Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-01-16, 11:22

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Tested and refurbished Nvidia's Fermi - Zotac AMP! edition: 20230115_130027.jpg 20230115_141134.jpg 20230115_114224.jpg 20230115_114301.jpg 2.JPG Nice card. I got one of these in a x58 PC too :D It runs really cool on the core but VRM heatsink it gets VERY hot with stock fan speed 1200-1800. It …

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Re: Video games are too heavily monetized these days

Posted on 2023-01-05, 12:46

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Every single time I see ingame monetization with buyable ingame currencies it just takes you out of the experience of the game. It's not about having fun but considering "how much I'm going to spend on this" or "I am not going to spend on this but others will gain an advantage". Maybe I'm in the …

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Re: Geforce FX 5200 upgrade?

Posted on 2023-01-04, 21:19

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amxcs wrote on 2023-01-04, 16:44: Hmm.. https://i.imgur.com/6LD8dWv.gif […] Show full quote Hmm.. Any of the cards listed previously ie. slower 9550, 9600 variants will be at least 2x performance upgrade to a 64bit FX5200. 😁

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Re: Geforce FX 5200 upgrade?

Posted on 2023-01-04, 10:58

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For 10$ it's a good upgrade. All nvidia cards that are comparable a lot cost more and have noisy active cooling. 9600 is ~20% below ti 4200 in DX8 titles but on par or better in DX9 titles. You can try to overclock core from ~320mhz to 400mhz with a fan directed at the card. Memory speeds are …

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Re: radeon 9800se pixel pipeline driver softmod under win9x

Posted on 2023-01-03, 10:52

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Thanks for writing your solution. I never tried the rivatuner method since omega drivers always worked. Doing the softmod manually is probably nicer since then you don't need to install all the extras of omega driver to get it working and can use any driver between catalyst 4.2 - 6.2.

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Re: radeon 9800se pixel pipeline driver softmod under win9x

Posted on 2023-01-02, 23:12

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if you have a good copy of the 2637 installer you should upload it. i get this from everything i've been able to download: Screenshot_2023-01-02_15-07-00.png I checked my copy is identical to the site linked. Are you sure you don't have some hardware / software mismatch? The omega installer also …

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Re: radeon 9800se pixel pipeline driver softmod under win9x

Posted on 2023-01-02, 14:15

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Link here seems to have download for that driver. Maybe you need some newer verion of dx9 or .net installation. sirotkaslo wrote on 2022-12-21, 09:05: Maybe try it with this one? https://retrosystemsrevival.blogspot.com/2019 … ivers-2637.html

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Re: radeon 9800se pixel pipeline driver softmod under win9x

Posted on 2023-01-02, 14:10

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well damn, i'd like to try out these win9x omega drivers, but every copy i've run across online, including from the link above and vogonsdrivers.com, is corrupted. one of the driver cab files fails the crc32 check during installation and if you click ignore it just bombs out later on with a file …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-12-31, 13:01

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I have a Yamaha PCI XG card still new in box sealed. Should mess around with it at some point. Today I got to cleaning and testing the aquarium. V 20221230_034037.jpg Damn that's a cool sidepanel. Wish I had one for this case :D pc60_1.jpg pc60_2.jpg I spent a morning switching cases for xp/win98 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-22, 13:49

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The Four Musketeers Filename IMG_20221222_154001.jpg File size 1.72 MiB Views 776 views Completelly for looks, they don't have any "real" function. 😁

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Re: "Fake AGP" slots?

Posted on 2022-12-04, 14:31

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Yet most of them do not have drivers for W98 (or any non-NT OS). So it seems you are either at the mercy of your final build deciding to play along, or break stuff completely - in W98 that is. Otherwise running these mobos in WXP seems pointless, you can go straight to final 775 stuff with …

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Re: "Fake AGP" slots?

Posted on 2022-12-04, 12:12

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That actually proves my point: 8800GTS 320mb (not enougb VRAM) = bad performance. X1900XTX 512mb (enough VRAM) = good performance. So, if you've low on VRAM, more transfers happen on a slow PCIEx4 and it chokes FPS? Again, if you're hovering around 60FPS, those kind of % drops in FPS could mean sub …

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Re: Ultimate Windows XP Build (Intel E8600 / GTX 980Ti / 24" Asus ProArt display / X-Fi Titanium)

Posted on 2022-11-07, 11:05

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P45 platform Xeon variants ie. X5460 are great option for cheap. They overclock easily 4ghz+ with FSB increase on stock voltage and run a lot cooler than QX parts. Z68 setup is nice upgrade with fast DDR3/SATA3/USB3. It will probably double Crysis minimum framerate in the tank level.

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Re: What era of computers do you draw the line at collecting and/or using?

Posted on 2022-10-18, 11:06

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It's fun to tinker with miss matched hardware made as fast as possible for an OS or just with old high end hardware for cheap. Parts that were the best for overclocking or tweaking the most out of your system. Some examples: Socket A Abit KT7, 1GHz thunderbird, TNT2 ultra with ISA soundcard for dos/ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-09-20, 09:21

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The original discussion wasn't really about the cap plague but rather Radical Visions hate boner for ASUS and any retro part he considers "peasant" quality and that curious posters should really just ignore his hate filled posts as nothing of value comes from them. I did not mean to derail from …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-09-18, 20:51

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I can recommend a fan to blow air for GPU ram chips. Zalman is a good cooler but chips/vrm below cooks very easily on ti4600 / 9800pro in my experience. Originally Zalman came with a 60mm fan mount on the side with some models. Your case front 120mm may be just enough though. Maybe I'm being …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-09-18, 19:59

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Transplanted my Windows 98 build into its new case, a Fractal Designs Focus G. Next on the list is adding an Audigy 2 ZS alongside the current Diamond Monster MX300. I can recommend a fan to blow air for GPU ram chips. Zalman is a good cooler but chips/vrm below cooks very easily on ti4600 / …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-09-18, 19:50

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too bad is ASUS it may die for no reason (the usual BS with that garbage brand). But if u want reliable x58 board get anything that is not shitty ASUS, no wonder urs did die.. My Gigabyte x58 UD7 meanwhile is not dead, cuz is not shitty ASUS... What's the problem with asus? Disregarding lowend …

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Re: Asrock 775Dual VSTA & Core4Dual thread

Posted on 2022-09-07, 20:27

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e7600 is the fastest dual core on stock clock speed. Other cheap options are e5800 and e6500k if overclocking.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-09-02, 14:13

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Thanks for the suggestions. Guess there is as many repair options as there are people willing to do it :D I have basic solder iron but not skills for such fine work. Friend has solder mask/UV setup but I'll ask him if it's functionally better option than clear nail polish. I remember nail polish was …

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