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Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?

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From: bp
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 00:00
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On Tue, 06 Apr 1999 18:46:51 GMT, "Mike"
<tansymic@pilot.msu.edu.NOSPAM> wrote:

>April 15 was the release date for both V3 3500 + TNT2, now both are May 1.
>
>I was a very much big time 3Dfx supporter... but I jumped the boat. Loyality
>in this area is stupid, you should get the best card for the best price.
>
>Tom - you say V3 is faster.
>
>Tell me, have you HONESTLY not read all of the reviews, that show the TNT2
>much faster than V3?????????????
Show them to me. And show ones with retail boards not OC'ed TNT2
boards
>
>Huh?????? Don't deceive your self.
And don't you try to decieve us either. There are many reveiws that
show the v3 3500 faster than tnt2's.
>
>--
>
>Mike
>
>Please remove the .NOSPAM from my email address when replying
>
>check out - www.msu.edu/~tansymic
>
>Thomas Schamer <t.schamer@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
>news:7edhv0$ltc$1@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net...
>> I'll retype the message and see if it works on this thread.  It was going
>to
>> go on the next thread about id Software but I kept getting an error
>message
>> saying a line was too long.  I changed my message to one word per line and
>> it still didn't work, so it must mean the subject line.  I had other
>> messages on that thread but can't post any more.  I think that is because
>I
>> updated my ISP's software and they probably have new rules about the size
>of
>> the header.  Well, here it is, word for word:
>>
>> Yeah, even though some may think I am trolling around for 3dfx, I want to
>> check out the TNT-2 also.  I just hope it is around the same price of the
>> Voodoo 3 3000 or less.  Although its performance isn't as good as the V3,
>it
>> is still beyond the capabilities of my vision on current games, and since
>it
>> has more features, it will probably be the better choice for upcoming
>games.
>> I'm really starting to rethink my stance on this issue, because although
>> performance is my number one concern, the TNT-2 does good enough on
>current
>> games.  I can't perceive the difference between it and the V3, and
>upcoming
>> games will probably look like shit on 3dfx cards, although current ones
>> certainly don't. ( Am I repeating myself?)  If anyone has any idea what
>> MONTH the TNT-2 will be released, please post it.
>>
>>
>
>
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From: sixball@mindspring.com (bp)
Subject: Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?
Date: 1999/04/07
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