I have a P3 866 with a GeForce2MX running at 1280x1024 and I only see slow
downs when a lot of spell affects (multiple wizzie mana dumps) are going
off. And of course the occaisional blip in NFP during peek times.
I overclocked my 866 to 975 and only saw marginal improvement, so the better
the video card you can get the better off you will be.
The GeForce2MX is also very overclockable. Some overclock sites have seen
close to the GeForce2 GTS performance with the chip clock and memory clock
jacked up. Beware, they added heatsinks and/or fans to BOTH the GPU and
the RAM on the video card. Haven't done that yet, but am going to try it
soon. Here's the link for those interested.
http://www.chip-online.com/products_tests/products_tests_301.html
Good luck,
Notebender
Bard of the 24th Song
Veeshan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Keown" <brettke@...>
To: <eqbards@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 1:14 PM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] OT - Equipment question
> I am currently using the GeForce2 MX by Hercules (3D Prophet II MX) and
> have been really happy with it. They are going for about $149 at
> Compusa. You can also check out some great hardware reviews at
> www.guru3d.com.
>
> Kendawen
> 34 Bard - E'ci
> Divinus Consilium
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Sanders [mailto:christopher.sanders@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 10:59 AM
> To: 'eqbards@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] OT - Equipment question
>
> Get the best GeForce you can afford. Currently, the 2 best
> manufacturers
> (IMHO), are Creative and Hercules. Others may disagree...heh.
>
> GeForce 3 is the newest and best out there. If your budget is a bit
> smaller, check out the GeForce 2 line. Buyer beware! Some of the
> "bargain"
> card manufacturers creatively label their cards such as they're not
> untruthful, per se, but you could end up with a slightly different card
> than
> you thought you were getting, the difference usually being a slightly
> different clock speed. Do your homework, read some reviews, pick a
> particular model, and don't look back. :)
>
> I bought a GeForce256 DDR a little less than a year ago. It's still a
> superb card, I haven't found a game yet that's too much for it.
>
> Good luck!
> Atonal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cook Miller-ETOP03 [mailto:etop03@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 1:27 PM
> To: 'eqbards@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: [eqbards] OT - Equipment question
>
>
> Tallies, I figured this a topic of interest even if not directly related
> to
> barding. Bards do provide a lot of input into what is seen in game
> graphically, so this can be an important topic.
>
> I have a 450 mhz P3 Gateway with 128 MB Ram and Voodoo 3000 16 MB AGP
> graphics card. I can't get a new computer. But more memory and a
> better
> graphics card are in reach due to Father's day. I just got 128 MB Ram -
> done. So now I want to get my fellow bards input on what graphics cards
> they use, have used and performance rating. Brand, MB, speed, anything
> else
> of note would be much appreciated. Currently, framerate in WW and some
> places in FV sucks - I auto follow, look down and hope they don't scrape
> me
> off on a tree. I can't imagine Luclin without a better card.
>
> Thanks again for all the help,
>
> Piemur Draggonsinger 42 bard
> Robiinton Masterrhealer 32 cleric
>
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