Thanks for the advice NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For the last few day's i've asked for advice/help with which card to buy i can read the news on the net about different cards from the pro's but i want to hear it from this group so here goes nothing. I have a intel p233 64edo diamond 3d3000 video card 2d i'm thinking of getting a voodoo 2 card to go along with my 2d card or just going out and buying a banshee from creative or a fusion from diamond both with 16mg bare in mind i am planning on upgrading my system when i get my taxes back come the new year. rdracer

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>For the last few day's i've asked for advice/help with which card to buy >i can read the news on the net about different cards from the pro's but >i want to hear it from this group so here goes nothing. I have a intel >p233 64edo diamond 3d3000 video card 2d i'm thinking of getting a >voodoo 2 card to go along with my 2d card or just going out and buying a >banshee from creative or a fusion from diamond both with 16mg bare in >mind i am planning on upgrading my system when i get my taxes back come >the new year.

I am using a Diamond Monster 3D II 12 MEG with my ATI Xpert XL. It works great for me. I have the ATI so I can do video capture and watch TV in a window on my monitor while I do other stuff, so I had to buy an add-on card instead of a whole new card. The nice thing about the Monster 3dII is that it works with most any video card, so if I change computers or upgrade (as I will be soon) to AGP, I can still use the card with whatever else I have. I think of it as a more flexible solution than buying a whole new card. Maybe you could factor that into your decision. daxe

First, you're welcome :-) in the usual ng's. Okay, so caveat given... All your choices give you Glide support, which is still a key, especially in the sim world. Some here will direct you towards the rendition-based Hercules Thriller which has unique support in the racing sim genre thanks to Sierra. However, I consider it to really be a niche product now. 3dfx is the way to go *unless* all you want to play is Papyrus sims. As to your options, tough choice. Banshee pluses: 16MB for high texture games 1024x768 (higher?) support Somewhat faster in non-multitextured games due to higher clock 3D in a window Greater color depth?? Single card solution semi-AGP (FWIW) Minuses: Are the drivers mature? Single texel V2 pluses: twin texels for multi-texture supporting games Can Scan Line Interleave with another V2 (Guillemot offers two for $230) It can do 1024 in some games (non z-buffered), but not all. What neither has: 32-bit depth, (real) AGP support, maybe some other geegaws that the TNT has What would I do? I'd probably get a V2 12MB since they are cheap enough right now, and perhaps consider a TNT as a future upgrade for your Diamond 3D if/when those extra features become meaningful. AFAIK, none of these features is really relevant in present sims.

There have been several postings already on the subject - not least from me. Check them out. If your newsfeed doesn't show them, get a new ISP and, in the meantime, use dejanews.com to search back.

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>For the last few day's i've asked for advice/help with which card to buy >i can read the news on the net about different cards from the pro's but >i want to hear it from this group so here goes nothing. I have a intel >p233 64edo diamond 3d3000 video card 2d i'm thinking of getting a >voodoo 2 card to go along with my 2d card or just going out and buying a >banshee from creative or a fusion from diamond both with 16mg bare in >mind i am planning on upgrading my system when i get my taxes back come >the new year. >rdracer