Would a new graphics card improve pj64?
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sk8bloke22
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if u r going for a gf2 pro, go for a gf3 ti 200 instead, as u will be ready for any dx8 games. u will get some increase in pj64, but not as substantial as with a cpu upgrade.
I think that little jump might not do much, On the other hand if you have a 1gig processor, it might help. It depends on where your system is bottlenecked. I upgraded my TNT2 to a GF3 and the sound went from skipping all the time to no skipping at all in Zelda OOT, but I have a 1 gig processor so the video card was the limiting factor on my PC.
Well I myself have a Geforce 2 MX 400 64 MB wit TV Out (My PC is 1 Ghz )which I use at home and use PJ64 on and I also use another PC with a Geforce 2 Pro 64 MB (also 1Ghz) but there really isn't any difference I think the only thing that would cause a major difference is upgrading to a Geforce 3 500 TI that's about 2.5 times as powerfull as a Geforce 2 MX 400
sk8bloke22
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exactly. i think ppl should either go for an MX400 as a cheap option, or a Ti200 as a cheapo-expensive top range sorta option, if ya get me.
bositman
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Yeah check out this page too: http://guru.3d.com .The GF3 Ti500 isnt worth all these money when you can get almost similar performance with the Ti200 model
Are Radeon's OK for PJ64?
On my emulation system I have an All In Wonder Radeon for the superb TV out.... The 3d is great for most games, but I hear that PJ64 is heavily optimized for Nvidia hardware. Would I get a HUGE performance increase going to a Geforce 2 Pro or GTS?
BTW, My Emu System:
P3 800@1066
256MB PC133 CAS2
DFI BX Mobo
ATI All In Wonder Radeon AGP
80GB WD 7200RPM HDD
Generic PCI Sound Card
Linksys 10/100 NIC
PS: Would a SB Live also help my situation, speed and audio quality wise (stop skipping)?
On my emulation system I have an All In Wonder Radeon for the superb TV out.... The 3d is great for most games, but I hear that PJ64 is heavily optimized for Nvidia hardware. Would I get a HUGE performance increase going to a Geforce 2 Pro or GTS?
BTW, My Emu System:
P3 800@1066
256MB PC133 CAS2
DFI BX Mobo
ATI All In Wonder Radeon AGP
80GB WD 7200RPM HDD
Generic PCI Sound Card
Linksys 10/100 NIC
PS: Would a SB Live also help my situation, speed and audio quality wise (stop skipping)?
Smiff
Emutalk Member
Re: Are Radeon's OK for PJ64?
Only the OpenGL plugin is optimised for nVidia, as it used nVidia specific extensions (which apparently ATI support?), the D3D plugin will work well on any advanced D3D card, which means GeForceX or RadeonX. Performance (speed) is not much related to your graphics card unless you use very high levels of FSAA and/or extreme resolutions.
Similarly with sound, it doesn't matter much what sound card you card you have if you using the (a) DirectSound plugin.
skypilot said:
Only the OpenGL plugin is optimised for nVidia, as it used nVidia specific extensions (which apparently ATI support?), the D3D plugin will work well on any advanced D3D card, which means GeForceX or RadeonX. Performance (speed) is not much related to your graphics card unless you use very high levels of FSAA and/or extreme resolutions.
Similarly with sound, it doesn't matter much what sound card you card you have if you using the (a) DirectSound plugin.
at some point tho, system bandwidth will be the limiting factor, clock can only be multiplied so many times before it becomes ineffective due to lack of bandwidth, thats why you don't see such a great advantage in getting an extra 100mhz on your 1.3, etc. soon tho we'll have a solution to those problems
Re: Are Radeon's OK for PJ64?
with the soundcard, as i said its more about system bandwith, and also the fact that windows is not a multimedia platform (eg. no true preemption, therefore not good for audiophiles), but the main point is there's only so much n\bandwith with pci (agp is an extension of the pci bus), and the graphics card eats up most of it therefore causing the skipping and popping, it might help tho to move your soundcard toa different irq (both my live and pci64 were skipping after putting into a different slot, bang a lot less, but still infrequent)
skypilot said:
with the soundcard, as i said its more about system bandwith, and also the fact that windows is not a multimedia platform (eg. no true preemption, therefore not good for audiophiles), but the main point is there's only so much n\bandwith with pci (agp is an extension of the pci bus), and the graphics card eats up most of it therefore causing the skipping and popping, it might help tho to move your soundcard toa different irq (both my live and pci64 were skipping after putting into a different slot, bang a lot less, but still infrequent)