how well does reactor run dos games ?

how well does reactor run dos games ? Do 3d games that are not optimized for reactor run well or worse? Example: Nascar I.

Regular VGA (mode13 320x200) games are quite slow. VESA 2.0 resolutions are very impressive, nearly as fast as the ET-6000 cards. NascarI seems no different than it did on my old ATI card (which was not a fast DOS card either). -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

> how well does reactor run dos games ? Do 3d games that are not > optimized for reactor run well or worse? Example: Nascar I. My Reactor benchmarks indicate that the card is equal to the Matrox Millenium (2M) for NASCAR1 and ICR2. This is right there with any card available today. However, it is very bad for VGA games, if you have any (I don't).

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> Regular VGA (mode13 320x200) games are quite slow. VESA 2.0 > resolutions are very impressive, nearly as fast as the ET-6000 cards. > NascarI seems no different than it did on my old ATI card (which was > not a fast DOS card either). > -- > Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences > Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

I concur on NASCAR 1. IndyCar 2 is incredible, but the reactor didn't seem to speed up Nascar any above the old 1MB Orchid ISA card it replaced. I just hope NASCAR 2 will be Rendition ready when it is released.

It's supposed to be. -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

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>Regular VGA (mode13 320x200) games are quite slow. VESA 2.0 >resolutions are very impressive, nearly as fast as the ET-6000 cards. >NascarI seems no different than it did on my old ATI card (which was >not a fast DOS card either). >-- >Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences >Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/ >> how well does reactor run dos games ? Do 3d games that are not >> optimized for reactor run well or worse? Example: Nascar I.

I only wish that my Nascar 1 ran as good as before. I had a Diamond 3d 2000 before and I could run all the graphics except the track and grass. Since installing the Reactor, I can only run car, objects, and skyline graphics. Anymore than that and it starts to frame a little that it becomes anoying. Here is my system stats: 166 mhz 32 meg EDO ram 512k pipeline burst 2.2 gig Western Digital 10ms acsess Triton II chipset Now with this setup you would think it would not have a problem running all the graphics, but it does. ICR2 runs great at 30 FPS. No problem there. GP2, half the graphics there also. I wish I could say that it's not the video card, but I didn't have this problem before I installed it. I have a friend that has a P100 and can run all the graphics except track and grass at 25 FPS. Wish I knew where my system was ***. Barry Clay

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> > Regular VGA (mode13 320x200) games are quite slow. VESA 2.0 > > resolutions are very impressive, nearly as fast as the ET-6000 cards. > > NascarI seems no different than it did on my old ATI card (which was > > not a fast DOS card either). > > -- > > Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences > > Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/ > I concur on NASCAR 1. IndyCar 2 is incredible, but the reactor didn't > seem to speed up Nascar any above the old 1MB Orchid ISA card it > replaced. I just hope NASCAR 2 will be Rendition ready when it is > released.

It will... -- http://www.netins.net/showcase/mpete Nascar..Weather..Photo Gallery...OnNetCameras..Oddities..and more.. Stop on by, what can it hurt?

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> >Regular VGA (mode13 320x200) games are quite slow. VESA 2.0 > >resolutions are very impressive, nearly as fast as the ET-6000 cards. > >NascarI seems no different than it did on my old ATI card (which was > >not a fast DOS card either). > I only wish that my Nascar 1 ran as good as before. I had a Diamond 3d > 2000 before and I could run all the graphics except the track and > grass. Since installing the Reactor, I can only run car, objects, and > skyline graphics. Anymore than that and it starts to frame a little > that it becomes anoying. Here is my system stats: > 166 mhz > 32 meg EDO ram > 512k pipeline burst > 2.2 gig Western Digital 10ms acsess > Triton II chipset > Now with this setup you would think it would not have a problem > running all the graphics, but it does. ICR2 runs great at 30 FPS. > No problem there. GP2, half the graphics there also. I wish I could > say that it's not the video card, but I didn't have this problem > before I installed it. I have a friend that has a P100 and can run all > the graphics except track and grass at 25 FPS. Wish I knew where > my system was ***.

Excuse me?!?!? P100 can run GP2 with all the graphics except track and grass at 25 FPS?!? In VGA? That I buy, but NOT in SVGA!! Nascar1 in SVGA? No way! I have a P120, 32MB FP RAM, 256k and I used to have a Millennium 4MB. My frame rate in Nascar1 didn't drop at all when I switched to Reactor. -- Henrikki (Hena) Hakkanen Tel. +358-(9)0-345 5538 ------- The best way to accelerate a Mac is 9.81 m/s2 -------- -------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are mine and does not necessarily reflect those of my employer!

What I meant was Nascar1 on my friends P100 can run 25 fps with track and gras textures turned off. And yes SVGA!!! I ran Nascar1 tonight with only a boot disk and increased the frame rate tremendously! GP2, I could run all the graphics with only minimal framing that's tollerable. Barry Clay