Which Video card? - Any help appreciated

Hi all, Okay, it's time for a new graphics card (I think), I currently have a V3-3000 sitting with a Athlon 800 (slot-A) 128 Mb RAM & Asus MB. My gaming platform is Win98SE. Favourites games - GPL, F12KCS, GP3 and (FS2000 - OT I know). I am thinking of going to a GF2. My questions for you guys are this... 1. Is the extra money worth going from 32Mb to 64Mb? 2. Having a Athlon are there any incompatibilities? 3. MX or GTS? 4. Are there any issues with the above games? TIA for any help / advice. Steve Payne [email hidden] To email remove NOSPAM.

GTS I would say. Plus you need to get the D3D Renderer from Papy for GPL. "Steve Payne" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi all, > > Okay, it's time for a new graphics card (I think), I currently have a > V3-3000 sitting with a Athlon 800 (slot-A) 128 Mb RAM & Asus MB. My > gaming platform is Win98SE. > > Favourites games - GPL, F12KCS, GP3 and (FS2000 - OT I know). > > I am thinking of going to a GF2. My questions for you guys are > this... > > 1. Is the extra money worth going from 32Mb to 64Mb? > 2. Having a Athlon are there any incompatibilities? > 3. MX or GTS? > 4. Are there any issues with the above games? > > TIA for any help / advice. > > Steve Payne > > [email hidden] > To email remove NOSPAM.

64mb is worth it yes when you get frame rates in Nascar 4 at like 90fps! Simon Brown wrote:

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> > GTS I would say. Plus you need to get the D3D Renderer from Papy for GPL. > > "Steve Payne" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Hi all, > > > > Okay, it's time for a new graphics card (I think), I currently have a > > V3-3000 sitting with a Athlon 800 (slot-A) 128 Mb RAM & Asus MB. My > > gaming platform is Win98SE. > > > > Favourites games - GPL, F12KCS, GP3 and (FS2000 - OT I know). > > > > I am thinking of going to a GF2. My questions for you guys are > > this... > > > > 1. Is the extra money worth going from 32Mb to 64Mb? > > 2. Having a Athlon are there any incompatibilities? > > 3. MX or GTS? > > 4. Are there any issues with the above games? > > > > TIA for any help / advice. > > > > Steve Payne > > > > [email hidden] > > To email remove NOSPAM.

Steve Payne <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi all, > > Okay, it's time for a new graphics card (I think), I currently have a > V3-3000 sitting with a Athlon 800 (slot-A) 128 Mb RAM & Asus MB. My > gaming platform is Win98SE. > > Favourites games - GPL, F12KCS, GP3 and (FS2000 - OT I know). > > I am thinking of going to a GF2. My questions for you guys are > this... > > 1. Is the extra money worth going from 32Mb to 64Mb? > 2. Having a Athlon are there any incompatibilities? > 3. MX or GTS?

I wouldn't recommend an MX - I replaced a V3 with an MX and found no improvement in most car sims and a definite step backwards in GPL. Sent the MX back and saving for something better (GTS?). Cheers... Phillip..

Consider a GForce2 type card. "Phillip Archer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9au8s4$7li$[email hidden]...

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> > Steve Payne <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Hi all, > > > > Okay, it's time for a new graphics card (I think), I currently have a > > V3-3000 sitting with a Athlon 800 (slot-A) 128 Mb RAM & Asus MB. My > > gaming platform is Win98SE. > > > > Favourites games - GPL, F12KCS, GP3 and (FS2000 - OT I know). > > > > I am thinking of going to a GF2. My questions for you guys are > > this... > > > > 1. Is the extra money worth going from 32Mb to 64Mb? > > 2. Having a Athlon are there any incompatibilities? > > 3. MX or GTS? > > I wouldn't recommend an MX - I replaced a V3 with an MX and found no > improvement in most car sims and a definite step backwards in GPL. Sent

the > MX back and saving for something better (GTS?). > Cheers... > Phillip.. > >