I running 'N2' on a Pentium 75Mhz system. I've been thinking of getting a
3D board for use with 'N2'. Is it worth the money? Will it improve the
video by that much? Does anyone have any sugestions on which video board I
should purchase? I'm not sure of my limitations by having a 75Mhz system.
Thanks in advance,
Dan
> I running 'N2' on a Pentium 75Mhz system. I've been thinking of getting a
> 3D board for use with 'N2'. Is it worth the money? Will it improve the
> video by that much? Does anyone have any sugestions on which video board I
> should purchase? I'm not sure of my limitations by having a 75Mhz system.
> Thanks in advance,
> Dan
Try the Screamin'3D or the Canopus Total 3D cards. These offer less
bugs and slightly better performance. Or, if you are on a tight budget,
save $30 over the Screamin'3D by getting an Intergraph Intense 3D card.
--
Matt Lewis
> > I running 'N2' on a Pentium 75Mhz system. I've been thinking of getting a
> > 3D board for use with 'N2'. Is it worth the money? Will it improve the
> > video by that much? Does anyone have any sugestions on which video board I
> > should purchase? I'm not sure of my limitations by having a 75Mhz system.
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Dan
> I own the Sierra Screamin'3D and love it. In my opinion, it will really
> supercharge the graphics on that P75. Any Rendition Verite based video
> card should work, but I recommend avoiding the Creative Labs 3D Blaster
> PCI card unless you can live without the enhanced Indycar2 version made
> for the Rendition cards. And, trust me, you can't live without it. It
> is that good.
> Try the Screamin'3D or the Canopus Total 3D cards. These offer less
> bugs and slightly better performance. Or, if you are on a tight budget,
> save $30 over the Screamin'3D by getting an Intergraph Intense 3D card.
> --
> Matt Lewis
Luckily I got my homebuild runnin first, now I can run just about
everything in renddma on at 30 fps. Wheew.
Mick in Tampa
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http://pages.prodigy.com/CNSRL #3 = #8 in '97!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > I running 'N2' on a Pentium 75Mhz system. I've been thinking of getting a
> > 3D board for use with 'N2'. Is it worth the money? Will it improve the
> > video by that much? Does anyone have any sugestions on which video board I
> > should purchase? I'm not sure of my limitations by having a 75Mhz system.
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Dan
> I own the Sierra Screamin'3D and love it. In my opinion, it will really
> supercharge the graphics on that P75. Any Rendition Verite based video
> card should work, but I recommend avoiding the Creative Labs 3D Blaster
> PCI card unless you can live without the enhanced Indycar2 version made
> for the Rendition cards. And, trust me, you can't live without it. It
> is that good.
> Try the Screamin'3D or the Canopus Total 3D cards. These offer less
> bugs and slightly better performance. Or, if you are on a tight budget,
> save $30 over the Screamin'3D by getting an Intergraph Intense 3D card.
> --
> Matt Lewis
Basically there are no physical differences between the Intergraph and
Sierra cards. The main differences are in the quality of drivers,
support, price, and bundled software.
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I'm not involved in the video card area but the only hardware that N2
supports is Rendition. Be warned, though, that if you want to play VGA
(320x200) games, you might want to avoid it. It has trouble with a lot
of lo-res stuff (the fixes available only seem to work on a minority of
games, thankfully GP2 is one of them).
Bottom line - if your PC is purely a simracing machine, buy Rendition -
you'll get good N2, good ICR2 and GP2 wont be harmed (it may be better
if your current vid card is slow).
You want arcade? Upgrade your Processor, M/B, Vid Card and shove in a
3Dfx add on (or buy a Playstation - a lot cheaper ;) ).
No one ever said it was gonna be easy!
Mark
Reading, UK
> > I running 'N2' on a Pentium 75Mhz system. I've been thinking of getting a
> > 3D board for use with 'N2'. Is it worth the money? Will it improve the
> > video by that much? Does anyone have any sugestions on which video board I
> > should purchase? I'm not sure of my limitations by having a 75Mhz system.
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Dan
> I own the Sierra Screamin'3D and love it. In my opinion, it will really
> supercharge the graphics on that P75. Any Rendition Verite based video
> card should work, but I recommend avoiding the Creative Labs 3D Blaster
> PCI card unless you can live without the enhanced Indycar2 version made
> for the Rendition cards. And, trust me, you can't live without it. It
> is that good.
> Try the Screamin'3D or the Canopus Total 3D cards. These offer less
> bugs and slightly better performance. Or, if you are on a tight budget,
> save $30 over the Screamin'3D by getting an Intergraph Intense 3D card.
> --
> Matt Lewis
True, but how many ModeX games (those VGA games that don't work with
Renutil) do you still play? I don't have a single game that doesn't
use DirectX or VESA modes.
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http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/
> > > I running 'N2' on a Pentium 75Mhz system. I've been thinking of getting a
> > > 3D board for use with 'N2'. Is it worth the money? Will it improve the
> > > video by that much? Does anyone have any sugestions on which video board I
> > > should purchase? I'm not sure of my limitations by having a 75Mhz system.
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > Dan
> > I own the Sierra Screamin'3D and love it. In my opinion, it will really
> > supercharge the graphics on that P75. Any Rendition Verite based video
> > card should work, but I recommend avoiding the Creative Labs 3D Blaster
> > PCI card unless you can live without the enhanced Indycar2 version made
> > for the Rendition cards. And, trust me, you can't live without it. It
> > is that good.
> > Try the Screamin'3D or the Canopus Total 3D cards. These offer less
> > bugs and slightly better performance. Or, if you are on a tight budget,
> > save $30 over the Screamin'3D by getting an Intergraph Intense 3D card.
> > --
> > Matt Lewis
> I agree. Have a P120 with Screamin 3D and N2 is so much better with
> the 3D card. Double check that you P75 supports DMA. Without it, N2
> seems slower with the 3d card.
Don't skimp and buy a no-name MB. Stick with a reputable manufacturer
(ABIT, ASUS, SuperMicro, etc.) who has a presence on the web. Not only
will you get better performance, but you'll have easy access to BIOS
upgrades.
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http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/
> True, but how many ModeX games (those VGA games that don't work with
> Renutil) do you still play? I don't have a single game that doesn't
> use DirectX or VESA modes.
To answer your question, none :) Thats why I still have the 3D Blaster
(I'm English and am not aware of a Rendition card that has ICR2 3D
bundled over here). -But- after some bad experiences trusting magazine
reviews I always try before I buy and there are game demos out there
which are too demanding for SVGA (on my P200). Destruction Derby 2 and
Tunnel B1 are examples of games that I'm sure would fly on a less -er-
'specialised?' video card in VGA. Rendition can't deal with them. Too
slow SVGA, no chance VGA.
My point is that if you play a LOT of DOS software, you could be in for
an unpleasant surprise.
Personally I'm just a saddo that wants to have Papyrus' baby so I'll
stick with Rendition and beg once more:
Please release ICR2 3D. Please, please, please, please, please. It's
in the 3D Blaster catalogue as available now, but I suspect this is a
misnomer :(
BTW Thanks for all your help in the past, Eric. I owe you.
Mark
Reading, UK
To strech these ?'s along further. What about a Tyan mb? I see them
all over the place but noticed you left them out. Another ? dealing
with the 3d boards. I was all set on buyin the Sierra board but
realized that it is only a 4mb board. I noticed that some can be
expanded to 8mb. Is this something I should be concerned with?
--
"You stick to driving your typewriter and I'll stick to driving the
racecars"-Freejack
David W. McFarland
'87 LX hatch
On Fri, 07 Feb 1997 11:56:54 -0500, "Robert A. Knauber"
>I am going to be buying a new motherboard this weekend at a computer
>show. Do you know if the Intel Triton 2 Motherboard or the Intel Marl
>Motherboard support DMA? BTW... what is DMA beside's a configuration
>item.
None of the current Rendition boards are expandable. Unless you need
24-bit or above at resolutions greater than 1024x786, I wouldn't worry
about it. That's all the extra memory will get you, higher resolutions
and color depths.
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IMO performance wise you get very good N2, great ICR2 and normal ok GP2.
You seem to down play the verite chip a bit. It's way ahead of a playstation
and at the moment close to 3dfx.
Overall the arcade is behind both 3d chips, pc games are so much deeper than
arcade games with having near or better graphics quality.
How can one ever argue that Daytona Arcade should ever be used in the same
sentence with N2? N2 puts that highly aclaimed game to shame.
Q.B.M.
