Hercules/Diamond 2D-3D combo cards

discussed in 299 posts, 1995-2002 · overall tone mixed

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Key threads

• GP2 players compare system specs and frame rates 1996-07-21 · 21 posts
  A user proposed a template for posting GP2 hardware, detail settings and frame rates. Many responded with configurations from 486s to Pentium Pros, showing SVGA usually needed sky and other textures off. John Wallace also corrected a misconception about SDRAM speed and previewed a controller survey in Sim Racing News.
• Best video card for Grand Prix 2 frame rates 1996-07-30 · 29 posts
  A 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.
• Sharing GP2 log:on CPU and video speed scores 1996-07-25 · 40 posts
  Players posted CPU and video scores from GP2's log:on option for many systems. Matrox Millennium and ET6000 cards scored highest, while Cirrus Logic, ATI and some other cards scored very poorly. John Wallace attributed GP2's weak use of fast cards to its lack of linear framebuffer support.
• Pentium Pro, Pentium or Cyrix for Grand Prix 2 1996-09-17 · 24 posts
  A buyer asked which 200MHz-class CPU would run GP2 best. One poster argued that GP2 was 16-bit code that would favour the Cyrix or Pentium, but owners reported that the Pentium Pro clearly ran GP2 faster. Others explained that DOS4GW runs code in 32-bit protected mode. Video card choice and FASTVID were also discussed.
• Best video card for Grand Prix 2 frame rates 1998-02-13 · 20 posts
  A player asked which card would speed up GP2, after 3D cards slowed it down. Most said GP2 is limited by CPU integer speed and recommended a fast 2D card such as an ET6000 or Millennium. Others noted GP2's built-in estimates are misleading on Rendition cards.
• PowerVR or 3Dfx card for racing games? 1997-11-05 · 30 posts
  A user asked whether to buy a Matrox m3D (PowerVR) or a 3Dfx card. Most recommended 3Dfx because new racing sims supported Glide, while Randy Magruder and Eric Busch argued that Rendition V2x00 and Riva 128 cards matched it under Direct3D. The thread became a heated argument over benchmarks and standards.
• AMA Superbike open beta user interface complaints 1999-10-04 · 42 posts
  DjFIL attacked the AMA Superbike user interface as slow and confusing and reported lockups, which drew rebukes about tone and a long argument with poster MaX. Motorsims's Mark S. Miller explained why the UI was not built as a linear menu and said its texture load would be reduced. Miguel Parra and Matthew Jessick of Motorsims answered questions about track accuracy, red flags and penalties.
• Games that stress a new Radeon 9700 2002-09-26 · 51 posts
  A buyer of a Radeon 9700 asked which games would push it hardest. Suggestions included Mafia, Morrowind, Unreal Tournament 2003, Aquanox, Battlefield 1942 and Panzer Elite, while some recounted bad ATI driver experiences and others reported ghosting on certain 9700 boards. Discussion drifted into comparisons of UT and UT2003.

Busiest threads

• GP3 + Hercules Stingray 128/3D (6 posts about it)
• Hercules Stingray Pro and Stingray 64 : Fastest Cards for Dos VGA & SVGA for Games ? (5 posts about it)
• GP2-Best video card? (4 posts about it)
• GP2 players compare system specs and frame rates (4 posts about it)
• Best video card for Grand Prix 2 frame rates (4 posts about it)
• upgrade from 486 to Pentium; an unbiased report (3 posts about it)
• Sharing GP2 log:on CPU and video speed scores (3 posts about it)
• Pentium Pro, Pentium or Cyrix for Grand Prix 2 (3 posts about it)
• Graphics Card Thoughts (3 posts about it)
• Cart has flickering with Stingray (3 posts about it)
• Best video card for Grand Prix 2 frame rates (3 posts about it)
• Monster Fusion and NASCAR (3 posts about it)
• GPL: New Graphics Card (2 posts about it)
• f1 2000 : Voodoo Banshee (Monster Fusion) problems (2 posts about it)
• GP500 Req's for racing... (2 posts about it)

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Who talked about it most

John Wallace · 20 Ray · 8 DjFIL · 7 Matthew Knutse · 7 Guy Brossea · 6 Nathan Wong · 6 Randy Magruder · 6 Eric Cote · 5 Vic Lombardi · 5 Eric Busch · 4 Richard Cheetam, JR · 4 esoter · 4 =Gunslinge · 4 Stefan Zscharnack · 3 Wirak L · 3 Karl Rau · 3 dickb · 3 Mike Crawfo · 3 Frode Dufe · 3 Tom Warde · 3

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