Spotting and identifying

[PJ]

Hey Snafu, seems they've all gone to ground!!

[Karnak]

Are you sure you're not using the Matrox G200 for AH?

A G200 can do 1024x768 with only 8Mb of memory.

The Voodoo2 uses its memory diferently though.  It is using 4Mb for textures and 4Mb for buffering and prepping (I think) the next frame.  The extra 4Mb on the 12Mb cards is very rarely used.

I do not remember what effect the extra 4Mb would have.  I guess that it might allow 1024x768, but I don't recall it doing that.

Its been too long since I read up on Voodoo2s.  I have long since moved on to newer, faster cards myself.  I do have a K6-III 450 running 2 12mb Voodo2s in SLI mode in my living room though.

Sisu
-Karnak

[PJ]

Hi Karnak, I have tried using the G200 and I have to say the colours are brighter but fps are better with the Voodoo. Just been fooling around with V2 Tweaker which gives lots of options including clock speed which is 90 by default. Can get it to run stable at 95 but above that it just locks up in AH. One day I'll get myself a better graphics card but it does the job for now and I don't play many games - sad or what??!!

Paul  

[SKurj]

Hmmm mebbe somethin new in drivers for V2 these days....  In the past SLI was the ONLY way to go greater than 800x600 with V2's.  AH is direct3d btw, be sure you aren't using your primary adapter.  If you aren't .. well  errmm  wtg +)


AKSKurj

[PJ]

Hi Skurj, all I know is that I have the option in Video setup (AH) to use my primary adapter or the voodoo - if I use the G200 I get fps of 20 tops; 10 on the ground, whereas if I select the Voodoo I can double this. If I play in 800x600 I can get upto 65fps but the scenery's not so pretty hence the reason I use 1024x768; weird eh?

Paul.