Elianda: Thanks for info, this is good point, could it actual problem of poor performance of more modern cards? That that bad drivers - too robust drivers explanation? At least for modern PCI-E cards is known problem that with lesser than expected power there are underperforming not working etc . There was some AMD Radeon 480 scandal about that even MBs werent able to deriver PCI-E specs i 75W or 50W and there is known problem with some Dell, HP and other thing clients.
By the specs what power AGP 2x should be able to deliver (that 20W), or specs not care about it? What about PCI its better? We can compare same card with AGP / PCI version to get more info.
I have Geforce 6600 GT AGP from Gigabyte - which has additional power connector, i saw at least from some Geforce 4 card with power connector too. I dunno how power inteligent these card are, if they dont get required power from AGP, if there are able to get rest from molex, if they simply count no proper AGP and try to get only certain ammount of power through additional power source.
BTW old cards had such 1 clock, but more modern cards i dunno where it exactly start have some power levels and downclocking for 2D etc.. and maybe, maybe is performance so bad, because there not enough power to switch to next levels for 3D games. There is same problem with Dos on newer cards, because there is not driver at all to switch cards to 3D mode and you can have super fast CPU.. solution for some cards is change boot / 2d clock and write changes to vbios.
Is Socket 370 AGP power delivery better?
If would like to really see details about CPU utilization when is more modern card under-performing on SS7 machine, if there is really CPU maxed on 100%, or not because it would be good indication that problem is elsewhere..
For videocard TDP im using this site (czech) - tables will work with Google translate too, its starting with Radeons 7000 and Geforce 1, older cards are not in list:
https://www.svethardware.cz/prehled-desktopov … h-cipu/23045-16 // At the top are cards type links.. Data source seems to be specs.
GF1 - < 10W
GF2 GTS - 12W
GF 2 PRO- 13
GF 2 TI - 15
GF 2 Ultra - 17
GF 3 - 32
GF 3 TI 200 - 31
GF 3 TI 500 - 35 // So these are working with some SS7 MBs, at least 35W should be ok, or ok with additional power, but i thing that they dont have additional power delivery connector.
GF 4 MX 440 - 22
GF 4 MX 460 - 24
Gerforce 4 TI 4200 - 35
Gerforce 4 TI 4200 - 37
Gerforce 4 TI 4200 - 40
Radeon 9500 or PRO - 12W
Radeon 9600 - 12W
Radeon 9700 -12W
Radeon 9700 Pro - 14W
Radeon 9800 - 34
Radeon 9800 Pro - 47
Radeon 9800 XT - 60
Radeon X1050 AGP - 41
Geforce FX 5200 - 24
Geforce FX 5300 - 24
Geforce FX 5500 - 26
Geforce FX 5500 - 37
Geforce FX 5800 - 44W
Geforce FX 5800 - 49
Geforce FX 5900 XT - 35 // So this still should be ok..
Geforce FX 5900 - 40
Geforce FX 5900 Ultra - 60 or 73 depens on version
Geforce 6200 - 26 -
Cards bellow in some exceptions may not workin AGP 3.3 slots..
Geforce 6500 - 28
Geforce 6600 LE - 22
Geforce 6600 - 24
Geforce 6600 GT - 48
Geforce 6800 LE - 33
Gefoce 6800 XT - 34 // Still ok
Geforce 6800 - 39
Gefoce 6800 GS/GT - 55
Geforce 6800 Ultra - 72
Geforce 7300 GT - 29
Geforce 7600 GS - 27 - - there is AGP 3.3 variant
Geforce 7600 GT - 36
Geforce 7800 GS - 44
Geforce 7900 GS - 45 - there is AGP 3.3 variant
Geforce 7950 GT - 61
Radeon X1300 - 37
Radeon X1600 PRO/XT - 41/42
Radeon X1950 GT - 57
Radeon HD 2400 PRO - 15 W // Totally safe
Radeon HD 2400 XT - 19W
Raddeon HD 2600 PRO - 31
Radeon HD 2600 XT - 49
Radeon HD 3650 - 39 // Its not far from Geforce 3.
Radeon HD 3850 - 63
Its a bit shame that these cards, are cooled with some big passive with would be enough, but were using that awfull small noisy fans running with RPM 4000+
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