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Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?

#496
From: Thomas Schamer
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 00:00
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My opinion of a lot may be different than yours.  ( I'm sure it is........
however, I will recheck that site to refresh my memory of how big of a
difference it is)
Freon <See@signature.com> wrote in message news:370826b8.0@news.mocc.net...
> I really have no idea what the hell you are talking about.  Riva3D has no
> benchmark results that are "SO MUCH FASTER."  All the marks are about the
> same.
> What results are you looking at?
>
>
> --
> Freon
> m | b at mocc com
>
> Thomas Schamer <t.schamer@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:7e93mo$m36$14@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net...
> > Yeah, I know.  The Ferrari is the V3 - it is SO MUCH FASTER.  If you
still
> > don't believe me on this point, check out Riva3D's new ( and real, not
> > made-up or exaggerated) benchmarks.
> > Mike <tansymic@pilot.msu.edu.NOSPAM> wrote in message
> > news:hpKN2.4123$LM.8044@news.rdc1.mi.home.com...
> > > 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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From: "Thomas Schamer" <t.schamer@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?
Date: 1999/04/05
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