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Title: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: shardian on October 25, 2007, 04:55:35 pm

Hi all,
I have two old Dell Optiplex GX115 pc's that I am going to put in my cabinets. They are old 600mhz desktop cases, and only have pci slots, so I have to use pci video cards.

So basically, can anyone offer a pci card that works well with soft15khz?

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: SirPeale on October 25, 2007, 08:00:28 pm

ATI Rage 3D.

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: shardian on October 26, 2007, 06:33:51 am

So this one would work?
ebay link (http://cgi.ebay.com/ATI-Rage-3D-Rage-LT-Pro-8MB-PCI-Video-Card_W0QQitemZ220162766931QQihZ012QQcategoryZ40158QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: shardian on October 26, 2007, 09:06:29 am

Okay, here are two that are available on ebay buy it now for decent prices. Should both of these work?

ATI 3D Rage II+DVD 64-bit 4MB PCI Video Card (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=190164844026&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=009)

ATI Rage 3D Rage LT Pro 8MB PCI Video Card (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220162766931&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=012)

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: SirPeale on October 26, 2007, 10:04:36 am

I believe any one of those would be okay.  The first one will be fine.

Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/ATI-Rage-3D-Rage-LT-Pro-8MB-PCI-Video-Card_W0QQitemZ220162766931QQihZ012QQcategoryZ40158QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: shardian on October 26, 2007, 11:45:23 am

Cool. I got both of them. Now I just need to hack some video cables...

Thanks for the help Peale!

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: SailorSat on November 27, 2007, 01:42:53 am

i fear you won't have any luck with those cards.
soft-15khz only works with ati RADEON cards, but not RAGE.

the rage series does not support custom resolutions :(

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: SirPeale on November 27, 2007, 01:32:55 pm

Well, crap...where were you a month ago?  :D

Any hopes of putting these modes into Soft15KHz anyway?  I use the Rage chipset in all my cabs so far.

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: shardian on November 27, 2007, 02:19:33 pm

...too bad I already have them huh?

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: SailorSat on November 27, 2007, 05:20:01 pm

@Peale:
If someone hacks the driver, but that most likely won't happen :(

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: SirPeale on November 27, 2007, 08:23:47 pm

I guess I don't understand how Soft15KHz works; I thought there was a card database within it?

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: SailorSat on November 27, 2007, 10:46:38 pm

Soft-15kHz changes registry keys within the drivers. It would work with Rage cards, but only modify default resolutions (512x384, 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768).

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: SirPeale on November 28, 2007, 10:00:12 am

So the resolutions that the card supports aren't limited to the chipset, it's a driver issue?  Because in DOS I can get my Rage cards to some funky resolutions.

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: SailorSat on November 28, 2007, 12:30:36 pm

Exactly.

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: SirPeale on December 07, 2007, 05:27:05 pm

I'd still like to see these cards supported in Soft15KHz.  Though you wouldn't have the funky resolutions, getting 15KHz would still be awesome.

Title: Re: Someone recommend a good pci video card for soft 15khz
Post by: TheManuel on December 10, 2007, 10:43:03 am

Quote from: shardian on November 27, 2007, 02:19:33 pm

...too bad I already have them huh?

Sorry, shardian.  I could not help but laugh when I read your response.  It was funny in a sitcom kind of way but sad at the same time.
However, there might be hope for you yet.  Take a look at my recent post about WinModelines and see if that works for you:
WinModelines (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=74362.0)

Best of luck.

Manuel