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Key threads
- ATI Rage Fury Pro for racing sims and DVD playback 2000-12-02 · 22 postsA user planning to add an ATI Rage Fury Pro for its DVD acceleration asked whether it handled racing sims. Owners of Rage Fury and Rage Fury Maxx cards reported that GPL, N3, NASCAR Heat, GP3 and others ran fine. The thread drifted into whether a PS2 or a standalone DVD player was a better buy for DVD and into 3dfx's future.
- Low GP2 video scores with ATI Mach64 cards 1996-07-28 · 21 postsA user with an ATI Mach64 asked why his GP2 video score was far lower than a Matrox Millennium. Others confirmed ATI cards were slow in DOS, and one who switched to a Matrox reported the score rose from about 100 to 490, worth about 3 fps. John Wallace stressed that the video card makes a big difference.
- Papa Doc's Voodoo5 vs GeForce3 benchmarks spark long argument 2002-01-14 · 311 postsPierre "Papa Doc" Legrand published benchmarks comparing a Voodoo5 and a GeForce3 in Ghost Recon, NASCAR 4, Quake 3 and flight sims, finding the Voodoo5 competitive with 4x FSAA. Many disputed his methodology, including running 3DMark without hardware T&L, and argued the GeForce3 was better in every way. The thread ran to over 300 posts and degenerated into insults, ending up on multi-monitor and LCD resolution arguments.
- 3dfx versus Direct3D cards for a friend's new PC 1998-05-24 · 35 postsA poster asked what to tell a friend who refused to buy a 3dfx card. Nearly everyone said 3dfx Voodoo cards were essential because many sims, including GPL and F1RS, were 3dfx-only and Voodoo boards also ran Direct3D. A dissenter argued that 3dfx's niche market would shrink as OEMs shipped other chips, which others rebutted by listing PC makers offering Voodoo2 options.
- NASCAR Racing 3 problems with ATI Rage Pro video 2000-02-07 · 20 postsA user with onboard ATI Rage Pro graphics asked how to get NASCAR Racing 3 working. Replies confirmed N3 did not support the Rage Pro and recommended a 3dfx card, either replacing the ATI or adding a Voodoo 2 alongside it as a 3D-only card. Some reported unsupported Quake 3 drivers worked, while Rage 128 owners said N3 and GPL ran.
- Best video card for Grand Prix 2 frame rates 1996-07-30 · 29 postsA user with a Diamond Stealth 64 asked which card would improve GP2 performance. Posters compared Matrox Millennium and ET6000-based Hercules Dynamite 128 scores in the GP2 log, and argued over whether video cards matter at all for GP2. John Wallace held that GP2's code limits the gains from fast cards while ICR2 and NASCAR benefit greatly, and user reports were mixed.
- Voodoo5 price drop sparks 3dfx versus nVidia debate 2000-11-18 · 96 postsA Voodoo5 deal led to a long argument mainly between Keystone and Pierre Legrand over 3dfx's driver quality, FSAA, bandwidth and dual-chip design compared with nVidia's GeForce line. Many sim racers preferred the Voodoo5 for stability and FSAA, while Keystone argued 3dfx's design was dated and the company was failing.
Busiest threads
- ATI Rage Fury Pro for racing sims and DVD playback (10 posts about it)
- GP2: Poor performance on ATI Mach 64... (8 posts about it)
- Low GP2 video scores with ATI Mach64 cards (8 posts about it)
- Papa Doc's Voodoo5 vs GeForce3 benchmarks spark long argument (7 posts about it)
- Re: Nascar Heat locking up ... (7 posts about it)
- A fix for ATI and ICR2 (7 posts about it)
- 3dfx versus Direct3D cards for a friend's new PC (7 posts about it)
- OpenGL GPL and Rage Fury? (7 posts about it)
- OT: Video Card Question/Help (6 posts about it)
- Re: gpl and ati rage128 (6 posts about it)
- NASCAR Racing 3 problems with ATI Rage Pro video (6 posts about it)
- Indycar 2 UNIVBE (6 posts about it)
- GPL on Dell I5000 notebook (ATi Rage Mobility-P)..? (5 posts about it)
- PGL & ATI RAGE128VR AGP (5 posts about it)
- Best video card for Grand Prix 2 frame rates (5 posts about it)
Sentiment by year
Each post that discussed it was rated from −2 (very negative) to +2 (very positive).
| Year | Posts | Positive | Negative | Tone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 0 | positive (+0.50) |
| 1995 | 51 | 11 | 13 | mixed (+0.00) |
| 1996 | 165 | 18 | 55 | negative (-0.28) |
| 1997 | 82 | 5 | 30 | negative (-0.38) |
| 1998 | 106 | 13 | 26 | mixed (-0.11) |
| 1999 | 212 | 25 | 63 | negative (-0.21) |
| 2000 | 184 | 36 | 55 | mixed (-0.13) |
| 2001 | 56 | 4 | 21 | negative (-0.36) |
| 2002 | 28 | 6 | 10 | mixed (-0.18) |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 1 | mixed (+0.00) |
Who talked about it most
Michael E. Carver · 34 Eric Busch · 27 Sideshow Bob · 19 Regular Racer · 19 Steve Ferguson · 19 Galley_SimRacer · 18 Stuart Boo · 11 Loosay2 · 10 Larry · 10 MadDAWG · 9 Scott B. Husted · 9 Stephen Ferguson · 8 Dave St.Onge · 8 Markus Strob · 8 PHendrix27 · 7 Glen Zielinsk · 7 Daxe Rexford · 7 (unknown) · 6 Ed Carpenter · 6 John M Roberts · 5
