Good Vcard for an old PC?

**Kirby** · December 7th, 2002

I just dug up a Diamond Viper V550 from inside my closet. I think it has 16MB of ram, and is an AGP card. Would it work good in a 400MHZ system?

December 7th, 2002

It should. I mean if your not looking to pay any money it'll do decent but it won't be the best card for that system either.

Esturk · December 7th, 2002

I think a Voodoo 3 or a GeForce256 or TNT2 is good for an older system. I'm using my old Voodoo 3 16Mb in my 450Mhz system.

**Demigod** · December 7th, 2002

I say it's a good match. A TNT should do well with that system.

**Dark Watcher** · December 7th, 2002

eh? If it is AGP then you should have no problem with a Geforce 2 MX or an older Radeon...we had one mounted in a 300mhz...so no worries

**Shadow Lady** · December 8th, 2002

TNT2 is better, if not u will bottleneck the card :P

average_guy · December 8th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Esturk17
I think a Voodoo 3 or a GeForce256 or TNT2 is good for an older system. I'm using my old Voodoo 2 16Mb in my 450Mhz system.

eh? never heard a voodoo 2 with 16MB of vram.

**Razor Blade** · December 8th, 2002

Look at my system!? It is 500 mhz and I have a GeForce 2 MX/400 64 MB video card and I can still run all the newer games. Not like Doom 3 or anything but quake and games that came out in 2001/2002 work great! But with a 16 mb card it will still run good but not anything like your current setup.

average_guy · December 8th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Razor Blade
But with a 16 mb card it will still run good but not anything like your current setup.

my current setup?

RF · December 8th, 2002

any card is a good card as long as it works

Sampah · December 8th, 2002

My old computers use TNT2 M64 32MB from inno3d but all the 3d games run very suck and slow although I use pentium III 933Mhz system, I think Winfast TNT2 is better than Inno3d.

**Razor Blade** · December 8th, 2002

average_guy, I ws talking about Kirby's setup. Not yours.

average_guy · December 8th, 2002

can you tell me if there is such thing as a voodoo2 with 16MB vRAM?

Ninjaa · December 8th, 2002

Kirby, I ran that exact card for a number of years in similar computers. It's quite a nice match, although a Voodoo3 might do the job a lot better.

average_guy · December 8th, 2002

i heard a lot of good opions about v3, except the AGP version of it. (what a waste of slot)

**Demigod** · December 8th, 2002

Well the Nvidia TNT was similar in performance to the Voodoo 2. It's no match for the TNT2 or Voodoo 3 but is still decent. You'll at least be able to play older PC games and emulation with 3D acceleration.

Esturk · December 8th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by average_guy
can you tell me if there is such thing as a voodoo2 with 16MB vRAM?

No there isn't. It was a typo.

average_guy · December 8th, 2002

hey you know whats weird? intel pentium3 1GHz, 1.2 and 1.4 GHz are faster than pentium 4 1.4 and 1.5. The pentium3 CPU also marketed way more expensive than those pentium4 chips. Sooo weird. I guess the 100MHz X quad pump isn't faster than 133 MHz CPU.

Drack · December 8th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Kirby
I just dug up a Diamond Viper V550 from inside my closet. I think it has 16MB of ram, and is an AGP card. Would it work good in a 400MHZ system?

I had that exact video card in my old system (PIII 500) and it ran great. One of the best cards I ever owned. I overclocks very well too.

**Razor Blade** · December 8th, 2002

My old video card was an 8mb nVIDIA Vanta 3D agp! It actually worked fairly well and ran games at about 50 fps; the ones that were nice graphics. So in all some video cards that are old arent oo bad if you want to run older games like quake 3. and so on. I mean they still have great graphics but just not Doom 3 graphics.

December 7th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
Kirby Politically incorrect FTW Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,445	Good Vcard for an old PC? I just dug up a Diamond Viper V550 from inside my closet. I think it has 16MB of ram, and is an AGP card. Would it work good in a 400MHZ system? __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

December 7th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	I think a Voodoo 3 or a GeForce256 or TNT2 is good for an older system. I'm using my old Voodoo 3 16Mb in my 450Mhz system. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 6MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5Q Deluxe, Intel P45 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA. Last edited by Esturk; December 8th, 2002 at 01:43.

December 7th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,811	I say it's a good match. A TNT should do well with that system. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66 Ghz (Yorkfield) Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 2048 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 PCIe w/ 1024 MB GDDR3 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 300 MB Maxtor & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) OS: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)

December 7th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,898	eh? If it is AGP then you should have no problem with a Geforce 2 MX or an older Radeon...we had one mounted in a 300mhz...so no worries __________________

December 8th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 5,002	TNT2 is better, if not u will bottleneck the card :P __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.5GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 2GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP3 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

December 7th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
ChrisRay Guest Posts: n/a	It should. I mean if your not looking to pay any money it'll do decent but it won't be the best card for that system either.

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Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,030	Look at my system!? It is 500 mhz and I have a GeForce 2 MX/400 64 MB video card and I can still run all the newer games. Not like Doom 3 or anything but quake and games that came out in 2001/2002 work great! But with a 16 mb card it will still run good but not anything like your current setup. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

December 8th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,594	any card is a good card as long as it works __________________

December 8th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Sampah The Handsome Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Unlucky Place Posts: 881	My old computers use TNT2 M64 32MB from inno3d but all the 3d games run very suck and slow although I use pentium III 933Mhz system, I think Winfast TNT2 is better than Inno3d. __________________ PROCESSOR: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ @1.8Ghz RAM: Kingstone 512MB PC3200 MOBO: ECS Nforce4 A939 VGA: Pixelview Geforce 6600GT (Golden Limited Edition) 128MB OS: WinXP pro Service pack 2

December 8th, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,030	average_guy, I ws talking about Kirby's setup. Not yours. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

December 8th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
average_guy Banned Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 0	can you tell me if there is such thing as a voodoo2 with 16MB vRAM?

December 8th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	Kirby, I ran that exact card for a number of years in similar computers. It's quite a nice match, although a Voodoo3 might do the job a lot better.

December 8th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
average_guy Banned Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 0	i heard a lot of good opions about v3, except the AGP version of it. (what a waste of slot)

December 8th, 2002	#16 (permalink)
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,811	Well the Nvidia TNT was similar in performance to the Voodoo 2. It's no match for the TNT2 or Voodoo 3 but is still decent. You'll at least be able to play older PC games and emulation with 3D acceleration. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66 Ghz (Yorkfield) Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 2048 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 PCIe w/ 1024 MB GDDR3 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 300 MB Maxtor & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) OS: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)

December 8th, 2002	#18 (permalink)
average_guy Banned Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 0	hey you know whats weird? intel pentium3 1GHz, 1.2 and 1.4 GHz are faster than pentium 4 1.4 and 1.5. The pentium3 CPU also marketed way more expensive than those pentium4 chips. Sooo weird. I guess the 100MHz X quad pump isn't faster than 133 MHz CPU.

December 8th, 2002	#20 (permalink)
Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,030	My old video card was an 8mb nVIDIA Vanta 3D agp! It actually worked fairly well and ran games at about 50 fps; the ones that were nice graphics. So in all some video cards that are old arent oo bad if you want to run older games like quake 3. and so on. I mean they still have great graphics but just not Doom 3 graphics. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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