Re: Voodoo3 Build: KX133 vs KT133 (vs KT333?)

Posted on 2019-11-19, 10:16

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Some responses and general thoughts: Slot-A sure is the rarer and more interesting platform to build among them but I want this system to be my daily driver; ie. it has to be as stable and non quirky. Is Slot A such a platform? Also the Pluto 800MHz is the only Slot A CPU I have, is it fast enough …

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Voodoo3 Build: KX133 vs KT133 (vs KT333?)

Posted on 2019-11-18, 20:33

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I am considering building an ATX PC to replace a vast majority of my retro systems with. I know that this is in practice impossible to achieve but I will try to end up with something with as wide a range of coverage as I can make happen. For this purpose I decided on a Voodoo 3 AGP as the video card …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-11-16, 19:55

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Skanque wrote: The hunt continues, this time the main focus have been on early 3D accelerators […] Show full quote The hunt continues, this time the main focus have been on early 3D accelerators AUS 3DP-V264GT/PRO ATI Rage II+DVD PCI Ahhhh.. I have been looking for this card for soo long... Lucky …

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Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card

Posted on 2019-11-16, 19:50

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It's IDE, so yes, it supports every IDE device. But the BIOS won't see it, because 1. it's not a primary/secondary IDE channel, and 2. the IDE port has no resources assigned at that time of POST at all. Do I understand correctly, that the HDD connected to the sound card will be accessible in …

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Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card

Posted on 2019-11-16, 19:48

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IDE on ESS cards can work as secondary or even primary. Sorry, but that is complete nonsense. The IDE port has nothing to do with the ESS chip itself, so such a general statement can never be true in the first place. Whether the IDE port can be primary or secondary depends on how the card …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-11-16, 13:45

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One of them looks like a 9000 series ATI AIW card, thats it AFAIC..

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Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card

Posted on 2019-11-16, 13:42

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An HDD can work off the soundcard, but you need special software to get it going. The easiest way is probably the XT-IDE BIOS (AT Version), because it supports tertiary and quaternary IDE channels...unlike most system BIOSes which at most support secondary. IDE on ESS carda can work as secondary or …

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Re: Non Creative Sound Cards for WinXP

Posted on 2019-11-15, 19:40

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There are several great m-audio cards for cp. I own this one for example and it is amazingly good.

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Re: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Posted on 2019-11-15, 14:48

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robertmo wrote: this one is 4K 😀 Ok. Fuck that.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-11-15, 13:54

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Got this purple ati 7500 for the price of the delivery (2 euros) and, I'm a bit stumped after looking at it more closely.... seems to be made in 2005, but its a 2001 model, why were they still making them in 2005? Also, heatsink seems to be oem and is glued to the gpu chip, but pcb has mounting …

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

Posted on 2019-11-15, 13:39

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wiretap wrote: Thanks. I should be able to modify the 3D file to fix it for my design. 😀 Actually, I managed to get access to it. It's attached.

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

Posted on 2019-11-15, 13:24

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Sure, I will share it as soon as I get back home. Remember to enlarge the holes a bit though. Also, make sure you have the same kind of 3.5mm jack, mine is a low profile one.

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

Posted on 2019-11-15, 13:12

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Back when I initially built my TubeTime Adlib clone I could not find a real Bourns logarithmic potentiometer. I eventually got one. I got around to replacing the cheap Chinese pot with the correct size not long ago, but only recently did I have the time to design an STL file for a bracket for it. So …

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Re: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Posted on 2019-11-15, 10:31

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Isnt there already an AoE2 HD remake?

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

Posted on 2019-11-15, 08:40

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Added internal Line In and Line Out headers to a CS4236 ISA sound card I had (Acer Magic S23) so that I can use it alongside a PCI card in my Slot-A build. https://i.postimg.cc/xj5tx5bk/Acer-Magic-S23-Int-Header.jpg I decided to go with this instead of several other options that had real OPL3 …

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Re: Adding a Fan to the Voodoo 3000? Powered by the card?

Posted on 2019-11-14, 14:07

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That fan is too small, If you are going to mod the card then do it right so proper cooling is accomplished. A large fan that cools the entire board is a better solution. It might not look pretty but it will provide better cooling. Maybe an 80mm x 800mm x 20mm fan tide on with some thin wire. Rubber …

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Re: Why do some YMF71x cards have two crystal oscillators and why do some have only one?

Posted on 2019-11-14, 13:59

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33.8688MHz for 44KHz based rates, internal state machines, FM and SB section, 24.576MHz for 48KHz based rates only. If I want to use the YMF719 card as a companion to a more capable card only for its OPL3 Synthesis, lack of the oscillator becomes a nonissue though, does it not? It is merely a …

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Why do some YMF71x cards have two crystal oscillators and why do some have only one?

Posted on 2019-11-14, 13:29

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Why do some YMF71x cards have two crystal oscillators and why do some have only one? And why is (apparently) having both crystals preferred?

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Re: Adding a Fan to the Voodoo 3000? Powered by the card?

Posted on 2019-11-14, 13:09

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Just use the 12V and 5V on the Molex rails. Remove the cooler and replace it with a simple chipset cooler, stick it on with adhesive thermal tape. Voila:

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Re: Can you ID this graphics card ?

Posted on 2019-11-14, 12:23

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Intel486dx33 wrote: I am on my iPad. I don’t google. I use Safari. Can I put any DRAM in these slots ( -15 or -12 ). ( 256kb or 512kb ) Have you tried asking Siri first?

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