Author Topic: VisionTek GeForce3 (Read 589 times)

Eagler · « **on:** May 07, 2001, 10:41:00 AM »

Anyone using one of these in AH?

Eagler

Karnak · « **Reply #1 on:** May 08, 2001, 06:25:00 PM »

GeForce 3 aint on the streets yet.

All the places advertising them are just selling pre-orders, e.g. you pay now, we send it when we get it.

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Animal · « **Reply #2 on:** May 08, 2001, 06:33:00 PM »

Actually, they are in stores now.
They are pretty darned good cards, not just an upgraded Geforce2.

FSAA should be beautiful and fast on it.

Stalker · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2001, 05:39:00 PM »

http://www.sharkyextreme.com/

Might check out Sharky's "High-end PC buyer's guide"

MANDOBLE · « **Reply #4 on:** May 11, 2001, 10:14:00 AM »

Does GF3 require AGP Pro Slot or a normal AGP x4 is enough?

Lephturn · « **Reply #5 on:** May 11, 2001, 02:09:00 PM »

I've never heard of an "AGP Pro" slot. If such a thing exists or is planned, it's not on current mainboards and would certainly be backwards compatible.

GeForce 3 works in a standard AGP slot of whatever specification you have. I'm sure it will work just fine in an AGP 1x slot. It does take advantage of AGP 4x though, possibly sidebanding as well. I'd have to check.

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Grayarea · « **Reply #6 on:** May 12, 2001, 05:25:00 AM »

ÀGP pro appears on various P4 motherboards.

It is not backward compatible, for example Voodoo 3 boards will not work in a AGP Pro equipped motherboard.

As far as I am aware Geforce 3 uses the same voltage as AGP pro, so there should be no problem.

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Skuzzy · « **Reply #7 on:** May 12, 2001, 12:42:00 PM »

All the current ASUS CUSL2 motherboards have an AGP-Pro slot on them.

The slot is backward compatible with non-AGP Pro video cards.

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bloom25 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2001, 01:57:00 PM »

Lephturn, almost all Asus MBs come with Agp pro slots. The difference is additional pins for power.

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MANDOBLE · « **Reply #9 on:** May 14, 2001, 03:01:00 AM »

The question is still there. Does GF3 need AGP-Pro?

Defiance · « **Reply #10 on:** May 14, 2001, 05:36:00 AM »

Yo Man,
No agp-pro slot required Any agp slot will be ok for gts3's

As stated above the pro slots have been around a while now, Extra bit in length to accomodate more power connects

On an agp-pro slot you will see mainly a bit of plastic/plastic tape/or other device to cover extra pins thus allowing standard agp cards (pro is not the main design as such at the moment as makers are still churning out agp cards as we know them to look at now)

Asus A7v's and alike have pro slots, I assume since last yr all makes have agp-pro then again .....who knows

Hope this clears it up

Def

MANDOBLE · « **Reply #11 on:** May 14, 2001, 06:51:00 AM »

Perfectly clear Defiance, ty.

Lephturn · « **Reply #12 on:** May 14, 2001, 01:51:00 PM »

Well, that's a new one on me.

As I guessed, it is backwards compatible. By that I mean an AGP Pro slot will handle regular AGP boards.

Ya learn something new every day. That was my thing for today.

Thanks guys.

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Lephturn · « **Reply #13 on:** May 14, 2001, 02:07:00 PM »

BTW guys, check this out:
http://www.hardocp.com/articles/visiontek/tour/

See the first GeForce 3's roll off the line, and have a chance to win the first one.

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