Re: Where to find heavy gauge 3dfx Voodoo pass through cables?

Posted on 2019-10-08, 09:45

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by Doornkaat

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The pictures posted are accurate. I know - shocking, right? On AMAZON?! Yes, they're accurate. Both ends have male thumbscrews with knurled knobs because they are small and are in a tight fitting space. Having an appropriate screwdriver helps a lot if you are using these "permanently". And yes, …

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Re: The neverending journey to elusive Pentium 4 build

Posted on 2019-10-08, 09:29

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by Doornkaat

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I don't think I can actually help you with your question as most of them I think boil down to personal preference. But I'd like to ask what what aspects you base the choice of CPUs you're building your systems with on. my ultimate project will be to build several PCs around the best Intel CPUs - …

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Re: Ground? connector on AT PSU

Posted on 2019-10-08, 07:18

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by Doornkaat

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As derSammler said this cable is used for grounding the chassis close to the switch. If there is solid continuity between the metal where you screw the PSU into and where you screw the switch into you don't necessarily need the ground wire. If you mount the switch directly into plastic or use rubber …

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Re: Is flashing a Mac G5 Radeon 9600 to work on PC possible?

Posted on 2019-10-08, 07:10

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by Doornkaat

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Yes it is possible. However you won't be able to use the proprietary display connector to supply power to a monitor. help convert radeon 7500 ddr from MAC to PC This thread explains how to flash a 7500 to PC. You can use the same steps with your 9600 if you get yourself the 9600 PC BIOS. 😀

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Re: Got used Voodoo 1 card, it does not appear to be working for 3D, pass-through works

Posted on 2019-10-06, 12:03

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by Doornkaat

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Could you try the V1 in another system? I remember having some compatibility issues with P3B-F and 3dfx HW. Also V1 sometimes doesn't work properly with faster systems. P2 400 should still be on the safe side... but something like Pentium MMX should definitely work without issues. Second that. I …

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Re: pci compatibility regarding nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64 on Pentium 1 socket 7 motherboard?

Posted on 2019-10-06, 11:56

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by Doornkaat

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The card is an AGP card that is adapted to PCI via two bridge chips near the connector. Maybe those aren't compatible with those boards or BIOSes so the card can't be recognised in POST? I wouldn't know why that problem would be but if there's a converter involved I'll always assume it doesn't …

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Re: Help with the choice of coprocessor

Posted on 2019-10-05, 17:55

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by Doornkaat

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This coprocessor is an FPU, it accelerates applications only if they rely on floating point instructions. No game thats running on a 25MHz 386SX will be able to make good use of it. Sadly the 386SX is also limited to a 16bit bus so it won't be very fast no matter what upgrade you throw at it. :-( …

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Re: Got used Voodoo 1 card, it does not appear to be working for 3D, pass-through works

Posted on 2019-10-05, 14:13

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by Doornkaat

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This may be a driver issue. Have you tried various drivers with the card? Can you quit the game with Alt+F4 or does the PC lock up completely? Have you tried the Voodoo Graphics showcase demos?

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Re: Largest storage drive size for specific boards?

Posted on 2019-10-05, 09:39

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by Doornkaat

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dionb wrote: As I network all my systems, an XTIDE ROM on the NIC is my preferred plan B. The best way of doing it! You're truly a gentleman and a scholar! 😁

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Re: win98SE cdrom DMA checked despite no mobo support

Posted on 2019-10-05, 09:22

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by Doornkaat

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I believe it's called write-behind caching . Sorry, I'm not using an English version of Win98 so I have to guess a bit: Open System from Control Panel, select the Performance tab, select File System select your fixed SD card there and disable the option for write behind caching on fixed drives. I …

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Re: win98SE cdrom DMA checked despite no mobo support

Posted on 2019-10-05, 06:22

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by Doornkaat

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The 440FX supports DMA. Your CD drive probably does as well. Your SD->IDE adaptor might not. Also SD cards usually don't have a write cache. In order to optimise disc writes Win98 collects small amounts of data and sends them to the drive as a small burst. Without the write cache this can cause …

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Re: Where to find heavy gauge 3dfx Voodoo pass through cables?

Posted on 2019-10-05, 05:57

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by Doornkaat

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The photo shows four male threaded screws. Isn't this what we want for a Vodooo? I trust the photo. As I said the top photos show the kind of cable you want. The ones inside the listing show the female connector threaded with hexagonal sockets. I'm not sure wether they're screwed onto the threaded …

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Re: Pentium 3 Tualatin build, need advice on parts

Posted on 2019-10-04, 11:55

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by Doornkaat

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Sorry to argue on parts you already decided on but the Thermaltake VOLCANO 7 isn't a very good cooler. It will be sufficient for the Tualatin but considering its weight it performs suboptimally and you might find a lighter cooler that provides better cooling performance for your rig. :-) As for …

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Re: Early PCIe sound cards and 4.1 speakers ?

Posted on 2019-10-04, 11:17

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by Doornkaat

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Back in the early 2000 these speakers where the holy grail. Like best of the best. Cambridge SoundWorks FPS1600 4.1 FourPointSurround. - What modern speaker 5.1 set sounds same or better than the old Cambridge ones ? Please know that I'm certainly not trying to rip on your speakers here. They were …

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Re: Where to find heavy gauge 3dfx Voodoo pass through cables?

Posted on 2019-10-04, 10:23

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by Doornkaat

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Are the original passthrough cables considered good quality or are some of the cables mentioned here even better than the original ones? Cable quality varied greatly between cards. If you look up old reviews the quality has always been subject of discussion. Rule of thumb back then was mostly " …

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Re: What is this card?

Posted on 2019-10-04, 10:00

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by Doornkaat

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I think now I get it. You can make a multi processor system without needing CPUs with SMP support. Totally agreed. 😀 Edit: I really like what you did with the colours in your signature btw. 😲

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Re: Where to find heavy gauge 3dfx Voodoo pass through cables?

Posted on 2019-10-04, 09:42

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by Doornkaat

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Man, those are some really nice high quality cables from the looks of it! :-) I wish I could find a 30cm pass through cable that nice on German ebay. Here you go: https://www.ebay.de/itm/26-37-m-0-30m-InLine-S-VGA-Verlangerungskabel-VGA-15pol-Buchse-auf-17703S/362670938547?epid=1804242441&hash= …

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Re: Early PCIe sound cards and 4.1 speakers ?

Posted on 2019-10-04, 09:37

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by Doornkaat

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Do those PCIe-PCI adapters work ? - I looked those adapters one night. Generally speaking yes, they work. They feature a PCIe->PCI bridge chip (which is exactly how most current motherboards incorporate PCI) plus often some sort of power delivery. But sometimes there are problems with motherboards/ …

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Re: Where to find heavy gauge 3dfx Voodoo pass through cables?

Posted on 2019-10-04, 09:00

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by Doornkaat

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I ended up ordering two of these because they were available on amazon.ca with free shipping. About $14 USD each, shipped. https://www.amazon.ca/C2G-50235-Select-Extension-CMG-Rated/dp/B00CJRRY9M/ The amazon link advertises a VGA Video Extension Cable . The pictures at the top of the listing show …

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Re: Early PCIe sound cards and 4.1 speakers ?

Posted on 2019-10-04, 06:23

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by Doornkaat

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Sound quality mostly depends on the DAC the card uses. A DSP will take some load off the CPU but stereo -> 4.1 surround upmix quality depends on the software used. With fast modern CPUs audio has very little impact on system performance, that's why a specialised DSP isn't really important anymore. …

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