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Re: Do I really need a Voodoo2 Card?

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From: MB
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00
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Kevin Ennis wrote in message <35e6d740.0@news1.ibm.net>...
>Daniel,
>If your version of Flight Simulator has/supports 3DFX OpenGl or 3DFX Glide,
>the Voodoo 2 will make a difference. If it doesn't, the card will not even
>function. The graphics will be from only the 2D/3D card.


Ummm.. dont forget Direct3D! :)
Voodoo isnt limited to OpenGL and Glide.  Voodoo2 is the fastest Direct3D
accelerator available..  (TNT is faster in D3D but its not selling quite
yet)


>Best of luck.
>
>Kevin Ennis
>
>Daniel Singer <dsinger@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
>qBXE1.9$xS4.46705@newse2.tampabay.rr.com...
>>The only game I really play is Microsoft Flight Simulator 98.  I was
>>wondering if you really need a 3D accelerator in addition to a 3D graphics
>>card?  The Dell I am looking at comes standard with the STB nVidia 128ZX
>>Velocity card, yet the Quantex I am looking at comes standard with the
>>MPact2 video card.  Both have 8 MB Ram, but the Quantex also includes a 12
>>MB Voodoo2 card for about the same price as the Dell.  I am just wondering
>>if the Voodoo2 card is really necessary?  Thanks.
>>
>>
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From: "MB" <mb>
Subject: Re: Do I really need a Voodoo2 Card?
Date: 1998/08/28
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