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The current best 2d/3d card are cards based on the RIVA TNT chipset.  At
COMPUSA these cards include the STB Velocity 4400 TNT, Diamond Viper 550 and
Creative Labs Riva TNT.  The only real differences are whether they have
TV-out connections or not and the software included.

However, any card not based on the 3DFX Voodoo (3d only), Voodoo2 (3d only)
or Banshee (2d/3d) chipsets will not be able to run games that run only on
these.  There are quite a few games currently out there that run only on
these cards.  Most newer games, however, also support a Microsoft standard
called Direct 3D.  Any 2d/3d card  can run Direct 3D, but the TNT cards are
the current champs.  The Banshee chip based cards aren't too far off,
though.  The main advantage of any of the TNT cards is that they have some
features that the "next-generation" of games can take advantage of.  In
general, at retail the Banshee based boards are cheaper than the TNT based
boards.

Finally, I have Madden NFL 99 and I run it on my STB Velocity 4400 TNT card
(I have a Creative Labs Voodoo 2 also).  It runs spectacularly on this card
at the highest resolution possible.  It uses Direct 3d.  Good luck!


Walter Cohen wrote in message <3645A539.409E@hotmail.com>...
>Hello all.
>I returned a product at COMP USA recently and have a credit I'd like to
>use on a new 2D/3D video card.  Trouble is COMP USA has a very limited
>selection of boards.  I also currently need a board capable of 3D
>because my son wants one of the newer NFL games which states '3D card
>required'.  My son has a few games (not many) that would benefit a 2D
>card but only one (NFL) for the 3D.  I also do a fair amount of
>internet/web surfing so perhaps a 2D/3D card might be of some limited
>use here also.
>
>I sure could use some suggestions on what might best suit us with the
>available cards COMP USA has, as follows:
>
>1) Hercules Thriller 3D ($149)
>2) Hercules Stingray 128/3D ($129)
>3) ATI XPERT98 ($79)
>4) They also may have a Creative Labs 3D card ($?)
>
>Sorry, but I'm confused about the VooDoo2 vs. Banshee issues/benefits.
>
>Any help is appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Walter