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Re: Anyone else cancel their Voodoo3 orders in favor of TNT2?

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From: Jeffrey Karp
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 00:00
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If you have a K6-2, then the Voodoo 3 will be best. Of course if you want great
performance from a Voodoo 3, then you should consider upgrading to a K6-3
processor, as Voodoo 3 supports 3D Now. When 3D Now is optimized but
not SSE, a K6-3 has much greater 3D performance than a comparable speed
Pentium 3.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/990222/ca_3dfx_in_1.html
http://www.processor.org/ed1.htm

rockieman@my-dejanews.com wrote:

> I also just canceled my pre-order for a voodoo3 3000.  I currently have a TNT,
> but after I read many reviews I was thinking about getting a TNT2, but this
> board still doesn't support Glide.  After all this I am still thoroughly
> confused about what to get.
>
> > perlow@technologist.com wrote:
> >
> > > After reading several early reviews of the pre-production Diamond V770,
> > > including the one from Tom's hardware guide and CNET, I have finally decided
> > > to cancel on my order (which I have had in a queue for almost 2 months now)
> > > from Electronics Boutique (EBWORLD).
> > >
> > > If the reviews with the beta boards and drivers are on target, and I beleive
> > > that they are, then NVidia has really one-upped 3DFX with their TNT2. Solid
> > > 2D performace, Voodoo2 SLI-level 3D perfomance in 16 bit color, as well as
> > > fast 32- bit 3D support and MPEG acceleration as well. I'm sorry, but as
> much
> > > as I love 3DFX and my voodoo2 SLI, after reading this and current benchmarks
> > > against the Voodoo3 3000, I just had to jump ship this time.
> > >
> > > When 3DFX gets its act together and decides to get aggressive with its chip
> > > designs instead of resting on their laurels, I'll be happy to buy and
> > > recommend another 3DFX product again. This time, my dollars go to NVidia and
> > > Diamond.
> > >
> > > Anyone else cancel their boards from reading the recent reviews?
> > >
> > > Jason Perlow
> > > Contributing Editor
> > > ZD Sm@rt Reseller
> > >
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> >
> >
>
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From: Jeffrey Karp <jeffkarp@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Anyone else cancel their Voodoo3 orders in favor of TNT2?
Date: 1999/03/18
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