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Win-98: What AGP video cards should I avoid?


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Regarding any currently available AGP video cards based on Nvidia or ATI chipsets, which boards (based on their chipset model or brand model) are known to NOT have fully operational win-98 drivers - even when the customized or modded drivers are used?

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So something like the Biostar GeForce 6800XT

http://www.shopping.com/xPO-Biostar-VGA-BI...XT-V6802XA52-RT

Or the Pine Technology XFX GeForce 6800 Xtreme

http://www.shopping.com/xPF-Pine-Technolog...AGP-8x-DUAL-DVI

The Nvidia 6800XT was announced in August 2005 as a direct competitor to the ATI X800GT and began shipping in Oct 2005. The 6800XT is said to be only slighty better than the 6800 LE.

Is the 6800XT really the best Nvidia AGP card that can be driven by win-98???

Are there any known problems (or benefits) with a 512 mb AGP video card for win-98 (vs a 256 or 128 mb card) ???

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Video Ram is handled by the device driver so it doesn't really affect Win9x.

What could impact Win9x is the AGP Apperature size set in the bios. (Amount of system RAM that can be used to store video textures)

You haver to make sure the Apperature size + your MaxFileCache doesn't equal more than 512MB

Read more about FileCache and Apperature here.

http://www.msfn.org/board/VCACHE_fix_attempt_t105373.html

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Also in case you haven't seen it. There is a new modified Forceware driver that offers Beta support the nVIDIA 7 and 8 series AGP and PCI-E cards.

http://www.msfn.org/board/NVidia_drivers_8269_t97140.html

I can confirm that the 8269 drivers work with the nVidia 7800GS AGP. I am using that card and those drivers right now on my (Win ME) system as I post this.

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