Re: I tested several pci video cards for picture quality in dos games.

Posted on 2020-09-09, 02:49

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today was a wonderful day. One of my father computer tech contact gave me as a gift 40 pc agp and pci cards and a computer. I will name a few of them: Pentium III 1000mhz, Sound Blaster 16 ct2940, (not the one with opl3 but 1978) agp Radeon 9800 pro, agp geforce 5500, pci S3 virge dx, agp tnt2, agp …

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Re: Benchmark of my several vintage PC with different videocards ( i will update the first post )

Posted on 2020-09-09, 02:36

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

today was a wonderful day. One of my father computer tech contact gave me as a gift 40 pc agp and pci cards and a computer. I will name a few of them: Pentium III 1000mhz, Sound Blaster 16 ct2940, (not the one with opl3 but 1978) agp Radeon 9800 pro, agp geforce fx 5500, pci S3 virge dx, agp tnt2, …

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Re: I tested several pci video cards for picture quality in dos games.

Posted on 2020-09-09, 02:29

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today was a wonderful day. One of my father computer tech contact gave me as a gift 40 pc agp and pci cards and a computer. I will name a few of them: Pentium III 1000mhz, Sound Blaster 16 ct2940, (not the one with opl3 but 1978) agp Radeon 9800 pro, agp geforce 5500, pci S3 virge dx, agp tnt2, agp …

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Re: Sound Cards Benchmark: I tested differents sound cards.

Posted on 2020-09-09, 02:19

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Oh thanks so much for your answers guys ! Its so much appreciated ! I learned so much things here ! Sometime i will check wavetable daughterboard on ebay, but price are high and only a few choices. I would prefer a SC-55 but i guess it should be very expensive when available. I would like to use the …

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Re: Sound Cards Benchmark: I tested differents sound cards.

Posted on 2020-09-08, 01:00

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Oh my god ! Wow! Im impress ! I followed all your guide carefully. All works perfect! I can't believe how great the music sounds in Doom and King Quest VI. Its much better than Yamaha Opl3 FM synth. I'm really impress. King Quest VI in village play so great its unbelivable ! Thanks so much ! You're …

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Re: Sound Cards Benchmark: I tested differents sound cards.

Posted on 2020-09-07, 22:46

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Please can you give me a link for the soundfont that you use ? I want to use the same than yours for my sblive. thanks a lot ! I'm using Patch93's SC-55 soundfont. You can find a detailed explanation on how to set up a SBLive like that in my guide: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=74361 …

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Re: Benchmark of my several vintage PC with different videocards ( i will update the first post )

Posted on 2020-09-07, 15:06

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Hi, renejr902! The modifed 7.76 drivers that I gave you for the GeForce 3 Ti200 also support the GeForce 2 MX200 and many other cards. Here is the full list: NVIDIA&DEV_0020.DeviceDesc="NVIDIA RIVA TNT" NVIDIA&DEV_0028.DeviceDesc="NVIDIA RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro" NVIDIA&DEV_0029.DeviceDesc="NVIDIA RIVA …

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Re: Sound Cards Benchmark: I tested differents sound cards.

Posted on 2020-09-07, 15:01

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I just checked on youtube Doom with SBlive in general midi. The music sounds really weird to me, maybe it just too new for my ears. I heard doom with sc-55 too and its still a little weird, but much better than sblive. How General MIDI sounds on a SBLive depends entirely on the soundfont that it …

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Re: Sound Cards Benchmark: I tested differents sound cards.

Posted on 2020-09-07, 06:31

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I just checked on youtube Doom with SBlive in general midi. The music sounds really weird to me, maybe it just too new for my ears. I heard doom with sc-55 too and its still a little weird, but much better than sblive. With doom I heard the Yamaha opl3 for so long or opl3 clones that it feel weird …

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Re: Sound Cards Benchmark: I tested differents sound cards.

Posted on 2020-09-07, 04:53

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I succeed to configure correctly the SB16 ct2770. Its sounds better and even more clean than ct4180. I use recommend mixerset settings by James. I dont hear any noise or distortion. I think this Sound Blaster 16 value ct2700 should sounds good like the ct2230 or ct2290. But i never tested them. The …

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Re: I tested several pci video cards for picture quality in dos games.

Posted on 2020-09-07, 01:22

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All my tests were done on a Samsung tv 32" 720p that have wonderful scaling options and look great on any resolution. i used like 20 differents 32" tv or monitors in the past , this one is impressive. Right now i have 7 others 32" 720p tv and all of them look bad in dos. So for my tests you can …

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Re: Benchmark of my several vintage PC with different videocards ( i will update the first post )

Posted on 2020-09-07, 00:58

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Hi guys! I would appreciate if someone can upload or give me a link for the nvidia detonator 7.76 driver. I need it for a tnt2 and geforce 2 mx200. I cant find it anywhere on google or vogons. ( I only have the detonator 7.76 driver modified for a geforce 3 ti200) Thanks so much !

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Re: I tested several pci video cards for picture quality in dos games.

Posted on 2020-09-07, 00:49

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by renejr902

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All my tests were done on a Samsung tv 32" 720p that have wonderful scaling options and look great on any resolution. i used like 20 differents 32" tv or monitors in the past , this one is impressive. Right now i have 7 others 32" 720p tv and all of them look bad in dos. So for my tests you can …

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Re: 3D games run slow. Slower than my old voodoo 1 and geforce 2 gts of the time.

Posted on 2020-09-07, 00:30

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( i post the 2 same questions in my sound card benchmark topic) ( i'm sorry i want to post that elsewhere but i made a mistake. You can still answer my questions here ! Thanks a lot!) I have 2 questions guys ! Thanks a lot ! 1. How many Windows 98 games can use the Yamaha opl3 synth ? Which games …

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Re: Sound Cards Benchmark: I tested differents sound cards.

Posted on 2020-09-07, 00:24

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by renejr902

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I succeed to configure correctly the SB16 ct2770. Its sounds better and even more clean than ct4180. I use recommend mixerset settings by James. I dont hear any noise or distortion. I think this Sound Blaster 16 value ct2700 should sounds good like the ct2230 or ct2290. But i never tested them. The …

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Re: Pentium 3 system - Installing IDE DVD-RW drive causes BIOS to fail to see any hard drives. Stumped.

Posted on 2020-09-05, 05:35

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I still think its a jumper combination problem. I had this kind of problem several times in the past 25 years with ide computer.

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Re: I tested several pci video cards for picture quality in dos games.

Posted on 2020-09-05, 05:25

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Miphee wrote on 2020-09-05, 05:18: Could you include a few high detail comparison images as well? An image quality test without actual images is like a stress test without measurements. I'm sorry! My test is over and i did not take any pictures. But i will remember your recommandation for the next …

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Re: Sound Cards Benchmark: I tested differents sound cards.

Posted on 2020-09-05, 05:21

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by renejr902

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i changed the topic title. But its not about Vibra 16C cards only. ct2740 is not a Vibra card, its a SB16 sound card.

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Re: Fps drop in GF2 mx400

Posted on 2020-09-05, 05:14

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I think the Geforce 2 mx 400 is not strong enough for these games. Keep your fx5500.

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I tested several pci video cards for picture quality in dos games.

Posted on 2020-09-05, 04:58

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by renejr902

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In my test, i checked my bios screen, keen4, jazz and a dos menu with each video card. Below you will find the best one in first 1. and worst in last place and a few comments. i dont write the video card brand for now, only the video card model. All video cards below are pci. 1. Geforce FX 5200 ( …

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