Is it possible to emulate graphic cards?

[Crazy!]

Hiya, I've been doing research and was just wondering if it was possible and found that it actually was, but I can't seem to locate much info to help me, I'm currently out of work and do not have enough money to spend on a new card and I do not class myself as a hardcore gamer, but just wanted to download something which would help improve graphics etc while playing some N64 games etc. Can someone help?

CrAzY!

Another thing, I've been looking at graphic cards and there are some decent cheaps one i.e Raedon series but I would not have a clue how to put it into my computer, where etc totally clueless, is there an instruction booklet that comes with them???

[Jale]

There's no such thing like graphic cards emulator, because all you need is hardware power and not software.

Installing a video card is really easy. Every computer component (in this case, a video card) should come with a manual and a CD-ROM (driver). Follow the installation manual and you'll do fine.

Also, make sure your motherboard has an AGP slot. Check your computer's manual for that.

[Crazy!]

Hi thanks, I'm gonna buy the card that you suggested *the one you have* Raedon, they're cheap and I've read some marvellous reviews on the card. And that slot thing which my motherboard requires, all of the documentation for my computer has been lost due to mysterious circumstances... so I wouldn't know about that and I did think there'd obviously be a manual of some sort. I just don't want to break my computer lol :D

I'm just not sure if I should buy one especially just incase my computer doesn't have a AGF slot, I've got a Q Tec computer and I brought it about 2-3 years ago, it runs on Home XP *Look at my specs* so it should have that slot, I'll give it some thought thanks Butters!:p

CrAzY!

[0746]

Ever since I got a Redon9250, my project64 3d graphis plugins stopped working :/ The ones that work looks crappy. Worked way way better on my old TNT/32m.

[Jale]

What's your Project64 version?

[onewecallgod]

there actually is an emulator for graphics cards, but i forget what it's called. the program became popular after Battlefield II decided that only DX9 cards could play the game, so people with Ti4***, which were DX8, but more powerful than the bottom and middle range FX5*** series had to use it because BF2 wouldn't let them play due to not being DX9.

just did a quick google and it's known as the "shader modification" program, but it seems to be that the site no longer works. it converts SM1.3 to be displayed as SM1.4, so it's not quite DX emulation, but it's somewhat close.

[0746]

> What's your Project64 version?
1.4 :p