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Newbie quest. re: selecting video card

3 posts by 3 people · 10 Aug 1999 - 13 Aug 1999

Tony Porcz 10 Aug 1999#485044
Newbie question: Never played any serious games or sims on my computer. It's fairly new, PII 400, 256MB, 16xCDROM, ATI Rage Fury AGP w/32MB, Win98. I am thinking of buying a few racing sims/games, namely GPL, Powerslide, and Midnight Madness. Do you think this system will provide sufficient performance, or should I forget about it without buying an additional card like the Voodoo3? If I should buy one, does anyone know if there are ATI cooperates well with Voodoo3, and how much memory should I have on the Voodoo? Tx, Tony
Neil 10 Aug 1999#485045
Voodoo 3 is a stand alone card that does both 2D and 3D. It will not work alongside another card, so in your case you would have to remove your Rage Fury if you got a V3. If you wanted to keep the Fury and get glide compatability then a Voodoo 2 is the only card to do it. I'll let others give their opinion on the Fury as I'm not sure! All V3s are 16Mb by the way, V2s come in 8 and 12Mb.
Quoted text (13 lines)> Newbie question: Never played any serious games or sims on my > computer. It's fairly new, PII 400, 256MB, 16xCDROM, ATI Rage > Fury AGP w/32MB, Win98. I am thinking of buying a few racing > sims/games, namely GPL, Powerslide, and Midnight Madness. Do you > think this system will provide sufficient performance, or should > I forget about it without buying an additional card like the > Voodoo3? If I should buy one, does anyone know if there are ATI > cooperates well with Voodoo3, and how much memory should I have > on the Voodoo? > Tx, > Tony
cart.. 13 Aug 1999#485699
Id play the game first and see how it runs. Im not sure about the other two but gpl was made when most of us were on 200mmx. Scott
Quoted text (13 lines)>Newbie question: Never played any serious games or sims on my >computer. It's fairly new, PII 400, 256MB, 16xCDROM, ATI Rage >Fury AGP w/32MB, Win98. I am thinking of buying a few racing >sims/games, namely GPL, Powerslide, and Midnight Madness. Do you >think this system will provide sufficient performance, or should >I forget about it without buying an additional card like the >Voodoo3? If I should buy one, does anyone know if there are ATI >cooperates well with Voodoo3, and how much memory should I have >on the Voodoo? >Tx, >Tony

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