From: Lars Erik Tollisen To: ml@qoole.com Reply-To: ml@qoole.com Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 00:48:30 +0100 Subject: Re: AGP and GLqoole/quake Ehh... I have a Monster 3D card and I am soon upgrading too Pentium II 300MHz, does this mean I have to sell my Monster 3D card??? Or can I use it and forget about the AGP thing? >> the riva gets 39.9 fps on a P2-300 on an LX board. the viper agp gets >> 40.9 fps (which is the fastest on the charts of 640x480x16. >> the funny thing is, my p-100 (overclocked to 133) gets 45 fps average >> under the same conditions.. check the charts.. >> >> >>>>> The nVidia RIVA chipset scales with the processor a lot more than the 3Dfx >>>>> chipset does. On a Pentium II 300, the RIVA slightly beats out a 3Dfx in >>>>> GLQuake, and does better in Direct 3D. >> >> >> >> >> >> I am about to buy a new PII and have a choice AGP cards. The sales man >> >> >> just told me the Number 9 revolution (4mb) uses the RIVA chipset. Will >> >> >> this AGP card play glquake and therefor GLQOOLE? He also told me my >> >> >> monster 3d add on card would not work with an AGP card. >> >> >> I checked out the gldojo and found almost nothing about AGP cards. >> >> >> (its a little early I know). If anyone knows please fill me in. >> >> > >> >> >Well, it definitely won't work for GLQoole; GLQoole works ONLY with 3dfx >> >> >cards. But the RIVA *may* work with GLQuake; check the dojo for info. >>