voodoo and radeon

neversurrender · May 26th, 2001

who's 3d acceleration is better voodoo or radeon

cluthu · May 26th, 2001

Given that

3dfx, the makers of Voodoo, are no longer in business
The Radeon was just developed recently, implying that it comes equipped with more powerful features

I'd have to admit that going with the Radeon would be the best choice (unless you got one hell of a deal on your Voodoo, and even then I'd have my doubts).

The main issue is driver support. While there are many that will surely comment on the quality of ATI's drivers, you have to admit that a company that's no longer in business can't be too much better

It was suspected that after nVidia bought 3dfx they might continue to provide support driver development, several months have passed without any sort of release.

Enigma1982 · May 26th, 2001

I worry about this..............
I thinking Nvidia wil kill "Gilde" and bury it forever.
"Gilde" is a nice API ,it has wonderful graphic.
Many old games use it...............
I want go back to play some nice old game too.
I hope it will come with GeForce VI............

May 27th, 2001

Nope, no more 3DFX driver updates, at least not form Nvidia. They stopped supporting 3DFX cards as of 2/28/01. Hopefully third party manufacturers will come up w/new drivers for Voodoo.
Otherwise, Gilde may very well be dead

.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

Enigma1982 · May 28th, 2001

That too bad if Nvidia will kill "Gilde"
If anything will be like you said sxamiga I think I must buy Voodoo 5 PCI and use with Nvidia XXX
I heard someone use GeForce2+Voodoo5.......but where driver for them???

404 · May 30th, 2001

Too bad for 3dfx...

Hope there are good programmers outthere who can hack future drivers for voodoo card owners...

But If you want the choice, let it be between Radeon, Kyro II (kick ass) and GF2 GTS. Or if you have enuff money, GET GEforce 3!!!!!

vivi dude · May 31st, 2001

I found some third party Voodoo drivers! they are at www.nvidiacards.com (believe it or not). I didn't try any though.

June 1st, 2001

www.x3dfx.com

Disturbed · June 1st, 2001

do not use x3dfx drivers....use the official ones...better...

June 1st, 2001

Disturbed is quite right, as of right now, x3dfx drivers aren't in a really heavily usable state, although they do hold much promise..

May 26th, 2001	#1 (permalink)
neversurrender Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: pakistan Posts: 301	voodoo and radeon who's 3d acceleration is better voodoo or radeon __________________ silence is golden Amd athlon xp 2700+,256mb ddr 2700 ram,geforce4 mx440 64mb,Gigabyte 7V via kt400 chipset,samsung 52x cdrom,win98 se.

May 26th, 2001	#2 (permalink)
cluthu Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 513	Given that 3dfx, the makers of Voodoo, are no longer in business The Radeon was just developed recently, implying that it comes equipped with more powerful features I'd have to admit that going with the Radeon would be the best choice (unless you got one hell of a deal on your Voodoo, and even then I'd have my doubts). The main issue is driver support. While there are many that will surely comment on the quality of ATI's drivers, you have to admit that a company that's no longer in business can't be too much better It was suspected that after nVidia bought 3dfx they might continue to provide support driver development, several months have passed without any sort of release. __________________ "...everything else is just theory."

May 26th, 2001	#3 (permalink)
Enigma1982 Do not Disturb Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Bangkok,Thailand Posts: 1,808	I worry about this.............. I thinking Nvidia wil kill "Gilde" and bury it forever. "Gilde" is a nice API ,it has wonderful graphic. Many old games use it............... I want go back to play some nice old game too. I hope it will come with GeForce VI............ Last edited by Enigma1982; May 26th, 2001 at 13:11.

May 31st, 2001	#7 (permalink)
vivi dude Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: ....never never land.... Posts: 124	I found some third party Voodoo drivers! they are at www.nvidiacards.com (believe it or not). I didn't try any though. __________________ when your in trouble with graphics....turn to Pete Bernert...:-)

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May 27th, 2001	#4 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Nope, no more 3DFX driver updates, at least not form Nvidia. They stopped supporting 3DFX cards as of 2/28/01. Hopefully third party manufacturers will come up w/new drivers for Voodoo. Otherwise, Gilde may very well be dead . sincerely, sx/amiga

May 28th, 2001	#5 (permalink)
Enigma1982 Do not Disturb Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Bangkok,Thailand Posts: 1,808	That too bad if Nvidia will kill "Gilde" If anything will be like you said sxamiga I think I must buy Voodoo 5 PCI and use with Nvidia XXX I heard someone use GeForce2+Voodoo5.......but where driver for them???

May 30th, 2001	#6 (permalink)
404 Ultraman Agent Join Date: May 2001 Location: 0101001111010110101001 Posts: 680	Too bad for 3dfx... Hope there are good programmers outthere who can hack future drivers for voodoo card owners... But If you want the choice, let it be between Radeon, Kyro II (kick ass) and GF2 GTS. Or if you have enuff money, GET GEforce 3!!!!!

June 1st, 2001	#8 (permalink)
CDBuRnOuT Guest Posts: n/a	www.x3dfx.com

June 1st, 2001	#9 (permalink)
Disturbed Banned Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the depth of hell... Posts: 358	do not use x3dfx drivers....use the official ones...better...

June 1st, 2001	#10 (permalink)
CDBuRnOuT Guest Posts: n/a	Disturbed is quite right, as of right now, x3dfx drivers aren't in a really heavily usable state, although they do hold much promise..