Even with a recognized brand, S3 chips can be hit-or-miss. I've had the best luck with LeadTek/WinFast (should be on the cheaper side), AOpen, and STB. Diamond has been some good, some bad. I define bad as suffering from the black level bug, which there are workarounds documented here. Otherwise, …

Hello all, I'm in need of some help, as I'm planning to buy either a S3 Trio64v+ or Trio64V2/DX for DOS compatibility of a build I'm putting together. I already have a 3D AGP card (Matrox G400), so decided on an S3 card due to the easy availability on eBay where I live. However, I know to usually …