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Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?

#508
From: Thomas Schamer
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 00:00
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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
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> 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: 1999/04/04
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