>So I picked up this second-hand 8 Meg video card today...it's a Creative
>Labs 3D Blaster (PCI), model # CT6240. It's got a Rendition V1000E chip
>on it. I'm wondering...is this the Rendition chip that can be used for
>GPL, Cart Racing etc.? I'm running a Voodoo 2 and a Creative Labs
>Graphics Blaster Extreme at the moment. Will I be able to get the
>Rendition textures from CART and the performance boost mentioned in
>"Four Wheel Drift" if I install the Rendition card? And how do I tell
>GPL to use it and not the Voodoo2? Is there a particular set of drivers
>I'll need?
I'm pretty sure that card came as 4 meg only. Yes, it can run the
Rendition versions of ICR2/CART Racing and GPL (as well as NR2 & NR99
& SODA Off Road Racing [an excellent, under-rated title]).
Unfortunately, it's the first generation of Rendition cards (late '96
vintage). While it will run ICR2/CART (and the other titles) well,
but you'll probably get better performance in the more
graphics-intensive GPL with the Voodoo2.
When you run GPL, you can select the video driver for GPL to use
(Options/Graphics/3D Accelerator).
Check the CL site or Rendition (www.rendition.com) for V1000
drivers. Also check on the web to see if the following Rendition fan
sites are still active:
http://www.bjorn3d.com/
http://rendition.dimension3d.com/
Good luck.
"But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was
nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into
a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark
