SFFT alpha drivers - V3/4/5 - Join to Testing

[m14radu]

@SFFT: in the SFFT Tool, you can change the AA to NoAA, 2xAA or 4xAA.
This change is valid for D3d, Glide and OpenGL ?
I'm asking because in the original 3dfx Hub, they can be separat seted.

@All: As stated before, i have the impresion that the Movie Player ( from win7 ) is now slowly than with the previous version (SFFT 1.6).
I play some movies, avi format, that were no bigger than 1Gb.
Especially when the movie is played in full screen...there are lags to see...
Can somebody test this too ?

[SuperFurryFurryThing]

Sffttools only alters Direct3d settings.

Sfft

[m14radu]

How can i change then the AA for Opengl and Glide ?

[m14radu]

Did dsomebody manage to start Half Life 2 with the SFFT 1.7 driver ?

[m14radu]

SWAT4 - 1280x1024 4xAA - runs almost perfectly !

Notice here the water on the window ...

[m14radu]

No AA and resulotion is 1024x768 - look at the floor textures

[m14radu]

Tested today:

Flatout - the game menu start but it crush when you want to play.

Enclave - runs fine at 1280x1024.

Vampire - the mouse disapear after the intro, so that is not possible to start the game...

[gugutz]

Hi, SFFT. I've been using your driver for a long time now.
Been there when it came out, used it with my Voodoo 4 4500 card on win XP, Vista, 7, and it always worked perfectly on every one of them.

But now i'm using Windows 8 Developer Preview and there are issues installing it.
I realise its not even close to a final version of Windows, but i was wondering if there was something that can be done so i could install my card on Win 8.

The error it gives me is that the driver is not compatible with this version of Windows.
My Card is a Voodoo 4 4500
Using Windows 8 Developer Preview x64.

Also, gonna take the opportunity to thank you for your awesome work.
Sometimes i just can't believe we're in 2011 and i can still play 3d games on win 7 with my precious voodoo board.
Thanks a lot man.

[jix-reggio]

Last screens with sfft 1.7 on Windows7 32 bits.
Performed by V5500 PEX8112 bridged.

3DM2001 32 bits


3DM2001 16 bits


Do you like these Win7 scores ?
Drivers and sfftTools runs fine, textures are very nice.

[m14radu]

Very nice score jix-reggio !

For the plx adapter is impressive!
What system did u use ?
Pcie bus was overclocked ?[:p]

[jix-reggio]

I think mainly the card was running fast ...
Video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQmTetQUP9A&feature=channel_video_title

[Coldfire]

i have some problemas with the new sfft drivers(1.6/1.7). here is a brief description http://www.3dfxzone.it/enboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18215
i cant get images or screenshots of this problem, coz its impossible to take snapshots and i don't have a camera. besides this sxxt occurs randomly; i can't wait whole day until this happen with a camera in my hand.


help plz.

meanwhile i will tke a look with that mix driver(alpha41 custom)

[m14radu]

What voodoo card did you use ?
The reason for this coruption can be the card itself ( defective ), registry problems or wrong drivers
A fresh windows install should solve the problems !

[m14radu]

@jix-reggio: how did you manage to overclock the v5 under win7 ?

[Coldfire]

i have a Voodoo 5 5500 AGP. i have problems only with the sfft 1.6/1.7

i disabled some gui acceleration features and i believe that this problem is "fixed".
i dont know if the card is defective, but i can play many games without any probems at a reasonbale performance with sfft 1.6/7

smoetimes i think that this problem is caused by the power supply (compaq deskpro, 200w) or a BIOS compatibility conflict. but i dont really know what's happening here.

i have noted that, when i have this problem and i "reset" the display driver(i.e. when i change DDI version with sfft tools or when i change the gui acceleration settings in any way), magically this problem "dissapear" and i can use it normally.
also i noted that sometimes whe i update or change the display driver, i obtained black screens, but when i restart, i can install it with any problems.

i have formated and re intalled my OS several times, and this problem persists with SFFT 1.6/1.7.