having the separete card is good because it lets you use all of you RAM.
both the integrated and velocity are pretty crap when it comes to games, but if all you want it for is to display an image then it doesn't really matter. except for the point i made above. which in itself isn't really a deal breaker.
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Finding drivers can sometimes be a hastle for older cards, but my Voodoo3 2000 AGP card with 16MB was about 5-10 times faster than an i810 motherboard with integrated graphics.
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I'm not sure how well the Velocity128 will do with DVD playback. Also, it it's an AGP card, make sure your board supports it. I'm not sure what speed AGP slot the 815e chipset uses, but I do know the velocity128 is an older 3.3v AGP 1x/2x card. Bad things could happen if it were plugged into a 2x/4x board (which I think you probably have). I wouldn't want you to end up with nothing by mistake.
If your current setup is doing the job, it might be better to just leave well enough alone.
I used to have an STB Velocity 128. It did DVD playback pretty good- it was a VERY good card for the time, and was the base of what became the TNT and TNT2, so you can compare it to those. I'd say go for it! You don't be playing Doom 3, but it'll play Quake2 like a champ Standard nvidia det drivers work with it AFAIK (they used to at least), so drivers shouldn't be a problem. Or if you need, I think I may still have my copy around somewhere... ('course they'd be win95 drivers, which might not work so hit with XP.) One thing I didn't like about this card was that the TV Out sucked big-time; in all other respects, I was extremely happy with it!
I don't think you CAN plut a 1x card into a 4x slot; aren't they keyed diffent expressly to prevent that?
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I don't think you CAN plut a 1x card into a 4x slot; aren't they keyed diffent expressly to prevent that?
No, cause I did it a month ago. That's why many of the older motherboards had an LED next to the AGP slot that let you know NOT to turn on your system with the current AGP card. 2 of my old 4x motherboards had this feature, for good reason, no doubt.
As for drivers, I think nVidia offers old drivers for these cards on their website. That's where I found mine.
If it is pre-TNT, then it might not be any better than an i815 set-up. It would be a close one. that card has not been made for a long time and what drivers nVidia has for it might be pretty limitted. Hopefully you do not need it for WindowsXP.
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STB Velocity 128 better than onboard graphics?
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Standard nvidia det drivers work with it AFAIK (they used to at least), so drivers shouldn't be a problem. Or if you need, I think I may still have my copy around somewhere... ('course they'd be win95 drivers, which might not work so hit with XP.) One thing I didn't like about this card was that the TV Out sucked big-time; in all other respects, I was extremely happy with it!
That's why many of the older motherboards had an LED next to the AGP slot that let you know NOT to turn on your system with the current AGP card. 2 of my old 4x motherboards had this feature, for good reason, no doubt.
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