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The i740 benchmarked higher than a V2 as well, but that's only because it
implements one little thing that games rarely use a lot better.  In
real-world tests, nothing beats a V2, and you're not going to be able to
enjoy Glide with a G200.  Make sure you find some frame-rate tests before
you make a bad decision.  The days of pass-through degradation are gone as
well with the Canopus Witchdoctor, it makes the 3DFX signal pass through it,
instead of vice versa.  It doesn't use a pass through cable either, it has a
ribbon cable that you connect inside the computer to the SLI connector.  You
are right in saying that the days of the stand-alone 3D card are numbered.
As far as I know all the rest of 3DFX's projects will be 2D/3D solutions.
The Banshee is going to be the first of these.  I wouldn't buy a G200
because a lot of games have software support, and the only hardware
acceleration is in Glide.

-dgenius

Ethno wrote in message
<903118871.11901.0.nnrp-01.d4e4550d@news.demon.co.uk>...
>Here in the UK, a Matrox Millennium G200 comes in at �89 +vat. A Voodoo II
>of same memory configuration comes in at around �140. Add to this the fac
>that Computer Shopper UK benchmarked the G200 faster than a Voodoo II and
>gave it their best buy award, I know which one I'm buying. The days of the
>standalone 3D card are numbered, as manufacturers push for a common
>standard, such as Direct3D or OpenGL, both of which the Millennium G200
>supports. Voodoo II just has too much silicon to warrant it; combined with
>the image degradation its pass through cable adds, AND the take up of
>another PCI slot, it just doesn't add up. Millennium G200 is gonna knock
all
>the crap ATI cards for six as well. I'm looking to see a review of PowerVR
>II, TNT and Savage first, though.
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>Ethno
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