Looking around for a new video card...

[Adagio]

Just tried to start Freedom Fighters (The only 3D game I've got installed at the moment), but it failed:

When starting the config, trying to test all different resolutions, it said: "Unable to create device"

[alva]

Have uninstalled your previous drivers? (especially nvidia drivers can be a pain to get rid of).
Look in one of the other similar threads, someone linked to a program deliberately designed for this.

Nvidiakiller, somethin like that

[Cruddy]

Originally posted by ADG
I'm kinda in the same situation. I've got a GeForce 3 TI200, and I was thinking of buying
Does anyone have any experience with this one? Is it much better than the one I've got now?

One thing I learned the hard way; not all Gforce4 Titananiums are AGP 8X.

As it was a bargain though (approx $35) I wasn't too upset. But if you want AGP8X, do check first.

[Adagio]

Thx, I found an app called Detonator RIP, which worked... I can now at least start the games... though in 3D mark 2001 I got 500 points less, and in 2003 I got 100 points more...

[Combat Ingrid]

Originally posted by SpencerH
The ****ing card heats up and crashes while playing RoN. I have to take the side off and have a big house fan blowing on the card to keep it going.

I have a 9700 Pro (coupled with an athlon 2700+ heat plant) and have this heat problem too, but for me it's enough to just open the case. I figured out that I need better ventilation in the case, but I'm too lazy to deal with it

[Neutrino]

I got went from a GeForce2 MX 200 to a Radeon 9800 Pro this weekend.. HUGE difference in gameplay performance!

From the scores I've seen, 3dMark01 is very CPU dependent while in 3dMark03 CPU power has little effect (especially towards the high-end processors).
I get 8876 in 3dMark01 with my new card, which was lower than I expected, but on par with people with similar system specs as mine - Athlon 1.1Ghz, 512 RAM, 266MHz FSB.

I hear that AGP 8x performance is only 1-2% faster than AGP4x performance due to motherboard bus speed limitations. However, I can't prove this or find any proof at the moment.

Off to class I go...

[chequita guevara]

I'm waiting fo the XT's to come out.

[alva]

The ****ing card heats up and crashes while playing RoN. I have to take the side off and have a big house fan blowing on the card to keep it going.

Same thing here (not the Vid-card but the proc), but only duing summer.
Stretched going close to 60C... it improved slightly when I installed a new fan but I guess I need a couple more.

[Q Classic]

hey, does anybody know why nvidia rebranded the detonator drivers "forceware" drivers?

i must admit i do like the mouse gestures, though.

[Adagio]

I have now tried my new card with different games, though not many 3D games. Most of the games run well, but I have problems with SimCity 4 and RailRoad Tycoon III (Not sure if RRT3 has something to do with the graphics card, but it freezes the same way SimCity 4 does)...


... and the Tv-out is pretty crappy... The video quality is like VHS movies

[alva]

I don't have problems with Sim4 4, so it must be something else.