Re: Best hardware for Need For Speed Porsche 2000 / Unleashed

Posted on 2018-04-28, 19:06

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by SpectriaForce

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Another update: there seems to be quite a difference in frame rate between the various camera views. The front bumper camera view gives a higher frame rate than the bird camera view (card: Quadro4 380XGL, DX8.0a): Filename 15678545314787.jpg File size 90.34 KiB Views 2251 views Filename 4178564621. …

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Re: Best hardware for Need For Speed Porsche 2000 / Unleashed

Posted on 2018-04-25, 10:45

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I've no problems running it on a matrox g400 at 640 x 480, solid 60 fps generally. Don't prefer it on geforce cards though, mipmapping looks too sharp to be correct. I kinda remember the fps struggling on a duron 900 + fx 5500. That’s the lowest resolution setting I believe, with large speedometer …

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

Posted on 2018-04-25, 10:39

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http://aopen.jp/products/housing/h300.html http://aopen.jp/products/housing/h340.html The H340A is externally similar to the H300A but has more ventilation holes. It also comes with a beefier (200W) P4-capable PSU. The FSP145-60SA PSU was produced in two variants. The version in the H300A is …

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Re: Best hardware for Need For Speed Porsche 2000 / Unleashed

Posted on 2018-04-24, 15:13

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Well I have tested the game using the same setup (see first post) and now with Fraps (camera view: bird, large distance): GF4 Ti 4600 max. AA + AF, texture sharpening, max. all in game details, 1024x768x32 bits 23 fps max. GF4 Ti 4600 no AA + AF, no texture sharpening, max. all in game details, …

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Re: My Laptop showcase thread.

Posted on 2018-04-23, 22:17

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Someone has got to stop me .. Am I an addict ? can you get addicted to laptops ??? lol Just saw 2 x x600 IBM thinkpads (job lot) on fleabay ..and no one was bidding so snapped em up for £26 delivered.. A fair price ..but no hard drives .. which is understandable and sensible.. fingers crossed the …

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Re: My Laptop showcase thread.

Posted on 2018-04-23, 22:12

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So far ..so good .. just bought a job lot of 2.5" ide pata hard drives .. 1x10gb 2x20gb 1x30gb 2x40gb 1x60gb 1x80gb laptop pulls ..untested.. some may be knackered .. but £8.50 including poatage Thats a £1 each and some risk.. Even if I get 50% of them viable..thats a good deal. :D The problem with …

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Re: Any info on this terminal?

Posted on 2018-04-23, 22:06

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Looks like a screen for an IBM industrial pc, some have a proprietary video cable.

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

Posted on 2018-04-23, 21:43

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I have assembled another PIII system: 35456845347865.jpg 7867545654.jpg It's a small case so all parts just fit inside (I've even used special round PATA and floppy cables). Case + PSU: AOpen H300A + AOpen FSP145-60SA Motherboard: QDI Advance 6T (recapped) CPU: Intel Pentium III Coppermine SL4MB 800 …

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Re: Best hardware for Need For Speed Porsche 2000 / Unleashed

Posted on 2018-04-23, 21:23

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A little update. I've tested NFS Porsche with an Asus GF3 Ti 500 and an Asus GF2 Ti. Interestingly the GF3 Ti 500 performs slightly better (higher frame rate) compared to the Quadro4 380XGL, best visible in 1280x1024. With AA and AF maxed out the frame rate was still too low in high resolutions on …

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Re: Tecra, Satellite Pro, Portege - Which is better for DOS gaming?

Posted on 2018-04-23, 09:38

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Portege is actually the most portable series (apart from Libretto). Here’s some great info: Best laptop for DOS/Win9x gaming?

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Re: Retro Hardware Prices... are NUTS!

Posted on 2018-04-22, 20:56

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Playstation2 consoles are actually something that are really cheap, for some odd reason. Yeah I know it was sold in millions. So did the C64. And C64's are way overpriced if you ask me. Ps1's on the other hand, is starting to rise. Ps3 are holding up it's value and has never dropped below a certain …

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Re: Hardware you wish you'd never bought.

Posted on 2018-04-20, 09:30

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Let me add another couple: - Asus P4P800E deluxe: when the cpu socket (478) was closed, with the cpu in it, I could simply pull out the cpu by grabbing the cooler. At POST the board did mention every time that a new cpu was detected.. :dead: - HP Omnibook 6000: cpu cooler has design fault which …

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Re: What recent hardware has the best chance of becoming "retro" in the future?

Posted on 2018-04-18, 23:12

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Probably very little if any pc hardware of the recent decade will ever become 'retro' or 'collectable'. The advancements in computer technology and games of recent years are very small compared to let's say 25 years ago. Much of the recent hardware is designed for a very limited lifetime and/or …

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Re: Hardware you wish you'd never bought.

Posted on 2018-04-18, 22:44

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- Intel Core i5-7600K LGA1151: pcb corners bent (seems to be a common problem). Clock speed stuck at 800 Mhz. Got rid of it and upgraded to Skylake-X (LGA2066). Now no problems and very stable system. Still use same cooler but on LGA2066 it's assembled with bolts. - Brother DCP-9055CDN color laser …

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Re: What caps are these and where can I get replacements?

Posted on 2018-04-18, 22:17

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Thanks for the tips. Well my plan is not really to 'get into soldering', but some tips are always handy for the potential next motherboard or graphics card repair.

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Re: Best laptop for DOS/Win9x gaming?

Posted on 2018-04-18, 21:57

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The main problem with Thinkpad 700 (and 600) series is that they become 'sticky' (i.e. the rubber coating). I have also seen many with bad screens. The 300 series are not interesting because of their inferior performance (unless you only want to play DOS games, then some are fine). Overall my …

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Re: If you had $5.000 dollars to buy retro hardware, what would you buy?

Posted on 2018-04-18, 21:29

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Let me think, what retro hardware would I buy if I had $5,000? - A Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh That thing is overrated. It looks sort of interesting, but the case is all plastic with wear and tear sensitive metallic paint and the Bose speakers and subwoofer sound horrible (like a home cinema …

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Re: Currently, what is your main flagship project?

Posted on 2018-04-17, 09:24

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The past weeks I’ve had someone recap all my Taiwanese motherboards from the bad cap area. Those should be all finished now (will receive the last two today I think). Now that’s finished, I can finally start assembling and configuring my dream retro pc setup, that will consist of various PIII …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-17, 08:58

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Driving around yesterday, spotted a garage sale, saw these in the back, and picked them up immediately for $5 a pop. I have no real-world knowledge about tubes. I know how they work in theory but not in practice. So I will cut my teeth on these. Worst case scenario, the Crosley 656 (wood) has very …

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Re: What caps are these and where can I get replacements?

Posted on 2018-04-14, 10:56

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by SpectriaForce

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What for kind of solder, flux, solder tip and temperature setting do you guys use then? You make it look so easy but my experience is different. Furthermore, does it matter mixing lead and leadfree solder? I’ve used my tips for both kinds.. By the way, the man that I’ve hired for my recent …

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