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Article #499Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?
From: bp
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 00:00
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On Sun, 04 Apr 1999 19:07:30 GMT, "Mike" <tansymic@pilot.msu.edu.NOSPAM> wrote: >So, give me a reason, why I should buy V3? > >If the TNT2 has a "richer feature set", why would I get V3? Hey Mikey Get what ever Fu*cking card you want !!!! No one told you to get a v3 ! if you want a tnt2 good for you ! GO GET IT ! These my "card is going to be better than your card" threads are silly. I have a good idea ....lets start a really meaningful thread ..something like "My dick is bigger than you dick" thread.sheeez > >Almost all of the reviews show V3 3500 + TNT2 at nearly identical speeds >(one is faster in one review, the other faster in another review). > > > >-- > >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: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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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ec8c,3bf2e229bc16fa8 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ec8c,public X-Google-Thread: f4bb2,3bf2e229bc16fa8 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4bb2,public From: sixball@mindspring.com (bp) Subject: Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither? Date: 1999/04/05 Message-ID: <370885af.876395493@news.mindspring.com> X-Deja-AN: 462831839 References: <36F9D174.626A9661@NOSPAMhome.com> <7dcrl9$6c1$1@birch.prod.itd.earthlink.net> <52F6ECA1A90D5450.1A1EA646BC48AB1D.E55D8869CC4050E0@library-proxy.airnews.net> <7de5eh$618$1@fir.prod.itd.earthlink.net> <9E52D478FF2E9A84.BD5BBDA8BB69250D.99A93CFEA9E23551@library-proxy.airnews.net> <7df5c7$p5p$1@fir.prod.itd.earthlink.net> <w8eL2.43$04.77@stones> <36fe5750.378438@news.thezone.net> <IDcN2.26600$Ll.3441@nntp0.detroit.mi.ameritech.net> <37056ea4.11213424@news.thezone.net> <M1lN2.27290$Ll.3184@nntp0.detroit.mi.ameritech.net> <M_nN2.3945$LM.7798@news.rdc1.mi.home.com> <rDBN2.29199$Ll.3649@nntp0.detroit.mi.ameritech.net> <G1CN2.4107$LM.8102@news.rdc1.mi.home.com> <7e6vrd$o5k$1@news.erinet.com> <hpKN2.4123$LM.8044@news.rdc1.mi.home.com> <7e7uo1$it0$1@news.erinet.com> <LaMN2.4156$LM.7273@news.rdc1.mi.home.com> <7e83lg$lp5$1@news.erinet.com> <SLON2.4169$LM.8066@news.rdc1.mi.home.com> X-Server-Date: 5 Apr 1999 11:19:00 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,3dfx.products.voodoo2