If you want to play dos games from 1992-1996 it really doesn't matter, almost any videocard will be enough (if it has a decent amount of VRAM). There are only a few dos games that use 3d acceleration, almost all use glide api, so you won't be able to run them, but the normal version will run perfectly.

so if I understand correctly

2d games ok
3d games ok but version without "glide"

Thanks

Heh. I just built. Mmx233 on the weekend with a gf4 mx400 (basically the same thing). Works fine. Make sure you get setmul and phils starter pack so you can slow that cpu down to 286 speeds for early dos games.

And you are obviously new to this so I will just say you should be thinking about the sound card more than video card, and the ESS audiodrive is the best cheap pick of them all.

Thanks , im happy that geforce 2 is decent for dos...

I got ESS es1868f sound card

What version of setmul do you suggest?

The latest is 1.24 or something ....there is a thread here which is it's official page essentially. You might also want to consider getting a sdcard/ide adapter to save the hassle of a real hdd. Easy to take out and copy files from another modern computer. A gotek floppy emulator would complete the package.

i have intel 440LX chipset. Is it compatible with setmul?

"SetMul v1.24 - Multiplier control for VIA C3, AMD K6+7+8 Mobile and Cyrix 5x86"

I found in motherboard bios manual that there's an option:

"Slow Down CPU Duty Cycle"

and i can go down from 10% to 75%, can it be a good option to slow down cpu?

Yes and (I believe) no.

Setmul talks directly to the cpu and does not depend on the motherboard chipset (I think). So long as the cpu is supported, basically a k6-2/3+, via c3 or a Pentium mmx.

I use mostly Geforce MX cards in my P3 AGP ISA DOS rigs, it has sutch a good VGA compadibility, and are so common, affordable, low power.

GeForce2 MX is probably the cheapest and most compatible AGP card you can use for DOS right after TNT2 M64.

appiah4 wrote:

GeForce2 MX is probably the cheapest and most compatible AGP card you can use for DOS right after TNT2 M64.

TNT2 is older, has more or less the same performance, but runs hotter and draws more power.

Cyberdyne wrote:

appiah4 wrote:

GeForce2 MX is probably the cheapest and most compatible AGP card you can use for DOS right after TNT2 M64.

TNT2 is older, has more or less the same performance, but runs hotter and draws more power.

Much, much cheaper. Has better compatibility with some games like Incoming etc and some DOS modes.

I'd never consider Geforce for playing anything 90s particularly for the slow palette handling in Windows. For example, a lot of the "Dosbox is slow!!" threads have been made on Geforces. The issue runs deep down to the earlier detonators.

I'm thinking about Windows 9X as a DOS-only P2 machine with a 2000+ class video card is not a realistic scenario at all.

leileilol wrote:

I'd never consider Geforce for playing anything 90s particularly for the slow palette handling in Windows. For example, a lot of the "Dosbox is slow!!" threads have been made on Geforces. The issue runs deep down to the earlier detonators.

I'm thinking about Windows 9X as a DOS-only P2 machine with a 2000+ class video card is not a realistic scenario at all.

Hi there, what do you mean by "...2000+ class video card...not a realistic at all"? Compatibility? Or what something else?

Cheers,