just a few thoughts:
we've had several machines using the via 133 (not 133a) chipset locking up
with various video cards using the later drivers. unfortunately, it's not
one specific video card, or driver...it seems to be somewhat random.
as for your problem, make SURE that voodoo is not overheating. if it's
being jerky and whatnot sometimes, and locks up with newer drivers, sounds
like you have a clockspeed/heating problem. for gits and shiggles, try
running the machine with the case open and a small house fan blowing through
it. if that seems to cure the problem, then you have airflow blockage, so
you need new fans/more fans, something. also, check to make sure that the
cabling for the hard drive/floppy drive, etc. are not hanging in the way of
the fans/airflow. we use zip-tie strips to get them out of the way of the
airflow when we build machines at work.
good luck
MacGrough MichRathe
p.s. I work in a small computer store, building and fixing pc's for a living
:)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas)" <garramone@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 11:37 AM
Subject: [eqbards] OT: Video Card Drivers
> question about the voodoo3 3000. i have this on my ex-wife's computer,
and
> things in game "seem" ok performance-wise. but when logging in at the
> server selection screen if there is any type of banner announcement it
> scrolls incredibly slow, and on the character select screen her characters
> spin around extremely slow and very jerky as well. so this has me
wondering
> if in-game performance is also sufferring. i'm not sure if that is
normal,
> or i am just used to my geforce. she has an abit va6 motherboard (via
> apollo pro 133, not 133a chipset, has agp 2X which i guess i should make
> sure is enabled but i thought so for sure), 3dfx drivers version 1.3.05
> (versions 1.4 and 1.5 lock up the system), p3-533B cpu. i know on my asus
> p3v4x installing the via agp driver increased performance a lot, but when
i
> tried on her system it said it was for agp 4x only. i may try that again
on
> hers, but i installed an older via agp driver on hers once and saw no
> difference.
>
> any ideas are greatly appreciated.
>
> Shada
>
> > I have recently upgraded my video card to a GeForce2 GTS from
> > a Voodoo3
> > 3000. The Voodoo3 was fine except some spell effects would
> > lag me down,
> > most notably the AOE rain type spells.
>
>
>
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