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Getting the most out of a Voodoo3?
30.07.03 at 11:18:20
 
I'm setting up a computer for my nephew put together from stuff I had lying around Smiley The specs are

Asus A7V-133C Motherboard
AMD Athlon 1200MHz (Overclocked at 1333MHz)
128Meg PC133 RAM (May increase to 256 - 384)
Creative Vibra128 Sound Card
and most importantly Voodoo3 3000 Video Card Cheesy
Oh and running Windows98SE and DirectX9.0b

I have loaded the AmigaMerlin 2.9 drivers (which seem fine, unless someone can suggest better)
I have loaded MiniGL 1.49 drivers (Is there something better around than these?)

I have also installed V.Control 1.81b (Koolsmoky) so that I can overclock/tweak the voodoo3.

My main problem is that there are so many options, both under hardware and environmental, that I don't know what the best settings would be. I'm not after raw performance, I would prefer a balance between performance and visual quality.

Hope someone can help or point me to a site / tutorial that can answer my questions.

FalconFly great site by the way Cheesy
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Re: Getting the most out of a Voodoo3?
Reply #1 - 30.07.03 at 17:43:49
 
Hi !

I recommend you use V.Control. When you start V.Control, you will see two tabs. Click on Environment Settings. Then choose preset Fastest and click on Apply. Now I would set OpenGL HSR to Disable, alpha-blending to smooth and 3D filter quality to 2x2 box.

If you have got refresh problems in DirectX games, enable sync to vertical refresh.

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Reply #2 - 31.07.03 at 03:00:05
 
Thanks Phoenix Smiley

I didn't notice the preset box Roll Eyes I'll give it a shot when I get home tonight
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Reply #3 - 31.07.03 at 03:09:41
 
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If you have got refresh problems in DirectX games, enable sync to vertical refresh.


FYI, in many cases this decreases performance.
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Reply #4 - 31.07.03 at 03:43:39
 
Thanks Fedaykin Smiley

I benchmark between each change to check for improvement and stability. So I'll keep an eye on what affect that option has.
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Reply #5 - 31.07.03 at 10:48:06
 
Made the changes in V.Control Smiley Didn't make much difference though Sad Oh well

One other thing. There are several options under Device Configuration.

- AGP enable (ON)
- AGP 1x / 2x (2x)
- support addresses over 4Gb (ON)
- AGP sideband (ON)
- Max AGP commands 1 - 8 (1)
- Palette Snoop (OFF)

Can you tell me if these are the best settings to use?

Thanks again for your help.
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Reply #6 - 31.07.03 at 18:30:11
 
Well, I would leave the settings alone. Especially Palette Snoop : leave it off !

You could try to set Max AGP commands to 8, but be aware of stability issues.
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Reply #7 - 01.08.03 at 02:12:20
 
Here is some more basic information you may want to know.   Smiley
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Reply #8 - 01.08.03 at 04:40:53
 
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Well, I would leave the settings alone. Especially Palette Snoop : leave it off !

You could try to set Max AGP commands to 8, but be aware of stability issues.


Huh mine is 32 is that good. I never touched the settings btw.

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