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Article #255Re: Should I use the Diamond or 3dfx drivers?
From: john_black
Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 00:00
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Thanks. It seems to be a question of compatibility vs. preformance. The 3dfx web site advises that the card manufacturer drivers will optimise the hardware, but there are some games out there that will work only with the reference driver. On Thu, 20 May 1999 13:23:33 +0800, Skullduggery <dweeb@iinet.net.au> wrote: >The Q3dfx drivers capped q2 at 25fps so i got rid of them and went back to >Diamond ones and now q3 will sit 40-50 @ 1024 x 768 (as opposed to 20-30 b4) > >;-) > >"Man who scratches ass should not bite fingernails" > >john_black@my-dejanews.com wrote: > >> Hey guys, I have a Diamond Monster 3D, and I have been getting >> conflicting messages regarding which drivers to use. Some have told me >> to use the 3dfx reference Voodoo drivers, but 3dfx's web site themselves >> tell me to use the Diamond drivers. Which one should I use? Or is it a >> question of performance versus compatibility? What are the advantages >> or disadvantages of each? Thanks. >> >> --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==-- >> ---Share what you know. Learn what you don't.--- > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 100389,b33533cc171cf3be X-Google-Attributes: gid100389,public X-Google-Thread: f4bb2,b33533cc171cf3be X-Google-Attributes: gidf4bb2,public X-Google-Thread: 10ec8c,b33533cc171cf3be X-Google-Attributes: gid10ec8c,public X-Google-Thread: 10a47c,b33533cc171cf3be X-Google-Attributes: gid10a47c,public From: john_black@my-dejanews.com Subject: Re: Should I use the Diamond or 3dfx drivers? Date: 1999/05/22 Message-ID: <3746e94e.544673@news.atl.bellsouth.net> X-Deja-AN: 480933825 References: <7huv7o$dsi$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <37439C55.C7C4C6D8@iinet.net.au> X-Trace: news2.atl 927394416 209.214.67.57 (Sat, 22 May 1999 13:33:36 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 13:33:36 EDT Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,3dfx.products,3dfx.oem.products.diamond.monster3d,3dfx.products.voodoo2