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Best Voodoo5 3rd party driver?

Rich

Best Voodoo5 3rd party driver?

by Rich » Tue, 04 Feb 2003 07:02:24

I'm finding compatibility issues with certain racing games using my V5 5500
agp card.  The latest release beta 9 #7 gives me 3dfx problems with older
Papyrus titles Nascar 3, Legends, and EA's Sports Car GT.
However, EA's F1 2001, NFS5, and Papy's Nascar 4 have improved considerably
by maintaining the same graphics but with higher frame rates than say beta8
#4.
Since I am such an avid race gamer, can anyone recommend a good 3dfx driver
for older games (-1999) as well as newer (2000 +)?
Goy Larse

Best Voodoo5 3rd party driver?

by Goy Larse » Tue, 04 Feb 2003 07:21:21


> I'm finding compatibility issues with certain racing games using my V5 5500
> agp card.  The latest release beta 9 #7 gives me 3dfx problems with older
> Papyrus titles Nascar 3, Legends, and EA's Sports Car GT.
> However, EA's F1 2001, NFS5, and Papy's Nascar 4 have improved considerably
> by maintaining the same graphics but with higher frame rates than say beta8
> #4.
> Since I am such an avid race gamer, can anyone recommend a good 3dfx driver
> for older games (-1999) as well as newer (2000 +)?

Sorry mate, can't remember which ones I used at the end, but I know I
found them here if you're not already aware of this site....

http://www.voodoofiles.com

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"goyl at nettx dot no"

http://www.theuspits.com

"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--

Stephan Pasker

Best Voodoo5 3rd party driver?

by Stephan Pasker » Tue, 04 Feb 2003 15:51:55



depends on whats your OS

Stephan

Jussi Koukk

Best Voodoo5 3rd party driver?

by Jussi Koukk » Tue, 04 Feb 2003 20:21:31


something like this:

I'm using Amigamerlin 2.5 SE drivers with WinXP... runs GTR2002, LFS
and GPL just fine.
--
- JKo -

Rich

Best Voodoo5 3rd party driver?

by Rich » Wed, 05 Feb 2003 01:21:02

Stephan, that would be Win98SE




> > I'm finding compatibility issues with certain racing games using my V5
> 5500
> > agp card.  The latest release beta 9 #7 gives me 3dfx problems with
older
> > Papyrus titles Nascar 3, Legends, and EA's Sports Car GT.
> > However, EA's F1 2001, NFS5, and Papy's Nascar 4 have improved
> considerably
> > by maintaining the same graphics but with higher frame rates than say
> beta8
> > #4.
> > Since I am such an avid race gamer, can anyone recommend a good 3dfx
> driver
> > for older games (-1999) as well as newer (2000 +)?

> depends on whats your OS

> Stephan

Stephan Pasker

Best Voodoo5 3rd party driver?

by Stephan Pasker » Wed, 05 Feb 2003 07:16:34



I always used the original 3dfx-drivers when I had Windows 98SE and Windows
ME. I only tried third-party-drivers when I changed to Windows XP. So I
would only use third party drivers if you have a brand new game that doesnt
work with the original drivers or has graphical mistakes. If the original
drivers dont have problems running those brand new games I would stay with
them, because they are the most stable drivers under Win 98 and ME.

In Win XP I can recommend the drivers from 3dhq, former known as
3dfx-Underground, Amigamerlin and x3dfx, if they already released their new
drivers.
Sorry, I cant recommend third-party-drivers for Win 98, because I never
used them.

Greetings
Stephan





> > > I'm finding compatibility issues with certain racing games using my V5
> > 5500
> > > agp card.  The latest release beta 9 #7 gives me 3dfx problems with
> older
> > > Papyrus titles Nascar 3, Legends, and EA's Sports Car GT.
> > > However, EA's F1 2001, NFS5, and Papy's Nascar 4 have improved
> > considerably
> > > by maintaining the same graphics but with higher frame rates than say
> > beta8
> > > #4.
> > > Since I am such an avid race gamer, can anyone recommend a good 3dfx
> > driver
> > > for older games (-1999) as well as newer (2000 +)?

> > depends on whats your OS

> > Stephan

Kevin Barne

Best Voodoo5 3rd party driver?

by Kevin Barne » Mon, 10 Feb 2003 02:49:50

i used to use amiga merlin when i had my voodoo 5 with nio problems it is a
good set of drivers to use. cant remember where i got them hough

Kev Barnes


> something like this:

> >I'm finding compatibility issues with certain racing games using my V5
5500
> >agp card.  The latest release beta 9 #7 gives me 3dfx problems with older
> >Papyrus titles Nascar 3, Legends, and EA's Sports Car GT.
> >However, EA's F1 2001, NFS5, and Papy's Nascar 4 have improved
considerably
> >by maintaining the same graphics but with higher frame rates than say
beta8
> >#4.
> >Since I am such an avid race gamer, can anyone recommend a good 3dfx
driver
> >for older games (-1999) as well as newer (2000 +)?

> I'm using Amigamerlin 2.5 SE drivers with WinXP... runs GTR2002, LFS
> and GPL just fine.
> --
> - JKo -


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