From: Superfro <Superfro@ecis.com>
To: ml@qoole.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.96.971201132700.29382A-100000@access2.digex.net
Reply-To: ml@qoole.com
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 13:39:28 -0800
Subject: Re: AGP and GLqoole/quake

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..  


At 01:27 PM 12/1/97 -0500, you wrote:

>On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, Gordon White wrote:

>

>> mattlee@mit.edu wrote:

>> > 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.

>

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