Brian,
I have an AMD K6 233, Stealth II S220, and CL 12 meg Voodoo2. In GPL I get
anywhere from 8-15 fps more on the Stealth II than on the 12 meg Voodoo2. And
others are right, the game does look noticably better in Rendition. I get the
impression that GPL was written for Rendition then adapted for 3Dfx. To me,
with both cards one can have the best of both worlds. I love Papyrus sims, and
the Stealth II works fantastic. But the Voodoo 2 is incredible in D3d and glide
apps (my favorites being flight sims). I only wish I had gotten my StealthII
for $2 over a year ago (but at the time the $74 was a pretty good deal).
If you have reason to purchase the Voodoo2, which is a phenomenal card, you
might be interested to know that the new NASCAR 1999 Edition (basically an
updated N2)--has excellent 3Dfx support built in. In fact, the graphics in 3Dfx
mode look tremendous, as anti-aliasing can be enabled. I got it for $29.99 at
Wal-Mart--and it has a number of new tracks and key updates such as double-file
restarts. Something to consider--it is rather cool to be able to choose either
one--it's like choosing chocolate or vanilla ice cream--I love 'em both.
Also, Viper Racing (Direct 3d) looks better on the Voodoo (none of the visible
drawing ahead you see on the Stealth II). NFS3 is best on the 12 meg Voodoo2,
as it was written for that chipset (in particular, the 12 meg best allows you to
run with the visible***pit).
ANash
> I just purchased a stealth s220 ($32 with a $30 rebate) for my p200mmx to
> get me by until my summer or fall upgrade to a 400+ processor. I thought
> for $2 it would have to be better than the worthless 4mb Hercules voodoo
> rush board I've been using for the last year. Mostly all I do is nascar2,
> viper racing, gpl, and the occasional nfs3. I was also thinking about
> adding a
> monster 3d II in a month or two, so I would already have a good 3d card once
> I made the switch to the 400mhz. My question is, since I don't know
> anything about rendition, wouldn't a 12meg voodoo2 run gpl better than a
> 4meg rendition? I know some people have said that rendition has clearer
> picture quality and better coloring than 3dfx, but I haven't heard much
> about the speed. Also, how does the 2d of the stealth compare to the 2d of
> the voodoo rush? And finally, the stupidest question of the bunch, I
> thought I read somewhere back when I got my herc stingray that I couldn't
> add another 3d card to my computer because the voodoo rush wouldn't be
> compatible? Could someone be so kind to clear this up for me? I don't plan
> on keeping the s220 once I do upgrade the processor, so does anyone have any
> suggestions for a new 2d/3d card? Isn't a new rendition supposed to be
> coming out some year :)? Thanks.
> Brian Fox
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/~foxman
