PCI VGA Cards
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I have a few questions concerning video cards and 3DS.
First off, my current system has an ATI MACH 32 (BIOS P/N 113-19503-100) with
2MB RAM and highcolor DAC. I'm not sure which Vibrant Driver to use with this
card? It was an OEM card for Hyundai 486/33. Sometimes 3DS crashes during
renders, leaving a grabbled screen. Also, preview playback does not work.
Everything else is fine. I run MEDIT at 640×480 24BIT, Editor and RENDER at
800×600 24bit.
Second, a new job will require another machine to make the deadline. I'm going
for a PENTIUM 90. Can you recommend a good PCI bus card with 4MB RAM with also
has good support for Windows 3.1? I've been quoted on the following:
ATI Graphics Pro Ultra w/4MB
Number Nine GXE64 w/4MB
Diamond Stealth 64 w/4MB
I would like to catch-up with the Jones' and go with the new 64bit cards. I
need to order it this week, or Monday at the latest.
Thanks,
David Swoboda
I'm the last person you want to ask about hardware. I'm just a software geek
— hardware scares me. There are plenty of hardware experts here on the forum,
though.
– G
David,
I would recommend the GXE64. Not a cheap card, but it cranks. I have a local
bus (not PCI) GXE32 with 2 megs of ram, it does 25 mil pixels/sec in windows.
_Great_ Windows software.
Main thing is to make sure that you get a 64 bit card that uses VRAM rather
than DRAM. I'm not familiar with the other cards, though I did have a Stealth.
Good card, but the software was not nearly as good as GXE's. What monitor are
you using? I have a Viewsonic 17.
Hope this helps a little,
Mark