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by Orchidsworn
Sat 12 Mar, 2022 6:13 am
Forum: General
Topic: Emulating p3 with winxp?
Replies: 10
Views: 6967

Re: Emulating p3 with winxp?

I have found most games run just fine in Windows 10 from even as early as 2003 and beyond. At least the games I have. Hell once you get to even 2000 there are few I have trouble with mostly 16 bit installers being a problem and the few that still existed often have work arounds.
by Orchidsworn
Thu 03 Dec, 2020 6:54 am
Forum: General
Topic: v17 released!
Replies: 33
Views: 33488

Re: v17 released!

Nice now emulators can fake a machine better than the first family computer my family could finally afford it was a PII 350 with some integrated 4mb card. Could not even 3d Diablo II had a 4.3 gb harddrive that died about 6 months in and was replaced with a 6.4gb because that was the smallest ones G...
by Orchidsworn
Sat 21 Apr, 2018 11:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: v14 released!
Replies: 10
Views: 17023

Re: v14 released!

Thank you, can't imagine needing more storage space than this. Take one more reason I maintain an older computer off the list.
by Orchidsworn
Fri 06 Apr, 2018 9:28 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Pre-v14 WIP compat list
Replies: 8
Views: 7972

Re: Pre-v14 WIP compat list

Almost need something like a wiki at this point in the project to organize the mountain of information that can come with a compatibility list. Not complaining just thinking you might all be at that point now.
by Orchidsworn
Mon 19 Mar, 2018 8:59 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Large (> 8GB) hard drive support
Replies: 15
Views: 17809

Re: Large (> 8GB) hard drive support

Thank you did not think it would but I have seen stranger things happen with emulators.
by Orchidsworn
Mon 19 Mar, 2018 6:09 am
Forum: Development
Topic: Large (> 8GB) hard drive support
Replies: 15
Views: 17809

Re: Large (> 8GB) hard drive support

Just because I really have no clue. I was wondering if the larger drive images cause any hit to performance for PCEM? If not ... I think it would be a great time for a fresh win98 install :D
by Orchidsworn
Thu 24 Aug, 2017 12:27 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: 3DFX emulation
Replies: 191
Views: 212163

Re: 3DFX emulation

I think we're going to have to wait for someone to actually buy a Ryzen before we know if it's worthwhile or not. My gut feeling is it's _probably_ worth waiting for the second generation at least. I'd expect though that if you buy a big i7 you probably won't be disappointed. gen_angry got some pre...
by Orchidsworn
Thu 24 Aug, 2017 12:25 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: 3DFX emulation
Replies: 191
Views: 212163

Re: 3DFX emulation

Adding SLI emulation is a major development for PCem. I have never run a PC with an SLI configuration, so I am eager to use this feature when the time comes. So, we finally DID have our surprise for v13 after all Sarah! ;) Adding SLI to PCem would seem to raise the question of buying an Intel or AM...
by Orchidsworn
Wed 23 Aug, 2017 9:25 am
Forum: Development
Topic: 3DFX emulation
Replies: 191
Views: 212163

Re: 3DFX emulation

Seems this program is leaning me more and more towards a Ryzen Build. I am interested to see what the next chips from AMD bring. But hey if a 6 core Intel comes out at a competitive price that might be nice as well. I love how Hardware is starting to pick up and I got some software that is going re...
by Orchidsworn
Sun 20 Aug, 2017 8:37 am
Forum: Development
Topic: 3DFX emulation
Replies: 191
Views: 212163

Re: 3DFX emulation

Seems this program is leaning me more and more towards a Ryzen Build. I am interested to see what the next chips from AMD bring. But hey if a 6 core Intel comes out at a competitive price that might be nice as well. I love how Hardware is starting to pick up and I got some software that is going rea...
by Orchidsworn
Mon 22 May, 2017 8:41 am
Forum: General
Topic: Black Dahlia says not enough free space
Replies: 14
Views: 14787

Re: Black Dahlia says not enough free space

Used a Pirate first CD and it installed without any trouble or fixes or patches. As far as I can tell once installed the game is running just fine so likely some problem with the disc and you are all right not a PCEM problem.
by Orchidsworn
Mon 15 May, 2017 12:02 am
Forum: General
Topic: Black Dahlia says not enough free space
Replies: 14
Views: 14787

Re: Black Dahlia says not enough free space

tr.StEalTH wrote:I didn't have this problem, but I installed to c: You may need to go to My Computer then your CD Rom Drive which holds the CD click on it, Locate the file called: AUTOFIX.EXE On my build the movies lag a lot!
I get the same error on C: or D:
by Orchidsworn
Tue 09 May, 2017 10:49 am
Forum: General
Topic: Black Dahlia says not enough free space
Replies: 14
Views: 14787

Black Dahlia says not enough free space

Clearly showing enough space for the game but it continues to tell me it does not have enough. Any ideas what might be causing this?
by Orchidsworn
Tue 09 May, 2017 9:06 am
Forum: Development
Topic: Mach64 VT2
Replies: 7
Views: 7191

Re: Mach64 VT2

EluanCM wrote:Rage Pro would be a very sweet card to have! Despite being known for bad driver quality, it never let me down in any game I tried between 1997-2001. Very good to hear about the (small? big?) possibility of emulating it some years in the future.

I still got my Rage Pro Turbo.
by Orchidsworn
Thu 20 Apr, 2017 11:30 am
Forum: Development
Topic: 3DFX compatibility list
Replies: 99
Views: 157805

Re: 3DFX compatibility list

Midtown Madness is working flawlessly as far as I can tell only issue is my weak hardware lol. Since I was only getting about 75-80% speed. Did not seem to respond to changing the the settings in the game. I suppose I should have expected that last bit since that does not change the hardware I am tr...
by Orchidsworn
Mon 03 Apr, 2017 10:56 am
Forum: Development
Topic: [SOLVED] Hitman 47
Replies: 5
Views: 6528

Re: [SOLVED] Hitman 47

And now you make me imagine how much fun a TNT2 would be on PCEM... well once I get the supercomputer I would need to emulate it at least.
by Orchidsworn
Fri 17 Mar, 2017 9:27 am
Forum: General
Topic: P300MMX?
Replies: 21
Views: 18128

Re: P300MMX?

Edit : And then I posted my entire reply, re-read your post, and realized you said "Ryzen refresh ". My, that's some tasty raw egg on my face. :) Keeping post for posterity and info. :) I am hoping that the first Ryzen refresh will give me around that 6700's performance in this emulator I...
by Orchidsworn
Wed 15 Mar, 2017 9:30 am
Forum: General
Topic: P300MMX?
Replies: 21
Views: 18128

Re: P300MMX?

I am hoping that the first Ryzen refresh will give me around that 6700's performance in this emulator I think 300Mhz would be plenty for a while and maybe my next computer could do a 450 P2 or K6-2. ... maybe a little more as the emulator improves as well can't wait. Even if that is exactly what I a...
by Orchidsworn
Fri 03 Mar, 2017 10:02 am
Forum: General
Topic: Ryzen
Replies: 11
Views: 12353

Re: Ryzen

Yes I am interested in seeing what happens with AMD if they continue down this road and I think they have earned my money. Even If I am waiting for a PCI-E 4.0 board before buying a new computer. Who knows maybe some of the problems can be worked out of it by that point. I have heard that the UEFIs ...
by Orchidsworn
Wed 01 Mar, 2017 11:12 am
Forum: General
Topic: Fresh unzipped V12 crashes upon starting the program
Replies: 9
Views: 9067

Re: Fresh unzipped V12 crashes upon starting the program

All is back to normal and working as it was preV12. Thank you.
by Orchidsworn
Wed 01 Mar, 2017 10:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: Fresh unzipped V12 crashes upon starting the program
Replies: 9
Views: 9067

Re: Fresh unzipped V12 crashes upon starting the program

That one just works for some reason seems everything is working as it should and the original .exe is now working as well. Now I got a crash after trying to boot from the HDD but I will mess around with that a bit and see how it goes before starting a new thread.
by Orchidsworn
Tue 28 Feb, 2017 10:50 am
Forum: General
Topic: Fresh unzipped V12 crashes upon starting the program
Replies: 9
Views: 9067

Re: Fresh unzipped V12 crashes upon starting the program

Host OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro System Model GA-770T-USB3 System Type x64-based PC Processor AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor, 3200 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s) PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible (RAM) 16.0 GB DDR3 1600 mhz No CFG for emulated machine right now. Anything I get...
by Orchidsworn
Sun 26 Feb, 2017 8:47 am
Forum: General
Topic: Fresh unzipped V12 crashes upon starting the program
Replies: 9
Views: 9067

Re: Fresh unzipped V12 crashes upon starting the program

Same results, I downloaded a pcem.cfg someone posted here and now instead of just closing the window I get a warning that the program is crashing followed by a crash.
by Orchidsworn
Sat 25 Feb, 2017 12:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Fresh unzipped V12 crashes upon starting the program
Replies: 9
Views: 9067

Fresh unzipped V12 crashes upon starting the program

Not sure what other detail I can give since moving to V12 I cannot get it to do more than open a window that instantly crashes out.
by Orchidsworn
Thu 09 Feb, 2017 9:46 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Dynamic recompiler
Replies: 164
Views: 150469

Re: Dynamic recompiler

Thank you I just get confused because it sounds like there is hope and than there is not. I did read that post but was thinking even that might be talking future high end hardware. PIII would be more than I need. Just trying to fill gaps with emulation for hardware I no longer have. And save some sp...
by Orchidsworn
Thu 09 Feb, 2017 11:55 am
Forum: Development
Topic: Dynamic recompiler
Replies: 164
Views: 150469

Re: Dynamic recompiler

So is the only real remaining hope of moving forward left to waiting on faster computers or is there still hope of better CPU performance? Just trying to know what I can expect for the future?
by Orchidsworn
Sat 04 Feb, 2017 10:08 am
Forum: Development
Topic: 3DFX emulation
Replies: 191
Views: 212163

Re: 3DFX emulation

If you got a computer that can run SLI emulation I am definitely envious. LOL, no, of course I don't. I believe SLI is not implemented yet and you would requiere a Pentium II to get some juice out of them. But I remember reading here that host CPU is not the most demanding stuff when emulating a vi...
by Orchidsworn
Fri 03 Feb, 2017 12:36 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: 3DFX emulation
Replies: 191
Views: 212163

Re: 3DFX emulation

PCem is looking better and better. I am sure v12 will be absolutely amazing! Ultimately, the day I can use my old Voodoo3 driver CD again will be a great day. Until then I will gladly marvel at the awesome power of the Voodoo 2! I am so glad Voodoo2 capability has been added to PCem, greatly enhanc...
by Orchidsworn
Wed 11 Jan, 2017 1:01 am
Forum: General
Topic: Can we make PCem much faster?
Replies: 19
Views: 21608

Re: Can we make PCem much faster?

I am excited to hear that 500-600 Mhz could be reach on modern hardware. That is about as far as you really need to go beyond that I find Virtualization picks up the rest of the slack for Windows games at least. Hell a 450 Pentium II should really be fine. And I am thinking I am waiting till PCI-E 4...