Re: Is anyone excited for the Nvidia 3000 series cards

Posted on 2020-09-17, 13:52

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by darry

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Unless the RTX 3060 or its Ti or Super or whatever variant significantly beats my RTX 2070 (non Super) at similar thermal levels, I will likely be skipping this generation .

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Re: Free parts for cost of postage?

Posted on 2020-09-17, 02:15

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by darry

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Yes that is OK if all you want is shipping covered. There is a Topic here you can post what you have for free, and if you will ship to certain countries BUT am having a search issue finding it right now (hope somebody else links it). Thanks for posting your countyr, It does help if you put your …

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Re: Free parts for cost of postage?

Posted on 2020-09-17, 02:13

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by darry

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I have had the same problem some time ago . I was in a hurry, so I donated everything in bulk to a local thrift store . I hope at least some of it found a home . Conversely, a few years ago, there was a number of individually packaged ISA/PCI cards as well as some motherboards at another local …

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Re: PC Chips M912 BIOS update for Am5x86 and Cyrix 5x86

Posted on 2020-09-17, 01:32

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by darry

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Hi all! As this topic is "kinda" alive, I'd ask if anyone was able to get this version of the bios that was published back in the day on PCChips website. M912 Mainboard: 9121201.bin checksum: * 2DC3 * BIOS Date:12/01/1995 Board Description:UMC8498, UMC8496 Chips BIOS Features:To support Cyrix5x86, …

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Re: PC Chips M912 BIOS update for Am5x86 and Cyrix 5x86

Posted on 2020-09-16, 03:52

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by darry

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Hi all! As this topic is "kinda" alive, I'd ask if anyone was able to get this version of the bios that was published back in the day on PCChips website. M912 Mainboard: 9121201.bin checksum: * 2DC3 * BIOS Date:12/01/1995 Board Description:UMC8498, UMC8496 Chips BIOS Features:To support Cyrix5x86, …

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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2020-09-15, 22:37

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by darry

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Just a quick update: I can confirm that AGP still works on Windows 10 2004 64bit with an ATI HD4650 card. I just replaced the "PCI to PCI bridge" with the "VIA CPU to AGP controller" (via agp.inf) - had to disable driver signature enforcement for that. Then I imported the .reg file. Windows did …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2020-09-15, 22:11

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by darry

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I got out the Avermedia C127 (Game Broadcaster HD) that I bought around 8 years ago and found its VGA input is now purple-shifted. I guess there is damage somewhere on the card but I can't see it. I tried different cables, VGA cards, drivers and even different PCs for the capture card (plus Win7 vs …

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Re: Are there any silent AT PSUs?

Posted on 2020-09-15, 18:44

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by darry

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The idea of using an ATX PSU with an adapter isn't bad either. I already had been looking into silent PSUs for my modern PCs and there are actually even some (more expensive) fanless ones. In addition it would be even cooler if you can just use modular ones to remove the excessive cable clutter in …

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Re: Final sound setup - have I missed anything out?

Posted on 2020-09-15, 06:46

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by darry

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Seeking ISA soundcard perfection/total coverage is a game of heavily diminishing returns for most people imo. (Subjectively!) You can get 99% there with a $20 Yamaha Audician for example - various SB support, WSS, wavetable connector, intelligent MIDI out, no hanging note, authentic Yamaha-made FM. …

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Re: Get XP application to work on Windows 7+

Posted on 2020-09-15, 03:51

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And if you need/want ASIO support, you can compile a version of Audacity that supports it. The instructions on how to do it are detailed enough for pretty much anyone to follow, but they are a bit long .

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2020-09-15, 03:48

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In other words, the Wave Blaster header allows the equivalent of a MIDI capable synthesizer module to be mounted internally on a sound card . There exist adapter adapter boards to connect a Wave Blaster compatible daughter board to a standard DIN (round plug) MIDI port, essentially converting a …

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

Posted on 2020-09-15, 03:46

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today, I swapped out the I3 2100 for an I3 3220T in my Windows XP machine . Newer CPU is slightly faster (even with a lower clock) has a TDP of 35W instead of 65W and is still officially "supported" by Windows XP and Windows 10 (Ivy Bridge is the only Intel CPU platform to officially "support" both …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2020-09-15, 03:33

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by darry

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Tiido wrote on 2020-09-15, 03:24: Hundreds of them are easily available if not thousands, it shouldn't be a problem to source these parts at all to fill any possible demand. Thank you . That's good news.

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2020-09-15, 02:37

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Is this a going to be a limited run? I would probably like to get one at some point but have some other stuff I need to get first. Other than demand and willingness to keep on making these cards, are there any constraints in the raw materials department ? Specifically how are YMF289 and CS4237 …

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Re: MP-32 : Pi based MT32, GM, ... module

Posted on 2020-09-14, 20:39

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by darry

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Really nice . I already have an MT-32 and an RA50, but if this becomes a kit for sale, I will consider getting one as I have a spare Pi 3 that needs to be put to use .

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Re: Final sound setup - have I missed anything out?

Posted on 2020-09-14, 16:50

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by darry

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The Orpheus and the AWE64 Legacy are probably as close to the perfect ISA sound card as is ever going to exist (especially when combined), so good choice on the Orpheus. What use case, for you, does the Orpheus have that he AWE64 Legacy doesn't fulfill? They both offer genuine OPL3 and bug-free …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-09-14, 04:30

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by darry

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Now, HERE's the card you all secretly want ! 😆 https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-RARE-Geforce-Fx-5800-Ultra-AGP-GPU-Video-Card-Great-Condition-TESTED/292675932134 ..and if that leaves a bad taste in your wallet... (and if you can wait a couple of months for it to pass customs) - This thing should be …

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Re: Windows XP on newer Systems (Intel >Haswell/AMD Ryzen)

Posted on 2020-09-14, 04:25

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by darry

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CSM is still present on recent Z490 Boards, maybe the last ones. XP 32 Bit, yes. I have a Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI, how do I know if a board still has CSM? Look in the BIOS, usually there is an option to enable/disable it . To test it, try booting from a non-UEFI capable OS install media, like a …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2020-09-14, 04:15

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This is such awesome news! This is going to be a dumb question though, but there are a _lot_ of you here who know a lot more about this than me. I've seen lots of sound cards over the years that support daughterboards, and have been poking at the Waveblaster stuff on Serdashop for a little while. …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-09-14, 02:33

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by darry

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Given my personal luck with video cards even a GF3 Ti-200 would be considered extremely welcome... Geforce FX 5500 128-bit to Geforce FX 5900 variants are easy to find and relatively affordable . Maybe less glamour than GF3, but definitely serviceable, IMHO . LOL : I just saw an FX5900 for sale …

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