MHZ, 8gb DDR 800 @ 920, SLI 7900GTX @ 650/1630, Windows XP Pro SP3, Sound Blaster Audigy 201.1 FPS That is awesome! I'm very curious if your CPU can fully max out a single 7900GTX in Doom 3. What's your score with SLI disabled at stock GPU clocks? A single 640MB …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2016-05-18, 19:19

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by Standard Def Steve

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@Standard Def Steve I almost on par with your C2D E6600 3GHz score (228,5FPS) :) I was still benching on a very slow nForce 650i board with DDR2-667 memory back then. I mean, look at my 3.08GHz Core Duo T2600--its performance is roughly the same as the 3GHz C2D, which shouldn't be the case. Core 2 …

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Re: Oldest PC you've visited VOGONs with?

Posted on 2016-05-17, 06:33

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by Standard Def Steve

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Intel DX4-100, 64MB RAM, NT4

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2016-05-16, 05:13

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by Standard Def Steve

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You guys still haven't caught up with my old 3.13GHz Socket 939 score. 192fps on WinXP with a GTX 260 and uber low latency memory. Yeah, the video card isn't period correct, but Doom3 is so CPU limited once you reach a certain level of video performance that I'm sure the performance wouldn't be …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2016-05-14, 18:44

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by Standard Def Steve

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Finally, Doom 1.0 makes a big difference glad I borrowed the original disks lol 177.1 FPS X2 6000 - M2N-E SLI - PNY 7900GTX SLI - 8gb DDR2 800 (3gb useable) - Windows XP SP2 - Forceware 92.91 - Onboard sound... Two can play this game ;) Win XP SP3 Haha :D PS. I got 7900 GTX Duo (or 7900 GX2), ie. …

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Re: 3D Mark Thread

Posted on 2016-05-12, 02:44

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by Standard Def Steve

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A Core i7 and a Pentium III. i7-4930K @ 4.6GHz GTX-970, overclocked to roughly GTX980 levels of performance (see screens for clocks) 32GB DDR3-2133 CL9 quad-channel Asus Rampage IV Gene Win7 SP1 3DMark03: 167654 3DMark05: 50945 3DMark06: 42960 4.6-2133CL9-3D03-W7.png 4.6-2133CL9-3D05-W7.png 4.6- …

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