Is this card good?

BarrySWE · 10 December 2005, 17:20

http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...cgi?HARDID=462

maybe im gona buy me an PPC card from phase 5, and i wonder is this GFX good enough?

alexh · 10 December 2005, 17:48

Remeber this is a BVISION for A1200 cards, you need a CVision for big box amiga accelerators.

keropi · 10 December 2005, 17:56

yeah, it's OK, but better get a g-rex or mediator... preferably a g-rex

then you could use a voodoo3 (faster than bvision) and some other cards, see my signature

If you get a bppc, find a DCE one as they are all rev2 boards and can work without errors with the g-rex.

I recommend g-rex because:
1. I have one and it is OK
2. it is cheaper than any mediator

DoctorQ · 10 December 2005, 19:17

If one doesn't need PCI ethernet cards, soundcards and TV cards, then there is no reason for buying a G-Rex or a Mediator. Also there is a reason why G-Rex are cheaper than Mediator.

Furthermore, most DCE BPPC boards are massively overclocked from the day they were produced, meaning they have a shorter lifetime. Only time you need a rev. 2 board is when you want to use a G-Rex; BVision and Mediator doesn't care.

keropi · 10 December 2005, 21:23

yeah there's a reason mediators are over-prized... it's called Elbox!

DoctorQ · 10 December 2005, 22:05

I believe if G-Rex worked with all rev. of the BPPC card, the G-Rex would cost the same as a Mediator board.

Anyway, I'm not interested in starting a debate of which is better, the G-Rex or the Mediator, as in the end it is personal preferences. I'm just posting some points that one should keep in consideration.

keropi · 10 December 2005, 22:17

couldn't agree more DoctorQ , but as always amiga hardware is always overpriced

personally I think both are fine but to me it was a matter of price also...

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10 December 2005, 17:48	#2
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Remeber this is a BVISION for A1200 cards, you need a CVision for big box amiga accelerators.

10 December 2005, 17:56	#3
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	yeah, it's OK, but better get a g-rex or mediator... preferably a g-rex then you could use a voodoo3 (faster than bvision) and some other cards, see my signature If you get a bppc, find a DCE one as they are all rev2 boards and can work without errors with the g-rex. I recommend g-rex because: 1. I have one and it is OK 2. it is cheaper than any mediator

10 December 2005, 19:17	#4
DoctorQ What?? Who?? DoctorQ!! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rødding/Denmark Age: 43 Posts: 314	If one doesn't need PCI ethernet cards, soundcards and TV cards, then there is no reason for buying a G-Rex or a Mediator. Also there is a reason why G-Rex are cheaper than Mediator. Furthermore, most DCE BPPC boards are massively overclocked from the day they were produced, meaning they have a shorter lifetime. Only time you need a rev. 2 board is when you want to use a G-Rex; BVision and Mediator doesn't care.

10 December 2005, 21:23	#5
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	yeah there's a reason mediators are over-prized... it's called Elbox!

10 December 2005, 22:05	#6
DoctorQ What?? Who?? DoctorQ!! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rødding/Denmark Age: 43 Posts: 314	I believe if G-Rex worked with all rev. of the BPPC card, the G-Rex would cost the same as a Mediator board. Anyway, I'm not interested in starting a debate of which is better, the G-Rex or the Mediator, as in the end it is personal preferences. I'm just posting some points that one should keep in consideration.

10 December 2005, 22:17	#7
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	couldn't agree more DoctorQ , but as always amiga hardware is always overpriced personally I think both are fine but to me it was a matter of price also...

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