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Re: a bit OT: using a V2 with my CLAP

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From: Nicholas West
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 00:00
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I believe D3 can be disabled for V2, but most games let you choose anyway.

The V2 uses a passthrough cable, so you connect the GF to it, then the the V2 to
the monitor.

Nick

Andrew Varga wrote:

> Ok, Ok...
>
> I'm not disatisfied with my CLAP Geforce DDR, I love it, but I've been
> hearing that Diablo 2 runs a lot smoother in glide.  I've managed to get a
> V2 for virtually nothing, and have a couple quick Q's about using it with my
> CLAP:
>
> - If both cards aere in my computer, I can disable the V2's D3D support,
> can't I?
> - In order to run any prog in Glide, does my monitor need to be plugged into
> the V2 output?
> -If #2 is yes, does that mean I need to switch what my monitor is plugged
> into everytime I boot up Win98, depending on what I want to do/play?
>
> if all of this is just a hassle, I'll just throw the V2 in my g/f's
> computer, but I'd like to see if I can just eeek a little better performance
> for D2, since I'm addicted to the damn game right now, anyway.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Andrew
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