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Re: 3dfx VOODOO2 Wanted

#83
From: RMS
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 23:53
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If you can only run a game at 640x480, through it out, glide or not!

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"Falkentyne" <kylearan@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> Let me tell you something right now.
>
> My Voodoo2 SLI runs Wheel of Time at 640x480 in Glide, FASTER than my
> Geforce2-GTS does in Direct 3D.  Even if I kick the GTS resolution
> down to 320x240, THE V2's are STILL faster.  Got a clue yet?  Glide
> rules.  The V2's would even be faster than an Ultra at 640x480 in
> Glide games.  And with a GLIDE WRAPPER? cough.. cough.....
>
> On Mon, 05 Feb 2001 07:53:13 GMT, Sam <sonofrage@my-deja.com>
> enlightened us by scribbling this gem of wisdom:
>
> >God, what an idiot. Using a Voodoo2 with any of the high end cards of
> >today is like having a little kid with a slingshot ride on top of a
> >tank. Last time I made this argument someone made the same point about
> >old glide games but there's no way you're gonna tell me that a V2 will
> >run a game faster that a gf2 ultra with a glide wrapper. I've used glide
> >wrappers in the past (for UltraHLE on my girlfriends ati xpert128) and
> >it didnt run much slower on an ati xpert128 so you cant tell me it wont
> >be perfect on a gf2 ultra.
> >
> >In article <4oWe6.3087$9g3.409892@news3.cableinet.net>,
> >  "Ben Miles" <benmiles@cableinet.co.uk> wrote:
> >> And now we know how stupid you are, no glide wrapper works as well as
> >a V2,
> >> even when on a GF2 Ultra. Do you honestly think there will be a
> >defference
> >> between a V2 and a V3 at 640x480 - 800x600? Not when coupled with a
> >K6-300.
> >> As i said, i am not willing to pay �60, Now fuck off and leave this
> >thread
> >> to people who have a brain.
> >> Ben George <ben@73welly.freeserve.com.removethis> wrote in message
> >> news:95hb05$eph$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> >> > Why do you have a V2 and a GeForce DDR? You can't get the effects of
> >both.
> >> > If you want to use Glide, then get a Glide wrapper for your GeForce.
> >> >
> >> > "Simon Blom" <famblom@algonet.se> wrote in message
> >> > news:95h88t$p0g$1@zingo.tninet.se...
> >> > >
> >> > > "Ben George" <ben@73welly.freeserve.com.removethis> wrote in
> >message
> >> > > news:95h7qe$9f1$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...
> >> > > > Never owned what? A Voodoo 2? I had one of them, infact I had
> >two of
> >> > them
> >> > > in
> >> > > > SLI mode...
> >> > >  Then either you're f*cked up, or your cards were... The V2 (and
> >V1) are
> >> > the
> >> > > only good to ever come from 3dfx.. and they were *really* good..
> >still
> >> are
> >> > > actually, I still use my V2 alongside my Geforce DDR
> >> > >
> >> > > /Simon
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >Sent via Deja.com
> >http://www.deja.com/
>
> remove the "NOSPAM" in my email address to email me via
> usenet reply...
>
> Falkentyne Dragon
>   -==(UDIC)==-
>
> (formerly Antos Dragon)
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