With FX5900 you can also run nGlide wrapper . Basically, you run Windows XP + DX9 + nGlide and you can play about 99% Glide games provided modern installers (for example GOG). Benefits are 32-bit color and good performance with AA & AF turned on. I think both DX9 and nGlide can also be installed on Win 98. Phil tested it in one of his episodes.

Don't forget about the FX5950 Ultra.

There are games that aren't Glide exclusive but still look better on Glide vs D3D IMO.

What are the specs of the rest of your system?

My specs:
Athlon XP 2200 (1.8ghz)
256mb DDR pc2100
Soundcard pci Xwave ymf724
Vídeo S3 Pro Savage
WinMe

stef80 wrote on 2021-12-02, 20:03:

Benefits are 32-bit color and good performance with AA & AF turned on.

...I think you forget what a GeforceFX is. A Glide wrapper using DX9 won't do it favors either as there's shadery going on to emulate some of it

FX does OK with nGlide., although quasi DX9. Phil tested FX5500, so FX5900 should kill it.

stef80 wrote on 2021-12-03, 11:52:

FX does OK with nGlide., although quasi DX9. Phil tested FX5500, so FX5900 should kill it.

How much CPU does nGlide use? I've never used it so I have no idea.

Just got for cheap a 9600xt to try nglide and seems to work fine, but I have no reference with a voodoo (ignorance is a bliss😁). Seems that a wrapper is all you need these days. I'll let you know when I get the FX. Thank you for your suggestions.

By the way, I also had a look at Pcem but i guess it needs a powerful system. I guess this ahtlon xp is my way to go.

Just found on their forum: developers were using Athlon XP. Stated specs are 2GHz Intel or AMD.

I have been pairing a Voodoo2 with either GeForce3 or Quadro 2 Pro. These offer better performance in VGA modes than all GeForce FX cards for whatever reason, if you want to run DOS games.

At the point you get to GeForce FX, you really can just use wrappers. In fact, even the GeForce2 MX can use Zeckensack's wrapper to run Glide games written for Voodoo2-era hardware at very good speed, so you don't need much.