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Re: In the market for a 4:3 LCD, what to look for?

Posted on 2017-08-07, 15:37

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

What about this little guy? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA57F3V75711 Vibob 15" Cctv TFT LCD Monitor - Bnc/hdmi/vga/usb Input, Display Computer Screen(Black) Screen size:15inch,4:3 Display:BNC/HDMI/VGA/USB Input Brightness:450cd/m² Contrast: 500:1 Response time: <=5ms Viewing …

Re: Just bought my first soundcard: an Ensoniq PCIaudio 3000!

Posted on 2017-08-06, 23:55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I liked this card back in the day. I never used it in pure DOS, only Windows 98 and I loaded the 8MB sample ROM from the CD. Pretty sure it lived in my Celeron 300A / Abit BH6 overclocked to 450-MHz if that gives any indication to the time period.

Re: Best Drivers for GeForce4 MX-440

Posted on 2017-08-04, 17:28

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I love this card. I use it for Windows 98 SE DirectX 7.0 system, which I am building a new one. I stick to the 45.23 drivers and a sure fire way to get a non-gimped/high quality GeForce4 MX-440 is to instead buy a Quadro4 380XGL video card. It only comes one way, AGP 8x, 128-bit memory bus and high …

Re: Period Correct 2D Card

Posted on 2016-11-29, 01:55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well... I'm not sure why exactly a Pentium II 233 but then again I do things that no one else understands 🤣. Just poking. I would think a Riva 128 would feel right at home and give you 3D options of it or Voodoo. Just my 2 Cents

Re: Motherboard / Card Recommendations

Posted on 2016-11-27, 01:30

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The reason I like the Quadro4 380 XGL is that it really is an improved Geforce 2 core. With the Quadro you know you are getting a non-gimped bus and gpu, the quality of board construction and the VGA output are high. And it doesn't hurt that it's faster and cheaper.

Re: Aureal Vortex2 Project

Posted on 2016-11-26, 03:20

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I for one can wait but I am looking forward to it. I hope all goes well for you!

Re: Motherboard / Card Recommendations

Posted on 2016-11-26, 03:17

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

P3 800? 100-MHz FSB or 133-MHz FSB? If it is 100-MHz FSB then I would do: Intel SE440BX-2 motherboard (have to check revision for Coppermine support) Nvidia Quadro4 380 XGL video card Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card I have built several of these and they are sweet for the following reasons The …

Re: The most fun I have had in a long time with a PC :)

Posted on 2016-11-25, 19:38

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

386SX, I know what you mean. Well, I successfully replaced the Windows 98 shell, boot logo, and startup sound with Windows 95 files manually. I am happy with it. Almost done with this box.

Re: The most fun I have had in a long time with a PC :)

Posted on 2016-11-25, 14:58

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I am going to play some today with manually swapping Windows 95 shell into Windows 98 SE and have a DOS batch file to swap between the two shells.

Re: The most fun I have had in a long time with a PC :)

Posted on 2016-11-25, 14:51

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

James-F, For 'Windows 98' gaming I have Pentium III systems and a screaming Core 2 Duo based system. This box is for DOS and what I consider Windows 95 gaming. So basically the Voodoo1 and Pentium CPU can handle what I need for this box. To put it another way... I probably wouldn't play Quake 2 on …

Re: The most fun I have had in a long time with a PC :)

Posted on 2016-11-25, 14:44

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Phil, By perfect machine I do not mean perfect for everything. Luckily, for you, you are not OCD. You have any idea how frustrating it is to have a beige floppy drive that is slightly off shade with a beige case?

Re: The most fun I have had in a long time with a PC :)

Posted on 2016-11-25, 14:42

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

tayyre, Sounds nice. I am contemplating a 5.25" floppy drive as well. I would like to have an internal Zip100 as well, not really for the system but to be able to read customers disks if ever needed.

Re: The most fun I have had in a long time with a PC :)

Posted on 2016-11-25, 14:40

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

mrau, The problem happens when the computer tries to turn itself off before the hard drive has a chance to clear its cache to disk. 8MB cache is huge for a 98 system to deal with. This is the issue https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/273017 I found file at http://www.mdgx.com/newtip21.htm goto …

Re: The most fun I have had in a long time with a PC :)

Posted on 2016-11-24, 22:22

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Still working on it (finishing touches / testing) and haven't brought it home yet but so far playing Command & Conquer Red Alert, Dune 2, Warcraft and Tombraider.

The most fun I have had in a long time with a PC :)

Posted on 2016-11-24, 15:19

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Does working with older PC's ever seem like a chore to you? It does to me sometimes, getting wrapped up in all the details of trying to create the perfect machine. I just got fed up with all the Super Socket 7 stuff, which is the best chipset, which motherboards have the least AGP issues and the …

Re: Intel 440BX - Bogging with hard drive activity

Posted on 2016-11-23, 01:08

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Install 3.20.1008 Intel chipset drivers and check DMA. http://www.philscomputerlab.com/intel.html

Re: tips for silencing a pentium II noisey fan?

Posted on 2016-11-19, 16:47

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Do not run it unplugged, it will become very, very hot. Picture of heatsink/fan?

Re: Advice needed on some parts for p1 build

Posted on 2016-11-17, 21:56

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

You can find Windows 95 and 98 new/used on ebay. If you get 98 make sure it is SE like you want. If you go with 95 make sure it is OSR2, below that has no FAT32 and OSR2.5 has integrated IE in explorer like 98. This is what OSR2 looks like http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-WINDOWS-95-Operating- …

Re: Advice needed on some parts for p1 build

Posted on 2016-11-17, 17:17

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I am in the midst of building such a box. I have decided on a 1997'ish build for myself. I am going for nostalgia and compatibility with a few cheats. OS: Windows 95 OSR2 - FAT32, DOS 7.1, period correct, lightweight, does what I want. Motherboard: Intel 430 VX or TX chipset - stable, compatible, …

Re: Best DOS video card?

Posted on 2016-11-13, 15:14

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I think I have about come full circle on this issue. Might not be absolutely the best by any means but certainly does the job. S3 Virge (Original, DX, GX) paired with a Voodoo 1 3D Accelerator

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