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Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?

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From: Pedro Lami
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 00:00
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Get the TnT2 and keep the V2


On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 06:01:37 GMT, Tim McKillican
<timmck@NOSPAMhome.com> took some time away from whatever he/she was
doing and wrotf:

>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)
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From: PedroLami@altavista.net (Pedro Lami)
Subject: Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?
Date: 1999/03/25
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