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Article #433Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither? HOW IS V3 BETTER THAN TNT2???????????????????????
From: Mike
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 00:00
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> Not that I generally endorse the Voodoo 3 over the TNT2, but there *are* > some Voodoo 3 advantages. > > 1. Yes, Virginia, there *are* Glide-only games. You can't run 3D-enhanced > Diablo 2 (to mention one) unless you've got a Voodoo card. I'm keeping one V2 for this purpose, so you don't get this one. (no scooby treat for u) > 2. 3DNow! Voodoo 3 has it, TNT2 doesn't. If you've got a K6-2 system > Voodoo 3 will show much better performance than TNT2. See the chart at > http://www.review-zone.com/hardware/video/tnt2_vs_voodoo3/Page11.html . I wound never use AMD shit, so no point here either (I have a P2-450). > 3. Voodoo 3 3000 PCI, if you only have PCI slots. TNT2 in PCI? Not likely. Only a very low end system, wouldn't have an AGP slot. no point here, unless you suck > 4. Voodoo 3 3500 may be faster than TNT2 in your own favorite game. See the > charts beginning at > http://www.review-zone.com/hardware/video/tnt2_vs_voodoo3/Page8.html ; > Voodoo 3 wins in Quake 2 and Forsaken every time. Hmmm... I swear I read 2 reviews that put TNT2 on top in Q2. > 5. Your dad's going to buy your system on April 20th. No TNT2's available. my dad is too cheap... and the only V3 I would buy is the 3500, and it is not out either... it might be released LATER than TNT2 > 6. You need to keep price to a minimum, but you wanna hit 60FPS. Voodoo 3 > 2000 for ~$100. good point, but I'm looking for high end, not low end > > If none of these things seem like compelling advantages to you, then you're > one of the people who should buy a TNT2. thanks for the post! > > -- > Richard Krehbiel, Kastle Systems, Arlington VA USA > rich@kastle.com (work) or krehbiel@crosslink.net (personal) > >
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