Video card problem

Aloysius · 04-25-2003, 08:42 AM

Hi !
i'm under win xp pro and my video card is voodoo 5500 : i know it's been discussed for a long time but i have white background and whites fishes : i changed video drivers but it doesn' work

so :
1) did someone succeed running MA2 with voodoo 5500 under xp ?
2) if no what would be the best choice : GeForce 4 Mx 400 64 Mb SDR
or
ATI Radeon 7500 64Mb DDR ?

i'm on a Athlon Xp 1800 and 512 Mb Ram DDR 2700

Thanks for your answers and sorry for my bad english ( i'm french)

feldon34 · 04-25-2003, 08:59 AM

Did you try pressing Ctrl-T?

Jav400 · 04-25-2003, 09:00 AM

Thats one of those personal opinion questions that you will probably get 23 different answers for. I prefer the GeForce line of cards. ATI has historically had alot of problems caused by their drivers, they are getting somewhat better. Just not enough better yet IMO, to be worth calling them equal to nVidia. So, I would go for an nVidia card, and maybe something stronger than the MX series with what you are running. I haven't checked the current prices in awhile, that would depend on if you are a gamer and how much performance you want to pay for.

Aloysius · 04-25-2003, 09:17 AM

Feldon you're my friend

ctrl-t works well !
I won't by a new card

thanks thanks ,thanks a lot Feldon

And congratulations to Jim from a french registered user of MA2

PS : where is documented that Ctrl -T tips ?

Didier (Aloysius)

04-25-2003, 08:42 AM	#1
Aloysius Registered Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2	Video card problem Hi ! i'm under win xp pro and my video card is voodoo 5500 : i know it's been discussed for a long time but i have white background and whites fishes : i changed video drivers but it doesn' work so : 1) did someone succeed running MA2 with voodoo 5500 under xp ? 2) if no what would be the best choice : GeForce 4 Mx 400 64 Mb SDR or ATI Radeon 7500 64Mb DDR ? i'm on a Athlon Xp 1800 and 512 Mb Ram DDR 2700 Thanks for your answers and sorry for my bad english ( i'm french)

04-25-2003, 08:59 AM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Did you try pressing Ctrl-T? "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-25-2003, 09:00 AM	#3
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Thats one of those personal opinion questions that you will probably get 23 different answers for. I prefer the GeForce line of cards. ATI has historically had alot of problems caused by their drivers, they are getting somewhat better. Just not enough better yet IMO, to be worth calling them equal to nVidia. So, I would go for an nVidia card, and maybe something stronger than the MX series with what you are running. I haven't checked the current prices in awhile, that would depend on if you are a gamer and how much performance you want to pay for. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

04-25-2003, 09:17 AM	#4
Aloysius Registered Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2	Feldon you're my friend ctrl-t works well ! I won't by a new card thanks thanks ,thanks a lot Feldon And congratulations to Jim from a french registered user of MA2 PS : where is documented that Ctrl -T tips ? Didier (Aloysius)