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PURE3D is NOT Crap!!! Get a grip!

Stev

PURE3D is NOT Crap!!! Get a grip!

by Stev » Thu, 23 Oct 1997 04:00:00

You again! What, do you post this to all the *** newsgroups!!! You're the
only one I've ever heard of with this problem...and they've sold tons Pure
3D cards since they came out in September...they can't keep up with all of
the orders! Enough already! I have a Pure 3D as well as two of my friends
and we haven't experienced any problems what so ever! I'm sure you just got
unlucky. At least Canopus is replacing it for you with no hassles! I know a
guy who is still waiting to hear from Hercules after returning a defective
128 3D 6 weeks ago! These things can happen to anyone...sometimes Pentium
chips go right away...it's that 1% error thingie...How a companies customer
service department deals with the problem is what separates the good
companies from the bad ones. Canopus has a great record for standing by
their products...Hercules on the other hand....

Mark Smi

PURE3D is NOT Crap!!! Get a grip!

by Mark Smi » Thu, 23 Oct 1997 04:00:00


>You again! What, do you post this to all the *** newsgroups!!! You're the
>only one I've ever heard of with this problem...and they've sold tons Pure
>3D cards since they came out in September...they can't keep up with all of
>the orders! Enough already! I have a Pure 3D as well as two of my friends
>and we haven't experienced any problems what so ever! I'm sure you just got
>unlucky. At least Canopus is replacing it for you with no hassles! I know a
>guy who is still waiting to hear from Hercules after returning a defective
>128 3D 6 weeks ago! These things can happen to anyone...sometimes Pentium
>chips go right away...it's that 1% error thingie...How a companies customer
>service department deals with the problem is what separates the good
>companies from the bad ones. Canopus has a great record for standing by
>their products...Hercules on the other hand....

Sorry to burst your bubble pal.  For every person who sounds off like me there
are at least a dozen other who DON'T SPEAK UP.  Since I posted a few days ago
several others have come forward with similiar claims.  ALL have returned their
card for REFUNDS - NOT replacements and ALL have either gone back to or switch
to Orchid or Diamond cards.

Canopus has just released an inferior card.  This should have been obvious when
they sell a 3Dfx card with an extra 2mb of RAM on it for $20 less than the
competition who only has 4mb on their cards.  They had to cut costs somewhere.

I was initially blinded by the extra 2mb, and the TV-Out but when I realized
that there is nothing using 4mb textures and that I would never haul my computer
out into the living room and that Carmageddon no longer ran I came to my senses.
When the card finally blew - that was the final omen to dump this turkey fast
and go back to good ole Diamond.

My WARNING still stands.

Greg Cisk

PURE3D is NOT Crap!!! Get a grip!

by Greg Cisk » Wed, 29 Oct 1997 04:00:00



Tech support? What the heck would you need Diamond tech support
for? Sheesh, just put the card in, install the drivers & go. It isn't rocket
science.

Which brings up an interesting point. Diamond drivers & tech support sucks
but Canopus doesn't. So you called both for tech support??? That is the
implication. And anyone who has a 3DFX card ought to know that you
get the drivers from www.3dfx.com and do not use the MFR's drivers. So
your position is rather weak. You sure you know what is going on here? I
am doubting it.

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