First post, by RogueTrip2012
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Hi all...
I've recently rebuilt a computer with a Compaq Voodoo 3 3000 AGP (183MHz Core/Mem factory). Trying it out with Need for Speed High Stakes I can get choppy performance at 1024x768@16-bit color and settings at full. I have tried dropping a few selections like no chrome... far draw distance... no car shading which is slightly better in performance but a bit choppy still. Out of curiosity I installed a Voodoo 5 5500 AGP and performance was smooth. I do currently use a USB 2 PS2 convertor on the motherboards USB1.1 ports but don't think this could cause the performance drop. Also tried Stereo or EAX from SB Live! and Aureal SQ2500 and proformace stays the same.
Is it just not enough texture memory?! I have pushed the card to 200 core/mem and still get choppy framerate. Also any recommended settings I should be choosing? Any programs that can show the framerate for nfs? Fraps 1.9D won't work.
Details I can think of are using unofficial SP Patch, NFS 5 voodoo2z.dll renamed to voodoo2a.dll. Registry is confirmed to using thrash driver "voodoo2" and hardware acceleration.
~System~
Windows 98SE SP2.1a
Pentium !!! 1GHz EB
ASUS CUSL2-C (BP)
Crucial PC133 CL2 2x256
Compaq Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
Aureal SuperQuad 2500 (also tried SB Live!)
WD 120GB SE
XClio 500W GoodPower
Intel Pro 10/100 NIC