0:00 PixelPipes Store Promo 0:19 Intro 3:45 History 11:42 About the card 15:04 Its legacy 18:22 Outtro
Platform specs: Pentium E5800 @ 3.75GHz 2GB OCZ Platinum Ed. PC3200 @ 400MHz ASRock 775i65G (Intel 865G) 128GB SATA SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 Drivers: -Radeon 9700 Pro: Catalyst 10.2 (Legacy) -Radeon 8500: Catalyst 5.5
○PixelPipes Store: shop.spreadshirt.com/pixelpipes ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord: discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram: instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipes Music from epidemicsound.com - Get a 30 day trial by using this link: epidemicsound.com/referral/wa5mnf Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.comInstalling a 3dfx Voodoo on a Slow Pentium (and losing my mind) // Pixel FragmentPixelPipes2024-10-13 | In this Fragment episode, I wanted to see what would happen if you install a 3dfx Voodoo in a very slow Pentium machine. I thought it would be simple. For a doofus like me, it was anything but.
0:00 What we're doing today 3:30 Attempting to repair a card 7:16 Introducing the Pentium machine 11:55 Hard drive issues 14:53 Testing software rendering 18:34 Installing the Voodoo & having issues 24:12 New plan & first sign of success 31:30 Going back to the Voodoo 34:52 The final try
○PixelPipes Store: shop.spreadshirt.com/pixelpipes ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord: discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram: instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipes Music from epidemicsound.com - Get a 30 day trial by using this link: epidemicsound.com/referral/wa5mnfTreasure From a System Builders Warehouse // PixelBOX Haul Ep.15PixelPipes2024-10-09 | A system builder in Singapore reached out to me about offloading the old stuff sitting in their warehouse. What I found was a treasure trove!
-------------------- DISCLAIMER: Here at PixelPipes we intentionally use overpowered CPUs and newer, but not always the newest drivers which are more mature and perform better than what was available at the time of launch, in order to get as close to each graphics card’s true potential performance as possible. This is in the hopes of gaining a greater understanding and to learn something new about them. Please see test system details below.
Platform specs: Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 4.5GHz 2GB OCZ SLI Ready PC2-8500 @ 900MHz Asus P5K-E (Intel P35) Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 Drivers: -Radeon cards: Catalyst 10.2 Legacy -GeForce PCX 5750: Forceware 71.89 -GammaChrome: ChroMetal 4.9 (and 4.0 on two occasions)
0:00 Unboxing & Intro 1:53 A History on S3 Graphics 5:41 The First Chrome Cards 7:37 Launch of GammaChrome 11:49 More About this S18 Pro 13:45 The Contenders 14:41 A little montage 15:16 Testing Notes 16:05 Benchmark Results 21:02 Exploring Driver Options 27:13 Conclusion 34:15 Outtro
○PixelPipes Store: shop.spreadshirt.com/pixelpipes ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord: discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram: instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipes Music from epidemicsound.com - Get a 30 day trial by using this link: epidemicsound.com/referral/wa5mnfBuilding my first 486 PC // Pixel FragmentPixelPipes2024-03-05 | I rescued a huge collection of mid-90s computers from being recycled, and I decided I finally have no excuse not to build a 486 system! Except of course... I have no idea what I'm doing.
Pixel Talk Discord Stream Video (sorry about the poor audio!): youtu.be/sk72zQrvb4Q
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⏱ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 3:22 A little history 7:02 Compaq Portable III Overview 13:05 Obligatory Music Montage 14:16 Off to a great start (Plasma Problems) 16:21 Repairs, restoration, and modifications 24:10 Boot menu 26:27 Operating Systems (Windows/286) 28:11 Operating Systems (GOES Ensemble 2.0) 33:18 Speaker demo 36:03 Sound Blaster games 42:40 Operating Systems (Windows 3.1) 47:27 Other "Quirks and Features" of the CP3 49:48 Using an external display 52:45 DOS web browsing 56:11 Outtro
○PixelPipes Store: shop.spreadshirt.com/pixelpipes ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord: discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram: instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipes Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.comSpecs confusion! Elaborating on GeForce 6800 PCIe (NV41) ROPsPixelPipes2023-08-01 | Did I get the ROP count wrong about the NV41-based GeForce 6800? Here's an elaboration.
○PixelPipes Store: shop.spreadshirt.com/pixelpipes ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord: discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Visit on Facebook: facebook.com/PixelPipes ○And on Instagram: instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter @pixelpipes ○Email or donate via Paypal: pixelpipes@gmail.com Music from epidemicsound.com - Get a 30 day trial by using this link: epidemicsound.com/referral/wa5mnf Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.comThe $199 Radeon X800 & GeForce 6800 Quick n Dirty Comparison // Pixel FragmentPixelPipes2023-08-01 | In this Pixel Fragment video, I spent a day talking about and doing some quick tests comparing NVIDIA's GeForce 6800 (PCI Express version) versus ATI's Radeon X800 (also PCI Express). Like other Fragment videos this is a one-day production video with no script and simplistic tests (no 1% lows here). Apologies for the clipping audio, as I changed up my recording device and it still needs some tweaks.
Platform specs: Phenom II X4 965BE @ 4.09GHz 2GB OCZ Platinum Ed. PC2-8500 @ 936MHz ASRock ALiveDual-eSATA2 (ULI M1695 + NVIDIA nForce3 250) Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 Drivers: ATI Radeon X800: -Catalyst 10.2 Legacy NVIDIA GeForce 6800: -Forceware 163.71
○PixelPipes Store: shop.spreadshirt.com/pixelpipes ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord: discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram: instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipes Music from epidemicsound.com - Get a 30 day trial by using this link: epidemicsound.com/referral/wa5mnf Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.comSiS 315: Budget Champ or Bargain Bin Chump?PixelPipes2023-07-26 | In this video we take a look at the SiS 315, and a Deluxe model at that! This graphics card from late 2000/early 2001 went after the budget market, and we pit it against rivals from ATI and NVIDIA while giving the card a bit of our usual brand of context.
0:00 Intro 0:41 The SiS 315 1:40 Some background on SiS 3:07 SiS's earlier graphics cards 4:49 More about the 315 6:46 The driver experience 10:25 The tests 14:04 Conclusion & Summary 16:05 Outtro
○PixelPipes Store: shop.spreadshirt.com/pixelpipes ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord: discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Visit on Facebook: facebook.com/PixelPipes ○And on Instagram: instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter @pixelpipes ○Email or donate via Paypal: pixelpipes@gmail.com Music from epidemicsound.com - Get a 30 day trial by using this link: epidemicsound.com/referral/wa5mnf Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.comEasy Fix for #NABU FanPixelPipes2023-02-26 | I found an easy fix for NABU's fan grinding/seizing issue with no sanding or bendingQuick Look at the TexElec XT IDE to SD Card Adapter #DOScember // Pixel FragmentPixelPipes2022-12-16 | Using a TexElec XT IDE to SD Card adapter in my IBM XT 5160. This was purchased myself and is not a sponsored video.
Banshee AGP Platform: Pentium II 450MHz 256MB PC100 Biostar M6TBA v1.5 Sound Blaster 16 CT2940 Wester Digital 80GB HDD Windows 98SE
Banshee PCI Platform: AMD K6-2+ @ 600MHz 192MB PC100 Compaq OEM VIA Apollo MVP4 (512KB Cache) Integrated ESS Allegro Audio SD to IDE Adapter w/64GB Sandisk Ultra SDXC Card Windows 98SE
0:00 Intro 0:36 Music montage 2:11 Card & title sequence 2:55 A little background 4:39 Banshee specs & features 7:05 Drawbacks 8:26 Price perspective 8:49 Playing games on Banshee 10:04 Its poor reception 11:12 Redeeming qualities 11:59 Outtro
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Platform specs: Phenom II X4 965BE @ 4.12GHz 2GB OCZ Platinum Ed. PC2-8500 @ 1000MHz ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA (NVIDIA nForce 3) Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 Drivers: -GeForce FX 5800 Ultra: Forceware 71.89 -GeForce 6600GT: Forceware 163.71
Platform Specs used in tests taken from Card Battles video: Pentium E5800 @ 3.75GHz 2GB OCZ Platinum Ed. PC3200 @ 400MHz ASRock 775i65G (Intel 865G) Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 Drivers: -GeForce FX 5800 Ultra: Forceware 71.89 -Radeon 9700 Pro: Catalyst 10.2 (Legacy)
○PixelPipes Store: shop.spreadshirt.com/pixelpipes ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord: discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram: instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipes Music from epidemicsound.com - Get a 30 day trial by using this link: epidemicsound.com/referral/wa5mnf Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.comFixing your retro hardware the modern way: Andonstars Digital MicroscopePixelPipes2021-11-01 | In this video we take a look at a digital microscope from Andonstar, which advertises the ability to output sharp images through HDMI, USB, as well as capture to a MicroSD card.
DISCLAIMER: This product was provided to me by Andonstar for the purpose of featuring it in a video. They did not in any way influence my coverage of the product, and all thoughts and opinions are my own.
This video had multiple frustrating issues and is uploaded as-is, with some issues still intact and unresolved. I apologize for that, but also I don't care enough to redo huge sections for this little video. So I hope you'll bear with me.
Platform specs: Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 4.5GHz 2GB OCZ SLI Ready PC2-8500 @ 900MHz Asus P5K-E (Intel P35) Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 Forceware 296.10
○PixelPipes Store: shop.spreadshirt.com/pixelpipes ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord: discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram: instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipes Music from epidemicsound.com - Get a 30 day trial by using this link: epidemicsound.com/referral/wa5mnf Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.comGetting the studio back in shape // Pixel FragmentPixelPipes2021-09-27 | After a bit of a hiatus following a move to a new place, I'm finally starting the process of getting the studio back to a useable state.
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Platform specs: Phenom II X4 965BE @ 4.12GHz 2GB OCZ Platinum Ed. PC2-8500 @ 1000MHz ASRock AM2NF3-VSTA (NVIDIA nForce 3) Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 Catalyst 10.2 Legacy
0:00 Introduction to Pixel Fragments 1:20 About the Radeon X1300 Pro 5:00 Other contenders 9:11 3DMark01 9:45 3DMark03 10:12 3DMark05 10:59 Serious Sam: SE 11:49 Halo 12:18 Unreal Tournament 2004 12:55 Far Cry 13:37 Half-Life 2 14:29 Doom 3 14:51 Average 15:31 Conclusion and Outtro
○PixelPipes Store: shop.spreadshirt.com/pixelpipes ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord: discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram: instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipes Music from epidemicsound.com - Get a 30 day trial by using this link: epidemicsound.com/referral/wa5mnf Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.comA fan-made 3dfx Voodoo project, and a scrap box full of cards! // PixelBOX Haul Ep.13PixelPipes2021-05-23 | In this episode of PixelBOX, we have an awesome 3dfx Voodoo fan project from Ireland, and a big box of scrap cards with some potentially valuable stuff inside!
If any custom boxes are available, you'll find them on Al Valentyn's eBay page: https://www.ebay.ie/usr/n19h7m4r3
0:00 3dfx Voodoo fan project 12:01 Scrap box 24:51 Testing the Voodoo2 27:02 Scrap box conclusion
#gpujuneA tribute to LG smartphonesPixelPipes2021-04-24 | A tribute to an often overlooked brand of innovative, inventive, and interesting smartphones. They will be missed!
#lg #smartphonesGeForce 7800GTX vs Radeon X1800XT | Card BattlesPixelPipes2021-03-31 | The time has come to put these two in the ring together! NVIDIA's GeForce 6 successor, the 7800GTX, versus ATI's first Shader Model 3.0 flagship, the Radeon X1800XT. Who will reign supreme?!
Platform specs: Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 4.5GHz 2GB OCZ SLI Ready PC2-8500 @ 900MHz Asus P5K-E (Intel P35) Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 Drivers: -Forceware 163.71 -Catalyst 10.2 (Legacy)
0:00 Intro 1:27 PixelPipes Store promo 1:48 Background history 3:55 Specs and info 9:10 Performance tests 12:58 Features, availability, and conclusion
○PixelPipes Store: shop.spreadshirt.com/pixelpipes ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord: discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram: instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipes Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com Music from epidemicsound.comThe last single-slot flagship graphics cardPixelPipes2021-03-21 | NVIDIA produced one last flagship graphics card with just a single-slot cooler in 2005. In this video we talk about the GeForce 7800GTX, a unique card and the last of its kind.
Platform specs: Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 4.5GHz 2GB OCZ SLI Ready PC2-8500 @ 900MHz Asus P5K-E (Intel P35) Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 Forceware 163.71 drivers
0:00 Intro 1:08 PixelPipes Store promo 1:30 Background history 2:27 About the card 6:46 HDR performance 8:01 Qualifying the term 'single-slot' 9:35 Performance tests 10:36 Conclusion
○PixelPipes Store: shop.spreadshirt.com/pixelpipes ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord: discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram: instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipes ○Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.comPlaying with the PowerVR Kyro 64MBPixelPipes2021-01-20 | This is just a very simple, low key video about a PowerVR Kyro 64MB that I recently received. I'm taking a break from the more serious content but I felt like putting together a quick little video about my new graphics card.
Platform specs: Athlon XP-M 2400+ @ 2.4GHz 512MB PC3200 @ 266MHz Asus A7S333 (SiS 745) Aureal Vortex 2 Western Digital WD800 80GB HDD Windows 98SE Unofficial SP3 Kyro v2.01 drivers
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipes2020 sucks a little less now // PixelBOX Haul Ep.12PixelPipes2020-12-28 | I'm ending 2020 on a positive note.
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipesThe Lost Art of Tech DemosPixelPipes2020-10-18 | Strap in and take a ride with me to the past, exploring the history and nostalgia of graphics card tech demos made by many of the most famous vendors in the industry!
A total of 58 demos from NVIDIA, ATI, 3dfx, Matrox, and more were recorded for this video using my own hardware. In many cases, substitutions were made in place of the intended hardware where it made sense to, for the sake of efficiency and time management. These were the graphics cards used:
0:00 Intro 2:28 A little history 4:15 3Dfx Valley of Ra 5:10 3Dfx Race 5:27 3Dfx Wizard's Tower 5:56 Rendition Cartoon 6:52 ATI Knight 7:37 ATI Rage Dawning 12:56 3Dfx Voodoo2 demos 13:09 Matrox G400 EMBM demo 15:44 NVIDIA Smaller GF256 demos 16:02 NVIDIA Crystal 16:32 NVIDIA Smaller GF2 demos 16:56 NVIDIA Creature 17:21 3Dfx Rocketburger 18:06 ATI Radeon's Ark 22:24 NVIDIA Zoltar 23:11 NVIDIA Chameleon 23:47 ATI Nature 24:19 ATI Rachel 24:50 ATI Island demos 27:17 NVIDIA Werewolf 28:06 NVIDIA Squid 28:42 Matrox Parhelia Reef 29:24 ATI Smaller 9700 demos 30:06 ATI Pipe Dream 34:37 NVIDIA Dawn 36:07 NVIDIA Dusk 37:03 NVIDIA Ogre 37:44 NVIDIA Toys 39:02 NVIDIA Last Chance Gas 39:47 NVIDIA Vulcan 41:02 ATI Chimp 42:18 NVIDIA Nalu 43:17 NVIDIA Timbury 44:20 ATI Smaller X800 demos 44:33 ATI Double Cross 46:49 ATI Dangerous Curves 47:06 NVIDIA Luna 49:49 NVIDIA MadMod Mike 51:50 ATI The Assassin 53:51 ATI Toy Shop 54:33 ATI Whiteout 57:54 Epilogue on ATI demos 58:23 NVIDIA 8800 demos 59:16 NVIDIA Medusa 1:02:25 NVIDIA Supersonic Sled 1:02:58 Epilogue on NVIDIA demos 1:03:34 Conclusion
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipesHow did I get all these graphics cards?? | PixelPipes Q&APixelPipes2020-09-27 | Here we take an extended break from benchmarking to answer your questions about myself and the channel! It's an extra long one, so sit back and relax, and tab out if you want while you take a listen at the first PixelPipes Q&A!
0:00 Intro 0:54 1.How did it all begin? 8:39 2.Why have you decided to make PixelPipes? 12:38 3.What is the rarest card in your collection? 16:10 4.What is your rarest computer component? 17:29 5.What is the best deal you ever got? 21:53 6.How does hardware T&L scale? 23:30 7.What's your opinion of workstation cards? 28:26 8.What proprietary graphics API had the most potential? 32:56 9&10.How did you get all these cards and CPUs? 35:20 11.When will you show Matrox some love? 38:18 12.Compare the FX 5900 Ultra to the 5800 Ultra? 38:48 13.Can you review the Radeon HD 2900XT? 40:27 14.What do you use for capturing? 42:57 15.What is your favorite graphics board partner? 45:27 16.What was your biggest hardware letdown? 47:09 17.Why haven't you launched a patreon yet? 49:07 Thanks for watching!
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipesNVIDIA TNT2 Ultra vs 3Dfx Voodoo3 3500 | Card BattlesPixelPipes2020-09-18 | By popular vote, here is the next Card Battles episode featuring NVIDIA's TNT2 Ultra, and 3Dfx's Voodoo3 3500 from the year 1999!
Platform specs: Athlon XP-M 2400+ @ 2.4GHz 512MB PC3200 @ 266MHz Asus A7S333 (SiS 745) Aureal Vortex 2 Western Digital WD800 80GB HDD Windows 98SE Unofficial SP3
0:00 Intro 0:45 History 2:27 Specs and Info 7:36 Benchmarks 10:25 Conclusion
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipesPowerVR Kyro Series: Better than it really should bePixelPipes2020-08-14 | View Vlask's video on the PowerVR PCX2 here: youtu.be/M7dxTmI1SyI Special thanks to Fouquin for lending his voice and a picture of his Kyro 2 PCI for this project.
In this video we take a look at Imagination Technologies' final desktop graphics card on the desktop PC market with the PowerVR Kyro and Kyro 2.
Platform specs: Athlon XP 3000+ (Barton) @ 2.1GHz 512MB PC3200 @ 333MHz Shuttle AK35GT2/R (VIA KT333) Aureal Vortex 2 Western Digital WD800 80GB HDD Windows 98SE Unofficial SP3
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com!
○Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipesA History on AGP: The Accelerated Graphics PortPixelPipes2020-07-12 | In this video we're taking a brief look at the origin and specifications of the AGP slot, and why it was brought to market for a window of time.
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com!
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Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com!
○Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipesVoodoo5 5500 vs Rage Fury MAXX | Card BattlesPixelPipes2020-04-27 | This monstrous episode of Card Battles pits a pair of two-headed graphics cards against each other!
Platform specs: Athlon XP-M 2400+ @ 2.4GHz 512MB PC3200 @ 266MHz Asus A7S333 Aureal Vortex 2 Western Digital WD800 80GB HDD Windows 98SE Unofficial SP3 Drivers: Voodoo5 5500: v1.04.01
Rage Fury MAXX: A6.40CD15
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com!
○Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipesThe first ever GeForcePixelPipes2020-04-13 | What was the very first GeForce like? Let me tell you all about it!
Platform specs: Athlon 64 X2 4400+ @ 2.8GHz 2GB OCZ EL Gold Ed. PC4000 @ 510MHz ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 ATI: Catalyst 5.5 NVIDIA: Forceware 61.77
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com!
○Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipesIt Comes Full Circle // PixelBOX Haul Ep.11PixelPipes2019-05-20 | Fans of retro PC hardware need only apply.
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com! ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipesGeForce FX 5800 Ultra vs Radeon 9700 Pro | Card BattlesPixelPipes2019-05-14 | Finally! It's time to put to rest one of the biggest and most historic battles in GPU history!
Platform specs: Pentium E5800 @ 3.75GHz 2GB OCZ Platinum Ed. PC3200 @ 400MHz ASRock 775i65G Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 ATI: Catalyst 10.2 (Legacy) NVIDIA: Forceware 71.89
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Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Acid Trumpet" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Can you GAME on a GeForce GTS 450 in 2004??PixelPipes2019-03-04 | Let's put a GTS 450 through its paces playing games YEARS before it came out! Actually that's not really putting it through its paces.
Platform specs: Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 4.5GHz 2GB OCZ SLI Ready PC2-8500 @ 900MHz Asus P5K-E (Intel P35) Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 GeForce 8800GTX, GTX 280, GTS 450: Forceware 340.52 GeForce 7900GTX: Forceware 163.71 2900XT: Catalyst 11.1 Radeon X1950XTX: Catalyst 10.2
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com! ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipes
"Inspired" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0GeForce FX 5200 Ultra - Redemption?PixelPipes2019-01-19 | We give the notorious GeForce FX 5200 one last chance, with the 5200 Ultra! The fastest NV34-based card there is!
Platform specs: Pentium E5800 @ 3.75GHz 2GB OCZ Platinum Ed. PC3200 @ 400MHz ASRock 775i65G Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 Forceware 71.89 (all cards)
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I take a GeForce FX 5500 PCI out for a ride in a handful of titles, trying to get a good framerate in each. Sit back and enjoy the show!
Platform specs: Pentium E5800 @ 3.2GHz 2GB OCZ Platinum Ed. PC3200 @ 400MHz ASRock 775i65G Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 Forceware 71.89
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com! ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipes2018 Collection Update!PixelPipes2018-12-31 | Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD
Here's a collection update of graphics cards I've gotten throughout 2018.
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This episode of PixelBOX covers roughly the second half the year, but I've slimmed it down to make it more digestible. Enjoy!
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I bought some VisionTek Mystery Box graphics cards for 2018, and the results are... Well, you'll see!
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"Bossa Antigua" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0A Comparison of 15 PCI Graphics Cards (DirectX 8, 9, 10, 11)PixelPipes2018-09-13 | 15 graphics cards on the PCI bus, real and simulated, are pitted against each other in this epic comparison! It's the Final Showdown!
Platform specs: Athlon 64 X2 4400+ @ 2.8GHz 2GB OCZ PC4000 @ 510MHz ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3
Core 2 Duo E8600 @ 4.5GHz 2GB OCZ PC2-8500 @ 901MHz Asus P5K-E (Intel P35) Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com! ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipesTERRIBLE Graphics Cards! // Pixel Talk Podcast Volume 5PixelPipes2018-08-23 | PixelPipes and Modzy's Retro Collection join up with special guest The Obsoletist to talk about terrible, awful, and very bad no-good graphics cards! Not for weak stomachs!
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"Poppers and Prosecco" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Radeon 8500 vs GeForce3 Ti500 | Card BattlesPixelPipes2018-06-10 | This episode of Card Battles centers on a year of upheaval in the world of PC gaming, as we see the emergence of programmable shaders, and a contender against NVIDIA that had never before been so formidable.
Platform specs: Athlon 64 X2 4400+ @ 2.8GHz 2GB OCZ PC4000 @ 510MHz ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD Windows XP Professional SP3 Forceware 71.89 Catalyst 5.5
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"Red Haired Boy" Acoustic Eidolon acousticeidolon.comRebuilding my Windows 98 Test System!PixelPipes2018-05-18 | In this video we take a *grim* look at the state of my Windows 98 system and the drastic changes we need to take with it.
Platform specs: Athlon XP 2400+ @ 2GHz 512MB PC133 Asus A7S333 Aureal Vortex 2 Western Digital WD800 80GB HDD Windows 98SE Unofficial SP3
Music from the 1998 game Grim Fandango from LucasArts.
Intro Animation By Ken Gruca Jr — Inquire at kjgruca@gmail.com! ○Join the Pixel Talk Discord server! discord.gg/m6xyBeD ○Instagram! instagram.com/pixelpipes ○Follow me on Twitter! @pixelpipes ○Donate via Paypal: @pixelpipesWell its ABOUT TIME! // PixelBOX Haul Ep.7PixelPipes2018-05-04 | I get something very special in this PixelBOX haul -- something I've been needing for my channel for a long time!
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