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No - but the guy is trying to get decernt performance from a K6-2 on a
TX based MB as opposed to using a board/chipset designed for the K6.



On Tue, 22 Dec 1998 15:57:23 -0700, "MB" <See@signature.com> wrote:

>But it is on the K6-2 systems.  The TNT suffers bad on them.
>He didnt say he was getting a Celeron did he?
>
>Lane Todd Denson wrote in message
><0lTf2.2635$vI5.514@news.rdc1.tn.home.com>...
>>A single v2 is not significantly better than the TNT, and if you plan to
>get
>>a celeron300a/Abit BX combo soon, stick with the TNT (what are you waiting
>>for?  You can get both for under $200)
>>
>>joe <dreamlogic@nixspamsprintmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:367fc0e8.1406563@news.earthlink.net...
>>>Alas, this is the ONE time I did not take everyone's advice on Usenet
>>>and now I'm suffering for it.  So you think the V2 & or/Banshee will
>>>DEFINITELY give me noticeably smoother gameplay with the current crop
>>>of first person shooters?  All I want is to be able to play these
>>>games at their best image quality settings with respectable framerates
>>>(25 -- 30 FPS), that is 800 X 600, 16-bit color & medium to high
>>>detail settings.  However, am I being unrealistic here & is this even
>>>possible with a TX-based chipset motherboard, K6-2 300 MHz cpu & a
>>>Voodoo 2 3D accelerator?  Fortunately, I purchased the TNT card at
>>>CompUSA & have recourse with their liberal return policy.  But would
>>>it really be worth it to swap the TNT for the V2 or Banshee?  Don't
>>>wanna be driving 50 miles out to CompUSA again to return the
>>>V2/Banshee if it performs no better or only slightly better than the
>>>TNT on my system.  I can't even begin to tell you how disappointed I
>>>am with the TNT/K6-2 combo.  I mean, My old S220 Stealth II actually
>>>played Blood 2 smoother than the STB Velocity 4400 at the same lower
>>>resolution (640 X 480) & detail settings for God's sake!!!!  Thanks
>>>for responding.
>>>
>>>best,
>>>joe
>>>
>>>On Tue, 22 Dec 1998 09:48:31 -0500, "Rob Fullerton"
>>><robsNOSPAMtv@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>The problem lies more in your choice of video card, not the system it is
>>in.
>>>>If you had chosen a V2 instead of the TNT, you probably wouldn't be
>>posting
>>>>any complaints.
>>>>
>>>>The Shuttle 569 is not a super socket 7, and the TNT would be easily
>>beaten
>>>>by a Voodoo2 in this system. Add to that the fact that 3DNow! is much
>>better
>>>>optimized for the V2.
>>>>
>>>>I have 2 systems running Hot 569's, K6-2 300 (at 375mhz), and Voodoo2's
>>and
>>>>they do scream in all of these games. This combo runs games faster than
>>>>friends overclocked Celeron 300 and Spectra TNT card. If you are planning
>>on
>>>>sticking with a TNT, then when you upgrade, don't settle for less than an
>>>>upper end P2, or you'll still be disappointed.
>>>
>>>>joe wrote in message <368010a4.22105567@news.earthlink.net>...
>>>
>>>>>Just bought a TNT card for my old standard Socket 7 Shuttle
>>>>>HOT-569/K6-2 266 MHz (O/C to 300 MHz) combo  & was very displeased to
>>>>>see that games like Shogo & Blood 2 run like shit through a funnel on
>>>>>it at 800 X 600.  Are there any games besides Q2 that fully take
>>>>>advantage of 3DNow?  I can't believe that with so many under $1000
>>>>>K6-2-based systems being sold there isn't better 3DNow support.  Until
>>>>>I can afford to get a Celeron 300A & LX motherboard I'm stuck with
>>>>>this rather disappointing K6-2 cpu and it's poor FPU performance so I
>>>>>need all the help I can get in the way of hardware/software
>>>>>acceleration.
>>>
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