F2bnp wrote:Depends on what you want to play, but generally speaking, something like a GeForce2 would be more period correct on the Coppermi […]
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Depends on what you want to play, but generally speaking, something like a GeForce2 would be more period correct on the Coppermine 800.
On my Tualatin 1.4 I run a GeForce FX 5900 Ultra, the next flagship after the GeForce4 Ti cards, just because I really enjoy running games at high resolutions (think 1600x1200) with anti-aliasing. At this point, it becomes an interesting balance of CPU bottlenecks and GPU bottlenecks. Otherwise, that card would be completely CPU bottlenecked.
If you like what you hear so far, then go for the GeForce4.
Otherwise, tell us what sort of games you plan on playing on that system 😀.
Ah that's an interesting point, I can push into high resolution on newer cards and I am using a sony 4:3 LCD 1600x1200 display. I have no specific games in mind, it's just a general purpose rig at this point and honestly mostly just ms-dos and messing with a game engine I've actually written for ms dos mode 13h, which runs on anything.
I've been playing Diablo 2 on it (which unfortunately requires XP now for the latest online patch), which drops down to 15FPS easily against mobs using a GeForce 3 (original, non Ti) but I'm assuming that's the CPU, and the game only runs at 640x480. If a GeForce 4 would get a few more frames out of D2 then I may try it. I'm also curious if it can handle Serious Sam First & Second Encounters as well.
I'm really just into benching as a curiosity right now and was wondering if anybody has compiled such data using later graphics cards on a slot 1 board. Perhaps Quake benchmarks or anything of the sort. I have a Pentium 4 and cards all the way up to HD 3850 I can run on that if I really need extra power, but don't want to sacrifice my ISA slots 😎
Sup. I like computers. Are you a computer?