----- Original Message ----- From: "David Klaus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 7:42 PM Subject: Re: Looking for Video Card for Open GL
> >Actually, I've had a very mixed reaction to Radeons. I just tried to upgrade > >my PC from a Voodoo3 3000 16 meg AGP to a Radeon 64 megs DDR VIVO, and > >absolutely everything I did with it was *slower* than my Voodoo. I don't > >know why, and I totally nuked and reinstalled Windows just to make sure that > >there wasn't something screwy with my system, but it was still slower. And > >not by a little either. For example, in one game, Nascar 4, I was getting > >9-15 fps with the Radeon and 30-45 with the Voodoo3. It was very strange, > >but I know I tweaked the software as much as it could be tweaked and I know > >my hardware is fine. > > > >I suppose it might be different for a Mac, but I returned the Radeon and > >ordered a GeForce 3 :) > > > >Just my two cents, > >Scott Holder > > This sounds like your applications are still looking for the Voodoo > card and are running in a software only mode. Well, like I said, I completely nuked and reinstalled Windows without the Voodoo involved at all, and it was still the same speed. Reinstalled the Voodoo, right back up to the faster speeds I was used to. Scott -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
