Kyro/Kyro 2 based cards have greater compatibility problem with some mobo,
if you search Hercules website, there is a compatible/tested list of mobo,
only few of "current" mobo are on that list. Of 'cos it doesn't mean other
"current" won't work, but speaking from my work, I have already met few that
don't work. Funny thing is, mobo with same chipset and same make (only
difference it one with onboard RAID one without), act totally differently
with Kyro card (one works ok, one total crash). all those strange "problems"
around Kyro chip makes things much harder for business, eg it is very very
hard to answer if a mobo is compatible or not, since the Hercules' website
won't help much, and it is impossible to test every single mobo for us
(customer has rights to ask refund if things don't work, but once a
mobo/video card is opened and installed, it cannot be sold as new again).

So I wouldn't recommend Kyro card until the compatibility issue is solved.

Jun Qian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Josephson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] GeForce 2 MX video card and Via motherboard chipset


> I have an Abit motherboard, but it also has a VIA chipset. This is my
second
> one, in fact. I had a LeadTek GeForce 256 DDR card on the old board, and
had
> scads of trouble with it. With the new board, I went for a Hercules 3d
> Prophet 4500 64 meg card. If you look at benchmarks and tests on several
> sites, the 4500 outperforms the GeForce2 MX cards by a long shot, and has
a
> lower price. It was a snap to install, and has been very stable and
performs
> just fine with an Athlon Tbird 1 ghz based system. While I doubt that the
> GeForce will fry your motherboard, I will say that in my experience the
> GeForce cards don't play well in Athlon/VIA based boxes. I'm sure others
> will have differing opinions.

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