Re: K6-2+/III+ slowdown issues on ALi Aladdin V

Posted on 2015-10-17, 07:23

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by meljor

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

K6-3+@550, p5a rev. 1.04, 128mb, win98se, voodoo2 sli, geforce2 gts, awe32` using the voodoo's: Forsaken 640x 480 178 fps, 800x600: 154 fps 3dmark99 max 800x600: 3730 3dmarks, 8200 cpu marks (about same score at 640x480)

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Re: DirectX 9.0c Build, Stealth - Large Pics

Posted on 2015-10-14, 19:25

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ System Specs

Few years back i ''upgraded'' my gtx580 to a gtx660. I got a very good deal on the gtx580 so i sold it and bought the gtx660 very cheap (used). At first, the gtx660 was only 10% slower but with newer games it became atleast 10% faster compared to the gtx580 as it has 2gb vs 1,5gb (according to …

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Re: K6-2 / K6-3 best AGP 1x/2x card

Posted on 2015-10-14, 18:41

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I tested both platforms with a lot of cards (3dfx range and nvidia range and g400) and i found the ali V a tiny bit faster overall compared to the mvp3. However, I did the tests on a k6-2 450 and not a ''+'' cpu. I only tested 3dmark99 and a game with build-in bench called n.i.c.e 2. But how does …

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Re: K6-2 / K6-3 best AGP 1x/2x card

Posted on 2015-10-13, 19:32

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

From my own testing with k6-2 and k6-3+ on an asus p5a (ali V chipset) i found that g400, banshee and tnt2 ultra performed best on this platform (in that order). I tested all nvidia's from tnt1 to ti4200 including every mx version and all voodoo's from voodoo Rush to v5 5500. v4 and v5 also …

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Re: CF Card Through IDE - SLOW!

Posted on 2015-10-10, 22:21

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by meljor

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That is correct, 1.03 and 1.04 run perfectly fine but 1.05 and 1.06 have the newer revision ali chipset that does not work well on k6+ cpu's on this board. Every normal k6-2 or k6-3 works perfectly fine, but not the mobile ''+'' versions. So if it runs dog slow check your board revision. And no, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-03, 13:56

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Found these 2 maps in very good condition with windows 1.02 disks and some other software. 1985! Never saw this windows version anywhere in real life. It was offered for FREE so i had to grab them, just paid for sending. Compleet with manual etc. so very nice i think 😀

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Re: Anyone know where i can get voodoo 1 drivers?

Posted on 2015-09-26, 16:30

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

3dfx didn't make these cards themselves (they did from v3 and up), simply use a standard v1 3dfx driver and it will work perfectly.

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Re: Voodoo 2 DOS Glide compatibility matrix

Posted on 2015-09-26, 16:25

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by meljor

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I have some Problems with my V3+V1 Combination. Perhaps it's better to change the V1 with a V2. works perfectly fine: Clean install 98se install directx 7 install voodoo1 (i prefer the old diamond drivers first, and then a newer driver WITHOUT overwriting some file when asked) install voodoo3 Now …

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Re: Dual P4 2.4@533 vs single 3.0@800FSB

Posted on 2015-09-24, 21:11

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

test your 3ghz at 533fsb (2ghz). If the speed is still ok for your other games you can swap to the dual xeon and benefit in games that support dual core. If it is too slow for your single thread games they probably will not run much better with the xeons. The athlon should be a tiny bit faster in …

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Re: Duplicate Hardware in Your Collection

Posted on 2015-09-24, 19:12

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well, it started with a ''retro itch'' and wanted to have a system build around a voodoo1 again. Then i bought a voodoo2 and build a system for that, then a voodoo3 etc. etc. Then i wanted spares just in case a card would break, and a spare for that and a spare for that.... Then i started collecting …

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Re: Duplicate Hardware in Your Collection

Posted on 2015-09-24, 15:18

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Lots and lots... typing the full list is not an option, the men in white coats would come 🤣

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Re: What computer related book are you reading now?

Posted on 2015-09-23, 15:30

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by meljor

in Milliways

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I stand corrected, you are absolutely right, the dollar was pretty high. Still a lot of money for pc's and parts back in the 90's.

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Re: Great collectors of Vogons! What's missing in your collections? :P

Posted on 2015-09-20, 20:38

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by meljor

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Voodoo4 pci, Asus 486 board with pci, 586 cpu, NV fx5800, G400max. My collection is pretty much complete, but i can't live without a wishlist, love the hunt 🤣

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Re: asus a7v600 memory

Posted on 2015-09-18, 19:23

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Never had a problem with these boards, but i DID use kingston ram with them. So yes, try that.

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Re: 3DFX Magic 3D II - Cable?

Posted on 2015-09-18, 19:17

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Let us know how it went 😀

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Re: 3DFX Magic 3D II - Cable?

Posted on 2015-09-18, 06:32

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Dos glide games are easier to run on voodoo1, but with the right patches and/or batch files most will run perfectly on voodoo2. If this is your first voodoo, start easy: Clean Install 98se, directx 7 and your matrox drivers. After that install the voodoo2 gold drivers for win9x. Now try some later …

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Re: Has anyone ever seen this 3dfx voodoo??

Posted on 2015-09-10, 18:53

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yes, certainly. If i ever come across an old mac i might test it and it will get a heatsink first. For now it will be on the shelf 🤣 Still think it's a nice card as it is so different from my normal v3 pci's.

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Re: Usual RAM sizes back in the 386/486/Pentium years

Posted on 2015-09-10, 18:22

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

From what I've owned, here were the memory sizes when bought : - 1mb 286 12/16MHz - 4mb 486 sx 33 - 16mb pentium 133 - 32mb pentium 200 - 64 mb pentium II 333 The 4mb 486 was low end, most were moving to 8mb at that time (bought in 94) The 32mb P200 was high end, most were still 16mb at that time. …

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Re: Has anyone ever seen this 3dfx voodoo??

Posted on 2015-09-10, 17:58

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by meljor

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

VillageTronic MP760 or MP860 :). Normally it has a big heatsink. It doesn't boot up because it's for the Macintosh and not compatible with PC. Thandor is right! Thank you! Now i know what it is AND why it doesn't boot. (Are you the Dutch Thandor from tweakers and a 3dfx collector yourself?) It is …

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Re: What computer related book are you reading now?

Posted on 2015-09-10, 17:13

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by meljor

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I scored a big box full of computer magazines from the 90's, from 386 to pentium mmx i have a LOT to read (60+ and some games magazines as well). I'm dutch and the magzaines are english and german versions so it takes a bit longer :lol: Amazed about the prices of the systems back then, didn't …

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