Classic Gfx Boards - Rankings

[danbeaver]

A Prometheus PCI board is a third of the price of a Mediator, will give Voodoo gfx card and NIC, but requires a deft hand at fitting in a closed A3000 (ya got to use flexible PCI connectors).  A Mediator while giving Radeon 9200 speeds can also give fast ram on an OS3.X system, sound, and 100 MB/s NIC (+expensive USB).

I like the Retina BLT Z3 board in the Zorro area.

[danbeaver]

I would not even bother with quake unless i would have a vodoo 3 + ppc

For Quake II -- PPC, for Quake original -- 060.  For Quake III, who cares.

Voodoo 2 runs Quake well but suffers from 12 MB Memory and  90 MHz clock vs the Voodoo 3's 16 MB Memory and clock adjustable rates (143, 166, 183 MHz).

[danbeaver]

Ive had in my A3000 a PIV, a CVPPC and the GVP cards before getting a Voodoo and a Radeon 9200. ...Once you get all the drivers going and playing together its an amazing system.

If you have a few or maybe a dozen Mediator installs, it takes just about 30 minutes to get a full GFX, AHI, NIC, and USB setup fully working.  The learning curve is steep, though.  For the money (except the USB) you get the most bang for the buck that way.