Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2024-06-27, 11:49:

Right now, I am hearing the card's fan wind up during gameplay, and getting quieter as soon as I quit to the desktop. But I'm guessing that's not what you meant.

If that's the case, then it most likely works properly in WinME (which would be strange, since it's the same driver).

In my case, I have a dual-boot system with Win98/WinXP and in WinXP the behavior is the one that you describe, with the fan getting quiet when being idle, on the desktop (with Catalyst 7.11).
However, in Win98 the fan always runs at close to full speed, and the memory ICs get extremely hot to the touch (50 - 60+ degrees C) even when doing nothing.

bloodem wrote on 2024-06-27, 12:29:

If that's the case, then it most likely works properly in WinME (which would be strange, since it's the same driver).

To be precise, I'm using WinME with this Security Update CD installed, though I doubt that would make much difference.

And yeah, I'm also dual booting with WinXP using Catalyst 7.11, but the behavior of my card is the same on each OS. Possibly a platform specific issue?

Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2024-06-27, 12:40:

Possibly a platform specific issue?

Yes, this is also a possibility. Will need to dig deeper. 😀

I have just installed a Voodoo2 SLI System im my C2D testbed. Seems to work OK.

I just wonder if a GF4 4200ti (in my case) is able to run a glide wrapper instead?
And if so, which is the best wrapper choice today?

ux-3 wrote on 2024-06-29, 06:11:

I have just installed a Voodoo2 SLI System im my C2D testbed. Seems to work OK.

I just wonder if a GF4 4200ti (in my case) is able to run a glide wrapper instead?
And if so, which is the best wrapper choice today?

I don't use Glide wrappers since I have a dedicated Voodoo 3 retro system.

But from what I gather, it's possible to use certain versions of nGlide with retro hardware. I think it may need a DX9 capable GPU for optimal performance though. Someone else will have to fill in the details, as I have no personal experience with this.

Fantastic build! thanks for linking me to this 😁 now to delve into my favourite numbers 😁 haha

ux-3 wrote on 2024-06-29, 06:11:

I have just installed a Voodoo2 SLI System im my C2D testbed. Seems to work OK.

I just wonder if a GF4 4200ti (in my case) is able to run a glide wrapper instead?
And if so, which is the best wrapper choice today?

i though nGlide was software based and not dependant on GPU, just checked and looks like Joestars right you need a GPU that supports Direct X 9, or Vulkan 1.0, i use nGlide on an FX5200 128MB 64bit with a single core 775 CPU, and it works fine, so you dont need a powerful GPU just a DX9 one.

This reminds me of a build I did on my testbench. I used a Xeon quad core socket 771 processor and a PCIe x850 XT PE. I will have to set it up again to compare benchmarks.