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Title: S3 Virge DX 4mb vid card..worth anything to you?
Post by bucksavage on 14.02.12 at 08:01:52

I've had it for a while....not even sure if it runs. If it does, is it worth anything to anyone? Or should I just get rid of it?

Title: Re: S3 Virge DX 4mb vid card..worth anything to you?
Post by exxe on 14.02.12 at 13:39:51

what brand is it?

Title: Re: S3 Virge DX 4mb vid card..worth anything to you?
Post by bucksavage on 16.02.12 at 05:43:38

Looked it over, didn't see any "brand" name on it. Only other thing I found printed on it was on the front: S3 375/775

Title: Re: S3 Virge DX 4mb vid card..worth anything to you?
Post by bucksavage on 19.02.12 at 05:13:17

Any idea where to find a "brand" on it?

Title: Re: S3 Virge DX 4mb vid card..worth anything to you?
Post by NitroX infinity on 19.02.12 at 12:29:10

Can you post pictures of the card?

Title: Re: S3 Virge DX 4mb vid card..worth anything to you?
Post by bucksavage on 21.02.12 at 05:30:01

Not at the moment...but possibly in a day or two maybe... I'd have to borrow my step-mom's camera as I don't own a digital camera. But yeah I could probably post some.

Title: Re: S3 Virge DX 4mb vid card..worth anything to you?
Post by bucksavage on 23.02.12 at 08:43:33

Just for full disclosure, I should say that this card has been stored outside in a tool shed for the better part of nearly 2 years, subject to freezing winter temps, summer heat and humidity, but protected from other elements, ie: rain snow, wind, etc.

I do plan on checking it out way in advance of making a decision to part with it, that way if it fails to run, no one is gonna get screwed over.

Title: Re: S3 Virge DX 4mb vid card..worth anything to you?
Post by StANTo on 14.12.12 at 01:59:14

Just for the record, in case anyone is considering this card at all.

It's trash. I used to own one, there were many different versions of the card and it didn't support 3D (DirectX or OpenGL) properly.

Title: Re: S3 Virge DX 4mb vid card..worth anything to you?
Post by bucksavage on 14.12.12 at 08:35:54

StANTo wrote on 14.12.12 at 01:59:14:

thanks for letting me know. I never even got around to checking it out. The pc I had at the time was a compact workstation type pc and the card would not fit in it due to it's size. I'm on a larger pc now but now that I know that the card is crap, what is the point?

Title: Re: S3 Virge DX 4mb vid card..worth anything to you?
Post by vetz on 09.01.13 at 17:23:49

You can use it to run the S3D API games. See my list of known supported games here:

http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=33483

Normally a S3 Virge GX2 will be the recommended card, but for Terminal Velocity a DX is required. Also a DX will be good enough for games like Havoc, Whiplash, Actua Soccer, POD.