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

#648
From: Mark
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 00:00
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No doubt about it =)

Mike wrote in message ...
>I may buy the TNT2, but you are still a dick-head.
>
>LOL
>
>--
>
>Mike
>
>Please remove the .NOSPAM from my email address when replying
>
>check out - www.msu.edu/~tansymic
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>Mark wrote in message ...
>>I didn't cancel, but I would have in a heartbeat...the TNT2 is superior in
>>every way!
>>
>>perlow@technologist.com wrote in message
>><7cm6kp$iaq$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>>>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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Subject: Re: Anyone else cancel their Voodoo3 orders in favor of TNT2?
Date: 1999/03/18
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