I'm looking to upgrade from a Voodoo 3 right now, and I want to get something
to go into a new system i will be getting a bit later this year, and maybe to put into my aging p3-450 until then.
So I would like to get something from the Geforce2 line, but I am concerned with the 2D of it. I know that this is really dependent on the brand, so I wanted to see if you guys had any tips as to what manufacturer makes a Geforce2 based card with the best all-around 2D. I'm probably not gonna go above 1248 on it in day to day stuff, but it would be nice if it could handle 1600 on occasion. (I have a 19" Sony E400 Trinitron).
Another thing that I don't really see discussed much in these forums, is legacy app compatibility. I play a lot of older games, so a card's ability to handle 320 x 200 (in 256 colors and in 15/16/24/32 bits) is kinda important. I know that some of the newer cards aren't very graceful at handling these extremely lo-rez modes. Do they still make cards that support VESA 2 in hardware? (As you can see I haven't shopped for a video card in quite a while).
Is all of this simply too much to ask from a card? Or at least from a Geforce2 based card? I am willing to shell out some cash, so much so that I am considering waiting for a Geforce3, but only if it will offer good 2D compatibility.
to go into a new system i will be getting a bit later this year, and maybe to put into my aging p3-450 until then.
So I would like to get something from the Geforce2 line, but I am concerned with the 2D of it. I know that this is really dependent on the brand, so I wanted to see if you guys had any tips as to what manufacturer makes a Geforce2 based card with the best all-around 2D. I'm probably not gonna go above 1248 on it in day to day stuff, but it would be nice if it could handle 1600 on occasion. (I have a 19" Sony E400 Trinitron).
Another thing that I don't really see discussed much in these forums, is legacy app compatibility. I play a lot of older games, so a card's ability to handle 320 x 200 (in 256 colors and in 15/16/24/32 bits) is kinda important. I know that some of the newer cards aren't very graceful at handling these extremely lo-rez modes. Do they still make cards that support VESA 2 in hardware? (As you can see I haven't shopped for a video card in quite a while).
Is all of this simply too much to ask from a card? Or at least from a Geforce2 based card? I am willing to shell out some cash, so much so that I am considering waiting for a Geforce3, but only if it will offer good 2D compatibility.
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