Which video card with KT7A ?

[dpajur]

I'm thinking that my problems might be caused by the incompatibility of the KT7A with GeForce 256 video card from Creative Labs... I'm going to check it out with a Voodoo 3 3000 card that a friend of mine has. In case the video problems dissapear and the system stops freezing I was wondering if any of you have a similar configuration and if your system is 100% and which video card you're using?

I have an ABIT KT7A with 256MB of PC133 Infineon memory, SB Live! Player 1024, IBM 75GXP 46GB hard drive in ATA66 mode, Pioneer 10/40 DVD ROM (ATA33), Plextor Plexwriter 12/10/32 (ATA). I thought the SB Live! was causing the problems but it turns out the video problems occur even without the SB Live!.

I'm looking for a stable setup, I don't want to spend too much money on the graphics card and I don't care about the performance. So please don't suggest Geforce2 Ultras, or Geforce3 card etc. I rarely play games and I've only played one 3D game in my life so I figure I'd be pretty happy with the 3D performance of any card. And yes, I'm using Windows 2000 Professional, this might be an issue with some manufacturers that just seem to forget there are other operating systems than Windows 9x and don't provide stable drivers.

Cheers,
Danijel

 

[MYST22]

I had a Geforce256 DDR and it ran very well on my KT7a-raid and KA7. Make sure and keep all your drivers and windows 2000 up to date. I now have a Geforce 3 and it seems to be less stable than the DDR but I'm assuming its driver issues.

 

[DoubleL]

I would put a Voodoo 5500 in it for about $100, Their is no card on the market with better 2D and it would be hard to find one with better looking 3D, No problems with drivers or lock-ups and you don't have to keep looking for a newer driver all the time, I get to test a lot of cards and so far the V5500 is still in my computer

 

[REK13]

I'd go with a Radeon LE for under $80. It has supperior 2d performance, excellent image quality, and beautiful graphics with those occasional games. The Win2000 drivers used to be a problem with the Radeon but from what i've read on this board there are no longer problems with the latest drivers.