TnL from a TNT?

[ozziemal]

I have a Dell XPT500 at home which has a (now) fairly primitive TNT2 vid card in it. It has always worked very well for regular apps and games, but with the recent introduction on TnL it is found wanting. 2 questions -

1) is there any software workaround to enable TnL with a TNT2 card?

2) is it worth getting a GeForce2 (which I understand does enable TnL) for a 500mhz system?

Thanks for any thoughts.

Malcolm

[prod]

I think with a newer video card a 500Mhz cpu would run almost all the new games. UT2k3 might be a little slow because it is also very cpu intensive, but you could certainly run it.

[muckshifter]

Unless you realy need TnL its not worth an upgrade in that system. Save your money for a new build.

The TNT2 (m64 pro) is a very fine "all-rounder" ... and stable. ;)

:uk:

[prod]

Umm Mr. Mucks is not known for his gaming expertise :joy:
The poster already has a TNT2, the m64 would be a step down in performance.
If you are looking for a budget card with T&L, go for a radeon 7200/7500. They usually outperform a geforce2MX, about equal with a geforce2 GTS. I am running all games fine on mine.

[ozziemal]

Thanks for the replies. I'll check out the Radeon.

[Jizzy]

No you can't enable TnL on a TNT...it wasn't built with that feature. However, like everyone else said, you can pick up a cheap newer card with TnL :)