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That's why I hate 3dfx.  They come out with the fastest card, which I
desperately need, yet add features as if they were giving out gold.
Freon <See@signature.com> wrote in message news:37083161.0@news.mocc.net...
> Yeah.. ok.  TNT is a hell of a lot more than Riva128.  TNT2 is to TNT what
> Voodoo2 was to Voodoo1.  Thats a good thing.  TNT2 supports the features
and
> has the speed needed for this year.
> Besides being faster, how much different is Voodoo3 from Voodoo2?  Or even
> Voodoo1?  Not much at all.
> Take a Voodoo1 (16bit, 4MB, 45Mhz), bump the Mhz up a couple notches, load
> up the ram, and throw a 2D chipset on and what do you get?  Voodoo3.
Better
> yet, take a Rush and make it work and you get a Banshee.  Take a Banshee
and
> give it a little speed and you have Voodoo3.  Same 5 year old specs hidden
> beneath a faster shell and more ram.  Someday, 3Dfx will add something to
> the 3D featureset besides speed.
>
> --
> Freon
> m | b at mocc com
>
> John Reynolds <mjolnir@erinet.com> wrote in message
> news:7e83lg$lp5$1@news.erinet.com...
> > Did you know the TnT chipset is really a dual pipelined Riva 128
> > architecture, which was engineered in 1996-1997.  A TnT2 is a more
highly
> > clocked TnT on a .25 micron die, so it's also 2 year old technology.
Not
> > quite as old as 3dfx's, and certainly possessing a richer feature set,
but
> > not exactly bringing a boatload of new features to the table.  I've
heard
> a
> > lot of people disparage both products for just that, being merely faster
> > iterations based on pre-existing technology.  Buy whichever one appeals
to
> > you the most.
> >
> > John
> >
> > Mike wrote in message ...
> > >shhhh
> > >
> > >You keep using 3 year old technology buddy, I'm movin' on up! heheheh
> > >
> > >--
> > >
> > >Mike
> > >
> > >Please remove the .NOSPAM from my email address when replying
> > >
> > >check out - www.msu.edu/~tansymic
> > >
> > >John Reynolds <mjolnir@erinet.com> wrote in message
> > >news:7e7uo1$it0$1@news.erinet.com...
> > >> I think that's a bit overstated, but whatever gets you through the
day.
> > >>
> > >> John
> > >>
> > >> Mike wrote in message ...
> > >> >Just because you think your Ford Escort looks good, doesn't mean
that
> > the
> > >> >neighboors Ferrari isn't better.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >--
> > >> >
> > >> >Mike
> > >> >
> > >> >Please remove the .NOSPAM from my email address when replying
> > >> >
> > >> >check out - www.msu.edu/~tansymic
> > >> >
> > >> >John Reynolds <mjolnir@erinet.com> wrote in message
> > >> >news:7e6vrd$o5k$1@news.erinet.com...
> > >> >> I wouldn't say bad image quality.  It was quite good, for its
time.
> > >Now
> > >> >> it's mediocre. ..not bad, just middle of the road.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> john
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Mike wrote in message ...
> > >> >> >tnt=slow, good picture quality
> > >> >> >sli = fast, bad picture quality
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >you have nothin
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >shhhhhhhhhhhhh
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >--
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >Mike
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >Please remove the .NOSPAM from my email address when replying
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >check out - www.msu.edu/~tansymic
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >Machiavellian <rruss@ameritech.net> wrote in message
> > >> >> >news:rDBN2.29199$Ll.3649@nntp0.detroit.mi.ameritech.net...
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Mike <tansymic@pilot.msu.edu.NOSPAM> wrote in message
> > >> >> >> news:M_nN2.3945$LM.7798@news.rdc1.mi.home.com...
> > >> >> >> >Get the fuck outta here! You would take a G400 or Perm3 over
> > >> >> >> >TNT2!!!!!!???????
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> OK, Mike let me explain something to you.  What is the TNT 2
> > >offering
> > >> >> that
> > >> >> >I
> > >> >> >> do not already have in my setup.  The TNT 2 offers nothing but
> > speed
> > >> >> which
> > >> >> >> my SLI setup does quite fine.  I already have a TNT and since
the
> > >TNT
> > >> 2
> > >> >> >> looks exactly the same, its worthless to me.  The G400 and the
> > >> Permedia
> > >> >3
> > >> >> >> offer improved image quality than the TNT 2.  If the Permedia 3
> and
> > >> >G400
> > >> >> >can
> > >> >> >> obtain the speed of a 125/150 clocked TNT 2, those cards look
to
> be
> > >> >more
> > >> >> a
> > >> >> >> 3rd gen card than the TNT 2.  The TNT 2 is just a overclocked
TNT
> > >just
> > >> >> >like
> > >> >> >> the V3 and its not worthy of a upgrade.  Neither the V3 nor the
> TNT
> > >2
> > >> >> >offer
> > >> >> >> anything new to my setup and for the time they will be on top
is
> > >quite
> > >> >> >> small.  There are a lot of games I want to play that will have
> > >> >> >environmental
> > >> >> >> bumpmapping coming out real soon and since the TNT 2 does not
> > >support
> > >> >> this
> > >> >> >> feature well you know.....
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