I know that there are a lot of 3d card questions asked in this group and
it's supposed to be an autosim group but you guys are the most knowledgable
because you use these things for the same thing I do....racing.
I have heard a lot of people say they have both a Rendition board and a
3dFX. How does that work? I have a screamin 3d card, but my monitor plugs
right into it. If I wanted to have both would that mean I would have to
reconnect my monitor to the correct card and change the system settings
every time I wanted to use a different card? Or can the 3dFX run alongside
the Rendition board? Just a query. Maybe someone can answer. Thanks.
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> I know that there are a lot of 3d card questions asked in this group and > it's supposed to be an autosim group but you guys are the most knowledgable > because you use these things for the same thing I do....racing. > I have heard a lot of people say they have both a Rendition board and a > 3dFX. How does that work? I have a screamin 3d card, but my monitor plugs > right into it. If I wanted to have both would that mean I would have to > reconnect my monitor to the correct card and change the system settings > every time I wanted to use a different card? Or can the 3dFX run alongside > the Rendition board? Just a query. Maybe someone can answer. Thanks.Thanks Neil. Does this connector come with the 3Dfx card or do you have to
buy it separately. And is there a certain kind of 3dFX that does that or
are they all like this.
>When you install a 3Dfx into your system, you will unplug your monitor
>from the Rendition and plug it into the 3Dfx card. You will have a
>short connector to plug into the output of the Rendition card that
>you will then plug into the input of the 3Dfx card.
There are all like that and they come with it.
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<<Phoenix>>
>Thanks Neil. Does this connector come with the 3Dfx card or do you have to
>buy it separately. And is there a certain kind of 3dFX that does that or
>are they all like this.
>>When you install a 3Dfx into your system, you will unplug your monitor
>>from the Rendition and plug it into the 3Dfx card. You will have a
>>short connector to plug into the output of the Rendition card that
>>you will then plug into the input of the 3Dfx card.
A side note about the 3dfx card - I am very, very, very, very picky about
the quality of my monitor and the signal that gets to the monitor. I go
nuts if the screen is the slightest bit fuzzy.
I have a Matrox Millennium card with the Diamond Monster 3D card. Don't get
me wrong, the Diamond card is great. Best damn thing that I have purchased
for game performance ever. however, the Diamond 3D card does, slightly, but
noticably cause my monitor to get just a bit out of focus. When I run my
monitor direct from my Matrox, everything is crisp. But, when I run the
Matrox through the Diamond 3d, and then to the monitor, everything is just
slightly blurry. Now, most people will not notice the change - but, if you
are picky, you might want to think about this a bit.
Kevin
> I know that there are a lot of 3d card questions asked in this group and
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>it's supposed to be an autosim group but you guys are the most knowledgable >because you use these things for the same thing I do....racing. > I have heard a lot of people say they have both a Rendition board and a >3dFX. How does that work? I have a screamin 3d card, but my monitor plugs >right into it. If I wanted to have both would that mean I would have to >reconnect my monitor to the correct card and change the system settings >every time I wanted to use a different card? Or can the 3dFX run alongside >the Rendition board? Just a query. Maybe someone can answer. Thanks.> Thanks Neil. Does this connector come with the 3Dfx card or do you have to
> buy it separately. And is there a certain kind of 3dFX that does that or
> are they all like this.
Yes the cable comes with the 3Dfx card.
To the best of my knowledge all the cards work the same way (and I'm
sure I'll be *quickly* corrected if I'm wrong!). The only difference
is likely to be the quality of the cable. I recall seeing some posts
about certain manufacturers having put better quality cables in
later releases of their product.
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Neil Yeatman
Ajax, Ontario, CANADA
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> > I know that there are a lot of 3d card questions asked in this group and > > it's supposed to be an autosim group but you guys are the most knowledgable > > because you use these things for the same thing I do....racing. > > I have heard a lot of people say they have both a Rendition board and a > > 3dFX. How does that work? I have a screamin 3d card, but my monitor plugs > > right into it. If I wanted to have both would that mean I would have to > > reconnect my monitor to the correct card and change the system settings > > every time I wanted to use a different card? Or can the 3dFX run alongside > > the Rendition board? Just a query. Maybe someone can answer. Thanks. > When you install a 3Dfx into your system, you will unplug your monitor > from the Rendition and plug it into the 3Dfx card. You will have a > short connector to plug into the output of the Rendition card that > you will then plug into the input of the 3Dfx card. This functions > as a pass-thru so the Rendition will output to your monitor when the > 3Dfx is not in use. > The only requirement is that you have a free PCI slot, preferably > beside the one you have your existing card plugged into. > -- > Neil Yeatman > Ajax, Ontario, CANADAIf the game doesn't support 3Dfx, it won't select the 3Dfx card.
3Dfx games work with GLIDE, and if they don't find it in the
directory, it cannot enable 3Dfx acceleration. Most people will hear
an audible "click" as the computer switches to the add-on board.
This combo would let you run Rendition accelerated games and 3Dfx. But
if it supports both, then 3Dfx would be the wise choice everytime
