Re: AMD R7 240 poor performance comapred to HD8490
Posted on 2023-11-23, 20:04
CoP also has a DX8 shader left over for GeForce FX cards, which is pretty wild when you think about it - from DX8 all the way up to DX11.
Re: AMD R7 240 poor performance comapred to HD8490
Posted on 2023-11-22, 18:20
Are you sure its an R7 and not R5? Wikipedia says the 1GB model is the 64-bit R5 only: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units#Radeon_200_series If your HD 8490 is the GDDR5 version, it has twice the memory bandwidth of an R5 240, which could explain the performance …
Re: 40-Pin Cf Compact Flash Card To 3.5 Ide Converter - PC wont get past Detecting Drives
Posted on 2023-11-07, 09:05
1. Often these CF adapters dont like sharing IDE channels with other drives. Try it on its own. 2. Some CF cards are iffy with old motherboards. Try a different CF card.
Re: Windows XP system spec recommendations.
Posted on 2023-11-03, 10:18
Go with a dual-core system - some games will take advantage of 2 threads, some wont. Most will not run faster on more than 2, so 2 cores are optimal. Intel is preferable - some engines (For example Unreal, whatever Fallout 3 runs on) need tweaks to run properly on AMDs multi-core setups. Don't go …
Re: What do you drive?
Posted on 2023-11-01, 07:50
awgamer wrote on 2023-11-01, 00:18: I thought all Europeans drove Ferraris. Nah its just all Italians
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-10-27, 06:40
kingcake wrote on 2023-10-27, 03:48: What should I use to dissolve this plastic/wax-like TIM. It's hard as a rock. Had to use the heat gun to get the heatsink off in […] Show full quote What should I use to dissolve this plastic/wax-like TIM. It's hard as a rock. Had to use the heat gun to get the …
Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today
Posted on 2023-10-10, 10:18
My office decided to get rid of a lot of some older inventory and auctioned it off to the staff. Got a bunch of desktops for a few euros each. Most were previously given to people during covid to work from home and the outsides took quite a beating in those couple years. Disassembled a few and they …
Re: Any modern psu's that have large 5v rails
Posted on 2023-09-30, 08:36
TBH, I'm still wondering how bad is an extra 10% on the 12V rail, seeing as most (if not all?) hardware that use that rail, step down that voltage to whet they need. In most cases that's actually better, because more voltage equals less current and less heat. I'm no expert; but isn't heat (W) = …
Re: Any modern psu's that have large 5v rails
Posted on 2023-09-29, 05:52
When looking into PSUs for old 5V systems its good to have reviews that look into cross-loads, which I really doubt any ebay or amazon reviews will have. It's always just "it works so its 5*". Some time ago I bought a PSU (Akyga brand I think) that had 25+A for 5V,. but after I put it in an old …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2023-09-18, 05:23
COD4 was on sale so I grabbed it, and have been playing it over the weekend. I think I'm about the finish the game soon. I never played a COD game before, and wanted to see what the whole fuss was about, seeing as this game lit the world on fire in XBOX 360 days. To be honest, I still don't get it. …
Re: Windows 98 SE 127GB SSD - Drive keeps getting corrupt!
Posted on 2023-09-12, 19:23
That drive is just too large for Windows 98. Keep the partitions below 32GB.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-09-05, 08:17
Does Windows 7 count as retro yet? Steam thinks so. Built a Win 7 machine for a project and tried to run some game benchmarks. Games that I have from GoG worked great as usual, but stuff like the OG version of Metro 2033, Skyrim and Rage is not on there. Steam states that there are still over 100 …
Re: Pentium 4 (Northwood) period correct build suggestions
Posted on 2023-09-04, 15:50
Thank you all for your great insights and comments. Now let me rephrase (and edit) my original query: Since P4 Northwoods is underpowered for these games, what games / period should I consider installing on this machine then? 1) I mean if I have to compromise for a 2000~2003 era, wouldn't a …
Re: Pentium 4 (Northwood) period correct build suggestions
Posted on 2023-09-04, 07:21
One needs to look at the Doom 3 timedemo thread (Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.) to see that despite being overpriced, Pentium 4 was still capable of very good performance during the period. When taking price out of the equation - Athlon XP
Re: Pentium 4 (Northwood) period correct build suggestions
Posted on 2023-09-03, 18:16
Thank you all for your great insights and comments. Now let me rephrase (and edit) my original query: Since P4 Northwoods is underpowered for these games, what games / period should I consider installing on this machine then? 1) I mean if I have to compromise for a 2000~2003 era, wouldn't a …
Re: Pentium 4 (Northwood) period correct build suggestions
Posted on 2023-09-03, 12:12
Really? How come I still own a physical copy in my library? It is called Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight https://www.ea.com/games/command-and-conquer/command-and-conquer-4-tiberian-twilight Must be some kind of prank, no way could a reputable company like EA release a cancelled mobile game on …
Re: Pentium 4 (Northwood) period correct build suggestions
Posted on 2023-09-03, 11:19
Command and Conquer 3, and 4 Red Alert 3 Also C&C4 totally does not exist, no need to even look it up. Really? How come I still own a physical copy in my library? It is called Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight https://www.ea.com/games/command-and-conquer/command-and-conquer-4-tiberian-twilight …
Re: Pentium 4 (Northwood) period correct build suggestions
Posted on 2023-09-03, 11:06
Command and Conquer 3, and 4 Red Alert 3 These games are beyond Pentium 4, not only in power requirements, but also in time period. People were playing these on dual core systems. Also C&C4 totally does not exist, no need to even look it up. Personally I'd go with an HT Prescott, since IMO it kind …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2023-08-29, 18:13
Decided to replay Quake 2 after the remaster got released. Completed the expansions too. Q2.PNG The base game and the Call of the Machine episodes were fun, can't say the same for the original expansions and the N64 game - they seemed to just drag on for way too long. Couldn't help but notice the …
Re: I Felt Conflicted at a Yard Sale
Posted on 2023-08-15, 07:31
I sometimes feel this way when going on my weekly flea market tour. Often it's good to just take a step back and just try to remember if you ever wanted or even thought about wanting the thing you're looking at. If you haven't, then that means you don't need it and it will just sit in a dark corner, …
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