Reply 20 of 27, by retep_110
Tetrium wrote on 2023-05-25, 08:46:What board does this HP have? If it has a i810 chipsetted board then your board won't have AGP and you will have to spend more t […]
retep_110 wrote on 2023-05-24, 09:00:Greetings vogons. New guy from Austria here. I have been dreaming about a 3dfx System since my childhood/early teens but never […]
Greetings vogons. New guy from Austria here. I have been dreaming about a 3dfx System since my childhood/early teens but never could get one. I have been considering building a now retro vodoo system for quite some time already but have always postponed it due to high prices of the cards. But now I have the chance to get used 90s pc a HP Pavillion with a P3 800, socket 370 for almost nothing. I would not consider myself as superstitious but I still see it as sign to finally start with building plans. It is now or never the parts are not getting cheaper anytime soon. anyway.I have not seen the pc, this won't chance until the 10th of june when I can open it up by myself if anything is in order.
My now very generic and very noobish question is would be Pentium 3 800 with socket 370 and a voodoo 2 or vodoo 3 a good partners for gaming in general?
I do not mind if is going to be a Vodoo 2 or a 3 I would pick the one that is "cheaper".
Main field of application is going to be late 90s gaming (97 to 99 to be precise).
Thanks for your help in advance.
What board does this HP have?
If it has a i810 chipsetted board then your board won't have AGP and you will have to spend more to get a PCI 3dfx card.
As long as this system has AGP and is in working condition, you should be all set basically.
A P3 800MHz is more than adequate for a Voodoo2 or Voodoo3 system. It's a good fit 🙂
Thanks for the info. I have not been told to exact specs of the mainboard yet (I am going to ask back because I am curious as well). I just know it has a via apollo chipset and according to google via chipsets support AGP. So I should be all set. I am not sure though how good the via stuff compared ot the intel 440box is often mentioned in postive light.
@joseph_joestar I see. Thanks for the info. Yes the image quality was also mentioned very favourable in the old reviews about the ElSA cards. Image quality is indeed very important for me so I will keep my eyes open for a Elsa card.