Re: Unreal Engine 5- Who's ready for a jump in graphics realism?

Posted on 2021-12-21, 16:29

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I feel photorealistic graphics have been more of a hindrance than a help. But sure, that also depends on the genre. Most of the time I like "games looking like games", not movies (graphics also conditions gameplay). I´ll take Fortnite aesthetics over WarZone, for instance, anytime. 90s graphics are …

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Re: Help: Compaq Deskpro EN (PD1050) Tualatin BIOS rom

Posted on 2021-12-20, 17:27

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Well, the story has happy ending! The reason the system was not starting...(yes you can call me an idiot)...was that the power outlet extension became too loose from the wall... The easiest of things to troubleshoot...When I arrived home on Friday I checked and the power outlet extension had no leds …

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Re: New at Vogons

Posted on 2021-12-17, 13:55

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Welcome Hubert!

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Re: Help: Compaq Deskpro EN (PD1050) Tualatin BIOS rom

Posted on 2021-12-17, 12:50

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I have a similar system. It came with a 1.13GHz Tualatin and now runs a 1.4GHz without issue. According to my old notes the chip I used was marked as follows: PENTIUM III-S SL5XL Q231A519-1214 1400/512/133/1.45 I don't know if these machines are picky about core steppings, or if you just need a …

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Re: Help: Compaq Deskpro EN (PD1050) Tualatin BIOS rom

Posted on 2021-12-17, 12:29

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Oetker wrote on 2021-12-16, 21:36: Very interesting, I have a 440BX based Deskpro EN and it runs a Tualatin 1400 without complaint. Of course at 100Mhz FSB. Nice to know in case I see some around! I suspect you are using a special slotket (the VRM in a 440BX board would not be ready for so low …

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Re: Help: Compaq Deskpro EN (PD1050) Tualatin BIOS rom

Posted on 2021-12-16, 17:08

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I've found a BIOS with version 3.13A... but in a suspicious driver page. If you want to make your search easier, you'll need your product number (i've used a Desktop EN P533 one, namely 103226-201). The try to google softpaq and your product number (or bios and your product number). Yes, I found …

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[Solved] Help: Compaq Deskpro EN (PD1050) Tualatin BIOS rom

Posted on 2021-12-16, 16:15

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Hello again. I recently came across a Compaq Deskpro EN (PD1050), purchased it for very little money. I was happy with the Coppermine PIII 1000mhz it came with. Nevertheless, a friend suggested this system may be Tualatin compatible. After investigating with a couple of hardware info applications, …

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Re: Win9x build help and suggestions

Posted on 2021-12-15, 16:41

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Hi! I have been lurking around this forum on and off the last couple of weeks and i must say I really love it! So, I have quite alot of questions and in need of suggestions/advice. I recently helped my parents go throu a bunch of old stuff, this is when I found my and my family's old computers and …

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Re: K6-2E+/570ACZ for sale on eBay

Posted on 2021-12-14, 20:31

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There is a huge number of these K6-2+ Embedded Super 7 CPUs for sale. Looks like the price is $69.45 for a lot of 3 each. That comes out to $23.15 each, which is not a bad price. I am planning to pick 1 lot of 3 up to try out. Just giving a heads up in case anyone is interested. https://www.ebay. …

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Re: Graphics card freezes after installing drivers

Posted on 2021-12-07, 17:30

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Hello there. If you are trying those few cards in the same system, and all of them exhibit the same behaviour, then I would suspect they are not to blame, but the system itself (motherboard, Agp slot, PSU, etc). Have you tried those same graphic cards in another configuration (mother+ram+cpu+gpu)? …

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Re: Riva TNT2 vs. Voodoo

Posted on 2021-11-29, 18:48

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If you are talking about Voodoo 1 or 2, there´s no need replace the TNT2. As BitWrangler mentioned, you can have both Voodoo (1 or 2) and TNT2 working together in the same system, which is ideal (best performance in direct3D thanks to TNT2 and also compatibility with Glide API oriented games). In …

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Re: HP Kayak XM600 troubleshooting

Posted on 2021-11-25, 19:55

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I got the same board without any RAM and can confirm it runs with 2xRIMM und 1xCRIMM. The CTRIMM module is not required. 20211125_142843.jpg 20211125_142929.jpg 20211125_142853.jpg I got fed up (with it not working) and gave it away to a mate. Judging by your comment, probably there was another …

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Re: New processors for old sockets.

Posted on 2021-11-22, 21:01

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Since prices have become arguably absurd for some vintage video cards, I would be more interested in new video cards for old systems... New batches of 3DFX compatible cards, at nice prices, for instance. ;-) Not that I need newly designed CPUs, pushing farther than what was possible back then for a …

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Re: New processors for old sockets.

Posted on 2021-11-22, 19:33

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Since prices have become arguably absurd for some vintage video cards, I would be more interested in new video cards for old systems... New batches of 3DFX compatible cards, at nice prices, for instance. ;-) Not that I need newly designed CPUs, pushing farther than what was possible back then for a …

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Re: Voodoo 3 2000 PCI woes with Win XP (SP2)

Posted on 2021-11-19, 19:27

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The whole situation is a bit weird. You shouldn´t be having corrupt/garbled image on first boot (no video driver installed)...just a basic "default video adapter" kind of image. About the slideshow performance, you did install motherboard´s chipset dirver, didn´t you? You shouldn´t be having such a …

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Re: Wipeout XL / 2097 IPX gaming

Posted on 2021-11-19, 19:03

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Beautiful!

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Re: Wipeout XL / 2097 IPX gaming

Posted on 2021-11-19, 18:55

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Sorry not being able to help...what you described having done is what I would have tried... But...tell us about that retro LAN party! Are there any rules about the hardware allowed, etc? What other games are planned?

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Re: ARM based CPU on PC

Posted on 2021-11-17, 15:37

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RandomStranger wrote on 2021-11-17, 15:30: AMD Experimented with hybrid x86+ARM CPUs a couple of years ago. I don't know what they did on that front since. […] Show full quote AMD Experimented with hybrid x86+ARM CPUs a couple of years ago. I don't know what they did on that front since. I remember …

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Re: ARM based CPU on PC

Posted on 2021-11-17, 15:36

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imi wrote on 2021-11-17, 15:22: Con 2 botones wrote on 2021-11-17, 13:11: This looks exciting nah. waiting for RISC V to take over. even better!

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Re: ARM based CPU on PC

Posted on 2021-11-17, 15:01

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"convenient" Only if you don't play modern games =P Especially after desktop/server/console CPU unification. Well, for certain scenarios, I would be happy with Retropie. I believe Windows 11 and future Ubuntu builds are planning to be compatible with Android apps (not that Android games are very …

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