From V5 to Geforce 2 Ultra

I am changing my V5500 voodoo card to a Hercules Geforce 2 Ultra in the hope of better frame rates on my Althon 900 (particularly for Nascar 4). Has anyone else done what I am about to do, and can put my mind at rest that I will indeed have better FPS, and also a good picture quality (because using FSAA, the voodoo card had a good picture quality, if not speed). Thanks in anticipation. PJ

I made the move from V5 to Ultra, and believe me, you're doing the right thing! Iain "Paul Jager" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:qZ5r6.209551$[email hidden]... > I am changing my V5500 voodoo card to a Hercules Geforce 2 Ultra in thehope > of better frame rates on my Althon 900 (particularly for Nascar 4). Has > anyone else done what I am about to do, and can put my mind at rest that I > will indeed have better FPS, and also a good picture quality (becauseusing

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> FSAA, the voodoo card had a good picture quality, if not speed). > > Thanks in anticipation. > > PJ > >

Just wondering, what is the price difference between a GF2 Ultra and a GF3? If it's not too much then maybe a GF3 would be a better bet since it's FSAA is considerably faster than a GF2. "Paul Jager" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:qZ5r6.209551$[email hidden]... > I am changing my V5500 voodoo card to a Hercules Geforce 2 Ultra in thehope > of better frame rates on my Althon 900 (particularly for Nascar 4). Has > anyone else done what I am about to do, and can put my mind at rest that I > will indeed have better FPS, and also a good picture quality (becauseusing > FSAA, the voodoo card had a good picture quality, if not speed). > > Thanks in anticipation. > > PJ

On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 15:35:04 -0000, "Paul Jager" <[email hidden]> wrote: >I am changing my V5500 voodoo card to a Hercules Geforce 2 Ultra in the hope >of better frame rates on my Althon 900 (particularly for Nascar 4). Has >anyone else done what I am about to do, and can put my mind at rest that I >will indeed have better FPS, and also a good picture quality (because using >FSAA, the voodoo card had a good picture quality, if not speed). I bought a GF2 Ultra a month or so ago. I hated it. I never got half my games to run correctly (including N4) and got sick of juggling driver versions. The 2D sucked, too. The only reason I got it was because I couldn't find a V5/5500 anywhere for a couple weeks. I found one a couple weeks ago and snapped it up. It is wonderful. I like being able to run nearly any game without changing the drivers first. Frame rates are fine. My first experience with Nvidia was very negative and I am not likely to bother trying them again unless I have to. I hope ATI gets the Radeon series straightened out. ~daxe

Pretty strange experience you had. I have had not one single driver problem with any game using nvidia. You sound to me like a Voodoo plant! I was a 3dfx man for years going through a Voodoo 1, 2, 3 and 5 and the nvidia Ultra is a vastly superior card in every way - including 2D. Iain "daxe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 15:35:04 -0000, "Paul Jager" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >I am changing my V5500 voodoo card to a Hercules Geforce 2 Ultra in thehope > >of better frame rates on my Althon 900 (particularly for Nascar 4). Has > >anyone else done what I am about to do, and can put my mind at rest thatI > >will indeed have better FPS, and also a good picture quality (becauseusing

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> >FSAA, the voodoo card had a good picture quality, if not speed). > > > I bought a GF2 Ultra a month or so ago. I hated it. I never got half > my games to run correctly (including N4) and got sick of juggling > driver versions. The 2D sucked, too. > > The only reason I got it was because I couldn't find a V5/5500 > anywhere for a couple weeks. I found one a couple weeks ago and > snapped it up. It is wonderful. I like being able to run nearly any > game without changing the drivers first. Frame rates are fine. > > My first experience with Nvidia was very negative and I am not likely > to bother trying them again unless I have to. I hope ATI gets the > Radeon series straightened out. > > ~daxe

On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 20:37:25 -0000, "Iain Mackenzie" <[email hidden]> wrote: > - including 2D. >Iain You just lost all credibility with that last comment. You were doing good too.