Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-26, 23:20

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Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3D testing: Windows ME Voodoo5 w/1.2 patch applied to retail CD installation. 1024x768@75Hz on a CRT. Both Glide and Direct3D render in 16-bit. I disabled DirectDraw/Direct3D completely to ensure the game was forced into Glide during testing - this game has a nasty habit of …

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Re: Getting the most out of a K6-2 machine

Posted on 2023-08-26, 16:23

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With a presumption you do not want to change any hardware, have you tried setting the SW1 jumpers to 112MHz FSB? Are you amendable to running the game at 512x384 resolution?

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-25, 21:46

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Here is a comparison of Turok Direct3D and Glide: Thanks for the detailed tests! I've removed Turok from the preliminary list, and linked to your post as reference. It is a subjective judgement. Yes, the "fog" with Glide looks like "vertical wall" on one of the pictures, compared to D3D's "fog", …

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-25, 04:21

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Glide photos of Turok.

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-25, 04:20

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Here is a comparison of Turok Direct3D and Glide: Testing was of the retail CD version on Windows 98SE using a Voodoo5 with latest reference drivers. Turok has no original patches available. Glide's fine, but I don't think this game can be classified as looking better in Glide. It's my belief the …

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

Posted on 2023-08-23, 17:12

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These fans were my nightmare, you couldn't stand it on the X800GTO, how noisy they were! The cooler is quite"er" (according to the reviews of the time), but I haven't heard it get nuts outside of initial startup since the card has been playing older games rather than more demanding ones of the …

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Re: 3dmark99 MegaThread

Posted on 2023-08-23, 17:03

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I am looking for " 3DMark_99_max_fix.zip ", which is a patch to allow 3dmark99 to run under Windows 2000, to avoid the " 3dmark needs DirectX 6.1 in order to run... " starting error. All file sources I can find via Google are dead links. Does anybody still have that patch available please? Here you …

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

Posted on 2023-08-23, 16:54

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I picked up a couple of Radeon X1950 XTs - one as a backup and the other for an XP machine. It seems even a Dual Core E8600 isn't enough CPU for this card. When I switched the card over into a 3700K machine, I got another 14000 points on 3DMark 2001 and 5000 more points on 3DMark 2003 at default …

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

Posted on 2023-08-19, 20:16

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I upgraded my Windows 2000 (Vanilla) retro rocket from a Core i5-3570 to a Xeon E3-1280V2. It's an excellent match for my Gigabyte GA-P75-D3 since the board doesn't have video outputs. I've spent the morning installing Windows 2000 Advanced Server on a 120GB SSD so the OS can make use of all 8 …

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

Posted on 2023-08-19, 19:26

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I upgraded my Windows 2000 (Vanilla) retro rocket from a Core i5-3570 to a Xeon E3-1280V2. It's an excellent match for my Gigabyte GA-P75-D3 since the board doesn't have video outputs. I've spent the morning installing Windows 2000 Advanced Server on a 120GB SSD so the OS can make use of all 8 …

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Re: Post-Windows 95 games with less than 256 color mode?

Posted on 2023-08-19, 17:40

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You'll see 256 colors used in software 3d acceleration of the time. I have a list of games in this thread below. If you see any errors or adds, please feel free to let me know and I'll update. List of Windows & DOS Games with Color Mode Depths with 8bit, 15bit, & 16bit only

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Re: Tomb Raider + Windows 98SE + C-Media CMI8738 = Locking up

Posted on 2023-08-18, 22:33

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So I checked SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 T4 When I try to set that manually in Tomb raider it freezes up the setup program. Foggy memories tell me this is an IRQ issue perhaps? I wonder if it's the High DMA. Which Sound Blaster did you select? T4=Sound Blaster Pro. Try that one, which will not use H5 …

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Re: Tomb Raider + Windows 98SE + C-Media CMI8738 = Locking up

Posted on 2023-08-18, 20:14

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Hiddenevil wrote on 2023-08-18, 19:59: I can't seem to find a dosStart.bat inside my windows folder If it's not there, it means no application/driver/config/etc. created it. You can create one yourself, but you don't need it unless you plan on playing in MS-DOS mode.

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Re: Tomb Raider + Windows 98SE + C-Media CMI8738 = Locking up

Posted on 2023-08-18, 18:11

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Those configurations/settings you see during bootup are for DOS, not Windows. The command shell within Windows use Windows variables, not the ones you see in AUTOEXEC.BAT. Yes, there is no need to drop into DOS mode (unless the game is completely busted in Windows - then you can try the DOS route). …

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Re: Help with Voodoo 4 :(

Posted on 2023-08-18, 17:52

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I have this card. C90 is a SMD. I can't tell what its specs are, but it looks just like the one at C89.

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Re: Tomb Raider + Windows 98SE + C-Media CMI8738 = Locking up

Posted on 2023-08-18, 17:42

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Don't use the autodetect. Open up a DOS prompt, type SET, and then press ENTER. Look for the SET BLASTER line. It's going to look similar to this: SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T4 A is memory address, I is IRQ, D is DMA, and T is the Sound Blaster type. Select manual configuration during Tomb Raider Setup …

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Re: Return/refund etiquette on eBay

Posted on 2023-08-18, 17:20

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Hi everyone, thanks for all the great replies and feedback so far. I have one more question... I'm dealing with another DOA Quadro card, a 900 XGL. The seller insists it was working before shipping, but it arrived inside plain white bubble wrap without an antistatic bag. Do you think I should use …

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Re: Using more modern PSU on Pentium II system

Posted on 2023-08-17, 22:23

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If it's not some kind of OEM board, I have a Dual Pentium II 440LX Tyan board which sounds like it had similar problems. It is ATX 1.0, and it would only power on with very specific power supplies; very inconsistently at that, too. Further, the power on switch would never work, but if I toggle the …

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Re: New version of Glidos out: no unlocking required

Posted on 2023-08-16, 19:26

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Awesome and thanks! I've paid for Glidos a number of times over the years, and it was worth every penny. Thanks for all of your efforts!

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

Posted on 2023-08-04, 03:18

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204 and you consider that light? Compared to the big guns, yes. I'm betting there are people here who own 1000s. Someone who owns thousands would be collecting duplicates at that point. Yes. Even at 204, I have plenty of duplicates. Don't forget, there are all kinds of variants of the same card. …

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