Orlando Andico wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I just sprung for a Voodoo3 AGP card, lured by Linux DRI OpenGL goodness
> (and not just for gaming.. my old TNT2 Vanta was more than adequate for
> that). However, my shiny new card doesn't work well when my FSB is 95 or
> 100MHz! it only works with a 66MHz FSB. At 95/100MHz there are graphics
> glitches, pixel dust, etc on screen EVEN IN TEXT MODE (e.g. BIOS boot
> screen). It also won't boot Windoze (Linux works though, but with fine
> pixel dust onscreen).
>
> I've already has the dealer swap the card for another one, the problem is
> still there. The dealer thought my motherboard was at fault.. but my
> motherboard is an almost-new MSI BX Master (5/5 stars at Anandtech). I
> have this theory that at FSBs < 100MHz the AGP clock == the FSB which
> would be severely stressing the card (stock AGP is 66MHz). But my old
> Vanta worked fine.. also at 100MHz and 105MHz the Voodoo3 still exhibits
> these problems.
Have you checked whether the AGP divider is 1/1 or 2/3? You could be
running
your V3 at an AGP of 100Mhz...
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