gerwin wrote:If the GPU has power to spare, one can use FSAA 2x. In that way a GF2MX or rather a GF-MX440 is always more desirable then a TNT2, IMHO.
Totempole wrote:Agreed, which is why the Geforce 2 MX400 is my card of choice for that. Although, the TNT2 offers superior DOS compatibility.
Details please? The only difference I know is that VBE 3.0 refresh rate control is disabled in some of the GF4 and all GF5 and later cards.
After upgrading from a TNT2, I noticed a few games stopped working, including some DOS games. Among them was the first Tomb Raider game. I can't explain why, but for some reason it locks up anywhere between 5 seconds to 5 minutes into the game.
It's not a driver issue, as TR1 runs independently of any Windows Graphics drivers. I've tried a GF2MX in a few different systems, and the problem was replicated, GF2MX and TR1 don't play well together.
There were some scenarios in which the GF2MX actually improved compatibility, for example in in Zone Raiders. I could now select 640x480 where for some reason, on the TNT2, I was stuck on 320x200.
There were quite a few other DOS games I had trouble with, but I can't recall which ones they were.
Nevertheless, the benefits of a GF2 over a TNT2 outweigh the shortfalls.
My Retro Gaming PC:
Pentium III 450MHz Katmai Slot 1
Transcend 256MB PC133
Gigabyte GA-6BXC
MSI Geforce 2 MX400 AGP
Ensoniq ES1371 PCI
Sound Blaster AWE64 ISA