which graphiccard on P3V4X?

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Alexander Feustel

Hallo

I have P3V4X Board and want to run a faster card than my old Radeon vivo.
I tried a Radeon 9800 pro, but the computer didn´t start. (I think because
of the power consumption)
I tried a NVidia Geforce 4MX 440 (AGP x8) - it worked, but it wasn´t much
faster than my old one.
Has anyone experience with a DX9 card running on a P3V4x board?

Thanks,
Alex
 
i'd go with the 3dfx Voodoo3, thats a bad ass card and will run Doom3, HL2
with ease..
 
"bob shiply" said:
i'd go with the 3dfx Voodoo3, thats a bad ass card and will run Doom3, HL2
with ease..
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Have a look at this chart.

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20030120/vgacharts-04.html

Notice how a slow processor reduces the performance of the high
performance video cards. In this particular chart, you can see how
anything faster than a Geforce3 is a waste of money, if you are
using the equivalent of an Athlon 1000.

The conclusion would be, if you have the money for an ATI9800, then
invest in a newer motherboard and faster processor as well. You can
get good "bang for the buck", with an AthlonXP and an Nforce2 board,
like an A7N8X-X or A7N8X-E. Athlons make better gaming machines
than Pentium systems, and it could be partly due to the FPU on the
Athlon. (I got an A7N8X-E Deluxe and an Athlon XP-M mobile processor,
and a mobile can be overclocked to faster than an AthlonXP 3200+,
for a lot less money. Current 3DMark2001 roughly 18000 with
an ATI9800 Pro.)

This is a sample of a mobile processor. It is $90.
Overclock to FSB400 (CPU clock = 200MHz) and use PC3200 RAM.
By comparison, an Athlon 3200+ costs $169 for the OEM (no heatsink
fan included) one.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-401&depa=0

As for Bobs Voodoo3, he must have had it overclocked _a lot_, if
it plays Doom3 :-)

Paul
 
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