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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
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>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)
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>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:
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>>>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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