Re: Nascar Heat and V3

On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:09:18 +1000, "Rod & Helena" <rodhelh@.nospamyahoo.com> wrote: >How do I enable res larger than 800*600 on my Voodoo 3.... >Cant get anymore than that..... Have you tried editing the options.cfg file? Change the setting for video_mode to '4' to get 1024x768 (at least in theory :-) JanL

well get a GEFORCE 256MX for $108.00 , it will push out the 32 bit graphics upto 1280resolution. od & Helena wrote:

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> > Dammmmmmmm cant afford A VOODOO 5..... > Oh well 800*600 It is...... > > Rod & Helena <rodhelh@.nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message > news:oN6m5.31148$[email hidden]... > > How do I enable res larger than 800*600 on my Voodoo 3.... > > Cant get anymore than that..... > > Plaese dont't tell me I need an TNT or Gforce.... > > Thanks......Rod > > > >

WHere can you get one for 108$ all i see is for 150$? "Robert Jordan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > well get a GEFORCE 256MX for $108.00 , it will push out the 32 bit > graphics upto 1280resolution.

Check www.pricewatch.com and look for an online dealer. I got one the other day...I had to pay a little more , but the card is great.... Kevin wrote in message ...

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>WHere can you get one for 108$ all i see is for 150$? > >"Robert Jordan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> well get a GEFORCE 256MX for $108.00 , it will push out the 32 bit >> graphics upto 1280resolution. > > >

On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:01:11 GMT, "THop" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Check www.pricewatch.com and look for an online dealer. I got one the other >day...I had to pay a little more , but the card is great.... > >Kevin wrote in message ... >>WHere can you get one for 108$ all i see is for 150$? >> >>"Robert Jordan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >>news:[email hidden]... >>> well get a GEFORCE 256MX for $108.00 , it will push out the 32 bit >>> graphics upto 1280resolution. >> >> >>

While on the subject of a V3 and 800x600 versus a TNT2 Ultra and 1024x768, I have both and see no appreciable difference in the two when running Heat. The graphics are a little less jagged in the higher resolution but that does not compensate for the lower frames per second. Also, the TNT2 Ultra (32 meg)does not sit well with GPL or GPL does not sit well with the TNT2. I don't know much about the latest nVidia cards, but I never truly liked the TNT line. I like my V3 much more. Alanb

How do I enable res larger than 800*600 on my Voodoo 3.... Cant get anymore than that..... Plaese dont't tell me I need an TNT or Gforce.... Thanks......Rod

Dammmmmmmm cant afford A VOODOO 5..... Oh well 800*600 It is...... Rod & Helena <rodhelh@.nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message news:oN6m5.31148$[email hidden]... > How do I enable res larger than 800*600 on my Voodoo 3.... > Cant get anymore than that..... > Plaese dont't tell me I need an TNT or Gforce.... > Thanks......Rod > >

Gotta make it easy for ya huh? hehe ok here is the location for the 108.00 Geforce256MX http://www.ocIE.com/itm00111.htm it will take you right there for details.. Kevin wrote:

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> > WHere can you get one for 108$ all i see is for 150$? > > "Robert Jordan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > well get a GEFORCE 256MX for $108.00 , it will push out the 32 bit > > graphics upto 1280resolution.

what voodoo3 did you have, is it forsale? "rrevved" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:09:18 +1000, "Rod & Helena"<rodhelh@.nospamyahoo.com> wrote:

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> > >How do I enable res larger than 800*600 on my Voodoo 3.... > >Cant get anymore than that..... > >Plaese dont't tell me I need an TNT or Gforce.... > >Thanks......Rod > > > > Voodoo3 is limited to 800x600 due to large texture sizes in this > game. I had the same problem, and broke down and got a > Voodoo5-5500 today. It was worth it.. :) >

> Have you tried editing the options.cfg file? Change the setting for > video_mode to '4' to get 1024x768 (at least in theory :-) doesn't work , it resets to 640x480. Even Ed Martin mentioned there was a hack out there but so far I haven't found it.

Same here, I have yet to see a difference that would justify giving up my V3 for any NVIDIA card. The V5s FSAA is something I really like, but the card is too expensive for my taste right now. I had the chance to test various GeForce cards in my computer (CEL-500, 324mb RAM) recently (GF-SDR, GF-DDR, GF-2). And all of them were in fact significantly slower (!) in my favourite games ( GPL, GP3, POWERSLIDE, NFS5, SCGT, UT, DEUS EX ) than the V3 when running on equal ground (means: 800x600 or 1024x768, 16 bit). Can't comment on the performance on faster PCs but on a "normal" PC in the 300-600 mhz range, the NVIDIA cards give you no gain. They are terribly overpriced, have bad drivers and do only score better than the competition with 3dmark and Quake3 - both of which are used by hardware sites to test the performance. Considering it's price, the V3-3000 is by far the best card out there until the V5 becomes affordable. IF ONLY the V3 had 32 mb memory, then this would be the ultimate gaming card. > I like my V3 much more. > > Alanb >

oh and btw, 1024x768 works fine and peforms just as well as 800x600 under Win2k, so I don't think it's related to texture size problems, just a limitation of the program.

Are you saying that you can get 1024X768 in NH with your V3 under Win2k??????????? If so then I'm reinstalling Win2k! Vintook "Alexander Marx" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8nd7j0$8bfkf$[email hidden]... > oh and btw, 1024x768 works fine and peforms just as well as 800x600 under > Win2k, so I don't think it's related to texture size problems, just a > limitation of the program. > >