Kyro 1 and Kyro 2 on 440BX-mobo okay?

[ViaMan]

Hi folks;

I am considering a new budget video card, and I think I'll go for either a Kyro 1 or Kyro 2-based card from Hercules or Videologic. My current video card is a TNT2.
But I have a relatively old motherboard, based upon an Intel 440BX-chipset.
(Dell Dimension XPS R350 system with Tualatin Celeron 1.2Ghz)

So before I buy one, I woul like to know if any of you have had any good/bad experiences with these video cards on a BX-mobo.
Please share you experiences.
Thanks!

 

[Brian48]

I have a Kyro I (Herc 4000xt) running on an Asus P3B-f with Win2k. No problems as far as I can tell. Can't see why a Kyro II would be any different.

 

[vedin]

I would think so long as the mobo says it's AGP slot is 1.5/3.3 volt compatable, it would work. If just 3.3, I don't think it would, but I might have it backwards as to which voltage it needs.

 

[AA0]

The cards should work, don't even think of a kyro 1. The kyro 2 isn't the greatest, just too old. With the price of the radeons and gf3s being close to budget, I don't see why not to get one of those, your cpu is somewhat fast, don't waste it.

 

[nemesismk2]

<< The cards should work, don't even think of a kyro 1. The kyro 2 isn't the greatest, just too old. With the price of the radeons and gf3s being close to budget, I don't see why not to get one of those, your cpu is somewhat fast, don't waste it. >>



That's probably true if you live in the US or Canada but the person who created this thread lives in Europe where the Kyro 2 is still very good value for money.

If it's a choice between a Kyro and Kyro 2, go for the Kyro 2, it's alot faster than the Kyro!