First post, by PandLantis
So, I have a small collection of mid to low spec PCI and AGP cards from anywhere between 1994 and 1999. I was doing some research and cataloging my collection; looking at benchmarks and the like when I noticed one of my cards, a Trident TGUI9680-1 PCI was marked as a 'GUI Accelerator' which got stumbling down the following train of thought: Would having a GUI Accelerator and a 3D Accelerator reduce the load on and improve system performance? Searches for Accelerator cards wasn't doing me much good so I wanted to reach out to ya'll and see if there's any tribal knowledge that would tell me if it's a bad or good idea or if it makes any difference whatsoever.
Oh yeah first post, hey!
Project PC specs:
OS: Windows 98 SE
CPU: Slot 1 Katmai Pentium III 450Mhz
Motherboard: Supermicro P6SBS - Intel 440GX
RAM: 512Mb SDR
GPU: Nvidia Riva TNT2 M64
Sound Card: SB CT4830 Live!
NIC: EtherLink XL 3C905B-TX
Drives: Panasonic SW-9571 DVD-RAM
Mitsumi FX120-T CD-ROM
3.5" 1.44Mb Floppy
8GB CF to IDE Adapter
Intel Pentium III Katmai @ 450Mhz | Supermicro P6SBS | 512Mb PC100 SDR | nVidia Riva TNT2 M64 | SBLive! CT4830