GPL on Radeon cards...(Attn Tom Pabst)

Just a quick one... I'm looking at upgrading in the very near future, and have managed to convince the wife to let me spend an (almost) obscene amount of cash on my rig. The question that I need answering though is wether GPL will run without probs on a Radeon 9500 in OpenGL or DirectX modes? If it doesnt then I may have to wait until the NV30 cards hit the shelves. Thanks.

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> Just a quick one... > > I'm looking at upgrading in the very near future, and have managed to > convince the wife to let me spend an (almost) obscene amount of cash on my > rig. The question that I need answering though is wether GPL will run > without probs on a Radeon 9500 in OpenGL or DirectX modes? > > If it doesnt then I may have to wait until the NV30 cards hit the shelves. > > Thanks.

Well I run a AIW 8500 in D3D with all eye candy and addons with no problem. Anthony

Runs fine on my 9700. There are some texture join lines in the sky on certain tracks, and as yet no FSAA. No issues otherwise. rms [email hidden]

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> Just a quick one... > > I'm looking at upgrading in the very near future, and have managed to > convince the wife to let me spend an (almost) obscene amount of cash on my > rig. The question that I need answering though is wether GPL will run > without probs on a Radeon 9500 in OpenGL or DirectX modes? > > If it doesnt then I may have to wait until the NV30 cards hit the shelves. > > Thanks. >

I'd go ahead and get the 9700 Pro if I were you (and get a motherboard that supports AGP8X while you're at it). I'm running a 9700 Pro on an Asus A7V8X, and it runs GPL just fine in D3D. I get some weird texture thigs going on in OGL.

Whassamatta with the 9500 Pro? Half the money and about 90% of the performance. I just got one. "John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] > says... > > Just a quick one... > > > > I'm looking at upgrading in the very near future, and have managed to > > convince the wife to let me spend an (almost) obscene amount of cash onmy > > rig. The question that I need answering though is wether GPL will run > > without probs on a Radeon 9500 in OpenGL or DirectX modes? > > > > If it doesnt then I may have to wait until the NV30 cards hit theshelves.

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> > > > Thanks. > > > > I'd go ahead and get the 9700 Pro if I were you (and get a > motherboard that supports AGP8X while you're at it). I'm running a > 9700 Pro on an Asus A7V8X, and it runs GPL just fine in D3D. I get > some weird texture thigs going on in OGL.

Steve Smith wrote: > > Whassamatta with the 9500 Pro? Half the money and about 90% of the > performance. I just got one. It's too cheap :-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

You know how gamers are....when they could get 90% of the performance for half the price, all they see is the 90% of the performance.... -- Biz "Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular structures,....and the....." - Ash Steve Smith <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:w7EL9.79950$[email hidden]... > Whassamatta with the 9500 Pro? Half the money and about 90% of the > performance. I just got one. > > "John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] > > says... > > > Just a quick one... > > > > > > I'm looking at upgrading in the very near future, and have managed to > > > convince the wife to let me spend an (almost) obscene amount of cash on > my > > > rig. The question that I need answering though is wether GPL will run > > > without probs on a Radeon 9500 in OpenGL or DirectX modes? > > > > > > If it doesnt then I may have to wait until the NV30 cards hit the > shelves. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > I'd go ahead and get the 9700 Pro if I were you (and get a > > motherboard that supports AGP8X while you're at it). I'm running a > > 9700 Pro on an Asus A7V8X, and it runs GPL just fine in D3D. I get > > some weird texture thigs going on in OGL. > >

If you're willing to settle for 90% of the performance, it's just the right card for you. In article <w7EL9.79950$[email hidden]>, ssmith12 @rochester.rr.com says...

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> Whassamatta with the 9500 Pro? Half the money and about 90% of the > performance. I just got one. > > "John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] > > says... > > > Just a quick one... > > > > > > I'm looking at upgrading in the very near future, and have managed to > > > convince the wife to let me spend an (almost) obscene amount of cash on > my > > > rig. The question that I need answering though is wether GPL will run > > > without probs on a Radeon 9500 in OpenGL or DirectX modes? > > > > > > If it doesnt then I may have to wait until the NV30 cards hit the > shelves. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > I'd go ahead and get the 9700 Pro if I were you (and get a > > motherboard that supports AGP8X while you're at it). I'm running a > > 9700 Pro on an Asus A7V8X, and it runs GPL just fine in D3D. I get > > some weird texture thigs going on in OGL. > > >

"Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:w7EL9.79950$[email hidden]... > Whassamatta with the 9500 Pro? Half the money and about 90% of the > performance. I just got one. The funny thing is, most people see 90% of the performance and get put off. They don't realise that in a coupla weeks the card they buy for twice the price will only have 90% of the performance of an even newer card.

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> > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:w7EL9.79950$[email hidden]... > > Whassamatta with the 9500 Pro? Half the money and about 90% of the > > performance. I just got one. > > The funny thing is, most people see 90% of the performance and get put off. > They don't realise that in a coupla weeks the card they buy for twice the > price will only have 90% of the performance of an even newer card.

Yes we do, we just can't help ourselves :-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

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> > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:w7EL9.79950$[email hidden]... > > Whassamatta with the 9500 Pro? Half the money and about 90% of the > > performance. I just got one. > > The funny thing is, most people see 90% of the performance and get put off. > They don't realise that in a coupla weeks the card they buy for twice the > price will only have 90% of the performance of an even newer card. >

Actually, we do realize it. The problem is that most people can afford to upgrade only once a year (if even that often). So, you wait for something great to come out, save up for it, and snag it when you can afford it. If you always sit on the fence waiting for the "next fastest card", you'll be stuck with your TNT2/Voodoo2 combo for a long freakin time. I bought a Radeon 8500, only to see nVidia's frame rates excede the 8500's by leaps and bounds. The 9700 Pro promised big things, but I waited for the card to come out before making a decision. My (retail) card cost me $70 less than the card did when it was first released. Sure, nVidia may slap ATI around a little with their next card, and ATI will (hopefully) keep raising the bar themselves, but that doesn't mean that just because I'm lusting after their fastest board, I'm not necessarily gonna run out and buy one. I could afford the extra 10% performance, so I bought it. Everyone's idea of the preferrable price per feature is different.

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> Just a quick one... > > I'm looking at upgrading in the very near future, and have managed to > convince the wife to let me spend an (almost) obscene amount of cash on my > rig. The question that I need answering though is wether GPL will run > without probs on a Radeon 9500 in OpenGL or DirectX modes? > > If it doesnt then I may have to wait until the NV30 cards hit the shelves. > > Thanks.

Link that might interest 9700(non-pro) and 9500 users: http://home.mindspring.com/~warp11/ Now if ATI would just offer 16-bit FSAA! Kendt

Thanks, Kendt! "Kendt Eklund" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Krayy <[email hidden]> wrote in messagenews:<[email hidden]>... > > Just a quick one... > > > > I'm looking at upgrading in the very near future, and have managed to > > convince the wife to let me spend an (almost) obscene amount of cash onmy > > rig. The question that I need answering though is wether GPL will run > > without probs on a Radeon 9500 in OpenGL or DirectX modes? > > > > If it doesnt then I may have to wait until the NV30 cards hit theshelves.

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> > > > Thanks. > > Link that might interest 9700(non-pro) and 9500 users: > http://home.mindspring.com/~warp11/ > > Now if ATI would just offer 16-bit FSAA! > > Kendt

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> > Krayy <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>... > > Just a quick one... > > > > I'm looking at upgrading in the very near future, and have managed to > > convince the wife to let me spend an (almost) obscene amount of cash on my > > rig. The question that I need answering though is wether GPL will run > > without probs on a Radeon 9500 in OpenGL or DirectX modes? > > > > If it doesnt then I may have to wait until the NV30 cards hit the shelves. > > > > Thanks. > > Link that might interest 9700(non-pro) and 9500 users: > http://home.mindspring.com/~warp11/ > > Now if ATI would just offer 16-bit FSAA!

Link doesn't seem to work for me, anyone ? Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

Goy Larsen wrote: > Nevermind, just took a looooooong while to load for some reason, went to get a beer and when I came back after 5 mins the page had loaded, thx for the link, I'm actually looking to get a non PRO version myself Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

On Fri, 20 Dec 2002 23:44:02 +0100, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> > >Goy Larsen wrote: >> > >Nevermind, just took a looooooong while to load for some reason, went to >get a beer and when I came back after 5 mins the page had loaded, thx >for the link, I'm actually looking to get a non PRO version myself

You should place your fridge closer to your pc. Andre

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> In article <atth4o$2ikf2$[email hidden]>, > [email hidden] says... > > > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:w7EL9.79950$[email hidden]... > > > Whassamatta with the 9500 Pro? Half the money and about 90% of the > > > performance. I just got one. > > > > The funny thing is, most people see 90% of the performance and get put

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> > price will only have 90% of the performance of an even newer card. > > > > Actually, we do realize it. The problem is that most people can > afford to upgrade only once a year (if even that often). So, you > wait for something great to come out, save up for it, and snag it > when you can afford it.

That's exactly what I do. You have to pick a point where you say "right, that's it, I'm going out to buy the best thing on the market I can afford". I bought my original 3dfx for just over �100, and it lasted me for ever, but is it really worth paying that much more for that little hike in performance? The people who go for the second-best on the market still have pretty decent cards, but they can upgrade them sooner than the guys that went big. Everybody is different. I am perfectly happy with my GF2, and only the prospect of Deus Ex 2, Doom 3 and Thief 3 is making me want to upgrade. But by the time that comes around, I will be able to get a GF4 for about �10 after NV30 hits the streets... Nick.

Andre Warringa wrote: > > You should place your fridge closer to your pc. Smartass......:-), had a quick look at the TV to see if there was anything remotely interesting on.....took me 4 mins to realize I was living in a Bruce Springsteen song and returned to my PC with a freshly opened beer Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ "A man is only as old as the woman he feels" --Groucho Marx--