Re: AMD stopped producing Radeon VII
Posted on 2020-02-28, 12:21
ynari wrote on 2020-02-28, 11:28: The Radeon VII is a fairly useless GPU unless you need to do compute, in which case it's a bargain. This is the wrongest thing I've read all day.
Re: Builds general discussion
Posted on 2020-02-28, 07:44
derSammler wrote on 2020-02-24, 10:13: (at least, assuming it's really ALS100 and not ALS100+ which has crap OPL emulation) I have yet to see an ALS100+ card that does *not* come with an external OPL3 or clone chip. I have one, and have seen several others:
Re: Tube Time: Announcing The Snark Barker, a 100% Compatible SB 1.0 Replica!
Posted on 2020-02-28, 07:30
What is the easiest way to completely bypass the potentiometer and set it to something around a fixed 70% amplification?
Re: The Budget 1997 OS/2 Warp PC
Posted on 2020-02-27, 12:51
maxtherabbit wrote on 2020-02-27, 12:48: from a sharpness/clarity perspective they are very close, however RGB destroys Y/C in color fidelity Yes, but I'll have to live with that 😀 Investing in a VGA capture setup is not an option for me.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-02-27, 12:44
I have the SDRAM version of the same card. Actually, I have the TVR version with VIVO.. Nica build quality overall.
Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS
Posted on 2020-02-27, 12:41
Gernot66 wrote on 2020-02-27, 12:23: junglemontana wrote on 2020-02-20, 09:26: ...thanks for staying in phpBB and not changing to any other forum software. Such can cost you your whole community! Leaving a community because of bulletin board software choice sounds stupid as hell but this is the …
Re: Article "The Sound Blaster Story" History of Creative Labs & Interview with its founder/CEO
Posted on 2020-02-27, 12:39
The Serpent Rider wrote on 2020-02-27, 11:39: Like I said, they were outmatched in the business department. They were outmatched in RnD department as well. You can't sit on your ass for years, with just borrowed chip from Yamaha, and expect good results. But Creative did just that?
Re: Are Cyrix 6x86(MX) CPUs multiplier locked?
Posted on 2020-02-27, 12:38
I asked for the 66x3 part but it turned out to have a missing pin so instead he shipped the IBM made 75x2.5. We'll see how well that goes with my 430TX board (that appears to have 75MHz support..). I will be running it with PC100 SDRAM, which should handle 75MHz just fine.
Re: Advice on making a stable VLB build
Posted on 2020-02-27, 07:50
People arguing against the 'fact' that VLB was not a very stable bus probably need to test out more boards than the few they got lucky with. Shit gets incredibly annoying as soon as you try to add a VLB Multi-I/O to the system or try a 40MHz or above FSB. The VLB boards I own are made by ASUS, MSI, …
Re: The Budget 1997 OS/2 Warp PC
Posted on 2020-02-27, 06:55
maxtherabbit wrote on 2020-02-26, 15:19: Why on earth are you trying to capture some garbage tier svideo from a PC instead of RGB (VGA)? Because it's much cheaper to capture S-Video (in my case, free) than MS-DOS RGB. Besides, quality S-Video and low-res RGB are not all that different.
Re: Are Cyrix 6x86(MX) CPUs multiplier locked?
Posted on 2020-02-26, 13:40
I have the option of choosing between these two IBM CPUs: https://i.postimg.cc/RC6XSds2/IBM-6x86-MX-PR233.jpg So the one on the right is a 66x3 part that runs fine at 200MHz, so I have more chance of getting that to run at 75x2.5 if I want, than getting the one on the left to run at 66x3 if my board …
Are Cyrix 6x86(MX) CPUs multiplier locked?
Posted on 2020-02-26, 12:31
There are a couple different models of the 6x86MX-PR233, each running at different FSB and multipliers for a variety of different internal clockspeeds. The ones I am particularly interested in are the 66MHzx3.0 and the 75MHzx2.5 variants. In the case that they are multiplier unlocked (which I think …
Re: Advice on making a stable VLB build
Posted on 2020-02-26, 12:05
People arguing against the 'fact' that VLB was not a very stable bus probably need to test out more boards than the few they got lucky with. Shit gets incredibly annoying as soon as you try to add a VLB Multi-I/O to the system or try a 40MHz or above FSB.
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2020-02-25, 21:26
Some interior shots of my K6-2 build..
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-02-25, 13:21
derSammler wrote on 2020-02-25, 12:59: I've stopped doing any Retrobriting at all. Everything I've retrobrited over the last 4 years has re-yellowed, no matter if the stuff was used or in storage. It seems to be just a big waste of time in the end. My experience also.
Re: The Budget 1997 OS/2 Warp PC
Posted on 2020-02-25, 05:35
No rest for the wicked - this build keeps evolving as I keep running into issues. Unfortunately the two PCI cards I had that actually have an S-Video out are dead, and the third I bought got lost in the mail thanks to fantastic service by Hermes in Germany. That means I am stuck with ATI All-In- …
Re: Intro, my 1997 computer
Posted on 2020-02-25, 05:28
Fantastic PC, it shares a lot of similarities with my 1997 OS/2 Build 😀
Re: 1996 "Workstation," Build Ideas?
Posted on 2020-02-25, 05:22
Our high school's IT department head had a Dual Pentium workstation running NT 3.51, which IIRC was the same configuration as the file and print server for the two computer labs we had. He allowed me to mess around with it but I can't remember the amount of RAM and exact clockspeeds. I do know for …
Re: Period correct 486 or best audio for DOS ?
Posted on 2020-02-25, 05:15
You probably have a lot of noise on the ISA bus, your motherboard may have poor filtering in the first place or aging capacitors. Regardless, unless you recap it completely to check, or buy a server grade quality 486 board, you are served best by installing a card less susceptible to noise on the …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-02-24, 14:01
That's a fantastic catch.
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