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Originally Posted by killabytes I'm trying to find the fastest ISA video card out there. I was told that my on-board S3 Trio 32 1MB is probably going to be the fastest I can find. My main issue is VRAM. I'm limited to 1MB, once I load VESA into the VRAM I only can run 800x600 @ 16-bit. So I lose higher resolutions. I really don't want to solder more VRAM onto the board. Can anyone help me find a ISA Video card that has more VRAM and is faster?

matrox and 3dfx had some back in the day

 

I don't recall any 3DFX ISA video cards. PCI; yes. ISA; no

 

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Originally Posted by killabytes I don't recall any 3DFX ISA video cards. PCI; yes. ISA; no

just checked, that would be correst, matrox did though, although anything worth getting will cost more than a new system and they really arent worth getting

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=263602_263622

that proves my point

 

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Originally Posted by OutOfBalanceOX just checked, that would be correst, matrox did though, although anything worth getting will cost more than a new system and they really arent worth getting http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=263602_263622 that proves my point

That's also 8-bit.

 

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Originally Posted by killabytes That's also 8-bit.

thats neither here nor there since I doubt youre gonna spend 500 dollars for an ISA video card

 

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Originally Posted by OutOfBalanceOX thats neither here nor there since I doubt youre gonna spend 500 dollars for an ISA video card

You are right, I'd never spend that. But I double wouldn't spend it on a 8-Bit ISA interface.

This is a 16-Bit interface and is also 2MB of VRAM.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/9-GXE-2MB-ISA-Vid...item3360c2428b

 

Does your motherboard have no PCI slots? And if so why don't you want to use a banshee or something?

 

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Originally Posted by BigpoppaFrary Does your motherboard have no PCI slots? And if so why don't you want to use a banshee or something?

Seriously? Obviously I don't have PCI slots. I'd toss an nVidia 8500GT in there if I did!

 

I have a RIVA TNT2 PCI if you can make use of it. Let me know ~ Well, so much for that.

Can't think of any ISA cards that I know of that fit what you need. I'm sure they're out there.

 

huh, i can get 40 bucks for my piece of crap isa cards i don't use any more? sweet.

 

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Originally Posted by GanjaSMK I have a RIVA TNT2 PCI if you can make use of it. Let me know ~ Well, so much for that. Can't think of any ISA cards that I know of that fit what you need. I'm sure they're out there.

Thanks. I also think they're out there. I saw a ISA ATI Mach32. Which I guess is rare since they were mostly made using the VLB interface. I should have bought it when I saw it.

 

Any computer not having PCI belongs in the garbage. Seriously people give away full PCs with 128 Meg video cards here.

Not to mention that I don't remember if any ISA video cards even had 4MB of memory which means that you might just be able to run Windows 3.1 lol

 

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Originally Posted by saulin Any computer not having PCI belongs in the garbage. Seriously people give away full PCs with 128 Meg video cards here. Not to mention that I don't remember if any ISA video cards even had 4MB of memory which means that you might just be able to run Windows 3.1 lol

Windows? What? Are you drunk? I'm running Windows 98.

 

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Originally Posted by saulin Any computer not having PCI belongs in the garbage. Seriously people give away full PCs with 128 Meg video cards here. Not to mention that I don't remember if any ISA video cards even had 4MB of memory which means that you might just be able to run Windows 3.1 lol

I think it's a matter of personal preference and some people use them for things besides nostalgia. I wouldn't be too harsh on someone revamping a very old PC.

 

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Originally Posted by killabytes Windows? What? Are you drunk? I'm running Windows 98.

I bet it runs smooth

Heck windows 3.1 ran so crappy on my 2MB ISA card on my 386 computer

 

Hey man - here's one on eBay, more than a few came up in search. (I see I picked the guy who wants the most for his... Whoops!

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It's a Trident

 

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Originally Posted by GanjaSMK Hey man - here's one on eBay, more than a few came up in search. It's a Trident

Trident was a great card. But that card only has 512k VRAM

Thanks though.

 

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Originally Posted by GanjaSMK I think it's a matter of personal preference and some people use them for things besides nostalgia. I wouldn't be too harsh on someone revamping a very old PC.

yep, I still use my old 386 pc for writing programs in DOS

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Originally Posted by saulin I bet it runs smooth Heck windows 3.1 ran so crappy on my 2MB ISA card on my 386 computer

my pentium 1 ast runs 3.1, '95, and '98 just fine with 32 mb of RAM.....
my 386 is still running 3.1 bob smoothly too
you mustve been doing it wrong

 

killabytes -

Probably a dumb question but did you search the 2xx results from ebay to see if there is a card that fits what you need?

 

I did but American Sellers aren't being kind. $114 shipping on a ISA Video Card. Ugh, eBay.

 

That's atrocious. I'd report that seller.. What a joke.

 

Yes, but it's business as usual for American sellers. I can get free shipping from the UK or China but for some reason you yanks find it fit to charge $40+.

 

Too bad I don't do computer sales (usually) on ebay, I normally only deal in antiques and collectibles, fairly decent market for me. I know I'd never charge that kind of crap.

It's just not right.......

 

Good to hear that there are still honest people out there. Makes me smile a bit

 

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Originally Posted by GanjaSMK That's atrocious. I'd report that seller.. What a joke.

report a seller for selling to high? Maybe you should have reported sarah palin when she was selling jets.

Any chance you will fancy this?