gx2 is a good bet. not sure who made it. STB or somthing maybe

looks like a gx2 going by the chip markings... 4mb pci? nice 😀

BGA chip - check
SGRAM memory - check

Yep, that's GX2.

I have never seen a PCI version of the GX2 before. I can't even find a picture of one.

Hope it has a BIOS like my Compaq S3 Virge/GX. That's VBE 2.0 with almost every video mode you can imagine. Excellent for late DOS demos and FPS.
And not like the noname AGP GX2s that I found - these could be good but are plagued by the bright S3 black plague.

oeuvre wrote:

Bought this for $7.23 shipped on eBay. Ad said "334004-002 Compaq VIDEO CARD S3"

Run my SIV (http://rh-software.com/) utility, press [PCI Bus] and it will tell you all the PCI Device IDs.

Thanks everyone! I'll let you know exactly what it is when I get it hopefully sometime next week.

S3 Virge/GX2 On Board model

Good news everyone. Number9 Reality 334 S3 ViRGE GX2

Best find in a while!

Neat, great find! I was looking for a PCI version of the GX2 a while ago. I had come to the conclusion that S3 only ever made an AGP version.

sweet, this is a really nice PCI card 😀

Winfast also made a GX2 PCI version. I have one. I think it's the Winfast S680, and with the memory expansion I think it's 8MB.

When I used the Number9 drivers it artifacted like crazy, especially in 24 bit. I used some other S3 GX2 driver and it works like a charm now. The card itself is in near-perfect shape too.