[SOLVED] Best GPU for Diablo 2 and Socket7 \ VOGONS

[SOLVED] Best GPU for Diablo 2 and Socket7

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First post, by Doppler

Posted on 2016-09-12, 12:45

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Hi again! 😁

I wonder which GPU would be the best to get this red tint which is present in Diablo 2 "Den of evil" quest? As i remember playing it years ago my Riva TNT2 M64 didnt have such effect. Then my friend showed me S3 Savage and i was like WOW! The red tint in the cave level was so great! 😁

Now, I'm completing a maxed-out Super Socket7 PC, and dont know if VooDoo 3 3000 will give me the same effects as seen on S3 Savage. What would you recommend?

Last edited by Doppler on 2016-09-12, 14:43. Edited 2 times in total.

Reply 1 of 7, by Presbytier

Posted on 2016-09-12, 14:22

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If I am not mistaken Diablo 2 is specifically designed with the glide api so a voodoo card would be best

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Reply 2 of 7, by Doppler

Posted on 2016-09-12, 14:25

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Thanks for help!

So everything is clear. Going to buy V3 3000 😀

Reply 3 of 7, by kaputnik

Posted on 2016-09-12, 14:41

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Yup, D2 actually works so much better in Glide, that serious players often use a Glide wrapper rather than running it native in D3D or D2D, when playing it on modern systems.

Reply 4 of 7, by Presbytier

Posted on 2016-09-12, 15:32

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kaputnik wrote:
Yup, D2 actually works so much better in Glide, that serious players often use a Glide wrapper rather than running it native in D3D or D2D, when playing it on modern systems.

I would point out that Blizzard a few months ago patched D2 to where it runs pretty flawlessly in D3D now on modern systems.

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Reply 5 of 7, by petro89

Posted on 2016-09-12, 18:44

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All that has been said is true, although if I'm not mistaken, a recent patch removed glide support altogether. It also now requires Windows XP or later for multiplayer/online (which automatically downloads the patches).

If all you play is single player you should be able to get around this.

*Ryzen 9 3900xt, 5700xt, Win10
*Ryzen 7 2700x, Gtx1080, Win10
*FX 9590, Vega64, Win10
*Phenom IIx6 1100T, R9 380, Win7
*QX9770, r9 270x, Win7
*FX60, hd5850, Win7
*XP2400+, ti4600, Win2k
*PPro 200 1mb, banshee, w98
*AMD 5x86, CL , DOS

Reply 6 of 7, by sgraffite

Posted on 2016-09-12, 18:59

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petro89 wrote:
All that has been said is true, although if I'm not mistaken, a recent patch removed glide support altogether. It also now requires Windows XP or later for multiplayer/online (which automatically downloads the patches).

If all you play is single player you should be able to get around this.

It says to use the -3dfx switch now according to these patch notes.

Reply 7 of 7, by petro89

Posted on 2016-09-12, 20:20

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sgraffite wrote:
petro89 wrote:
All that has been said is true, although if I'm not mistaken, a recent patch removed glide support altogether. It also now requires Windows XP or later for multiplayer/online (which automatically downloads the patches).

If all you play is single player you should be able to get around this.

It says to use the -3dfx switch now according to these patch notes.

Great! Will have to try it out. Thanks for the info.

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