Do you Still use a matrox card in your prime machine

[Kuriton]

I still use Parhelia as main machine graphic card.

But, I hope Matrox releases a new card for more good 3D performance.

[jamespetts]

Tell me: has anyone here who previusly used Matrox and has switched to another brand of card found any deterioration in 2d quality (with DVI) or driver stability, or is there little difference these days? Does DVI mean that things like sharpness are pretty much even on all of the cards?

I'd be interested to know people's experiences: I know that other manufacturers are now better for 3d, but how are they these days for 2d things?

[Wombat]

There will be no deterioration with DVI. Matrox had high quality because of the analog output circuitry they used, and DVI is all digital.

[jamespetts]

Ahh. Does this mean that Matrox has lost much of its advantage? If so, what *is* the advantage of Matrox these days?

[DirtFarmer]

Just got a Parhelia 4X 6 months ago and love to play Nascar2003 and Dirt Track Racing 2 in SG at our Shop's LAN parties. As soon as ATI or Nv does a 3 head gaming tech I'll be jumping ship, but I'm happy for now.

[Wombat]

Matrox has given up almost every advantage they had. TripleHead gaming is cool, but it can't keep up with modern games. P doesn't do DX9. It has FAA, but everything else has tons of filtering these days, and shaders, and etc.

[Jessterw]

Well since my primary doesn't exactly support Matrox cards, have to say no; though I do still have an older Millennium 2 in one of my secondary PC's.

[ioport]

Had a boxed Parhelia for a while, when it was one of the rare card available with dual-DVI ports, running two 1600x1200 panels.

Currently I'm using a 6800 Ultra with an Arctic Cooling nVidia Silencer 5.

[guylauten]

My old G100MMS-TV is still in one box, and there's a P650 in my new one.

gl

[OZZIE_NO_GOOD]

Well stil got an G400 in my girl friend computer

And saw a g200 in a computer on my work hehe

[Virgulino]

Originally posted by Wombat
There will be no deterioration with DVI. Matrox had high quality because of the analog output circuitry they used, and DVI is all digital.

Not quite true...

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1367918,00.asp

http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041129/index.html

Best regards.

[jamespetts]

Um, all the cards tested met the standards.

[Nicram]

Lol. Question where are the Matrox cards in those test... I don't see them... I'm wondering why :P

[Novdid]

Could it be that nobody cares about M cards anymore...?!?!

[DentyCracker]

Parhelia since 2003