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Soft-15KHz - slim new tool for 15KHz on normal vga cards
rexel:
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Ive done a bit of reading and couldnt find the answer.. but would a geforce 6220 (nvidia) pcie be compatible with soft 15khz?
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Yes. Mind the Nvidia 32-resolution limit.
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can someone explain what this means.. i take it that with this card it can only support upto XXXX resolution... so am i right to assume that as long as i am not playing the most recent games (which inturn demand high reso's) i should be fine?
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nvidia drivers do now allow you to have more than 32 different resolutions available on the system. Since among all the games in MAME there are probably closer to around 110 unique resolutions, you have to choose a set of resolutions that will allow you to fit the games you want to play without having to loose pixels, or stretch or squash the image, or have too much of a boarder around the edge.
For example if Random Game 2: Nerf Herder runs at 320x240 and you didn't choose to add that resolution, but you did add 320x256, then you're going to have an 8 pixel blank space on the top and bottom of the image. Or if it was the other way around, the game runs at 320x256 and you only added 320x240, then you'll loose 8 pixels from the top and the bottom.
It has nothing to do with WHAT the resolution is, but with how many unique resolutions you've added.
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thats abit of a limitation ! only 32 when theres 110 possible...
whats a way around this? go a cheap ati card instead?
SailorSat:
Not a problem as Soft-15kHz per default only uses 32 modes (as does the ArcadeVGA).
However, there are people who insist that a 320x224 neogeo within a "real" 320x224 mode looks different than in a 320x240 mode with borders. Even if there is no technical difference :)
wilch:
@MonMotha
Thanks again for the help, I'll try those modelines this weekend. I want 50hz for Amiga emulation without having to use triple buffering so I can experience Amiga-like responses and smooth scrolling, but I guess Amiga emulation is far from perfect. I have tried the 50hz modelines included with soft15-khz but didn't like the results. I really regret selling my Amiga now, suppose I could emulate an NTSC machine instead and run at 60hz but may be too fast...
@Sailorsat
Is your new dongle + soft-15khz compatible with a Geforce GTX 260?
Thanks
rexel:
hi just wonderig if a ati x300 would also work ?
SailorSat:
Well x300 should work too.
GTX260? don't know, but worked with a GTX460.