Re: Audio sound card and video card for XP with PCI express

Posted on 2019-05-15, 19:32

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by infiniteclouds

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Strange, I had made a topic about PCI-E soundcards for XP not long ago but it appears to have since been deleted for some strange reason. I recall someone saying that the X-FI Titanium was good but that the Titanium HD would NOT be compatible with XP. Or maybe it was Fatal1ty that wasn't compatible …

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Re: Ryzen 7 most powerful windows 98 computer?

Posted on 2019-05-05, 08:22

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by infiniteclouds

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The Win98 support would be pretty bad

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Re: Ryzen 7 most powerful windows 98 computer?

Posted on 2019-05-02, 18:59

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by infiniteclouds

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Edit: from what i heard, Geforce 4 Ti 4200 crushes FX 5200/5500 in DX7/DX8, maybe can catch 5600 or even 5700 series, Geforce 3 is probably faster than a FX 5500 too, i do know the Radeon 9000/9200/9250 cards (128 bit variants of course) could rival and/or outperform the FX 5200/5500 in DX7/DX8 …

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Re: Ryzen 7 most powerful windows 98 computer?

Posted on 2019-05-02, 05:35

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by infiniteclouds

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An FX5500 is equivalent to what AGP Geforce card ? GF 6200 in DX9. It can do a good bit better if DX7/8 is needed (since it should have 128-bit bus vs. 64-bit on 6200). Not familiar with the 6200 AGP. I imagine the FX5500 is slower than any of the AGP FX cards (up to 5900) ... is it faster than say …

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Re: Ryzen 7 most powerful windows 98 computer?

Posted on 2019-05-01, 07:50

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by infiniteclouds

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An FX5500 is equivalent to what AGP Geforce card ?

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Re: My CRT monitor died, I think I'm done with them. Recommend a good alternative.

Posted on 2019-04-23, 23:03

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by infiniteclouds

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What about 16:9 monitors that have built-in forced 4:3 and 1:1 modes - or are you just averse to black-bars?

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Re: Trantor T-128 and SCSI2SD issues

Posted on 2019-04-11, 22:24

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by infiniteclouds

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I imagine I might have to flash it to get the same functionality as the Rancho.

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Re: Trantor T-128 and SCSI2SD issues

Posted on 2019-04-11, 19:31

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by infiniteclouds

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I'm glad to see someone else trying this as I hope to upgrade my TL/2 like this in the future and I have been holding out hope that one day an external SCSI Compact Flash reader will find its way to me. I would rather not use SD but it will be interesting to see if that is even an option. It's not …

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Re: Why don't more games contain advertising?

Posted on 2019-04-07, 17:48

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by infiniteclouds

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Would rather see this -- like you said... in places where you would normally see adverts in a game world -- than microtransactions galore.

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Re: the world how I would have wanted it: Sim City 2000

Posted on 2019-03-19, 05:46

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by infiniteclouds

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Porntipsguzzardo

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Re: How many different relevant DirectX generations are there for GFX cards?

Posted on 2019-03-13, 03:43

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by infiniteclouds

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I personally had issues with Build Engine games (Blood/Duke3D) on my FX5900, and G4 Ti4200. I had to drop to a Geforce 3 to get smooth, tear-free performance at high resolutions on my Athlon 64.

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Re: Late DOS/early Windows 3D 640x480 flight sims

Posted on 2019-03-09, 09:43

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by infiniteclouds

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That game looks amazing.

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Re: Stick to Ti4200. Do I need voodoo 4500 PCI?

Posted on 2019-03-07, 05:37

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by infiniteclouds

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Schyz wrote: I personally use a GeForce FX 5950 Ultra but even with a Pentium III 1400 MHz that card is overkill. Unless you're going for max resolutions and max AA on Homeworld, Dungeon Keeper 2 or Black and White.

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Re: Voodoo 5 repair, VSA-100 replacement

Posted on 2019-03-04, 22:12

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by infiniteclouds

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ph4nt0m wrote: It isn't very complicated to design a Glide compatible GPU. It's a problem to sell it because all 3Dfx intellectual property belongs to NVIDIA. No one wants to be sued hard. Somehow I imagine flying under the radar is easier than recreating the chip itself

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2019-03-04, 12:01

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by infiniteclouds

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Since the kickstarter has long been funded -- will these be for sale on his website anytime soon? I don't see them up there.

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Re: Voodoo 5 repair, VSA-100 replacement

Posted on 2019-03-03, 22:53

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by infiniteclouds

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How many years til we have the tech to make replica ICs ..

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Re: Voodoo 5 repair, VSA-100 replacement

Posted on 2019-03-01, 23:13

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by infiniteclouds

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If my source for VSA-100 chips turns out the be good i can offer my services for reasonable price. In my case the damaged chip was removed with hot air but new chip will be soldered with professional rework machine ( https://www.kurtzersa.com/electronics-production-equipment/rework-inspection- …

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Re: Via C3 Ezra Slot 1 Machine

Posted on 2019-03-01, 22:19

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by infiniteclouds

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Guys, L1D+BPD gives you a slower speed than using all four L1D+L2D+BPD+ICD - that is what I used with my 50*3 to get 7.02.

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Re: "New" gaming pc - OEM's or not?

Posted on 2019-03-01, 07:44

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by infiniteclouds

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Microcenter was selling RX 580s new for $170 last month, so you can find deals on them new too. Their poor performance in older games is what drove me away. Any specifics? poor? below 60fps@1080p? . Old Blood, New Order cannot. Their drivers become very CPU limited and you cannot force vsync in any …

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Re: Via C3 Ezra Slot 1 Machine

Posted on 2019-03-01, 03:05

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7.02 was my lowest.

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