Does anyone out there run GP2 on a Rendition V2200 card (e.g. Thriller
3D) ? I know that GP2 doesn't support 3D but I read somewhere that the
DOS performance of the V2200 sucks and GP2 is a DOS game.
FYI. I run a P250 (P200MMX o/c to 3 x 83) with an ageing S3 864 based
2D card at the moment. In SVGA with all details on bar the sky and with
everything in the mirrors without textures I get an estimated fps of
exactly 25.6 . Actual fps varies but my occupancy is generally about
80-90% on most tracks (with the notable exception of Monaco :-( ).
I would really like to get a 3Dfx but I don't think my 2D card really
cuts it these days so I checked out Dimension 3D and they came up with a
tie between 3Dfx and the Rendition V2200, the choice really depending on
the capabilities of your current 2D card and how much cash you have !
So, bearing in mind I could do with a good 2D/3D card before shelling
out on a 3Dfx I have decided to go for the Rendition....then I read that
it sucks in DOS. Anyone care to calm my nerves before I part with 100
quid for a Thriller 3D ? Does GP2 perform in SVGA ? I don't care about
the VGA performance, I left that behind when I bought the P200MMX to
replace the P75 I used to have :-)
Thanks for any info you can provide. In case you are wondering - I'm
really getting the Rendition for GPL but until that ships I'll carry on
with GP2. Maybe GP3 will be out before GPL - stranger things have
happened ?
Cheers.
John Brooker
Sequent Computer Systems
>Does anyone out there run GP2 on a Rendition V2200 card (e.g. Thriller
>3D) ? I know that GP2 doesn't support 3D but I read somewhere that the
>DOS performance of the V2200 sucks and GP2 is a DOS game.
I had a Stealth2 (v2100) for a short time. It is poor in DOS *VGA* but is
just fine in DOS SVGA. Basically, it is as fast as the Stealth Video 2MB DRAM
(s3 864?) I had for a very long time, the original Millenium (yes), and just
the tiniest bit slower than my present ET6000-based STB Lightspeed 128. I
wouldn't worry here.
As I wrote above, that's what I had for video, now in a P200MMX o/c to 225.
Pooh. Your 864 is just fine for DOS and 2D work. New cards aren't any faster
unless you are talking really high res, color and/or refresh rate (I'm not
sure how high you have to go to see a diff). I highly recommend getting the
3dfx. It'll be faster than the Rendition and give you the wide world of
glide-supported games. Plus, a whole new bunch of faster D3D cards are soon
to arrive. I can already see the usual replies about "something faster always
on the horizon and if you always wait...". However, these do appear to be a
lot faster (Riva128 TNT, MGA-G200...). Plus the rendition would buy you
little over a 3dfx/864 combo, unless you really want it for CART/N2. While a
3dfx/864 and later a 3dfx/new gen combo would probably give you it all (for
now!).
If you get the 3dfx, I still highly recommend F1RS.
good luck!
