Voodoo 3

[neo974]

If you have a voodoo 3 card and have no stuttering GIVE ME YOUR GPU AND SPU CONFIG :wtf:

GINA+ME

[Badaro]

Originally posted by neo974
If you have a voodoo 3 card and have no stuttering GIVE ME YOUR GPU AND SPU CONFIG :wtf:

GINA+ME

There's no magic config which will work perfectly in all systems and games, so you'll need to give us some more details. What are your computer's specs (Processor, RAM, Video Card, OS)? Which game are you trying to play?

[]s Badaro

[Jonys]

The best gpu plugin for V3 (In my opinion...) is Lewpys 3dfx plugin.....

[Gugaman]

here is what i use for my voodoo3 (lewpys plugin)
i use these to play ff7 fine, except that i cant see any of the movies (cut-scenes) just a static garbage instead....


Lewpy's Glide³ Plugin Configuration Information
-----------------------------------------------

Computer Information
OS : Microsoft Windows ME (v4.90 Build 3000)
DirectX : DirectX 8 or better installed
Processor : AMD AMD-K7(tm) Processor, 650Mhz (1 off) (00/0612)
64kb L1-I, 64kb L1-D, 512kb L2 (on-chip)
Memory : 128Mb

Core Emulator
ePSXe : D:\JOGOS\EPSXE\EPSXE.EXE
: 25/06/2001 20:31, 153088 bytes

*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
| Type | Name | Version | Date |
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
| BIOS | SCPH1001.BIN | | 11/07/1997 05:38 |
| CDR | W9XCDRCORE | 0.0 | Plugin Not Found |
| GPU | gpuLewGlide.dll | 1.32 | 20/04/2001 20:44 |
| SPU | spuPeteDSound.dll | 1.10 | 25/06/2001 21:03 |
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*

Glide³
Board : Voodoo3 (tm)
Version : 3.10.00.0674
File : C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\glide3x.dll
: 16/01/2001 12:38, 348160 bytes

*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Configuration Item | Current Setting |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Active Configuration | 1 |
| Active 3dfx Card | 1 |
| Enable HotKeys | Yes |
| Resolution | 800x600 |
| Refresh Rate | 60Hz |
| Emulate MASK Bit | No |
| Dynamic Texture Caching | Yes |
| Custom FrameCap | 60Hz |
| On-Screen Display | FPS |
| Frame Skip | Disabled |
| FrameRate Limit | Full-Rate |
| System Type | NTSC |
| FrameCap Method | New |
| Draw Method | Dim |
| Alpha Blending Mode | Advanced |
| Bilinear Filtering | Enabled w/o Sprites |
| Alpha Testing | Normal |
| FrameBuffer Writes | Enabled |
| Off-Screen Drawing | Enabled |
| Polygon Mode | Textured |
| Texture Windows | Enabled |
| VSync | Disabled |
| Banshee Code | Disabled |
| MDEC Format | Direct Write |
| Experimental Flipping | On |
| Experimental Screen Sizing | Off |
| FrontBuffer Rendering Fix | Off |
| FF7 TextureWindow Fix | On |
| DMAChain Fix | Long |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*

[Kane]

Could you tell us which games you have tried that are causing slowdowns. I had a 650 w/ v3 and it worked no probs (That was 2 years ago now on PSemuPRO, but I think the point is valid). For FF7 though, try changing the MDEC writing mode, then switchin the res down as far as you can push it.

[Gugaman]

i just found the solution for my video problem
need to go to registry and set MDEC ENABLE to 0 and MDEC TIMING to 1
weird but it worked
i read this in other forum...

[Shadow Lady]

not sure, but doesnt MDEC Timing set to 1 disabled?

[Esturk]

Here's mine
Lewpy's Glide³ Plugin Configuration Information v1.35
-----------------------------------------------------

Computer Information
OS : Microsoft Windows 98 (v4.10 Build 1998)
DirectX : DirectX 8.1 installed
Processor : Intel Celeron, 451Mhz (1 off) (00/0651)
16kb L1-I, 16kb L1-D, 0kb L2 (on-chip)
Memory : 128Mb

Core Emulator
ePSXe : D:\EMULATORS\PLAYSTATION\EPSXE.EXE
: 25/06/2001 20:31, 153088 bytes

*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
| Type | Name | Version | Date |
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
| BIOS | Scph1001.bin | | 11/07/1997 05:38 |
| CDR | cdrPeteAspi.dll | 1.7 | 22/09/2001 15:20 |
| GPU | gpuLewGlide.dll | 1.35 | 01/08/2001 20:05 |
| SPU | spuPeteDSound.dll | 1.14 | 05/01/2002 11:05 |
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*

*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| ePSXe Configuration Item | Current Setting |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Sound Enabled | Yes |
| CDDA Enabled | Yes |
| XA Enabled | Yes |
| XA Read Enabled | Yes |
| SPU IRQ Hack | No |
| CDROM Drive Letter | First Available |
| CDROM Accurate Timing | No |
| Disable CDROM Status | No |
| Country | AutoDetect |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*

Glide³
Board : Voodoo3 (tm)
Version : 3.10.00.0658
File : C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\glide3x.dll
: 02/11/2000 13:32, 329728 bytes

*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Plugin Configuration Item | Current Setting |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Active Configuration | 1 |
| Active 3dfx Card | 1 |
| Enable HotKeys | No |
| Resolution | 640x480 |
| Refresh Rate | 60Hz |
| Emulate MASK Bit | Yes |
| Dynamic Texture Caching | Yes |
| Custom FrameCap | 70Hz |
| On-Screen Display | Off |
| Frame Skip | Enabled |
| FrameRate Limit | Custom |
| System Type | NTSC |
| FrameCap Method | New |
| Draw Method | Bright |
| Alpha Blending Mode | Advanced |
| Bilinear Filtering | Disabled |
| Alpha Testing | Normal |
| FrameBuffer Access | Write |
| Off-Screen Drawing | Extra |
| Polygon Mode | Textured |
| Texture Windows | Enabled |
| VSync | Disabled |
| Banshee Code | Disabled |
| MDEC Format | Texture |
| Experimental Flipping | Off |
| Experimental Screen Sizing | Off |
| FrontBuffer Rendering Fix | Off |
| FF7 TextureWindow Fix | Off |
| DMAChain Fix | Long |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*

I use Eternal SPU
Runs perfecto on my system! Good Luck!

[KillerShots]

I usually get away with using Pete's OGL plugin with my V3...here's the settings -

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.56
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: 3Dfx Interactive Inc.
GFX card: 3Dfx/Voodoo3 (tm)/2 TMUs/16 MB SDRAM/3DNow!/ICD (Nov 2 2000)

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Fullscreen - Desktop changing [16 Bit]
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off

Textures:
- R5G5B5A1
- Filtering: 6
- Caching: 2

Framerate:
- FPS limitation: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: Auto

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 3
- Framebuffer texture: 2
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: off

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Full vram: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

...however, if I have speed problems, I switch to the D3D version...and there are a very few that have such severe speed problems that I switch to Lewpy's driver on... but they all work fine .

p.s. - I use Pete's over Lewpy's only because Pete's seems easier for me to configure/understand, it appears Lewpy's plugins are just as good in nearly every way