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

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From: rockieman
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 00:00
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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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Subject: Re: Anyone else cancel their Voodoo3 orders in favor of TNT2?
Date: 1999/03/18
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