>I was just wondering if the 3D EDGE will work with my Stealth 64 video
>VRAM.
>If I was to buy the 3D EDGE, do I still need my old Stealth 64 video VRAM?
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Eric T. Busch
Emory University
However, is there some form of upgrade to the Edge? Either in the
form of a "daughter board", or a discount on the full Edge? I checked
the Diamond web site and couldn't seem to find anything about this
there.
Thanks,
Andy
That is a concern of mine as well. I'd also like to know if Saturn games
will be directly playable on the PC, or will they have to be converted? I
just bought a Saturn in May. If I can use my PC to play Saturn games,
then I'd just unload my Saturn (which would pay for the video card). I'll
keep my fingers crossed, but I doubt Sega would go for direct compatibility.
Of course not- you would have to completely duplicate the saturn on a
card for that to work. Sega is _porting_ games to the Edge, not
turning the Edge into a Saturn emulator.
This Diamond Edge 3D - has anyone used it yet for NASCAR Racing??
What's the word on performance? Will this 3d card and a P-100 work
like, say, a P-133 and a diamond stealth 64 card? in other words,
does the card take a huge load off of the processor and enable it to
run alot smoother?
Go #6 Mark Martin and #16 Ted Musgrave - Jack Roush Racing!!
NASCAR Racing!!
http://innet.com/~sean/nascar/nascar.html <--NASCAR Racing Sim page
> >I wasted 300 bucks on the Stealth 64 Video VRAM then? Damm,
> >there better be a daughter card or something.
> There isn't. Some of us knew about the Nvidia for quite some time, or
> rather the large number of 3D accelerators coming out in this quarter
> months ago. I, and others posted about this several times, stating it
> wouldn't be wise to get a 2D accelerator anytime soon. Perhaps you
> should have performed more research?
Hell, there's always something better just around the corner. The only
sensible advice is to buy the best you can afford right now.
Also, anyone who goes out and buys the first example of a new piece of
hardware is going to pay through the nose for something that will be cheaper
and better in 6 months - by which time there might actually be some
worthwhile support for the hardware.
>>I wasted 300 bucks on the Stealth 64 Video VRAM then? Damm,
>>there better be a daughter card or something.
>There isn't. Some of us knew about the Nvidia for quite some time, or
>rather the large number of 3D accelerators coming out in this quarter
>months ago. I, and others posted about this several times, stating it
>wouldn't be wise to get a 2D accelerator anytime soon. Perhaps you
>should have performed more research?
Happy computing -
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I've used it on Nascar Racing but other than saying it works I
cant comment on relative performance as I have never tried it on
any board other than the 'edge' ! The same with Virtual Fighter
remix - the thing is I hate these sort of games.
The 3d rendering capabilities and the video warping features
will most definitely impress you - get one !!!
Rob W.
The Tasmania is based on the Rendering Polygon Accelerator chip
(YGV612) from Yamaha. This 3D *** upgrade will be available for
either PCI or VL-based systems and has the following hardware features:
* 500,000 Gourand-shaded 50-pixel polygons/sec
* 16-bit Z-buffer (hidden surface removal)
Estimated selling price: $250
The major *** vendors and others are e***d about this board and are
already porting their games to this board (due to its high detail
texturing and frame rate capabilites) or are requesting to do so.
So, before you spend more money on another upgrade for a 2D/3D
graphics board you might want to look into this or other alternative
solutions.
