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Article #34398Re: voodoo2 or tnt on pci slot - which?
From: Paul Richards
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 00:00
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John Naismith writes,
>A P233 does not have the FPU to do justice to either a Voodoo2 or a
>TNT card. On a TNT frame rates will be *very* low, and on a Voodoo2
>they'll be no better than on a Voodoo1
Yeah, my AMD K6 200 + Diamond Monster can do Quake II just dandy.
>OK - the Voodoo2 can do 800x600, but on recent games that would be
>unplayable on a P233 (IMHO).
The Diamond Monster can do 800*600 but only at special times like Grand
Theft Auto and QuakeI occasionally when it feels like it.
>YMMV, but I've been through this "loop" several times and although
>customers want the "latest & greatest" once you explain (& demo) it to
>them they start to understand.
Yeah, my pal just bought a Voodoo2 for his 166MMX. HEHE
>If you can find a cheap (40 quid or so) Voodoo2 card that's fine, but
>being realistic about this a Voodoo1 card would be the right
>"match-up".
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