Re: AGP8X card stuck at AGP2X bandwidth on AGP4X motherboard

Posted on 2019-11-16, 16:36

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by lafoxxx

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This card might be severely bottlenecked by my CPU and Chipset... If I had at least TUSL2 and 1400 MHz Tualatin the results would have been much, much better. I mean really, there is some guy on eBay selling GeForce2 Ti, and their result is almost 2 times better than mine when I tested my GF2 Ti ( …

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Re: AGP8X card stuck at AGP2X bandwidth on AGP4X motherboard

Posted on 2019-11-16, 15:33

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by lafoxxx

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Not sure if the difference is statistically significant, but there's slight increase when using AGP4X mode. Can perform 4 more runs if you want.

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Re: GTAIII 1.1 and A3D 2.0

Posted on 2019-11-15, 21:57

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by lafoxxx

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Thanks. It appears my BIOS doesn't have this setting. It's latest one from GIGABYTE website.

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Re: AGP8X card stuck at AGP2X bandwidth on AGP4X motherboard

Posted on 2019-11-15, 21:34

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Thanks. The funniest thing (sorry for not mentioning before!) is -- VIA 4in1 driver version 4.43 (only version I could find) is what I installed initially, after installing Win98, among with other device drivers. Maybe I installed them in wrong order? But everything seems to work fine. Looks like I …

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AGP8X card stuck at AGP2X bandwidth on AGP4X motherboard

Posted on 2019-11-15, 07:52

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by lafoxxx

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Hi. GA-6VTXE-A, latest BIOS from their website ASUS V9280 (AGP 8X) BIOS: AGP Mode set to 4x Win98/XP: In Adapter properties, it's 2x. Quick googling shows that the issue might be related to Chipset. Some NVIDIA drivers allegedly see VIA chipsets and force the card to use AGP2X mode. It cannot be …

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GTAIII 1.1 and A3D 2.0

Posted on 2019-11-14, 17:16

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Hi. GA-6VTXE PIII-S 1133 1x512 Hynix PC133 ASUS Ti4200 Diamond MX300 Vortex 2 Win98 SE When I play with Aureal A3D 2.0 selected, I experience the following issues: Random clicking noises Missing sounds (car acceleration) -- but other (AI) cars sound fine Horn sounds weird -- lowering its pitch …

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Re: GeForce Ti -- compatibility problems?

Posted on 2019-11-12, 07:38

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by lafoxxx

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Open doomconfig.cfg file in the 'base' directory. Change this line: seta r_renderer "best" to seta r_renderer "NV10" Still pretty bad performance -- but at least comparable to my P3-700/256/GF2MX system. Even with 512MB RAM. Probably DOOMIII requires significantly more powerful CPU with …

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Re: How do you cool your retro rig?

Posted on 2019-11-10, 00:03

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by lafoxxx

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Currently use stock Intel cooler for my Tualatin 1133. It's excruciatingly noisy, like a freaking vacuum cleaner. Came across an unused (unopened) Thermaltake Volcano 7 -- should I expect better results?

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2019-11-08, 22:08

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ASUS/FKI FK603. Most beautiful case I could find. https://i.ibb.co/02WnkSq/IMG-20191028-220828.jpg It features some kind of 'know how' approach in noise protection (though I still can hear my stock P3 cooler -- but not as loud as without the case), and dedicated plastic back panel shield. https://i. …

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Re: PSU fan wrong direction?

Posted on 2019-11-08, 22:03

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by lafoxxx

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I think I'll be replacing the fan at some point. Too noisy. Would most PVM fans work? There's 2 pin DC connector, but I've seen a video of some guy swappng their (modern) PSU fan with Noctua, and it didn't work when PSU DC connector was used.

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Re: Driver (1999) on Ultra settings

Posted on 2019-11-08, 21:57

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by lafoxxx

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Set to 25 FPS for 'cinematic feel'. Problem solved. Thanks!

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Re: GeForce Ti -- compatibility problems?

Posted on 2019-11-08, 21:33

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by lafoxxx

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Not enough RAM for the settings you use. Will 512MB be enough? Single stick, Hynix Geforce 2 MX does not have pixel shader support to it uses a simpler render profile. Geforce 4 looks much better. I must have made a typo -- DOOM3 framerate is still worse than on GF2MX/P3-700. So if I try with …

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Re: GeForce Ti -- compatibility problems?

Posted on 2019-11-08, 19:48

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40.72 (98) Significantly better results. NOLF now can run at 1024x768x32 without freezes. Can even go up to 1280x1024 (at 16 bit though). With OC, though. Without OC, still better -- smooth gameplay at 1024x768x32. No FPS drops with or without OC. 42.70 (XP) DOOM3 still barely playable. However, …

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Re: Driver (1999) on Ultra settings

Posted on 2019-11-08, 09:05

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shamino wrote: maybe it's dropping below 60fps. Thanks. It's not -- just slow motion, but with good FPS. I'll try the suggested workaround. Also the game runs exactly the same on GF4 Ti. So the GPU itself has no effect on the issue.

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Re: GeForce Ti -- compatibility problems?

Posted on 2019-11-07, 23:37

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Installed newest Drivers in WinXP (just testing -- for Win98 will use older ones of course) -- will try older drivers later.. Overclocked GPU core to 300 MHz via coolbits doom3: Disabled Shadows Settings: Medium Bump/Specular: On, everything else -- off Significantly better performance (playable), …

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GeForce Ti -- compatibility problems?

Posted on 2019-11-07, 19:49

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Hi. Just got used ASUS AGP-V9280-128 My specs are: GA-6VTXE PIII-S 1133@1276 (150 MHz FSB OC) 2x128 PC133 (now 150) DIMM SDRAM Before installing the card, I, as usual, I cleaned it with some ethyl alcohol and let it dry thoroughly. When I installed it, the bracket (the part you have to screw to the …

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ASUS GeForce2 Ti jumper

Posted on 2019-11-05, 20:37

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What does it do? Unlike GeForce2 MX, where it's clearly used to switch between PAL and NTSC video modes, this one doesn't have any description printed on the PCB.

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Re: Driver (1999) on Ultra settings

Posted on 2019-11-04, 21:41

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by lafoxxx

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You might try with an older display driver. 45.23 is the latest I would use for Windows 98 and even that is much newer than necessary for a Geforce 2. Also, if you haven't tried it yet there is a version 2.1 patch. Using Driver 2.1. nVidia installer 45.23 (launched Setup.exe instead of Updating …

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Re: Driver (1999) on Ultra settings

Posted on 2019-11-04, 20:00

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by lafoxxx

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lost77 wrote: BTW, what version of VIA 4in1 drivers are you using and did you check if they installed correctly? Also what Nvidia driver are you running? VIA Chipset v4.43 nVidia 56.55

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Re: Driver (1999) on Ultra settings

Posted on 2019-11-04, 10:47

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Davros wrote: ran fine for me under win 7 I have no issues running this game on modern systems (apart from cars missing wheels and no peds sometimes), even EAX works (through ALchemy).

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