Re: Pentium 200 vs Pentium MMX 200 vs Pentium Pro 200 (256kb & 512kb)
Posted on 2023-11-25, 20:20
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Pentium 200 vs Pentium MMX 200 vs Pentium Pro 200 (256kb & 512kb) DOS Benchmarks
Posted on 2023-11-25, 20:19
After creating my Ultimate Gaming Rigs list , I was curious about 1996's builds: namely the Pentium 200 and Pentium Pro 200. Back when Computer Gaming World showcased ultimate gaming rigs, the 3rd party builds all consisted of the Pentium 200. CGW broke with that trend and built their own ultimate …
Re: What interface card for the Roland MT-32
Posted on 2023-11-24, 22:53
Since you already have an MPU-401, the Lo-tech MIF IPC B card would be the cheapest option. Orpheus II is great if you want an all-in-one solution (SB Pro + GUS + MPU-401) and don't want to have the external MPU-401 box hooked up. Similarly, the PCMIDI card would also eliminate needing the external …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-11-24, 18:01
Lots of testing and benchmarking. Currently benchmarking the Pentium 200 vs Pentium MMX 200 vs Pentium Pro 200 in conjunction with various video cards. Love that workbench. And is that a PowerVR I see there? Thank you, I really should create a workbench thread one of these days. :D And yes, that's …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-11-24, 18:00
Lots of testing and benchmarking. Currently benchmarking the Pentium 200 vs Pentium MMX 200 vs Pentium Pro 200 in conjunction with various video cards. Nice ! Post your results please. The P.Pro was a bit held back on 16bit stuff but excelled on 32bit over Pentiums. Not sure if you can test 16bit …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-11-24, 00:19
Lots of testing and benchmarking. Currently benchmarking the Pentium 200 vs Pentium MMX 200 vs Pentium Pro 200 in conjunction with various video cards. I like where this is going :) Could you please give me the models' names of the fans on top of the coolers? I do need a few to replace mine. Little …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-11-23, 23:16
Lots of testing and benchmarking. Currently benchmarking the Pentium 200 vs Pentium MMX 200 vs Pentium Pro 200 in conjunction with various video cards.
Re: Switching and Controlling Audio on a Retro Desk
Posted on 2023-11-23, 01:23
Do you find there's any issue of hum or static with the mini-mixers? My speaker setup is plenty loud I find, but I want clarity. ...or at least no further degradation of the sometimes questionable audio we got from old sound cards. I haven't noticed any significant change in audio, at least not …
Re: Boot screen spelling mistake, cannot unsee!!
Posted on 2023-11-22, 21:14
I'm a bit more concerned about the scratches in the anti-glare on that monitor. Once I get even the slightest scratch, I remove the whole coating.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2023-11-22, 20:20
midicollector wrote on 2023-11-22, 20:02: Finally broke down and bought a diamond mx300. Had been eyeing an aureal vortex 2 for a while, finally bought it on a whim. Nice! It is, IMHO, the best Windows 9x sound card there is.
Re: MK8330 : new soundcard based on the CMI 8330 chipset
Posted on 2023-11-22, 16:54
Sweet! I'd been hoping to be able to get one of these cards. Also noticed that the PCMIDI cards are back in stock too. 😁
Re: 486 DX-33 gaming build with 5 sound cards
Posted on 2023-11-21, 22:24
Here's a shot of the external modules and A/V switch and mixer. All the wiring is nicely hidden behind the shelves. It's a bit of a mess. 😁
Re: 486 DX-33 gaming build with 5 sound cards
Posted on 2023-11-21, 22:08
Really nice build! How do you mix the outputs of all these soundcards? External mixer? Also how did you do the system resources setup? Thank you! Audio is handled with an RCA A/V switch box and an Edirol (Roland) M-10MX mixer. Audio from the MPU-401AT, MT-32, and CM-32L are all routed through the …
Re: Gravis Ultrasound for DOS or Windows 98 gaming vs AWE64
Posted on 2023-11-21, 14:49
I would put both the AWE64 and GUS PnP in the Pentium 233MMX system. GUS is best suited for DOS games, especially those that use hardware mixing (e.g. certain Epic games). It's also highly useful for tracker music and demoscene stuff. AWE64 will give SB16 and AWE32 support which is ideal for DOS …
Re: 486 DX-33 (UPDATED: Rebuild in progress)
Posted on 2023-11-21, 13:29
Transplanted this system from its original mini-tower case to a desktop case. Cable management is a bit of nightmare, but it's a 486DX-33 so not as concerned about overheating. 486 DX-33 Desktop Rebuild.jpg 486 DX-33 Desktop Rebuild 2.jpg 486 DX-33 Desktop Rebuild 3.jpg Set it up on my retro desk …
Re: Switching and Controlling Audio on a Retro Desk
Posted on 2023-11-21, 01:04
Right now I use two things for switching and mixing audio: 1. Roland (Edirol) M-10MX mixer for audio sources I want to combine 2. RCA switch boxes for when I want to switch between audio sources I have it wired so MIDI modules go into the switch box, then the output goes into the mixer along with …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-11-21, 00:23
DerBaum wrote on 2023-11-21, 00:19: I have an idea... […] Show full quote I have an idea... 😁 If the one I ordered doesn't arrive, I'll consider this as an alternate. 😉
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-11-21, 00:23
Kahenraz wrote on 2023-11-21, 00:09: I love the look of that system. It turned out very nice indeed. Now all you need to do is decide what to put on it for a case badge. Thank you! For case badge, I've ordered one of these. I like the look of simple black & chrome badges.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-11-20, 22:42
Transplanted my 486 DX-33 build into a desktop case. It now takes the place of my previous 386 DX-40 build which was admittedly a bit redundant given the relative performance and specs of both setups. This build even scales performance-wise better than the 386 did: Turbo ON / L1 Cache enabled = 486 …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-11-20, 02:42
Did even more video card testing. Starting a Pentium Pro 200 build and trying out different PCI video cards and seeing how they perform. Unfortunately the Diamond Stealth 3D 3000 has a vertical line artifact in the middle of the screen in mode 13h. And for some reason it won't run Quake in 640x480. …
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