tomexplodes wrote on 2020-06-11, 19:19:

Would an ATI Radeon X1300 PRO 256MB GDDR2 128-Bit AGP 4X/8X Video Card be a good choice? I can get a used one for around 60 buck […]
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Would an ATI Radeon X1300 PRO 256MB GDDR2 128-Bit AGP 4X/8X Video Card be a good choice? I can get a used one for around 60 bucks.

EDIT Sorry, current specs are
Compaq UWAVE2 motherboard
Sound Blaster Live! Value sound card
AMD Athlon processor @ 1.3 ghz
768 mb ram
64 mb ATI Radeon 7000

No . Windows 9x support for Radeons stops at the X800 (inclusively).

For 9x you want Nvidia or 3dfx, look for say an fx 5600 ultra/5700 ultra/5900

$60 for a X1300 seems very expensive. Also that card wouldn't be compatible with Win98 as there are no drivers available. Go for the X#00 series or Nvidia Fx series card.
Cheers

You might also look into a FireGl series card or a Radeon 8500. Not as powerful as a 9700/9800 but if you want to stick with ATi, it's a decent step up from the Radeon 7000.

I have a 256MB FireGL 8800 that does pretty decent considering. It will also work with the vanilla Radeon 8500 drivers.

Jasin Natael wrote on 2020-06-12, 14:12:

You might also look into a FireGl series card or a Radeon 8500. Not as powerful as a 9700/9800 but if you want to stick with ATi, it's a decent step up from the Radeon 7000.

I have a 256MB FireGL 8800 that does pretty decent considering. It will also work with the vanilla Radeon 8500 drivers.

I may have found a FireGL 8800 @ 128mb for a reasonable price, thanks for the recommend!

candle_86 wrote on 2020-06-12, 01:26:

For 9x you want Nvidia or 3dfx, look for say an fx 5600 ultra/5700 ultra/5900

I wouldn't say you strictly need Nvidia. I am very happy on 9x with my Radeon 9600XT and I've yet to find a game that can't run on it.

schmatzler wrote on 2020-06-12, 19:34:

candle_86 wrote on 2020-06-12, 01:26:

For 9x you want Nvidia or 3dfx, look for say an fx 5600 ultra/5700 ultra/5900

I wouldn't say you strictly need Nvidia. I am very happy on 9x with my Radeon 9600XT and I've yet to find a game that can't run on it.

I'll look into that as well. Thank you!

Guess I should have done more research first. I cannot find any Windows 9x drivers that work with my new(old) ATI FireGL 8800 128mb card. It's been a wash so far. Does anyone have any better ideas? Drivers that work? Help a brother out.

EDIT I reread and did what was suggested(ish), I forced it to use Radeon 8500 drivers, seems to be working so far, need to try some games.