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Matrox G200 for DOS?

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First post, by appiah4

Posted on 2020-09-12, 17:23

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Does anyone use a Matrox G200 for DOS and can they tell me how good that works?

I checked Gona's DOS compatibility matrix but things look pretty bad. However, according to the same matrix things look equally bad for cards like Mystique and G450 and I did not encounter half the problems he says there is. I mean, screen tearing in Duke3D and Quake are news to me. So, I thought I'd ask about any first hand experiences. I'm mostly interested in how well it runs games from 1993 and onward.

Just asking because I'm considering building a mATX DOS/Win98SE dual boot reverse-sleeper PC..

Reply 1 of 11, by The Serpent Rider

Posted on 2020-09-12, 18:05

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If you need performance info, I've got you covered with my recent G200 MMS test:

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That's from my slowly crawling update to "Electric boogalo" benchmark topic. With S3 Trio64V+ and Tseng ET6000 added for comparison. In short, G200-G550 cards behave almost identically.

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Reply 2 of 11, by appiah4

Posted on 2020-09-12, 20:59

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2020-09-12, 18:05:

If you need performance info, I've got you covered with my recent G200 MMS test:
MatroxBench.png

That's from my slowly crawling update to "Electric boogalo" benchmark topic. With S3 Trio64V+ and Tseng ET6000 added for comparison. In short, G200-G550 cards behave almost identically.

Thanks, very helpful. Did you notice any irregularities/artifacts in games like Doom, Duke3D, Quake etc?

Reply 3 of 11, by The Serpent Rider

Posted on 2020-09-13, 05:06

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Nothing unusual in common stuff.

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Reply 4 of 11, by dr.zeissler

Posted on 2023-03-22, 20:34

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I just checked a G200 AGP in Dos. It seems to me that the G200 is a bit slow in Dos (Duke3D, Swarrior) in 800x600 and also in 640x480.
I noticed screentearing on TFT too...I don't think that MGA Mystique PCI has this too. I have to recheck this..

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Reply 5 of 11, by iraito

Posted on 2023-03-23, 14:17

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I use a G200 on my MMX build and i did not encounter any of the issues noted on the matrix BUT that only after using 136 in 1 to slowdown my CPU to a 386\486 etc. personally after slowing down matrox cards work pretty damn smooth.

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Reply 6 of 11, by The Serpent Rider

Posted on 2023-03-24, 10:20

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dr.zeissler wrote on 2023-03-22, 20:34:

I just checked a G200 AGP in Dos. It seems to me that the G200 is a bit slow in Dos (Duke3D, Swarrior) in 800x600 and also in 640x480.

Common issue with VESA on Build engine and "modern" system specs, need to disable LFB or apply MSKVBEF patch.

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Reply 7 of 11, by dr.zeissler

Posted on 2023-03-24, 15:36

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How can I bench my system in order to proof it?

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Reply 8 of 11, by The Serpent Rider

Posted on 2023-03-24, 17:06

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All necessary tools were mentioned here and there many times, including my benchmark thread.

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Reply 9 of 11, by dr.zeissler

Posted on 2023-03-24, 18:15

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thx I will have a look...

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Reply 10 of 11, by Bruno128

Posted on 2024-08-29, 22:39

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2023-03-24, 10:20:

MSKVBEF patch

Hi what is this patch and where to find it? Google search points to this message

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Reply 11 of 11, by luk1999

Posted on 2024-09-03, 08:05

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I guess that he meant mtrrlfbe.

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