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

Posted on 2020-08-27, 16:24

You were right Bloodem! and your youtube video was right too ;) On my p233mmx with voodoo3 NFSIII at 1024x768 full graphics except medium view distance, in Glide Mode: It runs very smooth. im surprised! smoother than i thought Fraps dont work. But it looks like 30fps to 50fps . no fps counter but i …

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

Posted on 2020-08-27, 15:42

I removed the 2nd soundcard that i use only for gameport. and it changes nothing. i tried 1.07b driver, same problem. i will try 1.03 later. I succeed to get windows 98 start in normal mode. But its in 640 480 16. In dxdiag D3D is disable. But in device manager the voodoo 3 no yellow exclamation, no …

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

Posted on 2020-08-27, 14:59

Could be a resource conflict. Have you checked if there are no conflicts? Maybe start by disabling all hardware that is not essential and see if the problem persists. yeah! i will try. But i have always this onboard Matrix Mystique with a big red cross on it in device manager. i disable it in …

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

Posted on 2020-08-27, 14:16

Strange behavior... I would try a Windows 98 full reinstall, with the latest Intel Chipset drivers for 430TX, Direct X 7 and Voodoo 3 drivers 1.07.00. i tried 5 times. i used clean drivers too. No luck! i dont have any chipset driver for the ibm PC300PL, ibm didnt offer them with the p233mhz. i …

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

Posted on 2020-08-27, 13:22

I just tried the voodoo 3 pci in windows 98 with my p233mmx. I CANT get driver working correctly. As soon as 1.07 drivers are installed ( i removed nvdia ones before) the next reboot the pc froze on windows splash screen before starting win98. The next reboot it start win98 in safe mode with drivers …

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

Posted on 2020-08-27, 10:23

Man ! i just read on the net that Cs4236 have a real opl3 hardware !!! ( edit: finally i think not lol!, i just read a lot about this) so it should be the same for me, i have to find a proof on my board. (i read this somewhere: This is very likely an ISA or ISA P&P card, and will not appear in the …

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

Posted on 2020-08-27, 10:13

If you need genuine OPL3 but want to avoid the various SB16 bugs, your best bet is probably a Yamaha card. Either a YMF71x (ISA slot) or a YMF7x4 (PCI slot). The ISA cards have very good DOS compatibility as well as a WSS mode for 16-bit sound. The PCI cards have Sensaura for A3D and EAX emulation …

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

Posted on 2020-08-27, 10:13

Oh man! i made some test and i changed my opinion. Finally after hearing your test page again more carefully with doom, i have to admit opl3 sounds a lot better than ESFM. i heard very well the difference now of each sound and beat and effect. Now i just tested 2 different computer. One with …

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

Posted on 2020-08-27, 09:13

But is it better than isa Crystal CS4236b or Ess1869f ? thanks for your opinion. For FM synth, certainly not. See here for a comparison between CQM, OPL3 and ESFM. For 16-bit digital audio, I would personally say no as well, mostly due to the Vibra distortion bug . I find it very annoying. For FM …

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

Posted on 2020-08-27, 03:18

Hi guys! I can have a Isa Sound Blaster Vibra 16c ct2970 for 20$ from the same friend. ( i checked and its not a OPL3 but CSM chip instead, im disappointed.) But is it better than isa Crystal CS4236b or Ess1869f ? thanks for your opinion. (Im not sure to buy it because i want a real isa Sound …

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

Posted on 2020-08-26, 15:03

Hi guys ! I think i got NFSIII working correctly in glide. But I dont see the splash screen. But Fraps doesnt show fps counter and it seems Fraps cant work in Glide mode. Any idea to get Fraps working with Glide or any other fps counter you can suggest for Glide? In NFSIII in glide mode 1024x768 max …

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

Posted on 2020-08-25, 23:39

I compared them a while back, so don't have exact numbers right now. However, there was a very noticeable difference in all my usual tests (GLQuake, Quake 2, Expendable, NFS 3, NFS4, 3DMark 99/2000). For GLQuake / Quake 2 it wasn't a big issue, because framerates were still very high, however for …

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

Posted on 2020-08-24, 13:16

It's perfect (although, I would still check the capacitors on that PSU, since it's one of the very old models) :-) So, let us know how the card works after you get it. By the way, you can use these modified drivers for it (so you won't need to force the installation). I remembered that they were …

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

Posted on 2020-08-24, 12:49

Ehm, we already know the voltages supplied by the ATX PSUs :-) You need to check the amps As for the ThermalTake 430 PSU... it depends on the model. If it's one of the newer models, like this one , then... not really. It can only handle 13Amps on the 5V rail. It should work with your P3 + GeForce 3 …

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

Posted on 2020-08-24, 12:38

It should work perfectly. Just make sure that you are using a decent power supply with a solid 5V rail. The GeForce 3 Ti 200 needs about 5-6 Amps + 5-10 Amps for the CPU/motherboard (so, your PSU should be able to supply at least 15A on the 5V rail, ideally 20A, to be on the safe side). I just made …

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

Posted on 2020-08-24, 12:27

Yes, the GeForce 3 Ti 200 is quite a bit faster than GeForce 4 MX 440 / GeForce 2 Ultra and much faster than GeForce 2 GTS (particularly when tested on very fast CPUs). And, yeah, also MUCH faster than GeForce 256 DDR. I had the GeForce 3 Ti 200 back in 2001, on an AMD Thunderbird 1333 MHz. All my …

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

Posted on 2020-08-24, 12:16

You're welcome. All GeForce 3 Ti 200 have DDR memory and an 128 bit memory bus. The only difference between Ti 200 and Ti 500 is the GPU/memory clock speed. Regarding GeForce 4 Ti 4200, I actually tested it on a Pentium 3 700 @ 933 MHz a week ago, it's quite a bit slower than a GeForce 2 GTS on …

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