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Which Video Card for current Papy products?

6 posts by 5 people · 28 Dec 1999 - 28 Dec 1999

I am ordering a new Dell. I am leaning towards the 32mb NVidia geForce. I can also choose the latest 3dfx Voodoo card, and for less money.... What is considered to be the best lately? I run GPL, Nascar Legends, and N3 in Oscar... Thanks for the help, MM
I believe, for GPL, Legends, and N3, you would be most happiest with the V3 3dfx cards. The V3000 is an awesome card, the 3500 is great as well if you like all the bells and whistles. I can tell you I run those 3 sims on my V3000, and am very pleased. They all run very well in glide. -- Don Burnette Dburn in N3 and Legends
Dave Henrie 28 Dec 1999#511045
The Nvidia "will" run gpl but only with much arm twisting and some severe frame rate problems if you like mirrors. You need a beta patch and must be willing to limit your mirrors or drive from the tailgunner posistion(shudder!) to get any current Nvidia product to work. GPL was coded for the 3dfx, with the 1.2 patch you will be very very happy. Quake III still looks good (maybe not as good as a Nvidia) but if GPL and the Papyrus family are your focus...then it is 3dfx V3000 for a perfect fit. dave henrie
Quoted text (13 lines)> Your only choice is the Voo Doo. > > I am ordering a new Dell. I am leaning towards the 32mb NVidia > > geForce. I can also choose the latest 3dfx Voodoo card, and for less > > money.... What is considered to be the best lately? I run GPL, Nascar > > Legends, and N3 in Oscar... > > Thanks for the help, > > MM
Thanks for all the advice! I ordered a PIII-500 with the Voodoo 3000 16 mb, sb live for sound. Should be fun! MM
Quoted text (8 lines)> I am ordering a new Dell. I am leaning towards the 32mb NVidia > geForce. I can also choose the latest 3dfx Voodoo card, and for less > money.... What is considered to be the best lately? I run GPL, Nascar > Legends, and N3 in Oscar... > Thanks for the help, > MM
Jon Bagel 28 Dec 1999#511047
i have a 500 p3 with a v3 3000 and a monster sound card mx300, 128 ram and my system runs all max cars and details at max frame rate. i did notice in new screenshots for nascar4 there was a graphics page with the opengl selection on, but that's only a screenshot. if you want gpl to run you will need a voodoo card. nascar 3 and legends will run direct 3d. remember nascar4 will run probably 43 cars in it so you'll probably need all video horsepower for that. jon

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