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Re: Recommendations for 3D Card?

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From: Pollack
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 00:00
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"evilsofa" <evilsofa@emeraldnet.remove_this_part.net.invalid> wrote in
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> In article <39a78d96.7644301@news.poco1.bc.wave.home.com>,
> Biertumpel7974@home.com (JB) wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 03 Jul 2000 14:53:32 GMT, Lawless <lawless@smgfan.com> wrote:
> >
> > >I want to get a new 3D card (I'm currently using the Nvidia Ultra TNT
> > >2).  I was wondeirng if anyone had any suggestions for a good card
> > >since I don't really keep up with 3d news.  I noticed the Voodoo 5500
> > >card was out, as well as a new card by Nvidia called the GEForce2
> > >which sounds pretty good.  I'll mainly use the card for gaming.
> > >
> > >Anyone have any suggestions or know of any good web sites that review
> > >cards?
> >
> >
> > Stick with Nvidia even though the other card is exceptionally well
> > designed. Voodoo as a company ticks me off... They came ot with Voodoo
> > 1000, 2000, 3000, etc... Why didn't they release the best on instead
> > of coming out with all those mediocre ones...
>
> I imagine you're ticked that Intel put out all those 400mhz, 500mhz and
> 600mhz Pentium chips before they released the 700mhz chips.  Those
> BASTARDS...


Don't forget the up and coming voodoo 4500



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From: "Pollack" <here@home.com>
Subject: Re: Recommendations for 3D Card?
Date: 2000/08/26
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