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Savage IX: Any good for DOS / Win9X gaming?

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First post, by C0deHunter

Posted on 2020-10-19, 01:11

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In regards to my previous post asking about other graphics card:

GeForce 6200 PCI for Win9X / ME gaming? (DOS / Win9X / ME Games)

is Savage IX: Any good for DOS / Win9X gaming?

The card in my possession has TV out function as well.

Thanks in advance!

Reply 1 of 9, by Putas

Posted on 2020-10-19, 07:03

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It can play 90's games. Like so many so much faster cards.

Reply 2 of 9, by The Serpent Rider

Posted on 2020-10-19, 12:22

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It can, but late Savage cards have certain problems with DOS games.

I must be some kind of standard: the anonymous gangbanger of the 21st century.

Reply 3 of 9, by C0deHunter

Posted on 2020-10-20, 05:57

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Comparable to Rage Pro 128, or TNT2, or any GeForce?

Reply 4 of 9, by BigDaddyM

Posted on 2020-10-20, 08:44

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Savage IX will perform like Savage3D 😀

Reply 5 of 9, by Putas

Posted on 2020-10-20, 10:20

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BigDaddyM wrote on 2020-10-20, 08:44:

Savage IX will perform like Savage3D 😀

At low resolutions it will. And IIRC it does not support S3TC .

Reply 6 of 9, by BigDaddyM

Posted on 2020-10-20, 10:57

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Yes, at higher resolutions it is slower than Savage3D in some games

Reply 7 of 9, by The Serpent Rider

Posted on 2020-10-20, 18:29

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You can't expect too much from laptop graphics chip working on tight TDP budget.

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Reply 8 of 9, by BigDaddyM

Posted on 2020-10-21, 06:08

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Putas wrote on 2020-10-20, 10:20:

BigDaddyM wrote on 2020-10-20, 08:44:

Savage IX will perform like Savage3D 😀

At low resolutions it will. And IIRC it does not support S3TC .

I just found a screenshot from Quake3 driver info, Savage IX support "GL_S3_s3tc" extension. So it support S3TC in OpenGL?

Reply 9 of 9, by Putas

Posted on 2020-10-21, 11:34

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Hm, I tried Q2 and Unreal demo maps and they work OK. Good for Savage to have some consistency.

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