Re: Might & Magic III: Isles of Terra running too fast

Posted on 2017-05-22, 01:46

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Yeah -- I don't want to be swapping out hardware. Unfortunately 3dfx tools doesn't let me bring the clockspeed any lower than 120mhz. Another very interesting thing I've noticed... If you enter an inn and observe that the innkeeper is turning the pages of his ledger too quickly and then proceed to …

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Re: BenQ XL2730 (1440p) -- The perfect retro gaming LCD

Posted on 2017-05-20, 00:49

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falloutboy wrote: What I've always wondered: can it do 640x480 with high refresh rates on the D-Sub port with out skipping frames? What might be a game to test? Usually the monitors that cannot do this are ones that can't really do more than 60 refresh. This monitor can go up to 144 and does true …

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Re: Might & Magic III: Isles of Terra running too fast

Posted on 2017-05-20, 00:37

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I actually have the only two ISA slots available used up for sound cards - I'll look into seeing if there are any methods of making the V3 behave more like an ISA card. If there are any DOS utilities or programs that can cap frame-rates that would also be an instant fix that doesn't require swapping …

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Re: Might & Magic III: Isles of Terra running too fast

Posted on 2017-05-19, 05:44

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I'm using a Voodoo 3 2000. I'm still learning -- I was under the impression that GPU speeds weren't a factor until the post software-rendering age -- would downclocking the GPU mhz make a difference and is it somehow bad for the card? Thanks for testing it on your 486, Clueless. I've used SLOWDOWN …

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Might & Magic III: Isles of Terra running too fast

Posted on 2017-05-18, 06:26

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On a K6-III+ with all 3 cache disabled and clocked @ 132mhz the animations in this game are way too fast. I'm a bit confused too since Wing Commander, a notoriously speed sensitive game from the same year, runs perfect on the same system which is basically emulating a 386. Would a game like MM3 from …

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

Posted on 2017-05-18, 05:38

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Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to be working correctly. It fails calibration in Wing Commander and even when using joycalib program it is incredibly spastic/unruly... maybe it was only meant to work with Win9x

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

Posted on 2017-05-18, 00:13

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Home shopping - found this in the basement. It was a Christmas present back in the 90s for my Nintendo 64 except... it wasn't for the N64 (despite the logo)... I didn't know what it was (gameport) supposed to be for at the time and it ended up getting stashed away, unused. I'm going to test it out …

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Re: BenQ XL2730 (1440p) -- The perfect retro gaming LCD

Posted on 2017-05-16, 06:04

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dirkmirk wrote: I wasnt aware of the Keenfix TSR but I presume thats one of handful of games that wouldn't work with any modern display(without the fix) Commander Keen problem! It's a simple .COM file that you run in the directory.

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Re: BenQ XL2730 (1440p) -- The perfect retro gaming LCD

Posted on 2017-05-15, 23:40

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Are you able to test commander keen 1 or 4 with VGA input in dos? On a V3 2000 with WBC's KeenFix TSR they work 100% with the correct colors. Without the fix it is sporadic, sometimes the game would load with correct palettes and other times there would be color corruption with red tints. Never any …

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Re: BenQ XL2730 (1440p) -- The perfect retro gaming LCD

Posted on 2017-05-15, 09:19

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Yup! There is 1920x1440. Again, for VGA it will require a custom resolution but if you're using a DVI or later card you should be able to select it by default -- it goes 2560x1440, 1920x1440, 1920x1200, 1920x1080 for the preset resolutions over digital.

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Re: BenQ XL2730 (1440p) -- The perfect retro gaming LCD

Posted on 2017-05-15, 08:32

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That's brilliant, thanks for the detailed write up. I also fear that going forward, high resolution VGA support will become quite rare. It's true -- the XL2735 has already dropped D-SUB. We'll have to rely on adapters down the road. I had to reinstall my Voodoo 3 drivers and I lost my custom …

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BenQ XL2730 (1440p) -- The perfect retro gaming LCD

Posted on 2017-05-15, 00:38

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2560 x 1440 -- not only is it more common than 1920x1200 or 1600x1200 monitors but you can easily find ones capable of doing refresh rates well beyond 60hz. The main things to consider when using an LCD monitor for retro gaming seem to be: Support 720x400@70hz for DOS Force 4:3 Aspect Has VGA …

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Re: Finding the correct CD IN audio cable.. ?

Posted on 2017-05-13, 04:08

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I'm not sure I understand. I do intend to use both cards simultaneously...usually one for MIDI and one for digital audio but I thought I needed something like a https://www.amazon.com/rolls-MX41B-Stereo-Channel-Mixer/dp/B0002D03AW for that. Are you saying I can just get a TRS 3.5mm to RCA cable and …

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Finding the correct CD IN audio cable.. ?

Posted on 2017-05-13, 03:42

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I'm using a SB Pro 2.0 and an AWE 64 Gold on a DOS/Win9x machine. I planned to mostly use the AWE64 for a joystick, SC-55, maybe audio for Windows games and the SBPro2 for digital audio/FM synth in DOS I believe this is called an MPC-2 connector? The SB connector is called a "JST PH 2.0"? http://i. …

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Re: Gigabyte GA-5AX and K6-III+

Posted on 2017-05-12, 00:35

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To expand on my experience trying to run a + chip on the AOpen X59 before updating the BIOS... -It did POST. -It was recognized as "Unknown CPU-S @ . -Keyboard PS/2 input was spotty -- I'd have to restart multiple times for it to recognize the DEL press to get into BIOS. -IDE devices weren't …

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Re: Gigabyte GA-5AX and K6-III+

Posted on 2017-05-11, 01:31

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by infiniteclouds

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Definitely get the latest BIOS -- my AOpen X59 Pro would not support the + models until I flashed to the latest version.

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How much power (PSU) does this need?

Posted on 2017-05-09, 05:43

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I need to pick up a PSU for this rig: Win98 Intel D875PBZ 478B Motherboard 875P Pentium 4 3.20GHZ/215/800 AGP Geforce FX 5900 Ultra (possibly a future 6800) 1GB DDR PC3200 (x2 512MB modules so I can use just one) SB Audigy 2 ZS Diamond MX300 Aureal How much wattage do I want and are there any amps I …

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Re: Lian-Li 6070 - Airflow & SS7

Posted on 2017-05-07, 20:31

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Ok, so I replaced the battery with a new 2032 3V and the BIOS still doesn't save any changes I make... I've checked the jumper pins that are for clearing CMOS and they are set to the normal position and I've actually tried the other way just to make sure the manual didn't misprint. The only thing I …

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Re: Lian-Li 6070 - Airflow & SS7

Posted on 2017-05-06, 03:20

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Ok! Turns out the issue was the on/off switch built into the ATX adapter. http://www.ebay.com/itm/252708495849?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I know I don't need the -5V but I figured it would be easier to test it out of case with the switch. When I powered up the system …

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Re: Lian-Li 6070 - Airflow & SS7

Posted on 2017-05-06, 01:07

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Thanks guys -- appreciate the advice! The Deepcool 40mm doesn't fit the card the.... whatever you call the things that secure it... won't reach the holes while the fan is sitting on the heatsink. I also got a Vantec PCI slot cooler so I'm going to just go with that. Now I need to figure out if this …

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