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  • 16 Mb G400 Beats GeForce DDR in UT

    As a "Hard Core" UT player I struggled with the descision to upgrad for better FPS and visuals. My old system featured a Celeron 300a/450 with 2 Voodoo2s 12megs SLI with a G200 for 2D. I really wanted 32 bit color so I did some homework. Here's what worked for me. I bought an OEM G400 16MB Dual head at gogocity for $105..a PIII 500e at my local Frys for $239. My Abit BH6 lets me run the PIII at 667mhz so I can push the G400 a little. Total cost with slocket was $364-140*
    (Sold Voodos on Ebay!) =$220 plus a faster overall system!

    I just ran UTBENCH.DEM

    800 x600 32bit = 36.2 FPS Pretty OpenGL
    1024x768 32bit = 34.6 FPS Pretty OpenGL

    This beats a comparable GEForce DDR!!

    go here for comparisons-
    http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1107&p=12


    This "CHEAP" card is AWESOME!

    Note: I have OC'd the g400 to G147/M196.

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    [This message has been edited by tIgGeR (edited 13 March 2000).]

    [This message has been edited by tIgGeR (edited 13 March 2000).]
    The Wonderful thing about tIgGers is tIgGers are fast deadly and sneaky. ;-)

  • #2
    Puh amazing fps scores! I also bought an OEM version of the 16 MB DH G400. And I also bought an 500MHZ Celeron. Very cool and cheap system as well. But what I am wondering about is that your fps scores are OpenGL scores. Have you really run UT in OpenGL mode? I always heared that OpenGL is totaly unsatisfactionary. So what drivers are you using, ICD or TurboGL?

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    • #3
      Magnum,

      Good question.

      I'll assume it's Turbo that's doin' the work.

      I have the TurboGL 1.30 installed in the UT/System Dir and I start UT with "OpenGl" as my graphics adapter.



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      The Wonderful thing about tIgGers is tIgGers are fast deadly and sneaky. ;-)

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      • #4
        nice work tIgGeR,
        nice name too
        jim

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        Abit BE6 with P3 500 @ 5*124=620
        14.6 gb Maxtor ata66 and 128mb ram
        G400 vanilla 32mb @ 168/210
        Sblive with Altec Lansing speaker combo
        384k DSL and Realtek nic
        Windows 98se with DX7a
        3dMark2000 = 2956
        Worn out reset button :O)

        PIII-500mhz @ 620 ! with an Abit BE6 mobo
        128mb pc-100 cas 2
        Mill G400 (vanilla!!!) 32mb @ 167/208 with MGATweak-417mhz, (2.5, 2, 2.5), PD 5.5010 & bios 1.5-22
        Maxtor 14.3 gb Uata66 hdd
        SB Live!
        Winblows 98se & DX7
        and 384k DSL!

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        • #5
          ok, #1, unreal is best with d3d and this is also true with the g400....
          so im guessing that u are using d3d cuz that would explain it because the g400 has lackluster ogl(i wouldnt know cuz i cant get friggin tgl to work)

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          • #6
            16 Mb G400 Beats GeForce DDR in UT

            oh please!!....you're gonna tell me a 16MB
            G400 is faster than a 32MB DDR Geforce??...
            and in OpenGL??...I thought this forum was
            one of the more informative ones but I guess
            BS travels everywhere.

            Caprice(not born yesterday)

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            P3-450 o/c 558
            Abit BH6
            128 PC100
            G400 SH 32M o/c MAX spex
            SB Live X-Gamer
            Pioneer 6X DVD
            Maxtor 10 Gig H.D.
            Fujitsu 13 Gig H.D.
            Win98 SE
            Samsung Synchmaster 17"
            Logitech C/L Mouse/Kybrd
            Altec Lansing ACS56
            oh yea! and a 3M Precise
            Mouse pad!!
            P3-450 o/c 558
            Abit BH6
            128 PC100
            G400 SH 32M o/c MAX spex
            SB Live X-Gamer
            Pioneer 6X DVD
            Maxtor 10 Gig H.D.
            Fujitsu 13 Gig H.D.
            Win98 SE
            Samsung Synchmaster 17"
            Logitech C/L Mouse/Kybrd
            Altec Lansing ACS56
            oh yea! and a 3M Precise
            Mouse pad!!

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            • #7
              Caprice,

              I recently upgraded to a 600e @ 800mhz I ran Wintune 98..

              Here are the results

              GEFORCE is inferior

              READ it and weep!

              The 16MB g400 is the my Computer on TOP!
              http://www.teleport.com/~zetra303/WINTUNF.jpg



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              The Wonderful thing about tIgGers is tIgGers are fast deadly and sneaky. ;-)
              The Wonderful thing about tIgGers is tIgGers are fast deadly and sneaky. ;-)

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