PCI graphics options for a P200MMX?

[Unknown_K]

Generally I would do this:
Pentium 1, Voodoo 1
Pentium 2 Voodoo 2/3 depending on the CPU speed and what is available.
Pentium 3 over 733 Voodoo 5.

Never seen the need for a Voodoo 4.

[itsvince725]

I've been looking for a 4MB card for my Gateway 2000 with a P200MMX but I don't really know what to get. I want 24bit color at 1024x768 and the onboard Rage II+DVD can't provide that.

[Unknown_K]

You need 4MB of video memory for 24 bit at 1024x768. Do you have a 2MB card and if so does it have room for expansion?

[itsvince725]

You need 4MB of video memory for 24 bit at 1024x768. Do you have a 2MB card and if so does it have room for expansion?

I don't, that's the onboard GPU and it can't be expanded. That's why I need a 4MB PCI card.

[Unknown_K]

Is the chip built into the board? If so is there a EDO RAM expansion header? I have a Compaq era P1 system with built in video and it had a header for a proprietary video ram upgrade (also a 486 Compaq with VRAM upgrade but it needed a different type).

[lowen]

Generally I would do this:
Pentium 1, Voodoo 1...

But what SVGA card to use along with the Voodoo 1?
Back in 1997, previous $dayjob got a P200MMX for a graphical workstation for me for web development. It included a 4-disc changer and a Voodoo 1. I still have the Voodooo 1 card, but I don't recall what the base SVGA card was in that machine. I don't think that machine had AGP, but I could very well be wrong. The 2D card was probably an ATI Rage II or a Rage Pro.

[Unknown_K]

I used a Matrox Millenium because of the nice picture quality on a CRT. My Current V1 setup has a Nvidia Riva PCI card.

[lowen]

The Matrox card may have been what this machine had, but not sure. It's a good period fit, though.

[itsvince725]

Is the chip built into the board? If so is there a EDO RAM expansion header? I have a Compaq era P1 system with built in video and it had a header for a proprietary video ram upgrade (also a 486 Compaq with VRAM upgrade but it needed a different type).

Yeah, it's on the board. Sadly no expansion header (it's a modified Intel AN430TX board and the Intel board doesn't have an expansion header either).

[Casey]

I used a Matrox Millenium because of the nice picture quality on a CRT. My Current V1 setup has a Nvidia Riva PCI card.

I had a Millennium back in the day. Very nice card, but the video ram was only 2Mb, if (ha ha) memory serves. You could get a daughter card to upgrade it, but cost a fair number of $$$ at the time.