Re: The Underdog

Posted on 2017-08-10, 14:32

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marquisor wrote: How did you get 23.7 in Unreal Timedemo? I'm struggling at 23.2 in 640x480x16 with AMD K6-2/550 and Voodoo 3 3000. 3dfx driver, all details high though if that makes a difference. I use Unreal Gold 227i... EDIT: 226b 40.xx 😒 yeah, I used 226 (default Unreal Gold)

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

Posted on 2017-08-09, 18:31

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Gave my Aztech Waverider Pro 32-3D a test and made a few recordings. Filename P_20170730_141354.jpg File size 854.95 KiB Views 1287 views (The quality is a bit crap since I don't have any proper audio recording equipment 😵 ) Filename ff7.wma File size 2.59 MiB Downloads 54 downloads File comment …

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Re: Story behind your avatar?

Posted on 2017-08-06, 11:57

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I don't see why it should be a problem when someone is into different stuff (so long as it's not forced on anyone). That being said, I think this is relevant and pretty funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmULc5VANsw :lol: Back on topic: I like Garry's mod. 1600+ Hours. So I just figured, why not …

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Re: Old games with Russian translation

Posted on 2017-08-01, 12:35

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I know there is a russian translation for RA2 and Yuris revenge expansion, for both the in-game text and the cutscenes (I couldn't get access to an english version at the time and was stuck with a translation) Games werent a good way to learn another language for me personally, as being able to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-07-30, 15:29

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10 doubloons for a few cards - Radeo 8500 LE by Hercules, SoundBlaster Live 4760, Aureal Vortex 1 card from Turtle Bach. One stands out - Aztech Waverider pro 32 Has integrated MIDI wavetable plus a genuine Yamaha OPL chip. Filename P_20170730_141354.jpg File size 854.95 KiB Views 866 views

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Re: The Underdog

Posted on 2017-07-29, 12:26

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I like the approach of your build, it reminds me somewhat of my K6-2/300-ish build (which used a K6-2/350 iirc and ran at 66MHz or 75MHz FSB (it was more of a testing rig, so I tried out a couple things on it)), though I ended up using a PCI Blade 3D and I think an ISA sound card? (don't remember …

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The Underdog

Posted on 2017-07-29, 11:41

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So this is a build of mine that contains under-priced and under-powered 1999 hardware which has under-utilized APIs and instruction sets - S3 MeTal, S3TC, A3D and 3Dnow!. All the games tested here take advantage of at least one. The heart of this PC is an AMD K6-2 with it's 3Dnow! instructions, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-07-23, 17:56

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Continuing last weeks trend of €1 purchases...an Audician 32 with an IDE connection 😀 Filename P_20170723_205158.jpg File size 843.91 KiB Views 1144 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-07-16, 13:18

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meljor wrote: Munx wrote: 1€ Diamond monster 2! Came with driver CD and passthrough cable, though its only the 8MB model. P_20170716_103118.jpg Nice! Want to double your money? 🤣 Sorry, I tend to stay away from too-good-to-be-true deals 🤣

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-07-16, 08:06

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1€ Diamond monster 2! Came with driver CD and passthrough cable, though its only the 8MB model. Filename P_20170716_103118.jpg File size 1.17 MiB Views 1012 views

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Re: AMD Ryzen CPUs dominate TechReport's May 2017 System Guide

Posted on 2017-07-14, 06:33

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appiah4 wrote: Glued together 🤣. I wonder what kind of glue they used for Pentium 4 Dual Core chips.. Or c2q chips, or sandy-bridge chips...

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-07-10, 08:49

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Another Athlon xp system for pocket change, notable parts being an fx5600xt and sadly only a single stick of 1GB Patriot DDR400 RAM with good timings. Filename P_20170709_095818.jpg File size 1 MiB Views 1154 views

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Re: Hey ya'll, back after another two years being away. (Also ebay is crazy)

Posted on 2017-07-04, 13:23

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I guess this differs from one location to another, but for me its really easy to get hold of cheap early 2000's hardware. For example, I have 2 full S462 systems, 2 spare motherboards and a handfull of CPUs for them that I obtained this year without looking and for practically nothing. However …

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Re: The 70Watt Athlon Thunderbird budget gaming rig

Posted on 2017-07-03, 14:32

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Hi :) I really liked your storytelling in imgur, but it would be easier (and perhaps also wiser) to upload directly to Vogons as picsharing sites do have the tendency to disappear after a while or to misbehave in other ways :P It's quite similar to my own Thunderbird 1400, except I used an SDRAM …

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The 70Watt Athlon Thunderbird budget gaming rig

Posted on 2017-06-29, 17:34

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I decided to re-build my old gaming rig that served the teenage-me early to mid 2000s. Thought I'd share this with you guys :happy: P_20170625_135531[1].jpg The rig. Not the same case, however it has the same styling. I didn't save all my original parts, however the Video card, hard drive and ram …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2017-06-23, 17:44

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My new rig finds the underabundance of ATI hardware in the top 5 disturbing 😈 Filename P_20170623_202854[1].jpg File size 1.82 MiB Views 2102 views 102.7 FPS, Athlon 64 San Diego 4000+, Winfast nf4uk8aa (Nforce4 Ultra), 2x1GB DDR400 CL 2.5-3-3-5, Radeon X850XT PE 7.10, Audigy2 zs, XP-SP3 Filename …

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Re: 440LX and 100MHz FSB

Posted on 2017-06-20, 16:09

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440LX is capable for 83 Mhz with an overclock so I would suggest checking the Bios for OC options. I doubt any LX boards can do 100, though.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-06-16, 14:36

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Not retro in itself, however should be a nice replacement for my SD card adapters in retro rigs as I keep running into problems when using SD cards as hard drives. Filename P_20170616_172938[1].jpg File size 1.87 MiB Views 1694 views

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Re: Has the age of the "Vista" retro PC arrived?

Posted on 2017-06-09, 06:04

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Vista was on the market for a very short time before 7 took over and I don't recall any games that work on Vista and not on 7. Games performing worse when compared XP and often having higher system requirements (like for example Crysis) doesnt help either. I think it will be often overlooked when it …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-06-06, 19:05

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So when underclocked, the 12V rail started looking better, while the 5V rail stayed the same. Unless someone has any different info on why this happened, I think I just got myself a socket A board that will easily work with modern, weak 5V/Strong 12V PSUs ! :cool: I tried to tell you before.. I …

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