🚀 go-pugleaf

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.
>
>remove nixspam to reply via email
>