So who uses them?

alewisa · Oct 7, 2002, 03:55 PM

Ok, I have two, but I am Matrox to the core. 3D performance is less important than picture quality. Also, as the PC's are by no means bleeding edge, there's no point (but games do seem faster now... ooops, I admit it. I like the odd game).

Who else? What's your thoughts? happy with it?

UberLord · Oct 7, 2002, 07:04 PM

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Originally posted by alewisa
Who else? What's your thoughts? happy with it?

Loving it over here.
Esp when I upgrade my CPU/memory soon

Seeing as how their core and drivers are totally new(ish now - hehe) I'm just amazed how solid their product is. Provided they can fix one serious IQ bug then I'm staying with Matrox for some time

RIV@NVX · Oct 7, 2002, 07:10 PM

If I had money for Radeon 9700 or Matrox Parhelia 512, I would definitly go for Parhelia.
But it is too expensive...
No way for now, and knowing Matrox's pricing, never. G550 still costs over $120 in Croatia, what is too much.

Zardon · Oct 7, 2002, 07:14 PM

sorry to go off topic here, but I had to say it ... you put a HELL of a lot of work into your signature RIV@NVX

UberLord · Oct 7, 2002, 07:28 PM

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Originally posted by Zardon
sorry to go off topic here, but I had to say it ... you put a HELL of a lot of work into your signature RIV@NVX

I felt kinda guilty enforcing the 10 line .sig limit on him this morning

You should have seen the first version!

RIV@NVX · Oct 7, 2002, 07:31 PM

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Originally posted by UberLord
I felt kinda guilty enforcing the 10 line .sig limit on him this morning
You should have seen the first version!

Thanks... Really?

@Zardon...

This is nothing compared to you - I would put an image into it, but it is forbidden, isn't it?

UberLord · Oct 7, 2002, 07:41 PM

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Originally posted by RIV@NVX
I would put an image into it, but it is forbidden, isn't it?

Yeah - we don't allow images in .sigs anywhere.

However, moderators are allowed larger avatars whilst the admins get to do whatever they please.

RIV@NVX · Oct 7, 2002, 08:29 PM

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Originally posted by UberLord
Yeah - we don't allow images in .sigs anywhere.

However, moderators are allowed larger avatars whilst the admins get to do whatever they please.

Yeah, I can understand that. Why is there ten lines limit in sigs?

alewisa · Oct 8, 2002, 10:35 AM

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Originally posted by RIV@NVX
If I had money for Radeon 9700 or Matrox Parhelia 512, I would definitly go for Parhelia.
But it is too expensive...
No way for now, and knowing Matrox's pricing, never. G550 still costs over $120 in Croatia, what is too much.

On-line ordering?

Nice place, Croatia. Been there once or twice meself.

UberLord · Oct 8, 2002, 11:19 AM

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Originally posted by RIV@NVX
Yeah, I can understand that. Why is there ten lines limit in sigs?

So signatures don't take up the entire screen.
After all, I want to read peoples messages and not the signature which I've probably already read anyway

gibbon565 · Oct 8, 2002, 11:58 AM

I'd really like to see the Parhelia do well as it is a good card

and I think it is really unfair to compare it to the likes of the ATI Radeon 9700 as it is primarily a gaming card unlike the Parhelia

One thing really bugs me though and that is the Anisotropic Filter only works to 2x when the hardware can handle 8x. I hope they fix that with new dirver releases

Oh and I also hope that they fix the problem with quake 2 games like Half etc as games like CS are quite popular. I believe this card is ideal for any user even the gamer. You only have to look at the G400 and how long that has lasted. I think the Parhelia is here to stay.

Andy.

RIV@NVX · Oct 8, 2002, 07:34 PM

If you remember, when G400 MAX came out it put Riva TNT2 Ultra down by both quality and preformerance.
Maybe Parhelia can have same story in some kind of re-realease with high quality drivers.
And then
UraniumXP tweaked drivers by Cyborg.

UberLord · Oct 8, 2002, 11:28 PM

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Originally posted by RIV@NVX
If you remember, when G400 MAX came out it put Riva TNT2 Ultra down by both quality and preformerance.

IIRC, the GeForce 256 SDR was already on the market then the G400 Max came out - which was a faster card. The Voodoo's were also faster than the G400.

RIV@NVX · Oct 9, 2002, 12:33 PM

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Originally posted by UberLord
IIRC, the GeForce 256 SDR was already on the market then the G400 Max came out - which was a faster card. The Voodoo's were also faster than the G400.

Not in Croatia... impression of Matrox G400 overpreformed all Voodoos.

alewisa · Oct 11, 2002, 04:50 PM

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Originally posted by UberLord
IIRC, the GeForce 256 SDR was already on the market then the G400 Max came out - which was a faster card. The Voodoo's were also faster than the G400.

Nooo... G400 was first. I was viewing the marketing pictures (remember the tree...?) on a G400Max at home. had just recommended all the designers at a company I was consulting for, upgraded from the current dual monitor solution to G200MMS and G400Max cards. They never looked back, and I was given a couple by way of thanks by the client (in addition to the fee!)

RIV@NVX · Oct 11, 2002, 06:55 PM

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Originally posted by alewisa
Nooo... G400 was first. I was viewing the marketing pictures (remember the tree...?) on a G400Max at home. had just recommended all the designers at a company I was consulting for, upgraded from the current dual monitor solution to G200MMS and G400Max cards. They never looked back, and I was given a couple by way of thanks by the client (in addition to the fee!)

That's what I thought, but UberLord made me doubt it.
I remember 2 whole pages of review of G400 MAX in one magazine, with box in the middle...
I was sooo impressed.

UberLord · Oct 12, 2002, 12:47 AM

I'm not wrong! Well, maybe just a little bit

RIV@NVX · Oct 12, 2002, 02:08 PM

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Originally posted by UberLord
I'm not wrong! Well, maybe just a little bit

OK, B-.

gibbon565 · Oct 12, 2002, 03:13 PM

The G400 definately came out before the geforce as when they reviewed it in Uk Pc mags such as PC zone they compared it against the TNT 2 and Ultra editions

As I remember it did quite well in the reviews as it was the best card when it was released and they were questioning whether the geforce would take the crown when it was released

RIV@NVX · Oct 12, 2002, 04:50 PM

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Originally posted by gibbon565
The G400 definately came out before the geforce as when they reviewed it in Uk Pc mags such as PC zone they compared it against the TNT 2 and Ultra editions As I remember it did quite well in the reviews as it was the best card when it was released and they were questioning whether the geforce would take the crown when it was released

Remember it too. And image of prototype GeForce 256 boards with 32MB of RAM seen - "this is going to change the world of graphics forever" - blah blah and some NVIDIA demos (avi).

ERINYES10 · Feb 8, 2003, 07:34 PM

I love my Parhelia, but some screensavers freeze. Not such a big deal I suppose. I really wish that you could use a digital connection for all 3 monitors though....

Oct 7, 2002, 03:55 PM	#1
alewisa DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kendal, UK Posts: 260 Rep Power: 0	So who uses them? Ok, I have two, but I am Matrox to the core. 3D performance is less important than picture quality. Also, as the PC's are by no means bleeding edge, there's no point (but games do seem faster now... ooops, I admit it. I like the odd game). Who else? What's your thoughts? happy with it? __________________ TRS-80, dual 5.25", 32K C-64 o/c to 2Mhz, 1541 with PhantomDOS Amiga 4000/040@66Mhz, C64-3D, 64mb, 4.3gb SCSI Netware 4.11 And too many damn PC's to care!

Oct 7, 2002, 07:10 PM	#3
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	If I had money for Radeon 9700 or Matrox Parhelia 512, I would definitly go for Parhelia. But it is too expensive... No way for now, and knowing Matrox's pricing, never. G550 still costs over $120 in Croatia, what is too much. __________________ -- Vedran

Oct 8, 2002, 11:58 AM	#11
gibbon565 Bouncy BOUNCY! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 316 Rep Power: 0	I'd really like to see the Parhelia do well as it is a good card and I think it is really unfair to compare it to the likes of the ATI Radeon 9700 as it is primarily a gaming card unlike the Parhelia One thing really bugs me though and that is the Anisotropic Filter only works to 2x when the hardware can handle 8x. I hope they fix that with new dirver releases Oh and I also hope that they fix the problem with quake 2 games like Half etc as games like CS are quite popular. I believe this card is ideal for any user even the gamer. You only have to look at the G400 and how long that has lasted. I think the Parhelia is here to stay. Andy. __________________ 3500 x64 ASRock Dual Sata 2 7900 GTO 512 1 gig OCUK HANNS-H HW13D

Oct 8, 2002, 07:34 PM	#12
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	If you remember, when G400 MAX came out it put Riva TNT2 Ultra down by both quality and preformerance. Maybe Parhelia can have same story in some kind of re-realease with high quality drivers. And then UraniumXP tweaked drivers by Cyborg. __________________ -- Vedran

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Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	sorry to go off topic here, but I had to say it ... you put a HELL of a lot of work into your signature RIV@NVX

Oct 12, 2002, 03:13 PM	#19
gibbon565 Bouncy BOUNCY! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 316 Rep Power: 0	The G400 definately came out before the geforce as when they reviewed it in Uk Pc mags such as PC zone they compared it against the TNT 2 and Ultra editions As I remember it did quite well in the reviews as it was the best card when it was released and they were questioning whether the geforce would take the crown when it was released __________________ 3500 x64 ASRock Dual Sata 2 7900 GTO 512 1 gig OCUK HANNS-H HW13D

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ERINYES10 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	So who uses them? I love my Parhelia, but some screensavers freeze. Not such a big deal I suppose. I really wish that you could use a digital connection for all 3 monitors though.... __________________ AMD ATHLON XP 2700 1 GB Crucial 3200 RAM Radeon AIW 9800 Pro Sapphire Radeon 9200 SE PCI ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Mobo 3 19" Viewsonic VX900 LCDs Yeong Yang Cube Server (Heavily Modified) XP Pro