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Okay, in my search for a fast ATi R200 card, I've come across a used FireGL 8800. It's £80, which I think is a bit high, but I thought I'd ask about it anyway. You never know, another might turn up on eBay or something...
My first concern is it's video (signal) quality. I figure this card will be ATi-built, and it was their professional card, so it will be as good as ATi got at the time. I don't expect it will be quite up to my G400Max' standards, but does anyone know what it will be like at 1600x1200x85Hz? (About 230MHz pixel clock)
And my other concern: My main/only use for it under Windows will be gaming, but I suspect the FireGL drivers are optimised for pushing vertices rather than texels. Does anyone know if the Catalyst drivers will run on it, or if they won't, can the drivers or card be modded?
Thanks for your help.
My first concern is it's video (signal) quality. I figure this card will be ATi-built, and it was their professional card, so it will be as good as ATi got at the time. I don't expect it will be quite up to my G400Max' standards, but does anyone know what it will be like at 1600x1200x85Hz? (About 230MHz pixel clock)
And my other concern: My main/only use for it under Windows will be gaming, but I suspect the FireGL drivers are optimised for pushing vertices rather than texels. Does anyone know if the Catalyst drivers will run on it, or if they won't, can the drivers or card be modded?
Thanks for your help.
). I've had enough hassle with the G400 HAL driver, and that's about as friendly as a binary driver gets. That's why I want an R200 - it's got the best open driver support.
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