uh, thanks flameduck for your reply. i have the following test report, perhaps i didn't find the correct driver on matrox.com? i'm really stuck with the matrox card (check the last entry in the test list)... i'd be more than happy if you're right.
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win xp, sp2, pentium 4 dual xeon 2.6 ghz, 1gb ram,
directx 9.0c
ati fire gl e1
-> 100 fps, everything works perfect
win xp, sp2, pentium 4, 2 ghz, 512mb ram,
directx 9.0c
nvidia geforce440 go (mobile)
-> 1 fps, extremely slow, but using standard drivers, so new drivers would solve this problem.
win 2k, sp4, amd 1.8 ghz, 256mb ram
directx 7.0
nvidia geforce2 ultra 64mb
-> 100 fps, everything works perfect
winxp, sp2, amd athlon 1.92mhz, 192mb ram,
directx 9.0c
via/s3 unichrome graphics 64mb
-> 25 fps, in my opinion too slow for a 1.92mhz cpu, but it’s a very cheap gfx card which should perhaps have updated drivers
winxp, sp2, pentium 4, 2.5 mhz, 1gb ram
directx 9.0c
matrox g450 dualhead 32mb
-> 1 fps, perhaps having the wrong drivers? using the latest from matrox didn't fix the low fps rate.
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win xp, sp2, pentium 4 dual xeon 2.6 ghz, 1gb ram,
directx 9.0c
ati fire gl e1
-> 100 fps, everything works perfect
win xp, sp2, pentium 4, 2 ghz, 512mb ram,
directx 9.0c
nvidia geforce440 go (mobile)
-> 1 fps, extremely slow, but using standard drivers, so new drivers would solve this problem.
win 2k, sp4, amd 1.8 ghz, 256mb ram
directx 7.0
nvidia geforce2 ultra 64mb
-> 100 fps, everything works perfect
winxp, sp2, amd athlon 1.92mhz, 192mb ram,
directx 9.0c
via/s3 unichrome graphics 64mb
-> 25 fps, in my opinion too slow for a 1.92mhz cpu, but it’s a very cheap gfx card which should perhaps have updated drivers
winxp, sp2, pentium 4, 2.5 mhz, 1gb ram
directx 9.0c
matrox g450 dualhead 32mb
-> 1 fps, perhaps having the wrong drivers? using the latest from matrox didn't fix the low fps rate.
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