keropi wrote:I have 2 similar systems with a pentium mmx and once I installed riva128(zx) cards I never looked back.
Keen games are fine, scrolling is awesome.
Fast and VBE3.0 out of the box 😀
Sounds great, except all the Riva 128s currently on eBay are AGP, which my board does not have. Did they ever make a PCI version? If not, then this isn't an option for me.
bushwack wrote:Don't forget about the ATI 3D Rage Pro, I figure it's on par with the Riva 128.
If it's anything like the on-board ATI 3D Rage II+DVD in my box, then all I can say is "no". It has compatibility issues (most notably with *all* Keen games), and it has a strange problem with thin lines quickly appearing across the screen, which is especially bad when displaying a per-pixel checkerboard pattern.
badmofo wrote:A Matrox card is great for most things but not Keen:
Best DOS video card?
This thread is why I'm reluctant to go with a Matrox. I'm a big Keen fan and I'd hate to not be able to play it on my main retro machine, not to mention that it probably means that there are other compatibility issues.
dirkmirk wrote:If you dont care about 3d acceleration a s3 virge DX would be fine.
This is currently what I'm leaning towards getting. The S3 Virge seems to be plentiful and cheap online, and I've read some good things about it. Any thoughts?