NVIDIA GeForce 256 Part 1: To buy or not to buy

Name: NVIDIA GeForce 256 Part 1: To buy or not to buy
Item: NVIDIA GeForce 256 Part 1: To buy or not to buy
Author: Anand Lal Shimpi

by Anand Lal Shimpi on October 11, 1999 5:07 PM EST

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The Test

Windows 98 SE Test System

Hardware

CPU(s)

Intel Pentium III 600B
Intel Pentium III 450 Intel Celeron 450/100
Intel Celeron 300A AMD K6-2 450 AMD Athlon 700

Motherboard(s) AOpen AX6C ABIT BX6 R2 ABIT BX6 R2 + "Sloket" Adapter Epox MVP3G-2 FIC SD11

Memory
128MB Samsung PC800 RDRAM

128MB PC133 Corsair SDRAM

Hard Drive
IBM Deskstar 22GXP 22GB Ultra ATA 66 HDD

CDROM
Phillips 48X

Disk Controller
Promise Ultra 66 - Ultra ATA 66 Controller

Video Card(s)
Matrox Millenium G400 16MB (default clock - 125/166)
Matrox Millenium G400 MAX 32MB (default clock - 166/200)
NVIDIA GeForce 256 32MB (default clock - 120/166)
NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 32MB (default clock - 125/150)
NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Ultra 32MB (default clock - 150/183)
3dfx Voodoo3 2000 16MB (default clock - 143/143)
3dfx Voodoo3 3000 16MB (default clock - 166/166)

Ethernet
Linksys LNE100TX 100Mbit PCI Ethernet Adapter

Software

Operating System

Windows 98 SE

Video Drivers
Matrox 5.30 + Turbo GL drivers - G400
NVIDIA 3.47 drivers - GeForce 256
NVIDIA Reference Detonator 2.08 drivers - TNT2
3dfx Voodoo3 driver kit 1.02.10 - Voodoo3

Microsoft DirectX 7

Benchmarking Applications

Gaming
idSoftware Quake 3 Test 1.08 (OpenGL)
Rage Expendable (Direct3D)

Overclocking & Drivers Pentium III 600B - OpenGL

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Windows 98 SE Test System
Hardware
CPU(s)	Intel Pentium III 600B	Intel Pentium III 450	Intel Celeron 450/100 Intel Celeron 300A	AMD K6-2 450	AMD Athlon 700
Motherboard(s)	AOpen AX6C	ABIT BX6 R2	ABIT BX6 R2 + "Sloket" Adapter	Epox MVP3G-2	FIC SD11
Memory	128MB Samsung PC800 RDRAM	128MB PC133 Corsair SDRAM
Hard Drive	IBM Deskstar 22GXP 22GB Ultra ATA 66 HDD
CDROM	Phillips 48X
Disk Controller	Promise Ultra 66 - Ultra ATA 66 Controller
Video Card(s)	Matrox Millenium G400 16MB (default clock - 125/166) Matrox Millenium G400 MAX 32MB (default clock - 166/200) NVIDIA GeForce 256 32MB (default clock - 120/166) NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 32MB (default clock - 125/150) NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Ultra 32MB (default clock - 150/183) 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 16MB (default clock - 143/143) 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 16MB (default clock - 166/166)
Ethernet	Linksys LNE100TX 100Mbit PCI Ethernet Adapter
Software
Operating System	Windows 98 SE
Video Drivers	Matrox 5.30 + Turbo GL drivers - G400 NVIDIA 3.47 drivers - GeForce 256 NVIDIA Reference Detonator 2.08 drivers - TNT2 3dfx Voodoo3 driver kit 1.02.10 - Voodoo3 Microsoft DirectX 7
Benchmarking Applications
Gaming	idSoftware Quake 3 Test 1.08 (OpenGL) Rage Expendable (Direct3D)