Re: best windows 98 agp card

Posted on 2019-01-30, 06:43

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by rodimus80

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Voodoo started to go away around the time Jedi Outcast released I believe. I was rocking a Voodoo 2 at the time and I remember that game punishing my Pentium II 300 MHz. More and more games were coming out without 3Dfx support. Actually, now that I read this, I don't think my Voodoo 2 was even …

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Re: Best video cards with DOS / Win 3.x / Win 9x support

Posted on 2019-01-30, 06:20

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by rodimus80

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I also use a Voodoo 3 3000 for my DOS/Win3.x/Win9x Time Machine Build along with a AMD K6-III 400+. The build was inspired by PhilsComputerLab. That Voodoo 3 has given me zero trouble. DOS runs and looks great. Windows 3.11 never looked better, and Windows 95 and 98 work great too. I find myself …

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Re: 1997.06 - Pentium MMX 233, S3 Virge/DX, 3Dfx Voodoo, Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold, Gravis Ultrasound P&P

Posted on 2019-01-30, 06:15

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arncht wrote: replaced the noisy (new) fan to another one 😀 the new build is sooo clean. Damn sexy. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

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Re: P4, Voodoo 3 3000 + m3D (PowerVR PCX2) system

Posted on 2019-01-30, 06:12

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by rodimus80

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In over 25 years of Computer experience I think I can say this with confidence. Never, EVER, reinstall over a existing OS. Format and start fresh. ALWAYS. Just the other day I was building my DirectX 8 Late Windows 98 build and ended up formating and installing Windows 98 at least 6 times till I had …

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Re: Sound Card for Pentium 3 Build

Posted on 2019-01-30, 05:48

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by rodimus80

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Late Windows 98 gaming I use the Live! SB0100. Early to mid Windows 98 I go for Aureal Vortex 2. My Audigy ZS is in my Early XP PC with AthlonXP 3200+. Mind you, and correct me if I am wrong, but Audigy ZS requires DirectX 9 and my Late Windows 98 build sticks with DirectX 8 and my early Windows 98 …

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Re: Building my Pentium 3 PC

Posted on 2019-01-29, 07:26

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by rodimus80

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You should see the prices Computer Recycling Centers are charging for CPUs here where I live. 486 DX2 66 for $100. Madness. I can't wait for this Retro PC craze to go away and prices go back to normal. I just hope all these kids who are picking this stuff up don't end up ruining it all.

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Re: Windows XP Help me pick a CPU

Posted on 2019-01-29, 07:10

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by rodimus80

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I currently use a Quad Core Q6600 with a Geforce 9800 GTX. With 4GB Ram even though XP only uses 3GB and the icing on the cake is a Sound Blaster X-Fi Fata1ity Edition w/ Front Panel. Far Cry looks and plays like a dream. F.E.A.R.? No problem. Using the machine makes me long for XP days gone by. :(

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Re: Problems With PS/2 Mouse Header

Posted on 2019-01-29, 02:13

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by rodimus80

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Sounds easy enough. I'll pick up a multimeter tonight and give it a shot. The PS/2 Back Panel I have has 4 wires: Red, Yellow, Green, and Brown. How do I know which of these are the right ones?

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Problems With PS/2 Mouse Header

Posted on 2019-01-29, 00:45

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by rodimus80

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The MOBO I am using is a Gigabyte GA-586TX2 Rev. 1.06. I have only been able to find a manual for Revision 1. The manual shows the 4 pin PS/2 Header but the replacement PS/2 Back Panel I got has a 10 pin connector with only 4 wires. Does anyone know the wiring diagram for the 4 pin PS/2 Header on …

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Re: Great Software for Windows 98 that was Never Ported / Updated

Posted on 2019-01-16, 13:15

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by rodimus80

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Careful. Building a Ultimate Win98 Machine leads to building Ultimate Win95 machines. Which leads to Ultimate DOS machines. Which leads to Direct X specific machines. Which leads to no more space. 😀

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Re: Problems with Lucas arts talkie games

Posted on 2018-04-03, 07:06

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by rodimus80

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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is one of if not the most pickest game I play on vintage hardware. I've had Sound Cards cause the game not to run. I've had CPUs too fast make the game not run. I've even had the game constantly freeze after a few minutes of play because of the mouse driver I …

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Re: PC Retro Heaven Achieved

Posted on 2018-03-19, 23:21

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by rodimus80

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I'm in the process of replacing all the fans and heatsinks on my GPUs. So cheap to do now.

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2018-03-15, 17:51

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by rodimus80

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The Lair...

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Re: PC Retro Heaven Achieved

Posted on 2018-03-09, 23:15

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by rodimus80

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I may have to stick with the 6800 GT for the C2Q mainly due to one game in paticular if I remember correctly. Battlefield Vietnam. Flying a chopper in that game consumed me 2004-2006. I believe when I upgraded my GPU BF:V stopped working correctly. And I went through a list of all the PC games I …

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Re: PC Retro Heaven Achieved

Posted on 2018-03-09, 22:15

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by rodimus80

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Yep, the very same case. I had to throw in a Fan underneath the GPU for airflow. The last two days though I have taken the GeForce 6800 GT out of the AthlonXP 3200+ system and threw in a Matrox G400 Max. The AthlonXP just wasn't strong enough to push the 6800 GT. I was having a brainfart too. I …

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Re: Stupid Win 3.11 ?

Posted on 2018-03-08, 10:34

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by rodimus80

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Jo22 wrote: If you want to run Windows-Setup, it is better to still change to the Windows directory first, though. It's safer. This way, you can be sure setup finds the system.ini and other files it needs. Good to know. 😉

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Re: Stupid Win 3.11 ?

Posted on 2018-03-08, 06:42

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by rodimus80

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Awesome, thank you!

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Stupid Win 3.11 ?

Posted on 2018-03-08, 05:46

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by rodimus80

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How can I make the PC go into Windows 3.11 from DOS 6.22 C:\? I always have to go to C:\WINDOWS\. I could've sworn when I was a kid all I had to do was type WIN at C:\. Is there a simple line that needs to be added to the AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS?

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Re: Mesa/FastVoodoo drivers Voodoo 2 SLI

Posted on 2018-03-07, 10:14

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by rodimus80

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Scubs wrote: I see, ill take that as a no. Let's join a forum and start some passive aggressive behavior with a regular. Great idea!

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Re: best windows 98 agp card

Posted on 2018-03-07, 08:59

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by rodimus80

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I've seen several people talk about Ti4600 cards failing due to overheating over the years. Has anybody actually ever experienced this happening? I've got several of them in use in several different PCs. After adding RAMsinks and aftermarket coolers, they seem to run just as cool as any Ti4200 I've …

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