Re: Competition! Win a 3DFX Voodoo3 Graphics Card. ----#Quake3toTheMax----
Posted on 2022-06-19, 17:15
I haven't submitted officially, but after recovering from a failed BIOS (replaced the chip), I've managed additional progress - 448.6fps.
Re: Latest, or most versatile, original hardware to play Castle Wolfenstein & other early DOS games on?
Posted on 2022-06-17, 22:21
Take a look at the Cyrix MediaGX. I have one and it is pretty darn slow... it's a system only someone on Vogons could love... PhilsComputerLab did a video review and found you can get this down to a 386 DX/40 and performs around a Pentium 166MMX at the top end. Probably around 200MMX with an …
Re: New forum suggestions/Feedback
Posted on 2022-06-14, 16:41
chrismeyer6 wrote on 2022-06-14, 15:43: I fully agree tapatalk is awful. The vogons mobile site loads and renders perfectly on my Google pixel 3a and our tablet. I don't see what's wrong with their mobile site. Yep. Looks and works fine to me on an iPhone and iPad, also.
Re: Grand Theft Auto 1 - How to launch in 3D accelerated mode in Windows
Posted on 2022-06-11, 20:51
I read the post and even others.... but there's actually nothing to explain why this version of the game which is a WINDOWS version only is explicitly talking about 3DFX acceleration.... and posted the whole readme file as it was not done before. DgOUZdKWsAEKCo7.jpg I think the readme file is just …
Re: Grand Theft Auto 1 - How to launch in 3D accelerated mode in Windows
Posted on 2022-06-11, 18:10
I never saw a 3D accelerated version of GTA for Windows and as mentioned before, not every Windows games using DirectX necessarily uses Direct3D. Apparently there are people that don't bother reading the entire thread prior posting. :P I read the post and even others.... but there's actually …
Re: ALR Evolution V ST (Socket 5) build
Posted on 2022-06-08, 19:29
Welcome! For some unfathomable reason, people around here like Socket 5 machines, heh. Be sure to post some photos when you are able.
Re: Competition! Win a 3DFX Voodoo3 Graphics Card. ----#Quake3toTheMax----
Posted on 2022-06-08, 15:34
I'm not done yet, but here's where I'm at... That's gotta be some serious modding of the engine. I can barely reach that even without sound, and sound takes at-least 5-10% off the score. Tho I suppose there could be some hardware trick I have missed. Very curious to see your setup =) I"ll be …
Re: Competition! Win a 3DFX Voodoo3 Graphics Card. ----#Quake3toTheMax----
Posted on 2022-06-08, 15:31
SteveC wrote on 2022-06-08, 14:26: The image quality is the same as his avatar 😁 🤣!! Worse...
Re: Competition! Win a 3DFX Voodoo3 Graphics Card. ----#Quake3toTheMax----
Posted on 2022-06-08, 03:17
I'm not done yet, but here's where I'm at...
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-06-07, 00:01
Cleaned and partially recapped an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe. The dirtiest and smelliest mobo I've seen in a long time now. By the looks and smell I guess its been used by a chain-smoker and then stored in a septic tank. Almost gagged when I opened the package. A blurry pic that masks a lot of yuck: …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-06-06, 23:14
I never thought I would be able to get a hold of an AGP or boxed version of a Verite, so I broke down and bought a loose (with CD) one (I already posted about this earlier, but it's back for a group shot). Of course, a few days later an AGP version (8MB V2200) showed up. Then a few weeks later a …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-06-06, 23:10
Ah, thank you Mr Gold Recycler, I hope those precious gold fingers and gold plated jumper pins bring you all the riches you desire Erm look what I found - I can't believe this is actually a thing! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195111785750?hash=item2d6d919516:g:DVEAAOSwPtlinPDb Cool information, …
Re: PCI video card recommendation?
Posted on 2022-06-03, 14:06
In any case, the 6200 is looking for a minimum of 18A to be supplied by the +12V rail via PCI (pin A2). I just tried the 6200 in the following configurations: I HIGHLY doubt that x3 that would burn the PCI slot in an instant, PCI pins aren't meant to handle that kind of current and iirc PCI in …
Re: PCI video card recommendation?
Posted on 2022-06-03, 10:41
Does anyone know if these sorts of power requirements from the bus are dictated by PCI versions? In any case, the 6200 is looking for a minimum of 18A to be supplied by the +12V rail via PCI (pin A2). I just tried the 6200 in the following configurations: 440BX Intel SE440BX-2 (Slot 1) [Pentium II …
Re: PCI video card recommendation?
Posted on 2022-06-03, 03:26
I have a 256MB PCI FX 5200 128bit and it's interesting to see that it's already quite power demanding so I can imagine the FX 5500 overclocked.. Looking at the GPU package printed codes it seems they were using some different version of the NV34 gpu I don't know if actually different why and where, …
Re: My 15 Retro PC KVM Setup
Posted on 2022-06-02, 22:30
Holy moly ...
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-06-02, 21:11
I've acquired a Voodoo3 1000. I can't believe these things were sold with no heatsinks. I think I saw the same listing some time ago. I assumed that the heatsink had been removed. Can you confirm that it never had one? It does not appear a heatsink was ever applied; nor have I ever seen a Voodoo3 …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-06-02, 19:57
I've acquired a Voodoo3 1000. I can't believe these things were sold with no heatsinks. Even at stock, I couldn't touch the core for more than a fraction of a fraction of a millisecond. I applied a smallish heatsink and pointed a smallish fan at the chip and it overclocked stable at 157.5MHz through …
Re: Best low-power-consumption x86/DOS/Win3.1/Win9x/WinXP solution for running a telnet BBS?
Posted on 2022-06-01, 13:12
Interesting! I think whatever solves the problem at low power consumption is ideal - right now my cloud VPSes are pretty expensive and I need to figure out a better option. Thanks for the recommendation. Are you running a BBS? If yes, care to share the telnet address? Cheers. My setup is a firewall …
Re: PCI video card recommendation?
Posted on 2022-05-31, 21:45
Do you already have an 850MHs Slot-1 CPU or a Slotket adapter? If not, genuine Slot-1 CPUs are rather expensive and may blow up half or most of your budget. Slot 1 CPUs tend to be on the expensive side after 600MHz - but deals can be had if you're patient/lucky. Not yet. I'm close to buying one …
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