• DdCno1@beehaw.org
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      13 days ago

      That one made CPUs run at a lower clock speed so that older games would run.

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          13 days ago

          I’m still salty about the Geforce 4 MX (which was just a slightly modified 2 MX, with none of the features of the newer 4-series), although that’s more of a case of false marketing.

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        13 days ago

        On the case we had, it also (or perhaps only) made the fans run faster, which was hilarious.

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          Were fans even all that common on cases back then? I had a 486 clocked at 100 MHz that only needed the tiniest passive heat spreader - and this was years after turbo buttons were a thing.

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      Ya, if this hardware hike every decides to end, I’m holding for it. Else I’ll just play all these old bangers I missed and keep playing the really good ones I still do. Not to mention all the shit I can emulate that I never beat. There are so many games to keep me busy for the rest of my life, and so many good indie developers that aren’t chasing that top tier spec PC on their titles that make really good games.