Hi. I'm having a frustrating problem utilizing the 3d acceleration feature off my 3dfx Voodoo3 AGP Graphics card while playing an online game. Whenever I activate this acceleration feature, my comp freezes up after 5 minutes. In addition, my comp locks-up sometimes when I click the Start button on my Windows Taskbar in my desktop. Through the informative 3dfx Voodoo3 tweak guide, I uninstalled the old driver and installed the latest drivers, DirectX 8.0, latest Windows Installer, and latest version of Internet Explorer. I even did the troubleshooting guide incase I faltered on the installation of the new drivers. Despite updating everything, the 3d acceleration freezes my comp. Here are some specs on my comp:
Gateway Performace 500 PC
Intel 500 Mhz Pentium III Processor
128 MB Memory Module
EV700 17” Monitor w/ 15.9” Viewable
16 MB 3dfx Voodoo3 3000G AGP Graphics
20 GB IDE 7200rpm Hard drive
After installing latest drivers:
Current Display Adapter Info:
Name: 3dfx Interactive, Inc.
Hardware Version: 001
Bus Type: AGP
Total Video Memory: 16 MB
Graphics Chip: 1
Graphics Clock Speed: 166 Mhz
BIOS Version: 1.20
Current Display Driver Info:
Product Supported: Voodoo3 AGP
Version: 4.12.01.0666
Provider Name: 3dfx Interactive, Inc.
Release Date: 11-10-2000
3dfx Tools Version: 2.6.2.116
Need help in solving this 3 yr. problem. It's been plaguing me for years solving this mystery.
If for some reason my comp problem is beyond help, I was wondering if u guys have any idea on what's the most affordable and inexpensive 3d Graphics Card out there that would work well with my current computer.
Would appreciate any advice from you tech geniuses out there.
Thanks.
Gateway Performace 500 PC
Intel 500 Mhz Pentium III Processor
128 MB Memory Module
EV700 17” Monitor w/ 15.9” Viewable
16 MB 3dfx Voodoo3 3000G AGP Graphics
20 GB IDE 7200rpm Hard drive
After installing latest drivers:
Current Display Adapter Info:
Name: 3dfx Interactive, Inc.
Hardware Version: 001
Bus Type: AGP
Total Video Memory: 16 MB
Graphics Chip: 1
Graphics Clock Speed: 166 Mhz
BIOS Version: 1.20
Current Display Driver Info:
Product Supported: Voodoo3 AGP
Version: 4.12.01.0666
Provider Name: 3dfx Interactive, Inc.
Release Date: 11-10-2000
3dfx Tools Version: 2.6.2.116
Need help in solving this 3 yr. problem. It's been plaguing me for years solving this mystery.
If for some reason my comp problem is beyond help, I was wondering if u guys have any idea on what's the most affordable and inexpensive 3d Graphics Card out there that would work well with my current computer.
Would appreciate any advice from you tech geniuses out there.
Thanks.