Re: Same 4x screws mount Ati HD3000 and HD4000 ?
Posted on 2018-02-15, 08:26
user33331 wrote: Ati HD3650 has 43.2 x 43.2 mm hole spacings Yeah, that's sounds about right. My plastic vernier caliper for 1€ isn't some mighty measurement device 🤣
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-02-14, 19:42
And when i look something that is not right, i point it as things need to be perfectly well build, matched and do on the right way... https://www.mattcutts.com/images/duty_calls.png Was the old thermal paste still in acceptable condition? Yeah, it was ok-ish. Of course it wasn't liquid anymore ( …
Re: Same 4x screws mount Ati HD3000 and HD4000 ?
Posted on 2018-02-14, 18:48
Sorry for delay, I measured it today during repasting of my cards. Screws mounts on my HD 4770 are 44mm apart. Hopefully it helps.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-02-14, 18:41
Repaste (all 3) my Radeon HD 4770.
Re: Are Voodoo graphics card THAT good ?
Posted on 2018-02-13, 20:30
Tetrium wrote: Of course there are some disadvantages, a noticeable one being the inability of almost all AGP 3DFX graphics cards to run in modern 8x AGP slots. This is the reason, why I think, then even not very much loved Voodoo4 would be quite more desirable in the future (and why I bought one …
Re: Same 4x screws mount Ati HD3000 and HD4000 ?
Posted on 2018-02-13, 10:05
I can measure my HD 4770 later today, if that help.
Re: Windows XP gaming cpu.
Posted on 2018-02-12, 18:51
Baoran: ok, that's fine. If you don't consider XP retro enough, that's your, completely valid opinion. But OP was asking about XP gaming CPU, so information, that you don't consider XP as a retro system will not help much. Also, it's nice, that you own few period correct machines, nobody is taking …
Re: Top or bottom mounted PSU?
Posted on 2018-02-12, 17:14
If you would use new-ish case with bottom mounted old PSU, you will almost certainly have to use couple of extensions for some cables. Cables in old PSU aren't long enough, and older motherboards sometimes use absolutely insane positions for some connectors. Case in point (no pun intended), with my …
Re: Windows XP gaming cpu.
Posted on 2018-02-12, 15:21
Well, let's be honest, retro gaming in FullHD is probably little too much (since there is lot of games, which can't really cope with widescreen resolutions), but retro gaming in 1600x1200 is totally fine in my eyes. And even for that resolution and Windows XP gaming, you need a LOT of CPU and GPU …
Re: Are Voodoo graphics card THAT good ?
Posted on 2018-02-12, 14:31
Well, their biggest problem, probably even bigger then acquisition of STB Systems and showing middle finger to all their partners (and that was major f**k up) was taking people from Rampage team and assign them for work on Banshee. It doesn't matter, if Banshee would be huge success (and it really …
Re: Windows 98 VGA roundup: 16 cards, 8 benchmarks, one system
Posted on 2018-02-11, 18:08
Thank you for nice set of tests. Just few notes from my side. In Unreal Benchmark, you probably have a mistake, with resolution 640x480x32, you probably meant x32, not x16: "Enabling 32-bit color in Unreal Gold causes a significant performance drop across the board, even at 640x480x16 ." And it's …
Re: 1997/98 20 years anniversary build
Posted on 2018-02-10, 15:24
Man, you have to be quite quiet addict 🤣
Re: Geforce Ti4600 or Radeon 9800XT for Windows 98
Posted on 2018-02-10, 14:27
If you would use 9800XT, you can use this "guide" to determine, which drivers you want to use. ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, quick test.
Re: My first "retro" PC - overkill Win98/XP build
Posted on 2018-02-07, 15:19
duga3: the thing is, right now, when I'm mainly working in Win 98, I need to use Win 98 compatible card. If I would need a bit (well, a lot) more umpf, I can always swap card for my HD4770. Didn't try that so far, but from what I read on internet, card should be compatible with my motherboard (it's …
Re: My first "retro" PC - overkill Win98/XP build
Posted on 2018-02-06, 21:52
I didn't do a long term testing of this machine, but so far during installation, and benchmarking under Win 98, everything went smoothly. Will see, how it will behave during more usage. If there will be problems, well, I do have some ideas, how can I cope with it, but hopefully everything's gonna by …
Re: My first "retro" PC - overkill Win98/XP build
Posted on 2018-02-06, 15:53
Well, honestly, I didn't build this machine for any productive apps, only point was old games :) And since Win 98 doesn't support more than one core, any other cores could be utilized only in Win XP, which is only 2nd system in dual boot on this machine. The thing regarding graphic card (or any …
Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today
Posted on 2018-02-05, 10:27
For some foreseeable future I will make do with my good ol' Intel MLC 2,5" SSD. But of course, when time will come to replace it or add a new one, NVMe SSD will be way to go, for sure. And since I have some left over DDR3L modules, H170 DDR3 board and new, never opened G4560, I will probably build …
Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today
Posted on 2018-02-04, 18:24
Finally went to DDR4 for my main system. New motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 https://srandista.kirril.com/PC/Z270.png New CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K https://srandista.kirril.com/PC/6700K.png New RAM: Patriot Viper 4 Series DDR4 16GB (2x8GB) 3000MHz https://srandista.kirril.com/PC/Viper.png
Re: Guess the game!!
Posted on 2018-02-02, 21:03
xjas wrote: DracoNihil wrote: Srandista wrote: Next: Why is everything so greeeeen? Possibly DOSBox's fault Nope. It was the first mission, where you encounter the undead ones, and it take places during the night. The green filter was "night vision goggles" effect created by game 😉
Re: Whats the most you've paid for retro tech you had to have?
Posted on 2018-02-02, 20:36
$100 for Voodoo4 4500 AGP. It has been more expensive, then whole PC in which it is...
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