Reply 20 of 53, by songoffall
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dionb wrote on 2023-10-28, 08:52:rasz_pl wrote on 2023-10-28, 06:04:[...]
As great as this accomplishment is from historical perspective I wouldnt use one now 😀, its just a cost reduced version of contemporary Nvidia high end chip.
Depends on the build and what you're trying to do. For best 1999 performance, no, not a chance. For a recreation of what you might actually have had back then: quite likely (I definitely did), and for an AGP based DOS system with max VESA support, you can do much worse. Of course a lot of those card had crappy analog components resulting in blurry output - but given the main alternative for such a build were S3 cards infamous for the same, in both cases it's a matter of finding a low end card from a good brand.
BTW which analog components would cause a blurry image? Are they easily replacable? I have a couple of Virge cards and am planning to put them to use. Don't mind modding them.
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