> I was directed to a utility that allows you to control which 3d Accelerator
> runs any given application, assuming that both can run the application in
> question. When I first ran CPR it was with my VIPER 330, therefore it was
> the RIVA that was running it. I noticed that it was dark and there was a lot
> of "pop up" in the graphics. I discovered the Ctrl F command and corrected
> some of the pop up problem, but it remains dark and "overcast" overall, even
> after turning up the brightness on the monitor.
> This Utility allows me to run CPR with the secondary card: Monster, also by
> Diamond, and I wish to report that CPR looks MUCH better when run from the
> MOnster card. It is 20 to 40 percent better.
> Brighter, way, way less pop up, more vibrant colors and generally
> more attractive.
> Both cards seem to do a good job on Frame rate, but the Monster, therefore
> the Voodoo chips, seem to out perform the Riva Chips on this one
> occaision....
> Anyone else have any similar experiences when testing the two chipsets on a
> same appliication.
(Reposted from Friday)
I did a quick benchmark using CART Precision Racing (full version) to
find the performance difference between the 3Dfx (Orchid R3D) and the
Riva 128 (Viper V330). I drove while my brother watched and recorded the
high/low framerates. The test was configured as follows: All graphics
options "on" or "full", sound was set to 16-bit stereo, track used was
Michigan in practice mode with no opponents. Measurements were taken
during one full lap (-after- completing one full pre-lap to load in all
textures). The R3D was tweeked using the following in win.ini:
[3dfx]
SST_GRXCLK=54
SST_VIDEO_24BPP=1
SST_SCREENREFRESH=75
SST_GAMMA=1.0
SST_FASTMEM=1
SST_FASTPCIRD=1
SST_MEMINFO=1
SST_MEMINFO_LFB=1
SST_MEMINFO_TEX=1
SST_SWAP_EN_WAIT_ON_VSYNC=0
Brief system configuration:
P233MMX (o/c to 250Mhz (83.3Mhz bus))
Asus T2P4 rev 3.2(512k)
128Mb EDO
Viper drivers 4.10.01.0015
3Dfx D3D reference drivers 2.13
Framerate(lowest) Framerate(highest)
3Dfx 14 27
Riva 128- 13 22
The results show that the 3Dfx is a bit faster, at least in -this- game
and using this particular benchmark. I know that the Riva beats out the
3Dfx in other D3D benchmarks...maybe the other benchmarks don't strain
the chipsets as much as CART does. Regardless, this wasn't a test to see
who beats who. It was just a test to see which card I should be running
when playing this rather "demanding" game. I like, and use -both- the
Viper V330 and the R3D...I play Jedi Knight in 800x600 on the Viper V330
and am -very- pleased with it's performance.
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Sergey Zakharov
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