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Remember 3D games with software render?
After the rise of 3D accelerated graphics, many games still offered software render, until they didn't. In this video, we will check out a few of these "last of its kind" games.
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PC Evolution as told by Wing Commander
Просмотров 9 тыс.21 день назад
The Wing Commander games are a great example to showcase how the PC has evolved in the short span of just 7 years from 1990 to 1997. 💙 Consider supporting me 💙 Patreon: Get exclusive early access, behind the scenes, pickups, extended gameplay, first impressions, private discord server and more: www.patreon.com/PhilsComputerLab PayPal donation: www.paypal.me/PhilsComputerLab Disclosure: Below ar...
What LCD monitors are good for Retro PC Gaming?
Просмотров 16 тыс.Месяц назад
As awesome as CRT monitors are for Retro PC Gaming, they are expensive, rare and can fail because of age. I am showing you what to look out for when choosing a LCD monitor! 💙 Patreon 💙 Support the channel and get exclusive early access, behind the scenes, pickups, extended gameplay, first impressions, access to our private discord server and more: www.patreon.com/PhilsComputerLab 💙 Affiliate li...
Sound Blaster Emulator for DOS
Просмотров 21 тыс.Месяц назад
The SBEMU project emulates a Sound Blaster and works with real DOS on a range of obsolete computers. Instead of getting only PC speaker sound, we now have FM music and Sound Blaster sound effects! 🛠 Resources 🛠 Github: github.com/crazii/SBEMU Vogons: www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=93006 💙 Consider supporting me 💙 Patreon: Get exclusive early access, behind the scenes, pickups, extended gameplay...
Retro PC Gaming with Targa Visionary XP Laptop
Просмотров 12 тыс.2 месяца назад
This is my first time checking out an old laptop for Retro PC Gaming! We are attempting to install Windows XP, Windows 98 as well as DOS! 💙 Consider supporting me 💙 Patreon: Get exclusive early access, behind the scenes, pickups, extended gameplay, first impressions, private discord server and more: www.patreon.com/PhilsComputerLab PayPal donation: www.paypal.me/PhilsComputerLab Disclosure: Bel...
GEEKOM A7 Mini PC has the very best graphics I've tested
Просмотров 20 тыс.2 месяца назад
Disclosure: Below are affiliate links, and I may receive a commission if you make a purchase. GEEKOM A7 coupon code: PhilsCompA7 could save US$20/£20/AU$30 in these links: USA Official: shrsl.com/4g52b USA Amazon US$20 off coupon code “PhilsComGA7”: amzn.to/48J5xBy UK Official: shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2500592&u=3667328&m=145131&urllink=&afftrack= UK Amazon: amzn.to/3T60kOs AU Official: www.geeko...
Better Retro PC Audio With External Mixer
Просмотров 9 тыс.2 месяца назад
Use an external mixer to improve the audio with your retro PC! In the video I show my two mixers, how everything is connected and how to use the mixer when playing DOS games. 💙 Consider supporting me 💙 Patreon: Get exclusive early access, behind the scenes, pickups, extended gameplay, first impressions, private discord server and more: www.patreon.com/PhilsComputerLab PayPal donation: www.paypa...
PCI 486 Motherboard: The P405
Просмотров 16 тыс.3 месяца назад
This P405 486 motherboard has all the features you want, but the more I worked with it, the more issues I discovered... 💙 Consider supporting me 💙 Patreon: Get exclusive early access, behind the scenes, pickups, extended gameplay, first impressions, private discord server and more: www.patreon.com/PhilsComputerLab PayPal donation: www.paypal.me/PhilsComputerLab Disclosure: Below are affiliate l...
Using RetroTINK 4K Scaler with Retro PC
Просмотров 16 тыс.3 месяца назад
Disclosure: I received the RetroTink 4K for free, but work independently and share my own opinions. Below are affiliate links and I may receive a commission if you make a purchase. Main website: www.retrotink.com/post/introducing-the-retrotink-4k Wiki: consolemods.org/wiki/AV:RetroTINK-4K Discord Server: discord.com/channels/930567895069642762/1199099040428732496 VGA Test Patterns and EDID file...
PicoGUS is more than "just" Gravis Ultrasound
Просмотров 20 тыс.3 месяца назад
Buy a PicoGUS: www.tindie.com/products/polpo/picogus-sound-card-emulator-for-isa-retro-pcs/ PicoGUS project site: polpo.org/picogus/ G-List: www.gravisultrasound.com/files/documentation/GLIST.TXT Ian Scott Interview on polymatt channel: ruclips.net/video/qxX765Oh9Mk/видео.html Tandy 3-Voice Patching Thread: www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=77679 Jan's TNDY Driver: github.com/JKnipperts/TNDY Tandy...
GEEKOM Mini IT13 with Intel Core i9 32GB RAM 2TB Storage
Просмотров 7 тыс.3 месяца назад
This Mini PC turns out to have the best single thread performance out of all the Mini PCs tested on the channel! It's also the first Mini PC with an Intel Core i9. GEEKOM Mini PC has come to Australian market, check here: GEEKOM Mini IT13 AU Official: www.geekom.au/product/geekom-mini-it13-mini-pc/ AU$30 off coupon code: PHLCB30 GEEKOM Mini IT13 AU Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CNRRM5W9?ref=my...
The Slot A Paradox: Why It's Overlooked?
Просмотров 40 тыс.3 месяца назад
I am not seeing many Slot A projects in the Retro PC community, why is that? 💙 Patreon 💙 Get exclusive early access, behind the scenes, pickups, extended gameplay, first impressions, private discord server and more: www.patreon.com/PhilsComputerLab 💙 Consider supporting me 💙 PayPal donation: www.paypal.me/PhilsComputerLab Disclosure: Below links in this description are affiliate links. I receiv...
86Box Windows 98 Setup (Pentium II +Voodoo 3, all files provided)
Просмотров 26 тыс.4 месяца назад
💙 Support Me 💙 Consider supporting me on Patreon. Get exclusive early access, behind the scenes, pickups, extended gameplay, first impressions and more: www.patreon.com/PhilsComputerLab Resources: 1. 86Box: github.com/86Box/86Box/releases/tag/v4.0.1 86Box Manager: github.com/86Box/86BoxManager 2. ROMs: github.com/86Box/roms/releases/tag/v4.0.1 3. Windows 98 SE ISO (grab OEM version): winworldpc...
X3MB Buran Gernal MIDI recordings with PCL Preset
Просмотров 4,8 тыс.4 месяца назад
The MIDI device has been replaced by these upgraded models. You can load various Sound Fonts, including the Buran Sound Font used in this video and the PCL Preset. www.serdashop.com/X2GS-SE www.serdashop.com/DreamBlaster-X16 www.serdashop.com/DreamBlaster-X16GS 💙 Patreon 💙 Consider supporting me on Patreon. Get exclusive early access, behind the scenes, pickups, extended gameplay, first impress...
Brains ATI Radeon 8500 Screen Saver Tech Demo real 8500 4K
Просмотров 3,4 тыс.4 месяца назад
💙 Patreon 💙 Consider supporting me on Patreon. Get exclusive early access, behind the scenes, pickups, extended gameplay, first impressions and more: www.patreon.com/PhilsComputerLab 💙 Affiliate links 💙 Disclosure: Some links in this description are affiliate links. I receive a small commission when you make a purchase. There are no additional costs to you. AT to ATX Adapter: amzn.to/3NHgonC AT...
Bubbles ATI Radeon 8500 Screen Saver Tech Demo real 8500 4K
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.4 месяца назад
Bubbles ATI Radeon 8500 Screen Saver Tech Demo real 8500 4K
Core 2 Extreme X6800: From Flagship to Bargain
Просмотров 15 тыс.4 месяца назад
Core 2 Extreme X6800: From Flagship to Bargain
Things to know for building 386 Retro PC
Просмотров 16 тыс.4 месяца назад
Things to know for building 386 Retro PC
S3 ViRGE Unleashed: RAM Upgrade, Overclocking, Resolution Scaling and more Games
Просмотров 26 тыс.4 месяца назад
S3 ViRGE Unleashed: RAM Upgrade, Overclocking, Resolution Scaling and more Games
Windows 98 Celeron vs Pentium 4
Просмотров 15 тыс.4 месяца назад
Windows 98 Celeron vs Pentium 4
eXoDOS Version 6 with over 7000 DOS games
Просмотров 287 тыс.4 месяца назад
eXoDOS Version 6 with over 7000 DOS games
This 486 was NOT a 486
Просмотров 45 тыс.5 месяцев назад
This 486 was NOT a 486
Building Slot 1 Retro Gaming PC: Hardware, Software, Games and More
Просмотров 21 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Building Slot 1 Retro Gaming PC: Hardware, Software, Games and More
CRT Magic on modern LCD Monitors? Featuring UPERFECT UGame K118
Просмотров 19 тыс.5 месяцев назад
CRT Magic on modern LCD Monitors? Featuring UPERFECT UGame K118
Nostalgic Power with Opteron 144
Просмотров 17 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Nostalgic Power with Opteron 144
Native 1024x768 on 19" 1280x1024 LCD Monitor
Просмотров 14 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Native 1024x768 on 19" 1280x1024 LCD Monitor
Is Period Correct better than Time Machine?
Просмотров 22 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Is Period Correct better than Time Machine?
I turn old workstation into retro gaming beast!
Просмотров 21 тыс.6 месяцев назад
I turn old workstation into retro gaming beast!
S3 ViRGE: When Hype Meets Disappointment
Просмотров 42 тыс.6 месяцев назад
S3 ViRGE: When Hype Meets Disappointment
Install DOS Within Minutes with Mouse, CD-ROM, Sound and more
Просмотров 15 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Install DOS Within Minutes with Mouse, CD-ROM, Sound and more

Комментарии

  • @JakubLindauer
    @JakubLindauer 32 минуты назад

    One interesting fact - there exist also mainboards with ordinary Socket 7 but with AGP ;) Like my Gigabyte GA-586SGM with SiS 5591 chipset. So just AGP slot is not very good indicator of SuperSocket 7 mainboard as I though before ;)

  • @SeeJayPlayGames
    @SeeJayPlayGames 35 минут назад

    3:52 Wow, DDR-400 CL3! I'm old enough to remember that, and then some... I'm running a system with DDR3-1600 CL9 and the latest RAM I've recently heard about is DDR5-6400 CL32! Memory latency has NOT improved over the years, it seems it has pretty much stayed the same (10ns give or take).

  • @nothingelse1520
    @nothingelse1520 3 часа назад

    Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All the Girls is the first PC game I ever saw at my friends house.....at some point you can cast a spell on a girl that makes her chest bigger lol

  • @oldschooldude8370
    @oldschooldude8370 9 часов назад

    The ssd & led kinda kills the vibe.

  • @Cherijo78
    @Cherijo78 13 часов назад

    I'm low income, and I still try to pony up for the Star*tech versions of things like this whenever I can. I have some of their stuff from well over a decade ago, and it's still working fine, while other no-name stuff I bought has proven unreliable or just not as flexible overall. In my view, the premium is worth it because I'm more likely to *still* be using it 5, 10, or even 20 years from now.

  • @Syno360
    @Syno360 17 часов назад

    How to istall its driver

  • @marcins6071
    @marcins6071 18 часов назад

    lets build core2quad 12mb cache with win10

  • @ruxandy
    @ruxandy 18 часов назад

    It's now been... 25 years. 😅

  • @pcguy5491-the-modern-retro-man
    @pcguy5491-the-modern-retro-man 19 часов назад

    Also known as demanding software mode games too.

  • @pcguy5491-the-modern-retro-man
    @pcguy5491-the-modern-retro-man 19 часов назад

    Pity the GeForce 6800 GT didn't work properly with any driver on windows 98/98SE/ME but atleast it would work on windows NT 4.0/2000/XP

  • @bytesaber
    @bytesaber 23 часа назад

    Any advise regarding 440bx boards that use Socket 370 vs Slot? Do you know of any pros or cons?

    • @philscomputerlab
      @philscomputerlab 22 часа назад

      370 CPUs are much easier to find and cheaper. Especially 1 GHz and similar fast models.

  • @thesmokingcap
    @thesmokingcap День назад

    Ahh back in the days of just having integrated graphics, I recall saving up for two years to buy GTA Vice City. As Australia had it rated for mature 14+ but here in NZ it was 18+ (I was 14 at the time). Got it home so excited to play it, only to find our Compaq with a Celeron and Intel 815 graphics ran at 1-2fps outside of the spawn point haha. Loved playing Croc as well, it ran quite well in Software mode on a Toshiba 330 CDS a friend had, despite the terrible DTSN display

    • @philscomputerlab
      @philscomputerlab 18 часов назад

      Hehe this reminds me of certain games being banned in Germany but you could import them from Austria 😅

  • @kultur-vultur
    @kultur-vultur День назад

    What did you use an external PSU for that GTX 1650 cause I know that OEM one wont.

  • @soglxm
    @soglxm День назад

    Can you play Roblox with this??

  • @scottmm78
    @scottmm78 День назад

    in short no the last Pentium 4 was not any good nor where any Pentium 4's

  • @goku445
    @goku445 День назад

    Awesome

  • @mapax5135
    @mapax5135 День назад

    I have SO MANY 775s from the old computer store I used to work at... now I'm gonna start these 😊😅

  • @gorkemgolpek6659
    @gorkemgolpek6659 День назад

    It has been quite a long time! I almost forgot to make a comment on RUclips Phil! It's like your video programs on RUclips seems to be the only channel that lets subcribers share their experiences & ideas here in Phils Computer Channel on RUclips! Nice to see you coming back bro 🍻 So far so long man 👋 Take Care 🙋

  • @Kleinwelka
    @Kleinwelka День назад

    Hello Philscomputerlab, Can i Install the Far Cry 64 Bit Upgrade also on 32 Bit ? Thanks

    • @philscomputerlab
      @philscomputerlab День назад

      Maybe, I'm sure the community has found a way to do this....

    • @Kleinwelka
      @Kleinwelka День назад

      @@philscomputerlab Thank You

  • @GizmoTheGreen
    @GizmoTheGreen День назад

    so for a retro computer with only IDE, is sata ssd to IDE better? or does SD to IDE saturate the (Afaik very slow) IDE bus?

    • @philscomputerlab
      @philscomputerlab День назад

      Too vague to answer: It depends. What are your components?

    • @GizmoTheGreen
      @GizmoTheGreen День назад

      @@philscomputerlab I've got a couple of different systems on my hands, motherboards are J-656VXD and GA-7ZX, what I can remember on hand. I can look up more detailed specs later. another possibility I thought of to consider, PCI addon card for native Sata ssd. haven't found any comparison between all these combos yet.

    • @philscomputerlab
      @philscomputerlab День назад

      @@GizmoTheGreen In many machines the CPU will be the bottleneck anyway and 20 MB per seconds will feel just as snappy as 100. Keep that in mind.

  • @DreddMeister
    @DreddMeister День назад

    I have 200Mhz MMX with 64MB RAM. Last time I hooked it up it did power on fine. Don't have a 3D accelerator for it though. Wish I could get a 3DFX card for it but they're difficult to find in my country.

  • @vidagogo9829
    @vidagogo9829 2 дня назад

    I got an 8800 Ultra for my Windows Vista, Athlon 64 X2 PC back then. Costs for it had dropped like a rock, so I practically had a steal (around $300-400 CDN). Lasted for so long, but actually died. It started with red lines across the screen, then blacked out soon after. Played it right up to Star Wars: The Old Republic. It still looked great with the 8800 Ultra.

  • @pointblank722
    @pointblank722 2 дня назад

    Applied everything exactly same here. Gotek screen shows two points between digits and does not read the usb. What is the problem?

  • @michaelbeercove
    @michaelbeercove 2 дня назад

    Also Thief 1 & Montezuma's Return

  • @andreyilkevich
    @andreyilkevich 2 дня назад

    Where can I get the same table you placed motherboard and PSU on ?

  • @willmoindrot
    @willmoindrot 2 дня назад

    With the Samsung LS24C450 I wondered if there's any ways to check if it's a TN vs IPS? I've just bought one and had delivered (UK), full model code LS24C45KBW/EN version TR03 made in Romania, and I believe locked to 60Hz (reported as optimal in Info section of menu or what is reported to windows)

    • @philscomputerlab
      @philscomputerlab 2 дня назад

      Online I found LS24C45KBL and it's TN. But shows as 1920x1080 not 1920x1200.

  • @TheDman216
    @TheDman216 2 дня назад

    I use one (Dell 8HW0R) for my dual boot XP/7 machine and its perfect for xp gaming. I got mine from ebay for 9.35$USD shipped

  • @LostBeetle
    @LostBeetle 2 дня назад

    I've tried emulating in 86box (super accurate emulator) many builds and played around with Doom. If you stay within context and pretend it's 1993, I think it's playable on a fast 386dx if that was all you had. Any 386sx is miserable, I'm sure some people did it out of desperation though. If you remove that context, then a 486 is needed to make it feel closer to what we are used to today. Today we have source ports like GZdoom and vertical mouse aiming for doom with countless mods making it hold it's own against games 30 years newer.

  • @mapax5135
    @mapax5135 2 дня назад

    The CF cards rated at 120mb/s will run literally the full bus speed at 100mb/s or even the full 118mb/s if you have UDMA133 bus. Those are pricier but performance-wise, win. The SSD is pretty close as well. But when I did my disk speed tests topped out at 40ish and 50ish mb/s, using an Intel 60gb and a wd250gb respectively

    • @philscomputerlab
      @philscomputerlab 2 дня назад

      You are right, SD card aren't the fastest because these Adapters have a slow converter chip. CF is quite a bit faster with a good speed card.

    • @mapax5135
      @mapax5135 2 дня назад

      @@philscomputerlab I wish some of these people designing old-school sound cards and "new old" cards would sit down and make a better SD to IDE converter. They made the XT-ide from scratch. Why not these?

  • @WinXP_SP1
    @WinXP_SP1 2 дня назад

    I like the look of software rendered games. Laser Arena I always play that in Software mode.

  • @nothingelse1520
    @nothingelse1520 2 дня назад

    Wing Commander 3 came with my first PC in 1996. I liked it a lot...........never got around to playing the other ones in the series. I was too into running my Quake clan.

  • @criticaledge7612
    @criticaledge7612 2 дня назад

    I had S3 mirage graphics, it was so bad that it actually took frames away.

  • @nothingelse1520
    @nothingelse1520 2 дня назад

    One day I want to build a PC with a TNT2 Ultra and Voodoo 2 SLI

  • @nothingelse1520
    @nothingelse1520 2 дня назад

    I remember back in the late 1990s when I still had game news websites as my homepage, some game company employees announced they were working on a revolutionary new game engine that would make GPUs irrelevant............never heard anything else about it.

  • @AlexAtiq
    @AlexAtiq 2 дня назад

    nfs2 Se

  • @alexlynch4473
    @alexlynch4473 2 дня назад

    10:05 brother did you just wipe that cpu with a wet wipe

  • @NerdyNerd10
    @NerdyNerd10 2 дня назад

    will my apps be saved from Win 11

  • @AncapDude
    @AncapDude 2 дня назад

    This Reverb/Chorus is terrible. What a useless function.

  • @prozacgodretro
    @prozacgodretro 3 дня назад

    You missed out on Unreal 2004 - sure not... "that retro" but damn if it wasn't the best software renderer of all time! It really let me build out a lan party room out of P4's that would run in mostly software render, and a few with gpu's I was always impressed with it.

  • @Vladimir-kd7hc
    @Vladimir-kd7hc 3 дня назад

    Traducir al español

  • @dennythescar80s8
    @dennythescar80s8 3 дня назад

    I use to have 8800 Ultra back in the day 2006 - 2007.

  • @JKCougar
    @JKCougar 3 дня назад

    I grew up with Windows 3.1 and 95 but the first computer for my room and that I tore apart was a Dell Dimension 4100 P3 933 MHz with Windows Me. I still have it and i recently put an SSD in it and reloaded Me. It runs great! Let me tell you having native USB Support is such a massive time saver!

  • @RiggityWRECKED
    @RiggityWRECKED 3 дня назад

    I have this motherboard and I LOVE IT. Case: Fractal Pop Air (Green) OS(s): Dual-boot Windows 7 64-bit and Windows XP 32-bit CPU: Xeon X5680 (6 cores, 12 threads, 3.33 MHz) RAM: 48 GB of DDR3 @ 1333 MHz GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX TITAN X (Maxwell) Sound: Audigy 2 ZS PCI Storage: 1 TB SSD (boot), 2 TB SSD (games), 4 TB HDD (misc storage) I hacked the TITAN X drivers so it works in both Windows 7 *and* Windows XP, and the Audigy 2 ZS also works in both. I do all my modern and retro GOG PC gaming on Windows 7, and I also have a DVI-to-RGB adapter on the TITAN X and a Trinitron CRT hooked-up as a secondary "monitor" so I can play retro console emulators on it. Then I do my retro XP gaming on, you guessed it, Windows XP. 🔥🔥

  • @theFORKiknow
    @theFORKiknow 3 дня назад

    I was playing around with a student learner a former job. Tried to get a FarmingSim2021 Server running but failed at the client not supporting DX12. What did work was RDP to the server and run the game through that software renderer. Did not run very well with it being old v2 Xeons trimmed for Energy Efficiency. But it ran. Maybe even better with a more modern CPU for Software rendering.

  • @metalworksmachineshop
    @metalworksmachineshop 3 дня назад

    Thanks I have a HP Vectra VL . Pii 266 desktop. The sound card is missing. Ebay has a hand full of them.

  • @oufparty562
    @oufparty562 3 дня назад

    Why not cf card ?it was best for hdd

  • @michealmeyers9789
    @michealmeyers9789 3 дня назад

    I have AMD Barton 3000+ running without any issues with this board. I paired it with voodoo 5500 it is perfect and no cpu bottleneck at all. A GF TI 4600 is also a perfect match for this cpu.

  • @NexXxus86
    @NexXxus86 4 дня назад

    there are games that are worth playing in software mode rather than 3D accelerated, mostly the ones that were originally designed with a software renderer and got hardware support with a patch later on. The graphics just look more crisp and rustic except of having blurry textures smearn all over the screen which make it look like a candy honeyland.

  • @solidsnake246
    @solidsnake246 4 дня назад

    Da is doch deutscher Akzent^^

  • @AncapDude
    @AncapDude 4 дня назад

    Thanks for the review just going to build a super7 system and need to decide if I should grab msdos 7.1 from win98 again or give freedos a Try. Will do the latter now. 😊