How well should a G400 scale with a P3 1Ghz proc?

[Rankor]

My GF2 Pro is currently down while I get it RMA'd for a faulty cooling fan.

I have a G400 in a static bag collecting dust. How well should a G400 scale with a P3 1Ghz proc?

Games currently playing are CS, NOLF, Midtown Madness 2, SWAT 3: Elite, and Rogue Squadron. Tried CS. Did quite well, 30s-40s in frames.

Not like the GF2 semi-Pro of 80s-90s, though . Something I miss is how good the display is on Matrox cards both 2D and 3D. I wish Matrox would shell out a faster 2D/3D board.

 

[AlexMc]

It all depends what resolution and colour depth you're running the games at. If you run everything at 640x480 in 16-bit colour you are relying on you CPU far more than if you were to run at 1024x768 in 32-bit colour.

 

[BFG10K]

It won't scale very much at all. You'll be video card limited even at 640 x 480 x 32.

 

[Rankor]

Thanks for the info. I can't wait to get that replacement GF2 (sorta) Pro from Leadtek.



BTW, resolution is 1024x768x16bpp @ 85 Hz.

 

[djspitfire]

I wouldn't count on it doing much at all, the G400 wasn't at all designed for 3d gaming. It might be playable, but that's about all.

 

[jobberd]

actually, it WAS designed for 3d gaming, and at the time it was released, the G400 and G400 MAX were viable options when buying a gaming video card in the voodoo3 and TNT2 Ultra days. the only problem was, they never progressed. The G400 MAX was the pinnacle of their 3d gaming