I have a question about 3d video cards and system speed. I hope someone can
help.
Does the Mhz speed of a given system have any relation to how fast (or how at
all) the 3d video card operates. For example, will a 3d video card operate
better or faster on a 200Mhz as opposed to a 133Mhz system.
I've herd that a 133Mhz system with a 4meg 3d video card will work fine on
most of the new sims that require 3d cards. I also know that a 200Mhz system
is faster that 133Mhz, but what is the relationship between the system speed
and the 3d card. (if any)
Thanks
Dan
>I have a question about 3d video cards and system speed. I hope someone can
>help.
>Does the Mhz speed of a given system have any relation to how fast (or how at
>all) the 3d video card operates. For example, will a 3d video card operate
>better or faster on a 200Mhz as opposed to a 133Mhz system.
>I've herd that a 133Mhz system with a 4meg 3d video card will work fine on
>most of the new sims that require 3d cards. I also know that a 200Mhz system
>is faster that 133Mhz, but what is the relationship between the system speed
>and the 3d card. (if any)
>Thanks
>Dan
At first thought, I would think that in terms of the video card alone, it
would operate the same on a 133 as it would a 200 simply because the bus
speed is the same on both systems, 66mhz. Therefore the card is running at
that bus speed (don't confuse the bus speed with the SST_GRXCLK=57 setting).
But then, when I think about it, the processor speed helps alot of other
stuff, so overall, the game is going to look better on a 200 in my opinion.
Craig Marcho
http://www.cmpu.net/public/marcho/
A 3DFX the card operates as an individual, but PowerVR's performance
increase's with processor power.
I'll probably be proved wrong though :)
