Video card upgrade

[Alan]

My desktop is ~ 3 yrs. old, has its original video card
(3dfx voodoo), which I think is 16mb. Will upgrading this
card to a 64mb or higher give much benefit? Don't play
many games, just do the standard stuff - WIN XP, Word,
Excel, PP, web, mail. Thanks.

 

[Kevin]

Not really. Your computer is about at the end of its useful lifespan at
this point. You can get video cards now with 32 MB of memory for about
$40.00 if you are still thinking about upgrading the card.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

If you do not play too many of the newer games, the only benefit is to get a
current supported video card into your system. 3DFX went bankrupt years ago
and there are not been a driver update from them since. Third parties have
tried to create decent XP drivers but I do not now how successful these are.

Y.

 

[Dave R.]

Sorry Mikey, didn't mean to respond to you only.
Mikey I couldn't find any and installed Trident. BTW 64MBs and anything over
2X may well cause problems with an older motherboard. Allen, please note.
Dave