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Re: Are there ANY games that use 3DNow *fully* besides Q2?

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From: Bill V.
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 00:00
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Go to this site I have linked here, it has a listing of all games
currently using 3D now: The 3DNow! NOW Page

joe wrote:

> 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.
>
> --joe
>
> remove nixspam to reply via email

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Go to this site I have linked here, it has a listing of all games currently
using 3D now: <a href="http://www.3dnow.net/">The 3DNow! NOW Page</a>
<p>joe wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Just bought a TNT card for my old standard Socket
7 Shuttle
<br>HOT-569/K6-2 266 MHz (O/C to 300 MHz) combo&nbsp; &amp; was very displeased
to
<br>see that games like Shogo &amp; Blood 2 run like shit through a funnel
on
<br>it at 800 X 600.&nbsp; Are there any games besides Q2 that fully take
<br>advantage of 3DNow?&nbsp; I can't believe that with so many under $1000
<br>K6-2-based systems being sold there isn't better 3DNow support.&nbsp;
Until
<br>I can afford to get a Celeron 300A &amp; LX motherboard I'm stuck with
<br>this rather disappointing K6-2 cpu and it's poor FPU performance so
I
<br>need all the help I can get in the way of hardware/software
<br>acceleration.
<p>--joe
<p>remove nixspam to reply via email</blockquote>
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From: "Bill V." <rcnut@home.com>
Subject: Re: Are there ANY games that use 3DNow *fully* besides Q2?
Date: 1998/12/22
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