Author Topic: My new Vid Card (Read 18476 times)

Morpheus · « **Reply #50 on:** May 27, 2003, 02:49:14 PM »

I recently moved to 2 monitors, I love it, I don't think I could justify more than 3 monitors though. At least not for personal use.

Fraggster · « **Reply #51 on:** May 27, 2003, 03:10:42 PM »

how do u do that? windows 98 says that u just have to insert another vid card but when i do my computer wont boot up until i take it out.

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Originally posted by Morpheus
I recently moved to 2 monitors, I love it, I don't think I could justify more than 3 monitors though. At least not for personal use.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #52 on:** May 27, 2003, 06:08:36 PM »

You do have to have 2 monitors, but the vid cards have to be compatible. I also know that it is MUCH easier with NT, 2000, and XP. I have done 2 monitors, and it is possible to have up to either 16 or 32. I don't remember off the top of my head.

Fraggster · « **Reply #53 on:** May 28, 2003, 07:09:46 AM »

i know i have 2 monitors.i dont have a agp slot so i have to use 2 pci video cards.
does this make a difference?

Boomslang · « **Reply #54 on:** May 28, 2003, 02:27:30 PM »

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Originally posted by Morpheus
I recently moved to 2 monitors, I love it, I don't think I could justify more than 3 monitors though. At least not for personal use.

And has two sets of eyes to see both at the same time.:8o:

Morpheus · « **Reply #55 on:** May 28, 2003, 03:59:16 PM »

Yuck Yuck Yuck.....some day I'll get RK and get rid of one of those sets

Actually I mostly use the dual monitor setup when I code, I have the form or report the I'm coding for in one monitor and the code in the other...it has saved me enough time to cost justify the purchase of several monitors....I just wish I had done this a year ago.

Morpheus · « **Reply #56 on:** May 28, 2003, 04:01:43 PM »

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Originally posted by Fraggster
i know i have 2 monitors.i dont have a agp slot so i have to use 2 pci video cards.
does this make a difference?

I don't know, never done it...I use my GeForce 4 TI4200, it has a DVI and a 15 pin VGA so it natively supports dual monitors.

My suggestion is to search google.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #57 on:** May 28, 2003, 11:16:56 PM »

You should be able to use 2 PCI cards, just remember to set the initial card to PCI in your BIOS.

Fraggster · « **Reply #58 on:** May 29, 2003, 11:01:54 AM »

ummmm.....clue me in

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Originally posted by ZWarrior
You should be able to use 2 PCI cards, just remember to set the initial card to PCI in your BIOS.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #59 on:** May 29, 2003, 03:27:04 PM »

Most BIOS these days have an entry for Primary VGA card. It can be set to either PCI or AGP. Most likely it is set to AGP. Make sure that it is set to PCI.

Fraggster · « **Reply #60 on:** May 29, 2003, 03:35:01 PM »

im on a pos p1 computer and i have a 15 inch monitor i also have another one i want to hook up so i can see stuff:eek:

ZWarrior · « **Reply #61 on:** May 30, 2003, 11:24:46 AM »

What type of video cards are you trying to use?

Fraggster · « **Reply #62 on:** May 30, 2003, 02:31:38 PM »

my main card is a ati turbo 2mb,and i have two different trident cards i have tried, also only 2mb, but i tried switching them but no matter what my comp wont POST until i take the second one out.

Boomslang · « **Reply #63 on:** July 07, 2003, 04:56:22 PM »

New ati 3.5 drivers are out. Went from 6200 to 6344 in 3dmark2003

Boomslang · « **Reply #64 on:** July 08, 2003, 05:26:59 PM »

http://www.omegacorner.com/
I installed these after the 3.5 drivers look alot better lots of wows! fps in ut 2003 went up 10-20 fps 1600 x 1200 highest on all settings

Boomslang · « **Reply #65 on:** July 17, 2003, 03:35:22 PM »

WE NOTE THERE appears to be something rotten in the state of Denmark where Nvidia has just started shipping its Geforce FX 5900 Ultra cards.
In an extremely long thread, some people that bought EVGA Geforce FX 5900 Ultra appear to have some problems with the cards. The title topic is "5900+Ultra+issues ".

ZWarrior · « **Reply #66 on:** July 17, 2003, 08:45:36 PM »

I just find it SO refreshing wth way you post things with such a non-bias attitude!

Boomslang · « **Reply #67 on:** July 18, 2003, 08:40:39 AM »

This is a direct quote Take it up with them
http://www.theinquirer.net

ZWarrior · « **Reply #68 on:** July 18, 2003, 04:13:58 PM »

I was just referring the joyful way you post these things.

Boomslang · « **Reply #69 on:** July 19, 2003, 04:52:42 AM »

Thank You

NVIDIA-based Graphics Cards Will Have a Bug in Half-Life 2?

FSAA Cannot Be Enabled
by Anton Shilov
07/18/2003 | 03:58 PM

The highly-anticipated Half-Life 2 game will have a major bug with current DirectX 9.0 hardware resulting in impossibility in enabling Full-Scene Anti-Aliasing, a popular feature that dramatically improves image quality in games. Apparently, there is a limitation in DirectX 9.0 and/or DirectX 9.0-compliant hardware that will not allow the function to be enabled on certain graphics cards if the workaround is not found.

According a Valve officials quoted in forums at HalfLife2.net web-site, there are problems with the way that current hardware implements FSAA. If you enable it, you will see a lot of artifacts on polygon boundaries due to the way that current graphics processors sample texture subjects with FSAA enabled.

Valve continued that this is a problem for any application that packs small textures into larger textures. The small textures will bleed into each other if you have multi-sample FSAA enabled.

Currently both leading graphics chips designers use multi-sampling or hybrid multi-sampling + super-sampling methods to for FSAA.

The developers of the legendary Half-Life game said that drivers are not likely to solve the problem, however, it still can be solved for graphics cards based on VPUs from ATI Technologies, such as RADEON 9500-, 9600-, 9700- and 9800-series. As for NVIDIA GeForce and GeForce FX-series, there are practically no chances to find a workaround, according to Valve.

Some industry sources indicated that the problem with such FSAA is a known one and is to be addressed in DirectX 9.1 and next-generation graphics processors with Pixel Shaders 3.0 and Vertex Shaders 3.0, such as ATI Technologies’s code-named R420 and NVIDIA’s code-named NV40 VPUs and derivatives. Both next-generation products will come later than the Half-Life 2 that is expected to be available by October.

You can find the thread on the matter with quotes from Valve officials here.

Stay tuned with us because we are looking forward to bring you some comments from ATI Technologies and NVIDIA about the situation.

[Edited on 7-19-2003 by Boomslang]

Boomslang · « **Reply #70 on:** September 11, 2003, 07:13:22 AM »

Anandtech-
You'll see my own numbers tomorrow night at midnight, but we've been given the go ahead to reveal a bit of information about Half-Life 2. I'll keep it brief and to the point and will explain it in greater detail tomorrow night:

- Valve is pissed at all of the benchmarking "optimizations" they've seen in the hardware community;
- Half-Life 2 has a special NV3x codepath that was necessary to make NVIDIA's architecture perform reasonably under the game;
- Valve recommends running geforce fx 5200 and 5600 cards in dx8 mode in order to get playable frame rates.
- even with the special NV3x codepath, ATI is the clear performance leader under Half-Life 2 with the Radeon 9800 Pro hitting around 60 fps at 10x7. The 5900 ultra is noticeably slower with the special codepath and is horrendously slower under the default dx9 codepath;
- the Radeon 9600 Pro performs very well - it is a good competitor of the 5900 ultra;
- ATI didn't need these special optimizations to perform well and Valve insists that they have not optimized the game specifically for any vendor.

There you have it folks, there's much more coming tomorrow.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #71 on:** September 11, 2003, 12:43:13 PM »

Lesse, Hell already froze over because I bought a Logitech mouse. maybe I will start a new iceage by buying an ATI chipset card? 8/

Boomslang · « **Reply #72 on:** September 16, 2003, 06:19:52 PM »

Volari Duo

Introduction

For the first time in gaming history, you can harness the brute force of true, dual GPUs on a single, DX9 Compliant board. Volari Duo takes on the task of graphics processing with twice the firepower of other graphics cards, blowing away 3D benchmark challenges like a pair of 9 millimeters. Enjoy the crisp clarity of independent frame rendering with a stunning increase in overall yield that will redefine what people expect from a GPU.
With an amazing 16 pipelines linked through a proprietary new bridge protocol, Volari™ Duo unleashes an avalanche of processing power that will leave the competition out in the cold.

True Hardware DirectX9
Both Volari Duo processors employ XGI’s next generation TruShader™ 2.1 Engine, taking vertex and pixel shading to a new level of realism. Combine this with built-in DirectX9 programmability and highly efficient pixel pipelines, 3D environments now come alive with cinematic realism and movie-studio caliber graphics. Advanced developers can take advantage of the Volari Duo processor’s fully programmable DirectX9 functions to deliver visual experiences never before seen on the PC.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #73 on:** September 17, 2003, 10:55:54 AM »

only one thing to say 'bout that ...

Morpheus · « **Reply #74 on:** September 17, 2003, 12:22:09 PM »

But will I have to get a second mortgage to afford it?

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