🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video
Article #621

Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?

#621
From: Dip
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 00:00
23 lines
1984 bytes
Even if the V3 ends up being faster, stick to the TNT2....image quality is
so much better in 16 bit AND 32 bit that it isn't worth the small
performance increase of the V3.

Tim McKillican <timmck@NOSPAMhome.com> wrote in message
news:36F9D174.626A9661@NOSPAMhome.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a P2-300 w/ 64 megs of RAM with a CL Voodoo2 8 meg.  I'm trying
> to decide whether it'd be worth it to upgrade to a TNT2 or a V3.  Is my
> system fast enough to make an upgrade worth it?  Would the 32-bit
> support of the TNT2 run fast enough to actually use it over 16-bit?  The
> main game I will be playing in the future is TFC for Halflife, since I
> am a hardcore TF1 clan player, and I think that everyone will move over
> to TFC.  Would a new video card boost my performance in Halflife enough
> to get rid of my V2 and add a TNT2 or V3?  I already have someone that
> is willing to buy my V2 for $100 cdn.  And if it is worthwhile, which
> card should I get?  I plan on upgrading my processor sometime around
> Christmas when the next generation of Intel chips roll after (post P3).
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Tim
> (remove NOSPAM if you wish to email me)
Technical Details
Message-ID: <P9GK2.869$7k3.3895@news.uswest.net>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail
References: <36F9D174.626A9661@NOSPAMhome.com>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
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: "Dip" <tmeyer1@screwspammers.bigfoot.com.spamsucks>
Subject: Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?
Date: 1999/03/26
Message-ID: <P9GK2.869$7k3.3895@news.uswest.net>
X-Deja-AN: 459250864
References: <36F9D174.626A9661@NOSPAMhome.com>
X-Priority: 3
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211
X-Complaints-To: abuse@uswest.net
X-Trace: news.uswest.net 922431215 209.181.224.31 (Fri, 26 Mar 1999 00:53:35 CDT)
Organization: U S WEST Interprise
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 00:53:35 CDT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,3dfx.products.voodoo2