24MB Starfighter 2D/3D PCI video card *NEW*

[ThomasT]

Hello, I have a NEW (used only one night) Real 3D 24MB Starfighter 2D/3D PCI video card for sale. Includes everything - box, manual, all CD's. Only selling because I'm buying new computer. Will sell for $55 plus $8.00 for shipping. e-mail with questions or offers. tittelba@cfs.purdue.edu

Thanks
Thomas T

[ThomasT]

anybody??

[Joel Kleppinger]

Hmmm... well, if you really want to get rid of it, I'd give you $30 shipped. I could use another PCI card (All the cards I have are AGP except 1 PCI). I know that's well under what you were asking, but it's my offer, and I won't go any higher.

Let me know one way or the other, but best of luck selling it to whomever.

[ThomasT]

If it doesn't sell. Then I'll let you know.

Thanks

[Joel Kleppinger]

OK. Good luck to you.

[SoopaStar]

never heard of the brand. who makes it? what chipset is in it?

[ThomasT]

Here's some info:

The StarFighter PCI is a custom bridge chip developed by Real 3D. This bridge chip helps make the StarFighter PCI the only Intel740-based PCI board available. The chip intercepts Intel740 accelerated graphics port (AGP) accesses and routes them to local texture memory on the StarFighter PCI board, instead of out to system memory as done on AGP systems. Basically, the StarFighter PCI gives you "AGP on a board."

The StarFighter PCI is an integrated 2D/3D/video board, which makes it ideal for computer games, business applications, and high-end 3D professional applications. The board has a 24MB configurations. Features

Perspective corrected texturing assures correct visual rendering while creating realistic depth

Bilinear MIP mapping smoothly transitions objects from far away to up close

Per pixel level-of-detail (LOD) ensures unparalleled visual fidelity

Hardware accelerated triangle strips and fans

Gouraud and specular shading create realistic lighting effects and highlights

Alpha blending and fog create interesting and realistic lighting effects

Anti-aliasing and dithering eliminate sharp jagged edges and moving edge flicker

Video scaling provides crisp images at 30 frames-per-second (fps)

Z-buffering reduces the calculations needed for hidden surface removal

Stipple accelerates cut away patterns such as screen doors

[Joel Kleppinger]

It's not a bad card, but any card you can name that's been out from the G200 on is well faster than it is. It's an i740 card w/ 24 MB RAM.

I reviewed the Starfighter i740 AGP w/ 8MB onboard and it was pretty good for the time... better than the Rendition V2200, but nowhere near the G200, Banshee, TNT, Savage3D and on... The i740 itself has all kinds of problems with Super7 chipsets, but not Starfighters. I never had a problem with it in 3 different Super7 boards that I tried it in.

ThomasT: I know, you already answered his question, but I figured it could use a little summary. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Take Care,

Joel