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From: rich123@hotmail.com (Rich)
Subject: Re: FS98, Video cards and framerate
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In article <3634922F.B810038B@gamers.org>, Jan-Albert van Ree <javanree@gamers.org> wrote:
>mikey schreef:
>> 
>> Microsoft gave us our beloved (and oft behated) Flight Simulator 98.  Have
>> they ever given their recommendation for best 3D video card to support it?
>
>Basically anything that accelerates DirectX. Like a Riva, Riva TNT,
>Voodoo/Voodoo2, Intel i740 or Rendition type card. Dunno about the new
>Matrox types, I guess they'll be fast enough as well.
>
>To name some cards :
>Diamond Viper330 (riva128) / 550(riva TNT)
>Diamond/Creative Labs/Canopus Voodoo or Voodoo2 card
>Matrox G200
>Any cheap card with one of the mentioned chipsets.
>Beware... Voodoo and Voodoo 2 are full-screen only and work as add-ons with
>a pass-through cable. So you still need some other 2D card. And they don't
>work with Squawkbox and other utils like that.


I use a Matrox Millenium G200 8mb (soon to be 16mb) and get upto 75fps, I can 
comfortably fly anywhere with both dynamic and normal scenery at max and still 
get around 30-40 fps.

My sys....... PII 233mmx  96meg ram 15 inch monitor and the above vid card 
running win98 and Direct X 6.

The card rocks......


Dick


