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Chris,
Which motherboard are you using?
I have heard that some Voodoo 2 cards have trouble fitting into certain
motherboards, due to the location of the CPU near the PCI slots. I have a
Shuttle Hot 569 running a 233mmx at 292, and will get the Monster 2 to go
along with my Canopus Total 3d 128v, if it clears the CPU heatsink/fan
combo.

Buycomp has the 8 meg for $85 after rebate.
Thanks,
Rob


Chris Townsend wrote in message <35F966E5.75879DFF@att.net>...
>I finally broke down and got a Monster 3d II 12MB to go with my Riva
>128 ZX. My initial thought on looking at the board was "wow I wish I
>hadn't crammed my AT board into a minitower just so I could put it on my
>desk, this thing will never fit". It did fit though and after I
>restarted the computer with the board in it I just pointed Win98 at the
>folder where I had installed the 3dfx reference drivers, restarted and
>it worked perfectly, the total time for installation and setup was about
>5 minutes. I would put the difficulty level of installation on about the
>same level as setting up an iMac, plug it in and turn it on. Overall I
>can say that I am quite impressed with its performance on my overclocked
>233mmx. My 128zx ran Quake quite well and looked very good in D3d
>especially the newer games, although it did have issues with a couple of
>D3D games most notably Tombraider which had to be tweaked to look good,
>but even the newest D3D game I have tried looks just as good or better
>with the Voodoo and runs smoother. Though I haven't tried Quake II yet
>on the VooDoo, the Sin Demo looks fantastic. Overall I am quite
>impressed with the board. I just purchased Jane's F15 and although it is
>not a "wow" type game graphics wise, its overall look and feel are
>superb, making it worth the fact it is going to take me forever to learn
>to fly well. I am currently trying to figure out a 3D Game to get that
>shows off the 3dfx Graphics and am considering Unreal but I am not sure
>if the overclocked 233 will run that game well, any suggestions on a
>good game would be appreciated. I have switched over to the most recent
>release of the Diamond drivers because they are mostly the same drivers
>as the 3dfx reference plus you get the overclocking slider. The more I
>use the Voodoo the more I am liking it, now all I need is a G200 so I
>can have the best of both worlds and of course a BX board and faster
>processor. One last thought is that considering I got an excellent price
>on both the 128 zx ($99) and the Monster II, ($135 including shipping
>and after rebate) my total cost has been not much more than a Millennium
>II 4MB about 6 or 7 months ago.
>
>Chris Townsend
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