Re: I am ready to build an AMD-K6-3+ / Voodoo-3 computer

Posted on 2018-09-28, 05:04

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by appiah4

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The SB Pro 2 sticks out like a sore thumb; you really don't need or want that card in this system because of the noise level alone. Even if you want genuine OPL3 in a decent ISA card, there are way better options out there, and you do not want to be deprived of things like A3D and EAX in a Voodoo 3 …

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Re: Yamaha YMF719-S Questions

Posted on 2018-09-28, 04:55

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w0lf42 wrote: How do I replicate my Windows 98 setup -- allowing the sound to be processed via the Yahama and passed through the Sound Blaster? You need to use Sound Blaster Live's DOS mixer utility and mute all channels for that card except Line In

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

Posted on 2018-09-28, 04:51

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oeuvre wrote: https://i.imgur.com/sphjT0um.png […] Show full quote OS/2 Warp 4 in Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 on my XP box. OS/2 Warp on ANYTHING is a pleasing sight.

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Re: Matrox Mystique: opinions?

Posted on 2018-09-27, 20:14

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by appiah4

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auron wrote: what's interesting is that according to gona's compatibility matrix, matrox cards past the original millennium have tearing issues in duke3d and quake: https://gona.mactar.hu/DOS_TESTS/ This depends on the BIOS version IIRC.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-09-27, 12:17

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by appiah4

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It reads RP108, googling RP108 returns hits for an ISA FM Radio card.. Not something I need. I wish it were an Adlib clone or some other 8 bit sound card.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-09-27, 11:56

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by appiah4

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Is this an 8-bit Adlib Clone sound card?

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Re: K6-2 intermitten HD loss

Posted on 2018-09-27, 09:28

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by appiah4

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It is likely the PSU and in some cases moving the boot drive to a 12V rail that is not shared with a floppy and/or optical drive can solve the situation. I have a similar issue with my Athlon64 PC, the X1950PRO in it is a 12V hog and occasionally I get no bood HDD found errors when booting from cold …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-09-27, 08:48

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by appiah4

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DaveJustDave wrote: I haven't done SLI since the time i had a pair of 8800GTs! _SDI0002.jpg Video or did not happen.

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Re: PCI sound cards and Chipsets from various manufacturers...

Posted on 2018-09-27, 08:47

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by appiah4

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I know that is not best combination, but when i started with it, i finished testing of ESS SOLO1 + VIA 880 ultra, all 165 games in my suite tested. Results is 55%, some but unexpected games work fine. If you now purist you can combine it with Win98, i still need to test SB Live on i865, i …

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Re: Heatsink compound soft pak

Posted on 2018-09-27, 05:19

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by appiah4

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I've seen people try ketchup and toothpaste as a thermal compound on overclocked CPUs and get 2C or 3C higher temperatures than Arctic Silver. I would use the soft packs without any worry on any hardware. Well ketchup will almost certainly NOT last long even if it cools for a while, organic …

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

Posted on 2018-09-27, 05:16

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by appiah4

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I noticed last night, while going through my stash of hardware in the storage, that the room's walls, wooden furniture and cardboard boxes have all been infested by a brown mold. Argh..

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Re: Matrox Mystique: opinions?

Posted on 2018-09-26, 21:14

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by appiah4

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Neither can do textures so their 3D performances are largely irrelevant. I think you are confusing them with the original Millennium. The Mystique and Millennium II can both do texturing, and have support for Direct3D. They lack texture filtering though. This mirrors my experience of trying GLQuake …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2018-09-26, 19:28

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https://i.postimg.cc/sGXygttd/PC_Command_Conquer_Red_Alert_Complete.jpg Yes Comrade! Cha-ching! I don't think I've seen edition like that before, did it come with big box? Nope, jewel case only, but it does not seem to be a jewel case release so the box must have gotten destroyed at one point.

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Re: Matrox Mystique: opinions?

Posted on 2018-09-26, 19:27

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by appiah4

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Neither can do textures so their 3D performances are largely irrelevant. Millennium II is the hands down better 2D card but the Mystique 220 will also not leave you wanting for a better card, so either is just fine in my book. Even Millennium I is just fine, actually. They are great cards to pair …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2018-09-26, 12:31

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by appiah4

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Yes Comrade!

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Re: No audio from DreamBlaster on Sound Blaster 16

Posted on 2018-09-26, 11:49

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by appiah4

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Are you positive that you did not connect it the wrong way around, or that you did not connect it shifted to the right/left or up/down by one row?

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Re: Heatsink compound soft pak

Posted on 2018-09-26, 11:48

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by appiah4

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Best and worst thermal compounds have about 2-3C difference at best so go wild and use them on all non critical components I would say.

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Re: Videocard with broken hdmi but works on vga

Posted on 2018-09-26, 09:05

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by appiah4

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Post HQ photos of both sides of the board please.

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Re: PCI sound cards and Chipsets from various manufacturers...

Posted on 2018-09-26, 06:04

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by appiah4

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I know that is not best combination, but when i started with it, i finished testing of ESS SOLO1 + VIA 880 ultra, all 165 games in my suite tested. Results is 55%, some but unexpected games work fine. If you now purist you can combine it with Win98, i still need to test SB Live on i865, i …

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Re: PCI Dos sound card which is working with modern motherboard, exists?

Posted on 2018-09-25, 12:49

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by appiah4

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Can anybody confirm that Aztech PCI 168 has better compatibility with newer chipsets than ESS Solo? In my experience Aureal are not that good, Yamaha chips need Sb-Link, FM801 are decently compatible but ESS Solo are the best. CMI 8338/8738 are hit and miss. I can't confirm that it's better but I …

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