Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2016-04-26, 13:35

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by kanecvr

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Bought an i7 3770k a few days ago. Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures but I'll post a screen: i7.png I also bought an ASrock Z77 Pro4-m (see pics above), and "inherited" my sister's Z68 Extreme3 Gen3. Payed ~55 euro for the Pro4-M and ~160$ for the 3770k. It does 4.6GHz @ 1.3something volts, …

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Re: Uses for Each Windows

Posted on 2016-04-26, 13:26

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by kanecvr

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I know this isn't directly hardware related, but I couldn't find another similar thread. I would like to discuss the usefulness of each Windows OS, also hear everyone's opinions on the subject. As a Windows enthusiast, I believe no Windows OS is actually bad or useless, they are all good... Except …

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Re: AMD XP rig ideas

Posted on 2016-04-26, 00:30

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by kanecvr

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I got one of these specifically for games in that time period: http://i.imgur.com/cZOBcp5l.jpg Nforce 4 SLi + Athlon X2 4800+ (socket 939) + 2GB DDR1 Haven't built a machine around it yet, but I'm thinking of pairing it with these: http://i.imgur.com/DrheHHDl.jpg 2x XFX 7950GT 512MB silent. For …

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Re: Best WinXP Video Card

Posted on 2016-04-24, 22:59

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by kanecvr

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You can play it comfortably @ 1920x1080 with everything maxed out (w/o AA) using a Geforce 4 Ti 4600 or overclocked Ti 4200 and a fast CPU (3200+ and alike) and get 30 to 80 fps. Just be mindful that running it on a very fast machine might cause issues with gameplay. Thanks for the links BTW I've …

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Re: Best AGP 1.5v compatible with Windows 98?

Posted on 2016-04-24, 22:52

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by kanecvr

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Yah, believe it or not, there was an AGP version of the 7950GT. They're somewhat rare. They're also known to suffer failure due to overheating, which is probably why they're rare. :lol: That's actually really cool - now I want one - even if I'm probably never going to use it (I prefer the X1950pro …

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Re: Best WinXP Video Card

Posted on 2016-04-24, 21:17

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by kanecvr

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That's good to know - think I'll try B&W on my gtx560ti now you mention it as problematic, I'd assumed dx8 onwards would be ok. I've never tried it on a 5xx series card but it has issues on the faster 4xx series cards. Seems to work well on a HD 4850 tough. Out of the faster cards I tried it withmy …

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Re: Best AGP 1.5v compatible with Windows 98?

Posted on 2016-04-24, 21:08

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by kanecvr

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The 9600 pro will work great. It's a marginally slower then a 5900xt but that doesn't matter for what you're playing. I recommend catalyst 4.2 - maybe even 4.0 + directX 8.1. Try to avoid installing dx9 on win98 - it seems to break compatibility with some older dx5 and dx6 games. Radeon cards are …

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Re: Best WinXP Video Card

Posted on 2016-04-24, 19:55

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by kanecvr

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Anything newer then the GTX 2xx series has issues with some DX8 games. Black and White is one example (corrupted textures / artifacts). Then again that's a game one should be playing on win98 since winXP sometimes corrupts B&W registry information and savegames. My XP rig had a matching XFX 7950GT …

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Re: Phantom 'A' drive

Posted on 2016-04-24, 19:47

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by kanecvr

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I've seen a disabled floppy controller cause 98se setup to BSOD. Something specific to that motherboard. The floppy issue is a strange one. I've encountered that problem myself - and the reverse - floppy disk controller enabled in bios, but drive a and b set to none causing bsods when installing 98 …

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Re: PC100 M747 - The bane of my existence

Posted on 2016-04-24, 19:16

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by kanecvr

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I was fortunate to have owned a Lucky Star (Lucky Tech?) board in that period - and I have to say - although cheap, it never game me any problems. It ran my K6-II with a 100MHz overclock, as well as my V2 set and OPL3-SAx sound card. I don't remember ever having a bsod on that machine.

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Re: Best AGP 1.5v compatible with Windows 98?

Posted on 2016-04-24, 10:57

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by kanecvr

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The 6800 GT and Ultra cards are the fastest you can get for Win9x, but I don't think they're the best choice. The GeForce 4 Ti4x00 series cards are the best choice for their greater overall compatibility. Use driver v45.23 and you won't go wrong. ^ This. If you're building a win98 machine for 1996 …

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Re: Phantom 'A' drive

Posted on 2016-04-24, 10:51

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by kanecvr

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I found an additional option in the BIOS: Report no FDD for Win 95. (Which is somehow necessary, with floppy controller disabled, and both floppy options set to none.) Now in Windows 98 is shows up as 'Removable disk A'. But it no longer has the long pause if you click on it, it just says its not …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-04-24, 00:17

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by kanecvr

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@chose007 - man that ram box is impressive - I should start looking for some fast DDR as well.

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Re: Pentium III build -- which Windows and which soundcard

Posted on 2016-04-23, 02:00

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by kanecvr

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I think it would help if you specified what games you're looking to play on this rig - or at least what period games you're looking for. Lots of old games require - no - are more playable / stable on windows 98 / ME rather then windows 2000 / xp. In fact some games flat-out refuse to run on XP or …

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Re: How do I get working sound on MS-DOS 7.10 from internal chipset ?

Posted on 2016-04-21, 23:54

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by kanecvr

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Your machine does not have proper win98 drivers and is not DOS compatible - I would give up in the idea. If you want to build a fast win98 machine, get one of the following: For Athlon 64 CPUs: - Socket 939/754 motherboard with VIA K8T800 OR ULi M1689 OR nForce 3 For Intel Pentium 4 CPUs - Socket …

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Re: Phantom 'A' drive

Posted on 2016-04-21, 23:29

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by kanecvr

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Skyscraper wrote: There is usually an option in the BIOS setup under "Advanced BIOS Settings" called "Report No FDD for OS/Windows", this setting should solve the issue. ^ this. Also disabling the FDD controller in bios will help.

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Re: Retro Gaming Laptops Win9x and XP

Posted on 2016-04-21, 23:22

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by kanecvr

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Here's my picks - although I focus more on windows 98 compatibility - all have 4:3 / 5:4 square LCD displays: Dell Inspiron 8100 and 8200 - Pentium III (8100) or Pentium 4 mobile (8200) - Geforce 2GO, Geforce 4GO or Radeon 9000 (depending on model) - REMOVABLE propriatary format video card so it …

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Re: Voodoo 1 a worthwhile card to have?

Posted on 2016-04-21, 18:04

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by kanecvr

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I can't find the 1.05 patch anyware. All download links I come across are are broken.

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Re: Voodoo 1 a worthwhile card to have?

Posted on 2016-04-21, 16:51

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by kanecvr

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Some games can only* be run on a voodoo 1 card. For example, I haven't been able to run Uprising on anything except for a V1. Other games are buggy on anything other then a V1. There are of course fan made patches for most old glide games, but fo me finding and installing them is a bit of a hassle. …

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Re: again: recommend a good pci 486 board

Posted on 2016-04-20, 10:08

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by kanecvr

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LuckyStar LS486E - LuckyStar LS486E rev.C2 and Cyrix 5x86@133 or Biostar MB8433UUD-A.

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