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2 questions about video cards

Phillip Arche

2 questions about video cards

by Phillip Arche » Sat, 03 Mar 2001 10:51:50

I have just upgraded to a 1Ghz Athlon on a Via KT133a M/B (Gigabyte) and (as
always) am now looking to upgrade the video card (never ending circle -
isn't it?). Lately I've been hearing some horror stories about NVidia cards
on Via M/Boards and wondered:
 1) Can anyone give me any detail about problems with this combo -
specifically with a GeForce 11 GTS
 2) Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) using a Radeon card with
the usual car sims (GPL, GP3, Rallymasters, F12K,  NFS5 etc)

Any comments would be appreciated (I need to spend some more money :-)
                    TIA..
                    Phillip..

Dave Henri

2 questions about video cards

by Dave Henri » Sat, 03 Mar 2001 12:45:05

  Ask Tom Pabst..at least he can point you to some websites that have
some information on them.   I think it is not so much a Via/Nividia problem,
but a Via/WINDOWS ACPI problem that is more common on Nvidia systems.  I
don't have any details tho...Tom is one on the lead with that
topic.
dave henrie

Ian Eichendor

2 questions about video cards

by Ian Eichendor » Sat, 03 Mar 2001 17:22:54

From my experience with Via chipsets, all that is needed to get an Nvidia card
working properly is Via's 4 in 1 driver update which can be downloaded from
their website.  I have both a TNT2 and a GeForce 2 MX and they work fine.

> I have just upgraded to a 1Ghz Athlon on a Via KT133a M/B (Gigabyte) and (as
> always) am now looking to upgrade the video card (never ending circle -
> isn't it?). Lately I've been hearing some horror stories about NVidia cards
> on Via M/Boards and wondered:
>  1) Can anyone give me any detail about problems with this combo -
> specifically with a GeForce 11 GTS
>  2) Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) using a Radeon card with
> the usual car sims (GPL, GP3, Rallymasters, F12K,  NFS5 etc)

> Any comments would be appreciated (I need to spend some more money :-)
>                     TIA..
>                     Phillip..

Txl

2 questions about video cards

by Txl » Sat, 03 Mar 2001 19:37:45

same for me geforce2mx rocks on my VIA QDI MB



> From my experience with Via chipsets, all that is needed to get an Nvidia
card
> working properly is Via's 4 in 1 driver update which can be downloaded
from
> their website.  I have both a TNT2 and a GeForce 2 MX and they work fine.


> > I have just upgraded to a 1Ghz Athlon on a Via KT133a M/B (Gigabyte) and
(as
> > always) am now looking to upgrade the video card (never ending circle -
> > isn't it?). Lately I've been hearing some horror stories about NVidia
cards
> > on Via M/Boards and wondered:
> >  1) Can anyone give me any detail about problems with this combo -
> > specifically with a GeForce 11 GTS
> >  2) Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) using a Radeon card
with
> > the usual car sims (GPL, GP3, Rallymasters, F12K,  NFS5 etc)

> > Any comments would be appreciated (I need to spend some more money :-)
> >                     TIA..
> >                     Phillip..

Mark Lierma

2 questions about video cards

by Mark Lierma » Sun, 04 Mar 2001 06:03:30



Phillip,

I run Nasar4 and GPL on my Duron 750/Soyo KT133 motherboard and have nothing
but good things to say about my 32DDR Radeon card.  I get 40-75 fps online.  
Never srops below 40.


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