Re: Ultimate Windows XP Build (Intel i7-3770k / GTX 980Ti / 24" Asus ProArt display / X-Fi Titanium)

Posted on 2023-07-23, 21:29

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I simply use VGA to DVI active adapter (VC 160A), and bypass all "digital limitation" BS NV does in later drivers. Alternative would be to use GCN1 GPU (which also doesn't have limitations on DP speed under XP).

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Re: Windows Xp / 7 CPU - Sanity Check

Posted on 2023-07-23, 21:24

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Do you need single thread CPU power, or more PCIe lanes for stuff ? Also, price should also be considered.

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Re: Attempt to make a cheap VGA2HDMI converter & scaler

Posted on 2023-07-23, 21:12

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It plays nice with lower resolutions (did NOT checked game you had issues with though), BUT it isn't capable of always making them into 4:3 aspect ratio (so picture get's "stretched", for example 320x200 get's 16:10 ratio). You can somewhat fix this with buttons, but it's too much of a hassle (as …

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Re: Disable HDCP on Windows XP 32 bit? - Radeon Catalyst 7.11

Posted on 2023-07-23, 21:01

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1) Make sure DVI to HDMI adapter is working as intended in with another card/system (swap if needed) 2) Change DVI port to second one (to avoid any issues related to it) 3) There is no "DVI (Dual Link) to HDMI" adapters as HDMI is single link only connection (you may have extra pins in adapter, but …

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Re: Geforce 6800 Ultra PCIe and Win98

Posted on 2023-07-21, 19:05

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"unnofficial" GF8 Win98 driver is snake oil. Never worked, and it never will. 3DMark 01SE will score higher on Windows XP, that's simply how it's made.

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Re: Vsync

Posted on 2023-07-21, 19:01

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Why "3-rd party app" = trying to use NV driver ? Just use RTSS from MSI Afterburner to limit max. framerate (for example). Also, locking to highest refresh of monitor with Vsync enabled when FPS is much higher than it basicly describes how Fast Sync works.

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Re: About 7800 GS AGP (BIOS Version 5.70.02.46.01)

Posted on 2023-07-21, 18:56

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Try card on WinXP

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Re: Vsync

Posted on 2023-07-19, 05:46

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You can limit max. FPS by third party programs. 165Hz monitor will display 60FPS created by GPU just fine. GPU will simply "double" the previous full frame if frame is not ready, and display next one when it arrives. No stutter/tearing will be visible. If you see problems, you can always try …

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Re: Pixel perfect scaling on modern monitors through VGA

Posted on 2023-07-17, 06:09

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Has anyone managed to get good picture through PC VGA (320x200, 320x240, etc.) resolutions? I was thinking that maybe modern 4k high refresh rate displays would be finally able to resize the source image to (almost) full screen (with some black borders) without screen tearing (afaik VGA is natively …

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Re: "Madness", One retro PC to rule them all :)

Posted on 2023-07-02, 19:18

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Oh, this isn't that (driver I used already has Rloew patch applied). Also, it wasn't issue with 7900 GTX since pulling GTX 780 Ti solved it.

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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2023-06-22, 05:26

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Why is that PCI-E 3.0 GPUs don't work? In theory PCI-E 3.0 should be able to go down to 1.0. I know theory does not always equal practice. But I wonder what's the explanation of this in this case. They don't, because VIA didn't stick to PCIe specs hard enough. Even Fermi requires disabling stuff in …

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Re: (NEW RECORD) "Ultimate" Windows 98 Gaming PC build 7900GTX + 4.89GHz E8600 + 2GB DDR2 1066MHz + ASUS Maximus II For

Posted on 2023-06-19, 17:52

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I still prefer my Madness PC (WAY more versatile and far less deadly to components) : Filename 3DMark 01 SE 7800 GTX.png File size 412.04 KiB Views 1951 views Filename 3DMark 03 v2.jpg File size 492.53 KiB Views 1947 views More here : LINK

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Re: Matrox videocards - functional test (Mystique, G100, G200, G450 etc).

Posted on 2023-06-19, 17:38

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Parhelia 512 may get firmware updates from Matrox (not sure if they help in your case) Also, there are two revisions : Early one with AGP 3.3V support, and later one with AGP 1.5V only.

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Re: Great PC! But can it run Crysis?

Posted on 2023-06-17, 10:33

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I found Crysis benchmark tool that allows higher resolutions :D Benchmark tool download page (guru3D forum) : LINK Sadly my fastest cards are not enough to make it run smoothly at highest settings available now... Crysis @ Very High , DirectX 10 (x86/32bit) @ 8k (7680x4320) + MSAA 8x (Q) : Crysis …

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Re: Windows XP - DDR3 memory channels

Posted on 2023-06-17, 08:49

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That's not true. Memory controller can also do bank interleaving, which is on per channel basis. So for typical dual channel motherboard configuration you need two dual-rank or four single-rank sticks to achieve optimal performance. Small thing to add : LGA 775 chipsets may experience lower OC …

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Re: What are the best Vga to hdmi scalers or peripherals for MS-DOS games ?

Posted on 2023-06-14, 16:14

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You could try getting Avemedia 4k GC573 (supports high refresh on low resolutions), since DVI is basicly HDMI. But not sure if you can get it in your budget 😒

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Re: What are the best Vga to hdmi scalers or peripherals for MS-DOS games ?

Posted on 2023-06-14, 15:48

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Check if capture from Extron works from within Windows using "standard" resolutions (640x480/1024x768 and with different refresh rates [30-75Hz range]). I've tried all the different output settings available to me, no luck. 1920x1080, 1280x720, 60Hz, 59.97Hz, etc. All supported by all 3 capture …

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Re: Older PCI gpu in newer system.

Posted on 2023-06-14, 07:15

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Yes. However, like I mentioned in first post. You only have to worry about this if you wanted to use both NV cards under XP at the same time (examples : NV FX card doing graphics under XP while GTX 750 Ti does PhysX; being lazy about disabling second card and XP trying to install incompatible driver …

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Re: Random 775 - a scrap-tacular 775 build

Posted on 2023-06-14, 07:11

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You are worrying too much about that SSD. SSDs "wear out" during writing data to memory. Unless you plan to reinstall multi-GBs worth of games each week, there is no issue with running SSD "as is". Even without TRIM, modern SSD will be more than fast enough under 98 in long term use. Keep backup of …

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Re: Windows XP at high resolutions with scaling

Posted on 2023-06-14, 06:40

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Filename NV Unsupported WinXP.png File size 48.58 KiB Views 1355 views ^Source : LINK Filename DP WinXP NV.png File size 32.18 KiB Views 1355 views ^Source : LINK

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