Re: Why does Warcraft 3 list the Nvidia TNT, Ati Rage 128, Voodoo3, Intel i810 as minimum spec cards but requires D3D8?

Posted on 2023-09-06, 00:48

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Xenphor wrote on 2023-09-02, 06:42: Okay. It would be interesting to know what features of d3d8 were used for WC3 and what would be cut if a d3d7 or older card was used instead. I did my first playthrough on a Voodoo 5. I did many playthroughs afterward on a Ti4200. I never noticed any difference.

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Re: 3DFX HammerHead is it good ?

Posted on 2023-09-06, 00:23

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I can't get mine to work with X-Wing Collector's Edition nor TIE Fighter Collector's Edition. You have any luck with those? I wonder if they are expecting a cheap single axis hooked up to the gameport and can't deal with this thing?

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Re: Help me to pick the right Voodoo card for my win 98SE gaming ystem

Posted on 2023-09-03, 00:01

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I will move away from the original plan. I'd rather turn my rig numer one (the asus p2b 400 mhz PII) into a Voodoo 2 rig in the long run and get a Geforce 2, 3 or 4 for my Athlon 1400. In the Geforce 3 and 4 range the Gf 3 ti 200 and the Gf 4 42000 should be the most desirable cards right? A …

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Re: Help me to pick the right Voodoo card for my win 98SE gaming ystem

Posted on 2023-09-01, 22:44

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The era you are targeting (1998-2001) is Geforce era. Games that came out in those years supported D3D or OGL, even if they also had a Glide renderer. Some of them had poorly implemented D3D or GL implementations at launch, but these were typically patched to be very good. Get a Geforc2, 3, or 4. I …

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Re: Help me to pick the right Voodoo card for my win 98SE gaming ystem

Posted on 2023-09-01, 00:00

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The era you are targeting (1998-2001) is Geforce era. Games that came out in those years supported D3D or OGL, even if they also had a Glide renderer. Some of them had poorly implemented D3D or GL implementations at launch, but these were typically patched to be very good. Get a Geforc2, 3, or 4.

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Re: Super slocket-iii and Tualatin p3 1.4 SL657

Posted on 2023-08-24, 23:10

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I don't think. High-frequency Coppermine also consumes a lot of energy. And probably more than the Tualatin cores? IIRC copper mine is 1.6 - 1.8v while Tualatins are 1.45 - 1.5v so Tualatins should be easier on the VRM, though this may be offset a bit due to Tualatin generally running faster clocks …

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Re: Old Online computer store website. Frozen in time

Posted on 2023-08-24, 23:05

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http://www.xoxide.com/ 🤣. The Internet is a zombie

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-16, 02:55

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doublebuffer wrote on 2023-08-15, 18:06: The beauty pageant of the expansion cards continues as the number #2 contestant, Hercules 3D Prophet II GTS poses in always so fashionable teal blue. Probably because yours is a Pro instead of a GTS??? but your PCB layout is completely different than my 64MB …

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Re: Warcraft floppy edition : questions

Posted on 2023-08-09, 00:25

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I always hated the "type the word" copy protection. Even armed with the manual, I would still miss most of the time. Does a blank line count as a line? Does a title line? Who knows. Just keep typing word from that page until you hit... So glad we moved past that (albeit, it was fun to poison the …

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

Posted on 2023-08-09, 00:15

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Those socket 462 coolers go on hard, from what I remember. When I built my AthlonXP system in 2002, I still remember asking my dad to come in and help me because it took so much pressure to get it clipped.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-04, 22:51

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Shponglefan wrote on 2023-08-04, 17:24: Found this case at a local thrift store today. Other than being a bit dirty, it's in surprisingly good shape. That case is very cool

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

Posted on 2023-08-04, 22:46

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I wish I did this last year. I ordered a part that was "like new" that was the most broken thing I've EVER gotten on eBay and I just ate the $100 loss. In hindsight, letting them get away with it just encourages more.

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Re: Case standoff peg help required!

Posted on 2023-08-03, 02:38

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I'm eyeballing a standoff right now. I have it next to a #6-32 machine screw and they look the same. 3.5mm sounds pretty much spot on for a 6-32 screw. Additionally, that was a pretty common size for screws in computers when I was younger. Take a look and let me know if that's the right size.

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

Posted on 2023-07-31, 23:15

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That Soyo board is gorgeous

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Re: Public Service Announcement regarding 98se updates

Posted on 2023-07-28, 22:12

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@Warlord, First of all, thank you for posting the list of patches and prooviding links to all of them. Now, I have already tried all of those, but you might find this hilarious. I just tested something that I hadn't tried before. As part of the IDE Hard Drive Cache package (which you linked above), …

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Re: Public Service Announcement regarding 98se updates

Posted on 2023-07-27, 23:35

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🤣. I actually can't fix my shutdown issue no matter what I try. It runs scandisk every single time no matter what. That's literally the only thing I wish I could fix. I think it just really hates a SSD on a startech adapter.

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Re: From best to worst - BX boards

Posted on 2023-07-11, 00:51

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The actual heatsink on the northbridge should be helpful, those green things may as well not be there. Since I'm using the BX6r2 as my daily [vintage] driver, I swapped in a much better heatsink (https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=93398&p=1151521) and I also put some heatsinks on the power …

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Re: Windows Update Restored

Posted on 2023-07-11, 00:40

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I like that someone bothered with this, but I don't see a ton of value in this. I don't typically patch my win9x machine as it doesn't touch any networks. But if I wanted it to be patched, I have a CD from 2004 from Microsoft that should do the trick. Maybe if people were still doing win9x LAN …

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Re: From best to worst - BX boards

Posted on 2023-07-10, 02:41

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My previous CUBX-L ran 1 GB of RAM at 133 MHz. Which is now - not, moreover, the memory is the same. Only 124MHz. Why play probabilities when ABit AB-BX6 2.0 already has soldered buffers? https://theretroweb.com/motherboard/image/abit-bx6r2-5f0762bf9dcae215302917.jpg My BX6r2 can't run 133MHz FSB, …

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Re: How to find a older ATX case?

Posted on 2023-06-29, 23:52

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The seller charged ~$80 for shipping, so I spent a lot on this case. I think the drive mounting is different from the Dragon (which I owned 20 years ago). From what I remember, the Dragon had plastic mounts you screw onto the sides, and then you slide your drive in and the mounts click into place. …

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