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Dave,

You didn't mention how much memory this machine is running.

Lee

Dave Perry wrote:

> My boys have a Cyrix 233 chip in their computer. They play alot of video
> games on it and are frustrated with how slow it is. Apparently it sucks
> with QuakeII !!!!
>
> They are considering spending their xmas money on a 300mmx Cyrix. I'm
> wondering whether they will notice much performance gain for their money.
> They have a 4MB S3 Virge video card and ideally they would prefer a Voodoo
> card of some sought. I put a 16mb Voodoo Banshee in their 233mmx the other
> day just for trial purposes and they didnt notice a great deal of
> performance difference. So, I've suggested they get a faster processor
> first and then maybe the expensive Banshee later. Has anyone some thoughts
> on these points???
>
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