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And another variant based on Kepler. NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 GPU Name GK208B GPU Variant GK208-203-B1 Architecture Kepler 2.0 Foundry TSMC Process Size 28 nm https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-710.c1990

It's because there are two different variants of GT 710. GPU Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 GF119S GPU Variant GF119-300-A1 Architecture Fermi 2.0 Foundry TSMC Process Size 40 nm https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-710.c2614

Possibility to get their original Windows system files modified by Kaspersky into the hell knows what?

No, it's misspelt.

You mean it's in the hands of Shakey's Pizza? Shakey's Pizza bought Microsoft?

"Goldeneye, for me, was very disappointing. Very heavy DNR and edge enhancement!" https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=206339&page=4 Is @D.Draker at fault, again?

Yes, absolutely fine, I also did that BIOS mod by reflashing to 3700. There was (still is?) a ready made BIOS file from the original Quadro card circulating the internet.

Imporatant info for all bluray fans! Another form of manufacturers' - DNR wars. "DNR applied to Blu Ray. What exactly does it mean?" https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=61482 Do a research before you buy.

Bad Omen: Windows Millennium is missing.

Blurays and films that are "remastered" by id*ots is nothing new. They are too bright and acid, agree. It's the same as those newly remastered audio CDs during the ear of loudness wars. https://dr.loudness-war.info/ I just can't find the proper English jargon name for such releases. Brightness wars, maybe?

It's not a software/programmes related topic.

One of my favourite actors!

On the other hand, FX 1700 is a direct copy of a very common 8600GS. I personally reflashed it in 2007. GT version should have a different VRAM though. So maybe a good BIOS for 1800 exists. If flashed properly, not drivers editing would be needed. I'm still afraid the 9 series is too new. https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-8600-gs.c1767

I'm afraid - no. Both have have two different chips. GPU Variant G94 GL-U https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/quadro-fx-1800.c1323 GPU Variant G94-300-A1 https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-9600-gt.c206

@Random Person, they had it coming.

The original question and the topic title made a clear emphasis on Windows Vista compatibility, unfortunately, the benchmark is of no relevance since both cards aren't officially supported on Vista, thus we can safely assume that test had been made on Windows 7 (at least).

What I recommend to try - perform "4K alignment" it's known to help XP in some cases. Since Windows XP doesn't support 512e . The procedure was popular some decades ago. https://www.minitool.com/lib/4k-alignment.html "Although 512e solves the compatibility problem and it doesn’t force complicated changes in computing system, it still has some defects. Actually, the translation process of 512e sacrifices its performance to a certain extent, especially in writing performance. When you write a data that is neither a multiple of 4K nor aligned to a 4K boundary (4K misalignment, click 4K alignment to know more), a operation known as read-modify-write (RMW) is performed, which can result in a perceptible impact on writing performance to users." Source: https://www.partitionwizard.com/help/what-is-advanced-format.html

jaclaz, what you talk about is called 512-Byte Emulation (512e), I'm aware of it. "A hard disk that is configured with 4K physical sectors with 512-byte logical sectors, the so-called 512e, comes out. It is coupled with 512-byte conversion firmware so that the 4K physical sectors used in Advanced Format are translated into 8 traditional 512-byte logical sectors compatible with host computing systems." However - "The Windows versions supporting 512e hard disk are as follows: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2". I don't see Windows XP on that list. Source: https://www.partitionwizard.com/help/what-is-advanced-format.html

To sell more DX12 graphic cards? I dunno. What I'm sure of, it doesn't need DX12 with those graphics, agree. DX9, at best.

Very old disks (500GB and the such) have "usual" 512kb clusters, and the newer ones - "advanced format" with bigger clusters. And by that I mean physical, hardware clusters. EDIT, prolly the board isn't tailored well enough to work with the old ones, but could also be the firmware bug.

No. Star Wars: Battlefront is a series of classic games that was launched in 2004. (twenty years ago!) In 2024 they just added an artificial block to fend off windows 7 and below. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Battlefront https://store.steampowered.com/app/2446550/STAR_WARS_Battlefront_Classic_Collection/ That's why it makes sense to post here.

STAR WARS: Battlefront Classic Collection Genres: Action, Shooter, First-person, Third-person, 3D Companies: Pandemic Studios, Aspyr Media Requires Windows 8 and above

If it's a laptop, won't work due to the missing Optimus.

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VI REUNION, Genres: Action, RPG, Japanese Companies: Square Enix, TOSE CO., LTD. This game requires Windows 10 and up.

Yes, I deliberately omitted column No. 3 from the Forbes article for obvious reasons you've just proved to be right. In fact, I even wanted to help you not to land up in a funny situation like this, that's why I didn't quote that column. In English, we have two absolutely different meanings for "famous" and "talented"! Fame has nothing to do with talent. There are a lot of famous folks on insta, it doesn't automatically make them talented or actors.