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Power VR video cards/ Any thoughts? How good for racing sims?

3 posts by 3 people · 10 Dec 1997 - 13 Dec 1997

s.. 10 Dec 1997#386461

I am at the point where I am ready to purchase a new 3D accelerator card and I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the Power VR cards, over the 3dFX based cards. Thanks in advance, S. Egli

defaultu.. 12 Dec 1997#387000

I would stick with 3dfx cards for general *** and Rendition cards for those great sims that say Papyrus on the box. Better yet, get one of each, I recommend a 2d/ Rendition card such as the proven (and cheap pricewise) Intergraph Intense 3D 100 and any of the slew of 3dfx add-on cards. They all use the same 3dfx Voodoo chipset. All the best, Media-Madman

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> I am at the point where I am ready to purchase a new 3D accelerator card > and I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the Power VR cards, > over the 3dFX based cards. > Thanks in advance, > S. Egli

Nathan Wong 13 Dec 1997#387312

Power VR cards are nice if you cant afford to get a 3dfx. If you can, do yourself a favour and buy a 6mb 3Dfx like the Canopus Pure 3D.