MX 460 v Ti 4200 for a Slot 1 PIII (and sometimes Ezra-T)

Posted on 2022-06-26, 17:40

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by TehGuy

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So I've been thinking about which one of the two GPUs in the topic title I should go with in my Slot 1 machine with the following specs Coppermine PIII 866Mhz for Win98, 1.0AGHz Ezra-T for DOS things via compatible slotkets Gigabyte GA-6BXC Rev 2.0 256MB PC133 Orpheus sound card AWE64 I have both …

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Re: Is it possible to make an image of the entire OS & installed content for Win9x?

Posted on 2022-06-26, 01:11

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by TehGuy

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if you're willing to jump outside of windows/DOS and happen to have enough memory installed, clonezilla is p great

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Re: Strange issues with windows 98 build.

Posted on 2022-06-25, 23:48

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by TehGuy

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anything look off with either the socket or the cpu, both alone and with the cooler mounted? Not exactly, Cooler looks good and the CPU goes into the socket fairly easily and everything is fairly clean. I guess what I'm looking for, specifically, is if mounting the cooler causes something to flex a …

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Re: Strange issues with windows 98 build.

Posted on 2022-06-25, 17:12

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by TehGuy

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anything look off with either the socket or the cpu, both alone and with the cooler mounted?

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Re: Help! PC won't power on with Slotket

Posted on 2022-06-25, 13:49

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by TehGuy

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I did test the 2 different generic slotkets I have and they both worked on the Dell board. https://i.imgur.com/qUQ9zXvl.jpg?1 I have 3 of these and they were like $10 USD off ebay a few years ago and they actually work with all jumpers set to Auto by the by, apparently that's a Shuttle HOT-C003 …

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Re: Finding a Low Profile GPU for 250w Power Supply

Posted on 2022-06-21, 00:51

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by TehGuy

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EDIT: Looking up a datasheet, looks like CPU support is only up to E6600? Might potentially be limited on RAM speed? https://manualzz.com/doc/2577566/fujitsu-esprimo-e5710-datasheet or a FSB limit; the E8500 runs at a FSB speed of 1333MHz and the board looks like it maxes at 1066MHz. BIOS might …

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Re: No signal from VGA->HDMI converter

Posted on 2022-06-18, 23:04

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by TehGuy

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I quickly searched for VGA monitors available in my local stores and found Dell E1715S , which is 60Hz as well. I was thinking about getting this monitor just for retro setups but now I'm unsure. from what I can find, the monitor you've linked has a range of 56 - 76 Hz vertically; it should be fine …

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Re: Latest, or most versatile, original hardware to play Castle Wolfenstein & other early DOS games on?

Posted on 2022-06-18, 03:19

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by TehGuy

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If this is anything to go by, a Via C3 Ezra/Ezra-T would be rather versatile and is something I could attest to myself, at least as far as benchmarks are concerned. Certainly makes some of the earlier Ulitmas play a lot nicer once dialed in.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-17, 17:42

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by TehGuy

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All I wanted was a GA-6BXC Rev 2 that I didn't have to work on and here I am with recap board #2 but at least this one just has some caps bulgin a little bit and nothing else lookin wrong. Thankfully, since I never finished the other one I've got some caps to spare but I was trying to avoid that

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Re: Windows XP nLite and Unofficial Service Pack 4

Posted on 2022-06-12, 14:59

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by TehGuy

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Open up nLite, select your windows XP iso that's been extracted to a folder, hit next, get to the part where it asks what you're wanting to do and at least tick "Service Pack" and the option near the bottom to make a bootable ISO. Next screen it should ask what you want to add and you just need to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-09, 21:17

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by TehGuy

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Hopefully found a working Rev 2.0 GA-6BXC to swap in for the Rev 1.7/1.9 I've got; not holding my breath though. Is Wii retro yet? Had to source a new optical drive for that one, luckily ifixit still sells them with lifetime warranty on the part

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Re: Games that won't run or conflict with Nvidia GeForce, but not with ATI Radeon or Matrox

Posted on 2022-06-05, 11:57

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by TehGuy

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This exact problem happened on the many iterations of Win98SE I had installed since I built the computer. I think it probably went up to DX9 as I installed more recent games than those, I'm running nvidia_9x_81.98 drivers. I'll downgrade to another version to check, didn't cross my mind, thanks v45 …

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Re: Games that won't run or conflict with Nvidia GeForce, but not with ATI Radeon or Matrox

Posted on 2022-06-04, 17:08

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by TehGuy

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FYI (and IIRC) the MX440/460 is limited to DX7, being spruced up GF2 cards; not that this is an issue with the listed games since they use 7 or lower. Figured I'd mention it since you say you've got DX9 installed on the 98SE machine. What version of the Nvidia driver are you running, and have you …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-06-03, 17:13

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by TehGuy

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finally got my hands on a GF4 Ti 4200; probably about as far as I'll really be able to (financially) get or care to get with my 98/dos machine. If it doesnt work, the MX 460 goes right back in but I'd like to install the few DX8 games I have that run on 98 on the machine opposed to skipping all the …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2022-05-25, 02:24

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by TehGuy

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maxtherabbit wrote on 2022-05-18, 14:35: In one of the firmware updates released in the last year or two, marqs added a AGC clamp adjustment setting to correct those colour shifts Well TIL I'm not on the latest; device was shipped to me with 0.81.

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2022-05-18, 01:31

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by TehGuy

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Running my DOS machine through an OSSC into a E2S does some odd things depending on the game, mostly on the OSSC end. Epic Pinball Pack 1 on Android, for instance, will shift more blue as the screen goes up and the sector flashing in Duke 3D bleeds over into UI elements when it doesn't in the game …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-03, 01:44

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by TehGuy

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Joining the VisionRGB E2S gang this week. Managed to find a new fan (well, ordered 2 just in case) for the x800 I got for my PowerMac G5; old one was absolutely upset at being alive. Not surprising considering how dirty the thing was when I got it. Also got a VGA and DVI distribution amplifier/ …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2022-04-15, 22:55

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by TehGuy

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This Orpheus specific driver looks like it is based on the reference pv2860.zip driver set, so I tried to install that instead and it works fine for me, AFAICT (the only change I made is a registry key to enable digital output). Digging up a 2 year post, but what did you end up changing if you …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2022-04-15, 21:50

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by TehGuy

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This Orpheus specific driver looks like it is based on the reference pv2860.zip driver set, so I tried to install that instead and it works fine for me, AFAICT (the only change I made is a registry key to enable digital output). Digging up a 2 year post, but what did you end up changing if you …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2022-01-24, 01:03

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by TehGuy

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Pleasantly surprised to find out that, with the S-Video A/V addon, the DVI2PCIe can handle composite signals just fine. My N64 and GC have zero issues displaying over that, and my Dreamcast was fine via VGA to DVI cable; none of those seem to have any delay between controller input and what I see in …

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