Re: Intel DX4-100, Asus PVI-486SP3 desktop system

Posted on 2015-10-18, 16:11

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Or like some unnamed member run an Intel DX4-100 without a heat sink ;) :blush: What a noob :lol: An idea because you mentioned CD audio. I don't know if you got an external mixer, but older CD drives have a headphone port at the front. Or you could route the analogue CD audio to the rear if you …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2015-10-18, 16:01

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Very nice and clean setup phil! It seems to be set up with flexibility in mind. Interesting that you keep you s7 time machine build as the only complete system on hand. Do you consider it as your best "all in one solution" for dos gaming (if you had to choose)? I know an all in one solution is …

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

Posted on 2015-10-18, 09:04

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by PhilsComputerLab

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My capture computer received an upgrade! Stuck with Socket 1150 instead of going Skylake, much cheaper and all the kinks have been ironed out. Will produce a video about it soon :) Jealous of the bench. It's too tidy though IMHO. It wasn't before putting it together :D I let chaos take over for a …

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Re: Most disappointing games?

Posted on 2015-10-18, 06:11

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Codename Iceman. Waited years to play it. The beginning was great, typical Sierra adventure. But then it just all falls apart. Towards the end they must have rushed it, the graphics look very simple.

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2015-10-18, 05:05

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by PhilsComputerLab

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My capture computer got upgraded, I will likely do a video on that very soon, so I took the time to clean up my lab a little bit. Here is an overview of my computer-lab :) The desks are these folding type desks. I didn't want something too permanent just in case I have to move. They fit perfectly in …

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

Posted on 2015-10-18, 04:39

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by PhilsComputerLab

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My capture computer received an upgrade! Stuck with Socket 1150 instead of going Skylake, much cheaper and all the kinks have been ironed out. Will produce a video about it soon :) Here some images: http://i.imgur.com/pb4WWhth.png http://i.imgur.com/SLcjpM6h.png http://i.imgur.com/dtikbg2h.png …

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Re: The Ultimate 486 Benchmark Comparison

Posted on 2015-10-18, 04:28

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by PhilsComputerLab

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I tried DOSBox on a K6-III+. Works well for older XT type games 😀

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Re: Intel DX4-100, Asus PVI-486SP3 desktop system

Posted on 2015-10-18, 00:55

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by PhilsComputerLab

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in Marvin \ System Specs

Very nice machine! Carefully picked parts, I like it a lot 😀 Not sure about the overclocking though. I'd leave it at 100 MHz. Like the look of the case as well.

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Re: Do you leave empty slots between cards?

Posted on 2015-10-17, 23:37

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Not a bad idea. Sometimes you are forced to put a card in a particular slot. For some reason, PCI network cards work best for me in the very last PCI slot 😀

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Re: Ensoniq Soundscape resources (manuals, files, links, help)

Posted on 2015-10-17, 23:28

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Doesn't Descent also support them natively?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-17, 14:58

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by PhilsComputerLab

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I got some cool stuff today :) Very nice haul... Hmm, interesting. That Compaq actually has an ATI chipset, and seems like it shipped new with a 2.4 GHz CPU. It being an IGP340M, it would seem to have a Mobility 7000 GPU installed. Nice find, shame it's such a messed-up example. Now, today, I …

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Re: What is it with AGP 3dfx cards and heat issues?

Posted on 2015-10-17, 14:51

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by PhilsComputerLab

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yes, the V3 have, IMO, an insufficient cooler. Here is a video guide for a cheap, but effective, mod of mine: 3dfx Voodoo 3 Cooler

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Re: Sound Blaster PCI with true MPU-401 output?

Posted on 2015-10-17, 14:46

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Doesn't the Sound Blaster PCI have SoundFont support like the AWE? Or the Live? On the AWE you just load whatever SoundFont you want, and it's available to DOS games from within Windows. Surely the Live can do that as well. No need to muck around with 2 sound cards.

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Re: Phil's YouTube and Website updates (philscomputerlab)

Posted on 2015-10-16, 08:03

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Wing Commander III Tweak Guide GOG In this video I am tweaking the GOG release of Wing Commander III Heart of the Tiger. I will cover: - Configuring the game for General MIDI - Using VirtualMIDISynth and SoundFonts - How to toggle subtitles - How to change the language to German or French (Text …

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

Posted on 2015-10-16, 03:03

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by PhilsComputerLab

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I might do some test for this. What processor should we agree on? K6-III+ at 100x5.5? What if someone has a K6-2+? Results should be pretty close. Could me remove the sound card, so it's easier for everyone to have a similar system?

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Re: SD Card as Hard Drive

Posted on 2015-10-16, 01:09

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Yup. MS-DOS 6.22's FDISK creates max. partitions of 2 GB. Four of them at the most. You can enter smaller sized though 😀

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Re: Laptop PCI-e breakout box

Posted on 2015-10-16, 01:04

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by PhilsComputerLab

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Check out this YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/codyw19965523/videos He's got a few videos on this topic 😀

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Re: Sil3114 SATARaid and Win 98

Posted on 2015-10-15, 13:51

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by PhilsComputerLab

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In the meanwhile tried the Disk Speed tool: Access time: 0,32ms Cached Speed: 155,53 MB/s Max read Speed: 75,76 MB/s Overall Score: 36229,2 Are these good? A strange thing also is that the IDE led now doesn't show always disk activity and there's no jumper led on the sata card as the old isa …

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Re: Sil3114 SATARaid and Win 98

Posted on 2015-10-15, 11:51

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by PhilsComputerLab

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I meant try a SATA HDD on the PCI controller.

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Re: Sil3114 SATARaid and Win 98

Posted on 2015-10-15, 10:52

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Try a standard HDD instead of the SSD.

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