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Article #356Re: Topic: What's today's best 2D card + 3D card combination for gaming?!!!
From: Flyby
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 00:00
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The Voodoo3 is no longer with the best, it's way outclassed by the TNT2 and even the Savage4 wich is much cheaper, but still a good accelerator... Graham <graham_79@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:7n2h44$2il$1@uranium.btinternet.com... > Exactly what planet do you come from!!! Most benchmarking test show that the > G400 is way out classed by the likes off the voodoo3 and the ultra tnt2!!! > It maybe quicker at doing some 2d things, but when it comes to 3d thing the > other two cards are way better. Personaly I prefer the voodoo 3 due to glide > support. > > q2 wrote in message <37947D07.C3A1DEE7@hotmail.com>... > >if you're gonna get anything higher than a P3-450 make sure you buy a > >G400. it is the fastest and most fully featured card out today and it > >runs circles around everyone when used on a high end system. > > > >if you're gonna spend that kind of money on a new system, then get a > >G400 > > > >Is > > > >ping7678@ping.be wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I am about to get myself a new computer (it will be a 500Mhz I think) > >> esp. for playing all the latest games and I am trying to figger out what > >> graphic card(s) to get. I have 2 questions: > >> > >> 1/ is it still best to go with 2 separate cards (a 2D and a 3D card)? If > >> so, I think I would get a Voodoo II or III card as my 3D card, cause it > >> still seems the card most compatible with games I would like to buy, but > >> I don't know which brand is best?!!. Also, which 2D card would best fit > >> with the Voodoo card you suggest?! > >> > >> 2/ or will a 2D/3D card be equally good, and if so, which is the leader > >> here? > >> > >> PS: should I buy AGP or PCI cards? > >> > >> PS2: is it true that if you use a 3D card like Voodoo 2, this can > >> distort your 2D card in higher resolutions? what's the story and is > >> there anything you can do about this? > >> > >> Any good suggestions are very welcome!! Thanks alot!! > >> > >> Greetings, > >> > >> Luc. > > > >-- > >How many of you believe in telekenesis? raise my hand.... > >Is/Q2 > > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f4bb2,c972bceece4e52de X-Google-Attributes: gidf4bb2,public X-Google-Thread: 11094b,c972bceece4e52de X-Google-Attributes: gid11094b,public X-Google-Thread: 10ec8c,c972bceece4e52de X-Google-Attributes: gid10ec8c,public X-Google-Thread: 10320c,c972bceece4e52de X-Google-Attributes: gid10320c,public From: "Flyby" <van.hees.jan@skynet.be> Subject: Re: Topic: What's today's best 2D card + 3D card combination for gaming?!!! Date: 1999/07/23 Message-ID: <7na76t$3j6$2@news0.skynet.be> X-Deja-AN: 504461852 References: <378D7997.791E228@ping.be> <37947D07.C3A1DEE7@hotmail.com> <7n2h44$2il$1@uranium.btinternet.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 X-Complaints-To: abuse@skynet.be X-Trace: news0.skynet.be 932749341 3686 195.238.28.143 (23 Jul 1999 17:02:21 GMT) Organization: Belgacom Skynet SA/NV X-MSMail-Priority: Normal NNTP-Posting-Date: 23 Jul 1999 17:02:21 GMT Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,alt.games.3dfx,3dfx.products.voodoo2,3dfx.products.voodoo3