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    Anyone for NT???

    Hi All,
    It's probably been asked before but, I'm a newbie so, go easy....

    Can anyone give me an idea on how a G400 hold's up with NT. You know the usual stuff, performance, drivers, problems, fixes, recommendations, etc. I'm half way through building a dual Xeon system and the G400 looks the goods but, I don't hear much about the G400 and NT. Any help will, of course be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks.

    RatSak.
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    Hi Ratsak, you didn't mention which version of NT. Assuming NT4 and speaking for myself (P2@448, G400 MAX, NT4SP5), it works very well - as good as any Matrox card, but faster.
    NT PowerDesk however is minimal on features, and don't expect optimal OpenGL performance. OpenGL works for me, but there's still a lot to be done. Not even sure if Matrox and associates are on the right track there, the ICD should be about 4-10 times faster than it currently is, really.

    I wouldn't know if the drivers are any good with SMP. I'd be interested to know too. Maybe someone else can chime in there.
    P3@600 | Abit BH6 V1.01 NV | 256MB PC133 | G400MAX (EU,AGP2X) | Quantum Atlas 10K | Hitachi CDR-8330 | Diamond FirePort 40 | 3c905B-TX | TB Montego A3D(1) | IntelliMouse Explorer | Iiyama VisionMaster Pro 17 | Win2K/NT4

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    • #3
      I am using NT with a dual processor and the g400 sh 32mb. So far so good. I don't play any games in NT but I do use a few professional programs that utilize OpenGL. 3DSmax 2.5 seems to work ok. I usually use software z-buffer when working but I change it to openGL to see shading in real time. I haven't formulated an opinion on the speed but I know it doesn't crash the system as frequently as the TNT drivers and card I used to use. I'll post again when I get more time with it.

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      • #4
        Are any of you running Acad14 under NT? I tried this G400 on two different NT boxes, and got no cursor (or crosshair as the case may be) under either one.
        Just wondering...

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        • #5
          So far, NT support BLOWS. I don't know why Matrox has never added such important features as gamma/brightness color controls to PowerDesk NT(for all their cards I think). Dualhead also is minimal at this point.

          My Q3test timedemos are looking pathetic so far: mid-teen fps at 640x480 16-bit (gameplay is extremely choppy) on a 300a@450. Windows 98 performance on the same machine is pretty good, comparable to a TNT2 Ultra.

          If you're looking for a good 3D card for NT, the TNT2 is probably the way to go(who cares about the bump when NT is DX3).

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          • #6
            Thanks all for the info. Hmmmm, best I wait a while then!! Again, thanks.
            RatSak.

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