what about this card ??

**zmerlinz** · Mar 17th, 2002, 06:54 AM

i need to change my PCI MATROX Mystique graphics card to an AGP one, the thing is i need a cheap one, and as it is for my Linux box i am not too worried about 3D graphics and such, my local computer shop can sell me this one for £16 so what do you think of it

Creative Labs CT6932 Vanta 16MB AGP

and i can't seem to find any info on it

cheers

**JungleMan** · Mar 17th, 2002, 10:00 AM

It's an old TNT Vanta

It totally sucks for 3-D and probably not the best at 2-D but if all you want is something that'll show text on the screen, get it

**zmerlinz** · Mar 17th, 2002, 01:23 PM

cool do you know of any reviews on this card

**JungleMan** · Mar 17th, 2002, 01:25 PM

Originally posted by zmerlinz
cool do you know of any reviews on this card

To be honest, if you don't care about 2-D performance, and you don't care about 3-D performance, what is there to read in a review?

**zmerlinz** · Mar 17th, 2002, 01:30 PM

i suppose so, i just wanted to know what a proper reviewer thought of it, how old is the card ??

**JungleMan** · Mar 17th, 2002, 01:33 PM

Originally posted by zmerlinz
i suppose so, i just wanted to know what a proper reviewer thought of it, how old is the card ??

Little over 3 years old I think...it's pretty old, but if you're just using it for basic stuff it's fine

**zmerlinz** · Mar 17th, 2002, 01:39 PM

yeah i need to free up a PCI slot and it is cheaper than a new motherboard, so i think it will do, i will get it tomorow

**JungleMan** · Mar 17th, 2002, 01:42 PM

Cheers, tell us how the install goes, it should be pretty painless

**Sastraxi** · Mar 17th, 2002, 03:00 PM

Uh, if you want 2D performance go for a Matrox card... excellent at 2D, iffy at 3D.

**JungleMan** · Mar 17th, 2002, 03:08 PM

Originally posted by Sastraxi
Uh, if you want 2D performance go for a Matrox card... excellent at 2D, iffy at 3D.

Agreed. But you probably can't get one for $16.

**zmerlinz** · Mar 17th, 2002, 06:02 PM

Originally posted by Sastraxi
Uh, if you want 2D performance go for a Matrox card... excellent at 2D, iffy at 3D.

but i am getting rid of my matrox card, i don't want another one, my current one is a pain in the arse, if i play tuxracer i get 1 frame every 6-7 secs

**JungleMan** · Mar 17th, 2002, 06:36 PM

Originally posted by zmerlinz

but i am getting rid of my matrox card, i don't want another one, my current one is a pain in the arse, if i play tuxracer i get 1 frame every 6-7 secs

Dude, you JUST said you didn't care about 3-D performance..

TNT Vanta sucks for 3-D performance so it's not gonna be much better :\

**zmerlinz** · Mar 18th, 2002, 03:54 AM

Originally posted by jpbtennisman

Dude, you JUST said you didn't care about 3-D performance..

TNT Vanta sucks for 3-D performance so it's not gonna be much better :\

i know that i don't that was just an example of how poor my current one is, plus it is only 4 MB as well

**zmerlinz** · Mar 18th, 2002, 12:40 PM

well i have installed the card, it is actually the 32MB version now, but there is a terrible shadow on the screen now, does any one have any ideas why this is happening and anything i could do to resolve the issue, btw i am running SuSE linux 7.3

**zmerlinz** · Mar 19th, 2002, 08:21 AM

well i took the card back today and told him that it was faulty, and now i have grabbed a voodoo 3 for £10, but he was offering a GeForce 2 for £5o and i thought that was just a little too much!!

**Sastraxi** · Nov 12th, 2002, 07:38 PM

Ironically Bumping an Old Thread

Just about a month or two ago, Justin, I got a Matrox for $20 Canadian

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