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Erik Heyninck
10-07-2006, 06:33 AM
In preferences click on "Show OpenGL capabilities". Not only you see what your card can, but also, at the bottom, whether the enhanced OGL can be used or not.
Only to use once, but o so good!
GruvDOne
10-07-2006, 06:57 AM
Yeah I saw that too... very nice :)
danb
10-07-2006, 07:56 AM
Yeah is a good way to keep in mind of what you'll need when buying a suitable graphics card, too.
Jake-L
10-07-2006, 08:12 AM
Bummer! :(

I wonder what the "Fragment Program length" means in real-world (graphics card) terms? And frame-buffer, in terms of gfx card features? (the card manufacturers don't seem to mention this either)

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8594/c4doglzl6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


If I understood this dialog correctly, that seems to be the clincher in my case (edit: and the framebuffer support, of course)
Erik Heyninck
10-07-2006, 08:59 AM
Same here with my Radeon 9700. So it's either no enhanced OGL or a new card. A new card means AGP which equals outdated or a PCIE card, meaning a new mobo, new processor and new ram.
I temporarily choose for no enhanced OGL. A macpro being too expensive, I'll change the four components mentioned and keep the rest.
If you're interested in an AGP8x card that can help you out, contact Mash at www.3dfluff.com.
ooo
10-07-2006, 10:37 AM
My dual and quad G5 with Ati X800 and nVidia7800 both support the Enhanced OpenGL. Excellent!

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wbj
10-07-2006, 10:58 AM
Same here with my Radeon 9700. So it's either no enhanced OGL or a new card. A new card means AGP which equals outdated or a PCIE card, meaning a new mobo, new processor and new ram.
I temporarily choose for no enhanced OGL. A macpro being too expensive, I'll change the four components mentioned and keep the rest.
If you're interested in an AGP8x card that can help you out, contact Mash at www.3dfluff.com.

You could still opt for a 7600 GT or GS - both available as AGP cards.

Best regards,

wbj
LucentDreams
10-07-2006, 06:56 PM
you can by Nvidia 6600's extremly cheap now, this is the lowest end card that supports everything. the 5000 series can support a fair bit, but I wouldn't recommend it

the 6600 is a good cheap way to go if you want the features but want't o delay an entire system update.
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