First post, by softerimage
Have a Pentium 4 2.8ghz, 2GB RDRAM PC laying around and I've taken to the idea of turning it into a Win NT/2000 PC for old 3D software, mainly Softimage as I have a soft spot for it. I know 3D software mostly benefited from OpenGL cards so I'm wondering what suggestions people would have for that. I could get something appropriate to the era (like 1997~1999), but since it's a Pentium 4 PC I also thought I may as well get something that can go as high as I can so that hopefully render times could be significantly improved.
I know 3DLab cards were king back then and often Softimage certified, but there's so many of the things I can't make a good decision. Originally considered the Oxygen GVX420 before I realized it's apparently not Pentium 4 compatible, so next best is Oxygen GVX210 I suppose. Any other suggestions?
For the record, the PC has an Nvideo GeForce 2 MX400 in it at the moment. I heard this might suffice, but it's not OpenGL dedicated nor is it the best I can probably put into this thing, so gimme any suggestions you got. Anything from the Wildcat series, maybe?