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Re: GeForce 256 - Disable D3D vsync?

Posted on 2021-05-21, 19:41

Coolbits worked, but for some reason not on any drivers older that 45.23? Don’t know what’s up with that, but I’m running with that now. May try older driver with Rivatuner in the future, or try a different coolbits registry tweak if there’s a separate one for older drivers. It definitely works …

Re: GeForce 256 - Disable D3D vsync?

Posted on 2021-05-21, 10:59

I also recommend the coolbits registry tweak (attached). Just add to registry and then you will find the VSYNC setting in the nVIDIA Control panel -> Direct3D tab -> Advanced settings I've been using it for 20 years now and it works perfectly (up to driver version 5x.xx). Furthermore, it also adds a …

Re: Far Cry poor performance WinXP SP3

Posted on 2021-05-18, 11:48

ideally the hardware driver doesnt do anything but interpret the OS instruction given to it and the OS instruction copes with legacy code by correctly mapping the old 'meaning' to the new one as such a user shouldn't have to mess about with driver versions in order to find a lucky match I suspect …

Re: BENCHMARKS: Slot A (GA-7IXE & 750 MHz Pluto/700 MHz Thunderbird) vs Slot 1 (Gigabyte GA-BX2000+ & 750/1000 MHz P3 Co

Posted on 2021-05-18, 08:05

Thanks to the wonderful people on this forum, we now have easy access to Athlon Golden Finger devices, so naturally I just had to revisit my Slot A build :-) My Athlon "Pluto" Slot A 750 MHz was actually an 800 MHz part under the hood. Furthermore, it turns out that it's a golden sample - it …

Re: Far Cry poor performance WinXP SP3

Posted on 2021-05-17, 16:58

In my case I have the original Far Cry DVD copy, and I still had issues with some new nVIDIA drivers. Now, about... [...] that just shouldn't be happening at all [...] This is not accurate. I would say the fact that (sometimes) a modern GPU (with modern drivers) can even run a 10+ year old game is a …

Re: Far Cry poor performance WinXP SP3

Posted on 2021-05-17, 04:32

My first thought is the driver (too new). I had a very similar issue (poor performance when leaving the bunker) with a GeForce GTX 760. But in my case I was getting 2 - 3 FPS at most. After doing some digging, I found another, much more compatible driver and now I have something like 300 FPS. …

Re: Are Voodoo graphics card THAT good ?

Posted on 2021-05-11, 18:10

would that be blood spilled in 1968 using tanks send by my country by any chance? :( That would put you closer to Germany, I would expect excellent PC components supply in 2000. No, my hometown was Galați, Romania. Those cheapest AMD PCs were in the bargain bin for a reason, mainly to clear …

Re: Are Voodoo graphics card THAT good ?

Posted on 2021-05-11, 11:49

Where was that? New Zealand? For reference my Eastern European post Soviet occupation country had no availability problems. Also Eastern European post Soviet occupation country, the only country that actually spilled blood during the Eastern European revolutions (let's see how good your history …

Re: Are Voodoo graphics card THAT good ?

Posted on 2021-05-10, 19:02

Awesome interview, indeed. I've seen it multiple times in the past years. It always makes me sad, though, when hearing Gordy Campbell's words at 1:54:01 . You can really tell that he's still very upset about 3dfx's untimely demise. Especially because he clearly states that he was against this …

Re: Are Voodoo graphics card THAT good ?

Posted on 2021-05-09, 14:11

He got suckered by AMD :(. Celeron 300A was available from the middle/late 1998, and sold slightly cheaper than AMD K6-2 300MHz. At the end on 1998 it was already $90. Cheapest motherboards with 440BX chipsets started around $140 in 1998, came down to $120 in 1999. Comparable price to "good" SS7 …

Re: Are Voodoo graphics card THAT good ?

Posted on 2021-05-07, 10:48

In my opinion, the most amazing thing about the Voodoo cards (and I'm referring to Voodoo 1/2/Banshee/3 in particular), was their ability to breathe new life into an otherwise very slow & aging platform (mostly thanks to the Glide API). For example, in 1999, me and most of my friends had very slow …

Re: Totally Stumped with Sound Card Issue

Posted on 2021-05-06, 15:27

My point exactly. :D I'm not saying it's impossible to run DOS games with PCI sound cards, I'm just saying it requires a lot more luck and fiddling around than with an ISA card. You do have an additional compatibility layer in the system, it's never going to be as hassle-free as ISA. Yes, of course …

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