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Article #636Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?
From: Tim McKillican
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 00:00
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Since I only have a P2-300, will a TNT2 give me that much more of a boost in games like Halflife to make it worthwhile to upgrade? Wael Hendawi wrote: > > Get the TNT2 , but keep the V2 for any glide games > > Tim McKillican wrote: > > > 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) > > -- > Wael Hendawi
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