rec.autos.simulators

> Hi all!

> I need to buy a card today(my old Voodoo1 is done)

> I'm not looking for the best, with newest features(I can't wait for the
> upcoming V4 / V5 's, I need one today)...     :)

> My logical choice would be the "3DFX VOODOO3 2000 16M"(affordable and
> good enough until I upgrade the PC in 3-4 months), but it seems to be
> B/O evrywhere in Montreal(QC, Canada)...

> What I found available today in stores, that was priced nicely, and
> relatively powerful was:
> Diamond VIPER 770 32M
> &
> CREATIVE LABS RIVA TNT-2 32M
> (both with NVIDIAs RIVA TNT2 processor)

> I know there are better & faster cards, but I need a card now, and I
> can't find any V3's locally, plus these should be a big improvement over
> my late V1...     :)

> With appropriate drivers, I know the V3 is fully compatible with my
> regular games.

> * Will a RIVA TNT2 card work well with N3, NL and GPL ?

> * Or will I be missing objects, mirrors, etc. ?(from what I've heard in
> GPL)

> * Will the frame rate be at least a little better than with the V1,
> which still gives me near Max frame rate with almost everything On ?

> Here's my system spec:

> Abit BH6

> 64 SDRAM
> SB AWE64  > (will change to an SB Live soon)
> Win 98 (1st release)
> DirectX 7  > (will upgrade to DX7a)

> Thanks very much!

> Chris,

> I need to buy a card today(my old Voodoo1 is done)

> I'm not looking for the best, with newest features(I can't wait for the
> upcoming V4 / V5 's, I need one today)...     :)

> My logical choice would be the "3DFX VOODOO3 2000 16M"(affordable and
> good enough until I upgrade the PC in 3-4 months), but it seems to be
> B/O evrywhere in Montreal(QC, Canada)...

> What I found available today in stores, that was priced nicely, and
> relatively powerful was:
> Diamond VIPER 770 32M
> &
> CREATIVE LABS RIVA TNT-2 32M
> (both with NVIDIA's RIVA TNT2 processor)

> I know there are better & faster cards, but I need a card now, and I
> can't find any V3's locally, plus these should be a big improvement over
> my late V1...     :)

> With appropriate drivers, I know the V3 is fully compatible with my
> regular games.

> * Will a RIVA TNT2 card work well with N3, NL and GPL ?

> * Or will I be missing objects, mirrors, etc. ?(from what I've heard in
> GPL)

> * Will the frame rate be at least a little better than with the V1,
> which still gives me near Max frame rate with almost everything On ?

> Here's my system spec:

> Abit BH6

> 64 SDRAM
> SB AWE64  > (will change to an SB Live soon)
> Win 98 (1st release)
> DirectX 7  > (will upgrade to DX7a)

> Thanks very much!

> Chris,

> I am using a TNT2 Ultra vid card 32 mb ram with GPL and no problems with
> mirrors or anything. Someone posted info on how to solve the mirror problem.
> My framerate with 19 AI cars, full graphics options  and 1024 x 768 res is
> around 20-24 fps. This is on an Athlon 500 system with 128 mb ram.

> cheers
> JM

> > Hi all!

> > I need to buy a card today(my old Voodoo1 is done)

> > I'm not looking for the best, with newest features(I can't wait for the
> > upcoming V4 / V5 's, I need one today)...     :)

> > My logical choice would be the "3DFX VOODOO3 2000 16M"(affordable and
> > good enough until I upgrade the PC in 3-4 months), but it seems to be
> > B/O evrywhere in Montreal(QC, Canada)...

> > What I found available today in stores, that was priced nicely, and
> > relatively powerful was:
> > Diamond VIPER 770 32M
> > &
> > CREATIVE LABS RIVA TNT-2 32M
> > (both with NVIDIA's RIVA TNT2 processor)

> > I know there are better & faster cards, but I need a card now, and I
> > can't find any V3's locally, plus these should be a big improvement over
> > my late V1...     :)

> > With appropriate drivers, I know the V3 is fully compatible with my
> > regular games.

> > * Will a RIVA TNT2 card work well with N3, NL and GPL ?

> > * Or will I be missing objects, mirrors, etc. ?(from what I've heard in
> > GPL)

> > * Will the frame rate be at least a little better than with the V1,
> > which still gives me near Max frame rate with almost everything On ?

> > Here's my system spec:

> > Abit BH6

> > 64 SDRAM
> > SB AWE64  > (will change to an SB Live soon)
> > Win 98 (1st release)
> > DirectX 7  > (will upgrade to DX7a)

> > Thanks very much!

> > Chris,

> > I am using a TNT2 Ultra vid card 32 mb ram with GPL and no problems with
> > mirrors or anything. Someone posted info on how to solve the mirror
problem.
> > My framerate with 19 AI cars, full graphics options  and 1024 x 768 res
is
> > around 20-24 fps. This is on an Athlon 500 system with 128 mb ram.

> > cheers
> > JM

> > > Hi all!

> > > I need to buy a card today(my old Voodoo1 is done)

> > > I'm not looking for the best, with newest features(I can't wait for
the
> > > upcoming V4 / V5 's, I need one today)...     :)

> > > My logical choice would be the "3DFX VOODOO3 2000 16M"(affordable and
> > > good enough until I upgrade the PC in 3-4 months), but it seems to be
> > > B/O evrywhere in Montreal(QC, Canada)...

> > > What I found available today in stores, that was priced nicely, and
> > > relatively powerful was:
> > > Diamond VIPER 770 32M
> > > &
> > > CREATIVE LABS RIVA TNT-2 32M
> > > (both with NVIDIA's RIVA TNT2 processor)

> > > I know there are better & faster cards, but I need a card now, and I
> > > can't find any V3's locally, plus these should be a big improvement
over
> > > my late V1...     :)

> > > With appropriate drivers, I know the V3 is fully compatible with my
> > > regular games.

> > > * Will a RIVA TNT2 card work well with N3, NL and GPL ?

> > > * Or will I be missing objects, mirrors, etc. ?(from what I've heard
in
> > > GPL)

> > > * Will the frame rate be at least a little better than with the V1,
> > > which still gives me near Max frame rate with almost everything On ?

> > > Here's my system spec:

> > > Abit BH6

> > > 64 SDRAM
> > > SB AWE64  > (will change to an SB Live soon)
> > > Win 98 (1st release)
> > > DirectX 7  > (will upgrade to DX7a)

> > > Thanks very much!

> > > Chris,