Can a Voodoo 3 2k be linked to my old SiS6215c 2MB card?

[sunnybhai]

I have an old SiS6215c 2MB VGA Card that does nothing except Windows. I am planning to buy a Voodoo 3 2k and want to know if I can link both of them to get more out of them. I have heard that Voodoo has some feature like this. I don't have nay idea so please help.

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Celeron 300a
Mercury Intel 440EX
SiS6326 8MB AGP
128 MB PC100

 

[equinoxe3d]

Nope. Only Voodoo 2 was a 3D only card that plugs in your actual card. The Voodoo 3 is a 2D/3D card, so you won't need your SiS card anymore, except if you want to work with two monitors.



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GAMBLING SUCKS!!!

 

[sunnybhai]

Originally posted by equinoxe3d:
Nope. Only Voodoo 2 was a 3D only card that plugs in your actual card. The Voodoo 3 is a 2D/3D card, so you won't need your SiS card anymore, except if you want to work with two monitors.

So can a Voodoo 2 be linked to my card? How is the performance of a voodoo 2? Is it comparable to voodoo3 2k?

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Intel Celeron 300A
Mercury Intel 440EX
SiS6215c 2MB PCI Video Card
128 MB PC100 RAM
AZTECH PCI 128 Sound Card
ActionTec 33.6 ISA Modem
Seagate Medalist 4.3 IOMagic 24x CDROM

 

[Beef Marinade]

sunny Me again!

A voodoo 2 could be linked to your card. Problem is - V2's aren't made anymore. You'd have to get one second hand.

Performance wise, a V3 is basically two V2's slapped together - but on one chip / card. It's not quite that simple, but it's close enough.

It's also worth noting that you can install two Voodoo2's at once. That means twice as many slots taken up on your motherboard. Twice as much hunting around for second hand cards. etc. etc.

Also: Voodoo2's will still rely on the SiS card to some extent. That's not exactly ideal.

In short: The V3 is considerably more powerful, has that twin texturing thing - all sorts. It's the way to go.

Anyway, why do you want to keep the SiS card? The Voodoo 3 will replace it outright. That is; remove SiS card. Install Voodoo3. Done!

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P3 750 @ 750!?, 128MB of PC-150 SDRAM, Aopen AX63 Pro, V3 2000 @ 175, 13.6GB - 7200rpm WD Expert, SB Live Value, LG 40x CDROM, Jazz 300W Front Speakers + Sony SRS PC300D Rear Speakers / Sub Woofer, Sony CPDE200 17" Monitor, Full Tower Case, Win98 Original Edition.

 

[sunnybhai]

Hello Beef,
I just wanted to know wether there will be any use for my SiS or not. I guess Voodoo3 would be the one I should go for. The old SiS is just useless for anything except windows.
Thanks
Saurabh

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Intel Celeron 300A
Mercury Intel 440EX
SiS6215c 2MB PCI Video Card
128 MB PC100 RAM
AZTECH PCI 128 Sound Card
ActionTec 33.6 ISA Modem
Seagate Medalist 4.3 IOMagic 24x CDROM

 

[Beef Marinade]

sunny There is absolutely no point in keeping the old SiS card. The V3 will perform all the duties of the SiS - but to a higher standard.

The best use for the SiS (to be brutally honest) is to see if it can fetch some money to put towards the V3.

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P3 750 @ 750!?, 128MB of PC-150 SDRAM, Aopen AX63 Pro, V3 2000 @ 175, 13.6GB - 7200rpm WD Expert, SB Live Value, LG 40x CDROM, Jazz 300W Front Speakers + Sony SRS PC300D Rear Speakers / Sub Woofer, Sony CPDE200 17" Monitor, Full Tower Case, Win98 Original Edition.

 

[sunnybhai]

Hello Beef,
Thanks for the help. I guess that is the way to go. It won't fetch any money. I guess I'll keep it in case I need it later if anything goes wrong with the new one. It will server as a backup card. You seem to be a regaular at HWC. It's good that you are here to help others. Will look forward to more help from you when I get my Voodoo. Till then, Have a nice time.
Bye
Sunny

 

[equinoxe3d]

Hi sunnybhai!

If you buy the Voodoo3 2000, can you post your resolution and detail levels when you play NFS 3/4? I want to buy this card to play mostly these games and you seem to be the one that have a setup similar to mine
(I have a PII 350 but with only 64 Mb RAM)

Thanks!

 

[smokingbear]

Gee, reminds me of how many old video cards I still have but are useless now. At least 4 3Dlabs 4M cards (good at opengl though, not gaming.) A Dimond monster 3d. Several old tridents. Two S3 (one virge? the other one savage 3d), an ATI pc2tv.

They all are useless unless I run linux.

 

[sunnybhai]

equinoxe3d,
I'll surely put up 3dmark 2000 and Quake III results as soon as I have the card with me. That'll be just two or thrree days more. I hope it helps you.
Sunny

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Intel Celeron 300A
Mercury Intel 440EX
SiS6215c 2MB PCI Video Card
128 MB PC100 RAM
AZTECH PCI 128 Sound Card
ActionTec 33.6 ISA Modem
Seagate Medalist 4.3 IOMagic 24x CDROM

 

[Beef Marinade]

sunny, Hopefully everything will go so well - you won't need my help!

Good luck with the V3,

Beef.

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P3 750 @ 750!?, 128MB of PC-150 SDRAM, Aopen AX63 Pro, V3 2000 @ 175, 13.6GB - 7200rpm WD Expert, SB Live Value, LG 40x CDROM, Jazz 300W Front Speakers + Sony SRS PC300D Rear Speakers / Sub Woofer, Sony CPDE200 17" Monitor, Full Tower Case, Win98 Original Edition.

 

[tOKSIK]

For a budget
Voodoo 3 2000 really rock!
Given me a good FPS


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cyanosis

 

[sunnybhai]

Beef, I hope the same. I actually meant help regarding overclocking and stuff. I know you'll be around to help me.

 

[equinoxe3d]

Originally posted by sunnybhai:
equinoxe3d,
I'll surely put up 3dmark 2000 and Quake III results as soon as I have the card with me. That'll be just two or thrree days more. I hope it helps you.
Sunny

Obviously, we won't be able to compare results, since my comp has only 32MB RAM for now (not enough to run Quake III and 3DMark 2000), I plan to add 32MB more and the V3 2000 for around christmas, so I will just be able to compare my results in this time.

I'll have Quake III at christmas also but I will play mostly NFS 3/4 until I get my RAM upgrade, surely after the videocard upgrade.
So I just want to know what's your average framerate in these games to give me an idea.

To see your framerate while playing, just download FRAPS at www.fraps.com. It is a cool little program that supports Direct3D and 3dfx Glide...

 

[sunnybhai]

Originally posted by equinoxe3d:

To see your framerate while playing, just download FRAPS at www.fraps.com. It is a cool little program that supports Direct3D and 3dfx Glide...

Thanks for this info. I'll check out the tool. I hope it works fine and gives reliable results...

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Intel Celeron 300A
Mercury Intel 440EX
SiS6215c 2MB PCI Video Card
128 MB PC100 RAM
AZTECH PCI 128 Sound Card
ActionTec 33.6 ISA Modem
Seagate Medalist 4.3 IOMagic 24x CDROM

 

[Drakion]

I have 2 ISA 128K video mem cards, go figure...

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Drakion

Athlon [email protected], 128MB PC100, 10.2 + 2.1GB HDDs, External Zip100, 24x CD-Rom, 17" Monitor, ATI 4Mb 3D Rage PCI (laugh all you want), SB Live!Value

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[CenturionStrategy]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

ISA Video cards!! I remember those...

1meg isa
0.5meg isa

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

I used to have a VESA 2Meg ATi Mach64 which rocked, and I bought it for about $5 when it was new (They were supposed to cost about $200).

I have a 1 Meg VESA, but it's not in use. (thankfully).

 

[sunnybhai]

Originally posted by equinoxe3d:

To see your framerate while playing, just download FRAPS at www.fraps.com. It is a cool little program that supports Direct3D and 3dfx Glide...

Can this FRAPS utility be used with NFS and other games. I tries with NFS but nothing happened!!! Can anybody help.

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Intel Celeron 300A
Mercury Intel 440EX
SiS6215c 2MB PCI Video Card
128 MB PC100 RAM
AZTECH PCI 128 Sound Card
ActionTec 33.6 ISA Modem
Seagate Medalist 4.3 IOMagic 24x CDROM