Re: Do I really need a Voodoo2 Card?

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From: Robin Sequira
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 00:00

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A 3D graphics card and 3D accelerator is the same thing. The Voodoo is
just a better supported and faster card. But for Flight Sim 98, just
get whichever one is cheaper, they'll both (STB and V2) accelerate the
game.

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Daniel Singer wrote in message ...
>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: "Robin Sequira" <nospam@my.inbox>
Subject: Re: Do I really need a Voodoo2 Card?
Date: 1998/08/26
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