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Second Voodoo2 Card & Framerate

Sjaak Allema

Second Voodoo2 Card & Framerate

by Sjaak Allema » Sat, 24 Oct 1998 04:00:00

Is there anybody who uses a second Voodoo2 card.I am wondering how this wil
influece my framerate in GPL. Will thre be a big improvment? (System: PII,
64 Mb of Ram, W98)

Sjaak Alleman

John

Second Voodoo2 Card & Framerate

by John » Sat, 24 Oct 1998 04:00:00

Sjaak

I've posted three or four times on this one. See those for an idea of what
to expect.


>Is there anybody who uses a second Voodoo2 card.I am wondering how this wil
>influece my framerate in GPL. Will thre be a big improvment? (System: PII,
>64 Mb of Ram, W98)

>Sjaak Alleman

Jlarson

Second Voodoo2 Card & Framerate

by Jlarson » Sat, 24 Oct 1998 04:00:00

There will be no improvement.  It will slow down slightly.

 >Is there anybody who uses a second Voodoo2 card.I am wondering how this wil

John

Second Voodoo2 Card & Framerate

by John » Sun, 25 Oct 1998 04:00:00

Under some circumstances, there is an improvement - in particular in
graphically intense sits (which is when you want it) and with a fast PII.
There are reasons for this, related to why the Rendition Verite chipset does
a better job with lower spec CPUs. Also, if you have a >350 PII and found
the frame rate heading south when you SLIed, it's worth checking that the
"Don't sync . . . " box is still checked. Although settings are usually
maintained while messing with drivers, I've found this one can get turned
off and yes, you will see the difference in the frame rate!

>There will be no improvement.  It will slow down slightly.

> >Is there anybody who uses a second Voodoo2 card.I am wondering how this
wil
>>influece my framerate in GPL. Will thre be a big improvment? (System: PII,
>>64 Mb of Ram, W98)

>>Sjaak Alleman

John

Second Voodoo2 Card & Framerate

by John » Sun, 25 Oct 1998 04:00:00

An addendum. On my PII 416Mhz system, I see an improvement of 10-20%
depending on circumstances. On of the most noticeable aspects is that
replays are visibly faster, this probably because the CPU isn't having to
deal with the AIs. The point here is that a CPU upgrade of 20% will actually
give you better all-round results - if you have to make a choice - because
you'll also be able to increase the number of competitors. However, at
US$150 or less the second card makes sense.

>Under some circumstances, there is an improvement - in particular in
>graphically intense sits (which is when you want it) and with a fast PII.
>There are reasons for this, related to why the Rendition Verite chipset
does
>a better job with lower spec CPUs. Also, if you have a >350 PII and found
>the frame rate heading south when you SLIed, it's worth checking that the
>"Don't sync . . . " box is still checked. Although settings are usually
>maintained while messing with drivers, I've found this one can get turned
>off and yes, you will see the difference in the frame rate!

>>There will be no improvement.  It will slow down slightly.

>> >Is there anybody who uses a second Voodoo2 card.I am wondering how this
>wil
>>>influece my framerate in GPL. Will thre be a big improvment? (System:
PII,
>>>64 Mb of Ram, W98)

>>>Sjaak Alleman


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