Re: How can I tell what speakers are quality and which aren't?

Posted on 2014-10-05, 23:32

by

by obobskivich

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Keep in mind that in order to get that great, 3D imaging from stereo over a set of stereo speakers, you'll need to make them aim directly at you. Not always true. It depends on the speaker and how they're designed - some speakers sound better "aimed straight ahead" but some do not (and some sound …

---

Re: Need help finding a 16:10 1920x1200 monitor for new and old games?

Posted on 2014-10-05, 23:29

by

by obobskivich

in Milliways

in Milliways

consider this, when lcd monitors first came out the wisdom was you need a response time of 25ms to avoid ghosting. ips panels now do 5ms (ok so some different panels can do 1ms) its a bit like saying 90fps is slow because some other card can do 110fps. i bet if you find out the response of your …

---

Re: Funny Craigslist ad

Posted on 2014-10-04, 23:32

by

by obobskivich

in Milliways

in Milliways

PeterLI wrote: I use a ThinkCentre M58 with 4GB RAM and Core2Duo CPU as my printer server and it takes 45 minutes to boot and McAfee to finish scanning / updating before the keyboard / mouse even respond. It does print just fine whilst doing this though. That's abominable.

---

Re: Helios 3Dfx card not detecting for games

Posted on 2014-10-04, 23:31

by

by obobskivich

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Davros, if I'm not mistaken this is the A-Trend Helios 3D 4MB Voodoo Graphics from this thread: Need some help identifying these Graphics cards. King_courduroy: you can get drivers from a variety of online sources, like 3dfxzone.it, falconfly.de, etc.

---

Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2014-10-04, 21:05

by

by obobskivich

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Where'd you get those nifty "table" things to go on top of the CRTs?

---

Re: Funny Craigslist ad

Posted on 2014-10-04, 21:02

by

by obobskivich

in Milliways

in Milliways

Avast isn't bad, and Comodo isn't supposed to be bad either; the problem is when you get McNubbins deciding that he needs all 17 popular anti-virus applications running all at once. For the most part anti-virus isn't wholly necessary if you can convince McNubbins to not click everything he sees, …

---

Re: Low-profile LGA775 coolers

Posted on 2014-10-04, 20:58

by

by obobskivich

in Milliways

in Milliways

Big Typhoon is *huge* - I highly doubt it will fit with the PSU installed in that case. But it is a very effective cooler (I have one on my Q9550). The pictures of that case show 40-60mm fans over the I/O shield and then right into the PSU. In my case I have a 120mm fan over the I/O shield, and the …

---

Re: What retro computing gadget that doesn't exist would you like to have?

Posted on 2014-10-04, 20:57

by

by obobskivich

in Milliways

in Milliways

Something else I've thought of: a motherboard with multiple AGP slots.

---

Re: SB Audigy RX ms-dos compatability?

Posted on 2014-10-04, 07:25

by

by obobskivich

in Milliways

in Milliways

philscomputerlab wrote: Nah I'm not buying it 😀 Oh I agree - I would not go out and buy the Rx assuming it will work in DOS. But it probably has a better chance of working than anything else that's current/modern. 🤣

---

Re: Need some help identifying these Graphics cards.

Posted on 2014-10-04, 06:51

by

by obobskivich

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

No the mystique is superior. The Packard has an on board Virge S3 with 2mb vram. Thanks! I'm pretty new to this early 3d accelerated stuff so this has been very helpful! Thanks! I'm definitely going to have fun with these! :D Note that I've never played around with an S3 card, but I do know that …

---

Re: SB Audigy RX ms-dos compatability?

Posted on 2014-10-04, 06:49

by

by obobskivich

in Milliways

in Milliways

Well, still, no way this card will work in DOS in any way shape or form. If does I would be shocked. Yeah I'm guessing the PLX chip will pretty much assure that, but if the Audigy 2 Value or Audigy 4 work with the Audigy DOS driver, and the PLX chip doesn't cause issues, it may actually work. See …

---

Re: SB Audigy RX ms-dos compatability?

Posted on 2014-10-04, 06:41

by

by obobskivich

in Milliways

in Milliways

:lol: No way. It's a brand-new modern sound card like the Sound Blaster Z. They just decided to use the same name. Actually not entirely true. The Rx doesn't use the SoundCore processor like the Recon3D or SBZ - it uses CA10300 which is derived from CA0108 (EMU10k2.5), and has similar capabilities/ …

---

Re: Need some help identifying these Graphics cards.

Posted on 2014-10-04, 06:35

by

by obobskivich

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Does the machine have a working 2D card that satisfies your needs and/or is superior to the abilities of the Mystique? If yes, then you should just add the Voodoo. If no, then replace the existing 2D card with the Mystique.

---

Re: VooDoo passthrough cable

Posted on 2014-10-04, 06:24

by

by obobskivich

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yeah just found that listing. Last one. From China. Rock and roll. :D :cool: I was worried once the posts on the cards were unscrewed the D-sub socket would come loose, but the VooDoo isn't built like that. So, s'all good. :) No the connector isn't anchored with the posts - it's separately anchored …

---

Re: Intel D875PBZ not responding to power-on

Posted on 2014-10-04, 06:05

by

by obobskivich

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So I'm thinking I should track down another 478 board and test the CPU there (I have other machines that can test the DDR RAM to confirm it works, same for the disks, the PSUs all seem to work, and the FX 5800 checked out in the 845 system, so it's just on the CPU and 875PBZ itself and I'm hoping …

---

Re: VooDoo passthrough cable

Posted on 2014-10-04, 05:52

by

by obobskivich

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The screw posts are actually physically in the way, and the cable can't be connected as is. I could rip the metal shield off in order to use it, but that sounds risky. I've got a few of those gender changers around, and I can find or order a short M-M cable. Didn't want to use a longer one and …

---

Re: Need some help identifying these Graphics cards.

Posted on 2014-10-04, 05:50

by

by obobskivich

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Are they good cards? Or did I rip myself off? lol They're a good contemporaneous pair. The Mystique (like most Matrox cards) has a bad reputation for low performance/3D quality relative to competitor boards (but I have never owned one so I can't comment first-hand). The Voodoo is a 3dfx card, and …

---

Re: VooDoo passthrough cable

Posted on 2014-10-04, 05:44

by

by obobskivich

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

You don't need to attach the screws for things to work, but alternately you can get "adapters" that will let cables screw-in on both sides, and just use a male/male cable (you want a female/female adapter). Like this thing: http://www.amazon.com/SVGA-Gender-Changer-Adapter-Female/dp/B000V1PAWQ/ And …

---

Re: Need some help identifying these Graphics cards.

Posted on 2014-10-04, 05:38

by

by obobskivich

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Best I can tell, top = A-Trend Helios 3D 4MB Voodoo Graphics. Bottom = Matrox Mystique 4MB.

---

Re: What TV shows are you watching now?

Posted on 2014-10-04, 04:02

by

by obobskivich

in Milliways

in Milliways

sliderider wrote: Yep. I remember Viper. Do you remember The Highwayman? The Highwayman, can't say I do - but it looks good. 😊

---