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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 01:32:28 +1300, GraB <> wrote:

>On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:06:32 +1300, "Alpine Dragon"
><> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Alpine Dragon" <> wrote in message
>>news:...
>>
>>>
>>> Intel PIII 550MHz
>>> PixelView nVidia TNT2 32MB.
>>> 512MB PC-100 SD-RAM
>>
>>Sorry, Forgot to mention the operating system is Windows 2000.
>>I have also Scanned for viruses and adware about 4 days ago (normally done
>>every 2-3 weeks)
>>
>>The choppy performance disappears if I revert back to 1024x768.
>>
>>What I was initially intending to do was to replace my current system with a
>>new system come new year. But If I can perhaps improve 2D Performance, by
>>replacing the TNT2 with another video card than perhaps I can delay for
>>awhile and get the new system later on 2nd half of this year instead.
>>
>What colour depth? What is it like at 16-bit? How recent is the
>driver? AGP or PCI?

Also, if AGP, what AGP aperture size (set in the BIOS)? In this
article which tests different AGP sizes on different cards, including
a TNT2 Pro (32Mb SDRAM) there seemed to be a slight hole if 64Mb AGP
aperture size was set.

http://www.tweak3d.net/articles/aperture-size/

GraB wrote:
> Not everyone needs a V8 Turbo to do the shopping.

really? you mean some people "put up with" having just a supercharger?

--
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We have Hangman, Pacman, and Space Invaders

K & S wrote:
> It called simple logic that most seem to lack here.

Roger, you seem to have the most simple logic around here.

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K & S wrote:
> I would say that the PixelView nVidia TNT2 32MB. does not support that
> screen mode..

It does support it(I have one in an old machine)... but at 1280x1024 it
does seem to run decidedly slower than 1024x768, which I guess could be
explained by a greater use of video memory.

--
Dave Hall
http://Dave.net.nz
We have Hangman, Pacman, and Space Invaders

Alpine Dragon wrote:
> "Alpine Dragon" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>
>>
>> Intel PIII 550MHz
>> PixelView nVidia TNT2 32MB.
>> 512MB PC-100 SD-RAM
>
> Sorry, Forgot to mention the operating system is Windows 2000.
> I have also Scanned for viruses and adware about 4 days ago (normally
> done every 2-3 weeks)
>
> The choppy performance disappears if I revert back to 1024x768.
>
> What I was initially intending to do was to replace my current system
> with a new system come new year. But If I can perhaps improve 2D
> Performance, by replacing the TNT2 with another video card than
> perhaps I can delay for awhile and get the new system later on 2nd
> half of this year instead.

If 2D performance is all you're interested in then a Matrox card is a good
choice and can often be had (relatively) cheaply second-hand.
--
~misfit~

GraB wrote:
>>>> Upgrade your system its way way out of date..
>>>>
>>> Not everyone needs a V8 Turbo to do the shopping.
>>
>>
>>
>> But you need some Grunt to run animated 3D Graphics, one of his
>> biggest problems is his Graphic cards, but I don't thing the new
>> 1.5v cards will work in a old MoB o..
>>
>> That is why you need to update most of your system..
>>
>> It called simple logic that most seem to lack here.
>>
> He might be like me. I have no need of 3D graphics, having no 3D
> games. My 2D performance is more than enough. DVD playback is
> flawless with my slightly out-of-date Radeon 7500 card.

And the woger seemed to miss the fact that the OP only mentioned 2D
graphics. It's even in the subject.
--
~misfit~

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:22:45 +1300, "~misfit~" <~misfit~@his_desk.com> wrote:

>GraB wrote:
>>>>> Upgrade your system its way way out of date..
>>>>>
>>>> Not everyone needs a V8 Turbo to do the shopping.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> But you need some Grunt to run animated 3D Graphics, one of his
>>> biggest problems is his Graphic cards, but I don't thing the new
>>> 1.5v cards will work in a old MoB o..
>>>
>>> That is why you need to update most of your system..
>>>
>>> It called simple logic that most seem to lack here.
>>>
>> He might be like me. I have no need of 3D graphics, having no 3D
>> games. My 2D performance is more than enough. DVD playback is
>> flawless with my slightly out-of-date Radeon 7500 card.
>
>And the woger seemed to miss the fact that the OP only mentioned 2D
>graphics. It's even in the subject.



Well I have a Great 2D card for sale a Tensyng Lab one..

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:28:34 +1300, K & S wrote:

> Well I have a Great 2D card for sale a Tensyng Lab one..

Is that a Nepalese one? It gets really good vertical fps (feet per second
that is)



And yes Woger, before you call me an idiot I do know what you are
referring to - even if you can't spell it.

Cheers
Anton

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:20:43 +1300, ~misfit~ wrote:

> If 2D performance is all you're interested in then a Matrox card is a good
> choice and can often be had (relatively) cheaply second-hand. --
> ~misfit~

Seconded!!

Cheers
Anton

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:44:18 +1300, K & S wrote:

>>Intel PIII 550MHz
>>PixelView nVidia TNT2 32MB.
>>512MB PC-100 SD-RAM
>
> Upgrade your system its way way out of date..

That sounds a bit like the machine I'm on at the moment at work (my home
machine is even lower specced). Although I've got less RAM (384MB), and
the TNT failed a while back and was replaced with a Matrox G400.

It does fine for me! And I run it at 1280x1024x32bit.

Cheers
Anton