Voodoos are good, but I've had overheating problems with mine -- there's also a lot of outdated documentation out there that can really help you screw it up :-)
Another issue to be aware of is that new games which use direct rendering (like UT) will only work with an nVidia card. On Tue, 2002-12-24 at 15:01, John Haywood wrote: > On Monday 18 November 2002 01:00 pm, luke wrote: > > Hey guys, i'm going to be buying a new video card (PCI) for my mandrake 9.0 > > installation, I was hoping to get a 32 mg card with 3d acceleration that > > works well in mandrake. Any suggestions? I have a couple ATI cards that > > work, but the 3d support is flaky ... > > Well, my vote for a PCI card would have to go to the 16-meg 3dfx Voodoo3. > Linux loves it, the 3D acceleration works, and they're cheap as if you can > find them. If you can snag a Voodoo4 or even a 5 that'd be awesome!! > > OTOH, if you're after a new 32-meg, why not an nVidia? I know they're closed > source drivers, but there's really not a lot around in PCI anymore ... > -- > john in sydney > ================================= > Mandrake Linux 9.0 > Kernel version: 2.4.19-16mdk > Uptime: minutes > ================================= > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
