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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: halfscot who wrote (4014)	12/9/1998 8:36:00 AM
From: Clarence Dodge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Halfscot Clarence or all: How can I improve the fps performance I'd better let all handle this.<g> Although I have noticed the serious gamers usually using an additional specialized 3D card as well as a primary combo card. fastgraphics.com and cetinc.com seem to be populated by gamers who know their vids. BTW I'm a Halfscot, too.......:-) Clarence

To: halfscot who wrote (4014)	12/9/1998 8:57:00 AM
From: Sean W. Smith	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Halfscot, If you want game performance buy TWO Voodoo II's. You G200 is pretty fast but not quite a voodoo II. How can you upgrade a G200 to 12M. 16M yes, 12M I doubt. It won't improve performance regardless. What you see is what you get... Sean

To: halfscot who wrote (4014)	12/10/1998 10:01:00 AM
From: Dave Hanson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Halfscot, you might also consider picking up a TNT based board (diamond viper 550, creative labs, stb velocity 4400 etc.) if games are your main criteria. The image quality is supposedly almost as good as the g200, and it would work very nicely with your OC'd 300a. In early 99, a new, faster, cooler version of these cards (.25 micron process rather than .35 micron) is due. In your setup, these boards should offer a better performance than a Voodoo II at only slightly greater cost, would not take up a PCI slot, and would allow you to sell or reuse your G200. Otherwise, Sean's solution is right on. Good luck either way, Dave