Viper V330

Lightfeather · 02-22-2002, 01:01 PM

I just swapped out machines here at work and lost the video card that ran the Aquarium like a pro. Now it chunks a frame at a time and the bubbles look like a stream of white, unmoving lines. Occasionally the screen will flicker to black as well.

According to a few web sites I visited, this card can support 3D graphics but when I run dxdiag it says there is no 3D Acceleration.

Does this mean I am just SOL?

System:
OS: Win XP Pro 5.1 build 2600
Processor: Pentium III 448MHz
Mem: 128MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1

Display:
Name: Viper V330
Manufacture: Diamond Multimedia
Chip Type: NV3
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Approx. Total Mem: 4.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1024 x 768 (16 bit)
Monitor: SONY GDM-500PS

I get 0.87 fps

Oops. I meant to post this in the hardware thread. I must have clicked the wrong button. Sorry!

Jim Sachs · 02-22-2002, 01:13 PM

Your card has run out of video ram. If it's really only got 4 megs, than I'm amazed it even does this well. 16 megs or more is recommended.

Lightfeather · 02-22-2002, 01:47 PM

I am so bummed!

I need to get another vid card ^_^

feldon34 · 02-22-2002, 05:41 PM

TnT Riva 2 with 32mb is $35.

GeForce 2 MX 200 with 32mb is $48.

www.directron.com amongst other websites.

02-22-2002, 01:01 PM	#1
Lightfeather Occupation: Nerd Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: California Posts: 314	Viper V330 I just swapped out machines here at work and lost the video card that ran the Aquarium like a pro. Now it chunks a frame at a time and the bubbles look like a stream of white, unmoving lines. Occasionally the screen will flicker to black as well. According to a few web sites I visited, this card can support 3D graphics but when I run dxdiag it says there is no 3D Acceleration. Does this mean I am just SOL? System: OS: Win XP Pro 5.1 build 2600 Processor: Pentium III 448MHz Mem: 128MB RAM DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1 Display: Name: Viper V330 Manufacture: Diamond Multimedia Chip Type: NV3 DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC Approx. Total Mem: 4.0 MB Current Display Mode: 1024 x 768 (16 bit) Monitor: SONY GDM-500PS I get 0.87 fps Oops. I meant to post this in the hardware thread. I must have clicked the wrong button. Sorry! Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. Last edited by feldon34; 02-09-2003 at 10:33 PM.

02-22-2002, 01:13 PM	#2
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,776	Your card has run out of video ram. If it's really only got 4 megs, than I'm amazed it even does this well. 16 megs or more is recommended. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-22-2002, 01:47 PM	#3
Lightfeather Occupation: Nerd Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: California Posts: 314	I am so bummed! I need to get another vid card ^_^ Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

02-22-2002, 05:41 PM	#4
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	TnT Riva 2 with 32mb is $35. GeForce 2 MX 200 with 32mb is $48. www.directron.com amongst other websites. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman