Voodoo 3 3000 a bust?

I just spent hours trying to get this card to show mw how much better it is than it's predecessor the V2 & I can't seem to see the difference! still looks a little choppy in the NFSPU -especially the Monte Carlo run.....back to the shop...maybe the V5 will kick arse...who knows? 400 Mghtz 128 Ram NFSPU settings 1024X768....everything on High graphics wise..even the mediums don't really make a whole lotta diff.... Tp

Well, your last line explains it. If, when you change resolutions and graphic settings, you see no change it means your cpu is the limiting factor. If you change to lower graphic options and the framerate picks up dramitically, then the vid card is over-taxxed on the higher settings. So it "sounds" like your cpu doesn't have enough "oomph" to push the vid card to it's fullest. dave henrie "o)+>" wrote:

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> > I just spent hours trying to get this card to show mw how much better it is > than it's predecessor the V2 & I can't seem to see the difference! still > looks a little choppy in the NFSPU -especially the Monte Carlo run.....back > to the shop...maybe the V5 will kick arse...who knows? > > 400 Mghtz > 128 Ram > > NFSPU settings 1024X768....everything on High graphics wise..even the > mediums don't really make a whole lotta diff.... > > Tp

I have to agree... I got a V3 to replace the V2 in my P2 450 and it was a bit prettier but no faster. I eventually upgraded to a P3, and now the combo is fantastic. The V3 by itself is not THE solution for a P2. In article <[email hidden]>, Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> wrote: > Well, your last line explains it. If, when you change resolutionsand > graphic settings, you see no change it means your cpu is the limiting > factor. If you change to lower graphic options and the frameratepicks

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> up dramitically, then the vid card is over-taxxed on the higher > settings. So it "sounds" like your cpu doesn't have enough "oomph" to > push the vid card to it's fullest. > dave henrie > > "o)+>" wrote: > > > > I just spent hours trying to get this card to show mw how much

better it is > > than it's predecessor the V2 & I can't seem to see the difference!still > > looks a little choppy in the NFSPU -especially the Monte Carlorun.....back > > to the shop...maybe the V5 will kick arse...who knows? > > > > 400 Mghtz > > 128 Ram > > > > NFSPU settings 1024X768....everything on High graphics wise..eventhe > > mediums don't really make a whole lotta diff.... > > > > Tp > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

which brings up the question...how will a V5 do on a Pent II?? TP

Me too, I went from SLI to V3-2000 and saw a good increase in fps on PII 400 (21ish to 30ish at race start with 15cars) Jack Steve Pritchard <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I'm surprised, I was running 2 x Voodoo2 SLI'd together, and replaced them > with a Voodoo3, and found that frame rates went up, i.e. the Voodoo3 was > quicker than two Voodoo2's. This is on a PII 450. > > Cheers, > > Steve.

"o)+>" wrote: > > which brings up the question...how will a V5 do on a Pent II?? > > TP Well....seeing how a V3 doesn't make much difference.....your money may better be spent on another CPU first, rather than a V5. ;-) -- Chuck Kandler #70 K&S Racing http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/thepits/195 Competitor in the TopGear MGPRS2 league at: http://topgear.dhs.org/ Come on & join the fun! They'll call you names And spit in your face, But legends never die. --Gene Simmons

I'm surprised, I was running 2 x Voodoo2 SLI'd together, and replaced them with a Voodoo3, and found that frame rates went up, i.e. the Voodoo3 was quicker than two Voodoo2's. This is on a PII 450. Cheers, Steve.

does anyone have experience with how much of an improvement there is by adding a GeForce 256 card (WinFast Leadtek or the Creative Labs Anihilator Pro) to a PII450, 128 MB? (still compared to a V2) ? I'm thinking of getting one of those 2 cards instead of a V3. I know V5s are coming soon but they may be too costly for now, a GeForce AGP could replace the ATI I Have now, and eventually by year end a V5 could replace the V2 SLI I currently have. thanks, arturo Jack Russell wrote in message <8cvr6c$mar$[email hidden]>... >Me too, I went from SLI to V3-2000 and saw a good increase in fps on PII400

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>(21ish to 30ish at race start with 15cars) > >Jack > >Steve Pritchard <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> I'm surprised, I was running 2 x Voodoo2 SLI'd together, and replaced

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>> with a Voodoo3, and found that frame rates went up, i.e. the Voodoo3 was >> quicker than two Voodoo2's. This is on a PII 450. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Steve. > >