Need advise on 3d card

[mikeparks]

I want to start playing some Loki games, like Quake III, Soldier of Fortune, etc...

I have an SiS C86201 2d/3d chip, but I think it really sucks, I tried playing soldier of fortune demo. So, can anyone recommend a good 3d card I should consider? Pls keep in mind of the price, maybe mid range. Also, my system is an amd k6-2, 500mhz with 184mb of ram. Would that be enough to run those games I mentioned?

[Derango]

The very best budget gaming cards out there are the Geforce2MX cards, at anywhere from $120 to $150 or so. Don't let the price fool you either...they're plenty fast. Just look for the GeForce2MX chipset.

[Lend273]

I bought a Geforce2 MX for under a hundred bucks. It's a 32 meg card and with the new Nvidia drivers it really works well.
I have several Loki games and the frame rates are excellent.

Len

[plasmid]

heres yet another vote for the GeForce...I just have the old SDRAM vervion of the 256, but it works great.

-plamid

[bdl]

Absolutely. I switched from a Voodoo 3 to the GeForce 2 card and it's an amazing thing. Easy to setup 3d support, works beautifully. Prices are headed down on the GeForce 2 cards as well, with the GeForce 3 available (around $600. USD) :eek:

[mikeparks]

Does it matter what version of Xfree86 I have? I have 2.2.x Does it require 4.0?

[Derango]

generaly, any newer video card will requre at least Xfree 3.3.x for 3d Support. If you're going to be playing games through linux, then you definitly need to upgrade that.

[ 29 April 2001: Message edited by: Derango ]

[Jazzphone]

2.2.x man. What distro do u have. Are u confusing it with the Kernel

[mikeparks]

Originally posted by Jazzphone:
<STRONG>2.2.x man. What distro do u have. Are u confusing it with the Kernel</STRONG>

Yeah actually I was thinking of the kernel. I have 3.3.6

[Rylan Hawkeye]

To use the Nvidia based chipsets with 3d, you need at least x11 4.0.1