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New system advice wanted

Doug Gordo

New system advice wanted

by Doug Gordo » Tue, 14 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Some time in the next month or two I'll be getting a new killer system,
probably a PIII-whatever, 128Mb RDRAM, etc. This is an upgrade from my
present PII-333 with a PCI Millenium and Voodoo-2. Most of the systems
I've looked at come with something like a 32Mb nVidia-TNT AGP or a
Voodoo-3 3000D AGP card. Which of the following would be the best way
to go for current and known future sims:

  1) nVidia TNT AGP
  2) nVidia TNT AGP and keep my Monster 2 PCI card also
  3) Voodoo-3 AGP

The problem I see with option #1 is that a lot of my favorites (GPL,
etc.) really support Glide well, and I assume that the nVidia's 3D API
is Direct3D. Any suggestions about whether to go with option #2 or #3?

  Doug

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Gary Silverma

New system advice wanted

by Gary Silverma » Tue, 14 Dec 1999 04:00:00

N3, NL and GPL are very "glide friendly", so the Voodoo3 3000 is probably
the best choice for those sims. However, overall, in most other games/sims,
the TNT2 outperforms the Voodoo3 (but not by much). Another advantage for
the TNT2 is that with the 32MB it will have a slightly longer shelf-life
before you need to upgrade again.

--
Gary


Adam

New system advice wanted

by Adam » Wed, 15 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Either get a Voodoo3 3000 or a GeForce 256 with DDR and keep your
Voodoo2 in there for Glide support. If GPL dominates your game time
Voodoo3 would be your best bet.

Adam




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