Opinions on Creative Labs Banshee Video Card

I'm looking to purchase a Creative Labs Banshee 16MB AGP port Voodoo 2 video card. I play racing sim games (Viper Racing, Formula 1, Nascar 99). Is this a Thanks, Kent (please email responses)

To be honest I'd steer clear of a Banshee. If you must buy a 3Dfx card to replace your main gfx card, get a Voodoo 3. The Banshee isn't much good really when you look at the alternatives. M -proxy.airnews.net>:

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>I'm looking to purchase a Creative Labs Banshee 16MB AGP port Voodoo 2 >video card. >I play racing sim games (Viper Racing, Formula 1, Nascar 99). Is this a >Thanks, >Kent >(please email responses)

>To be honest I'd steer clear of a Banshee. If you must buy a 3Dfx card to >replace your main gfx card, get a Voodoo 3. The Banshee isn't much good >really when you look at the alternatives. I agree that the V3 is the Voodoo to get (providing the reports I've seen of problems are the exception and not the rule). However, I think you unfairly dismiss the Banshee (surprise, yes I have one!). You can get one for $70 or so now, so it's a deal. And, if the game does not utilize multi-texturing (does anyone know of a *sim* that does?), it is marginally better than a TNT, ATI Fury, or V2, and has the Glide support that only the Voodoos have. No, it isn't up to the class of a V3, V2 SLI, or TNT2. I'd fork out the extra $50 or so and get a V3 2000 at least. But if you really want to keep it cheap, the Banshee will serve you well. As to the CL, I don't in particular know. But I thought most of these cards are essentially the same. Differing in panel options, heatsink vs fan, and SDRAM vs SGRAM. Most of these make little/no difference.

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>I agree that the V3 is the Voodoo to get (providing the reports I've seen of >problems are the exception and not the rule). However, I think you unfairly >dismiss the Banshee (surprise, yes I have one!). You can get one for $70 or >so now, so it's a deal. And, if the game does not utilize multi-texturing >(does anyone know of a *sim* that does?), it is marginally better than a TNT, >ATI Fury, or V2, and has the Glide support that only the Voodoos have. No, it >isn't up to the class of a V3, V2 SLI, or TNT2. I'd fork out the extra $50 >or so and get a V3 2000 at least. But if you really want to keep it cheap, >the Banshee will serve you well.

I ba\ck up everything David says. Sure, if you can get one, V3 is now the way to go. However, when I got my cl banshee, v3 didn't exist, and for low spec machines like mine, i reckon banshee is ideal. I'm well chuffed with mine. -- SJKH, Ipswich, UK "I have several test post replies listed on e-bay. Contact me if you are interested." - Randy Smith.

I agree as well. Every system I was building for friends came with a Banshee, till the V3's. It rivaled easily with the TNT I have. BH > >I agree that the V3 is the Voodoo to get (providing the reports I've seen of > >problems are the exception and not the rule). However, I think you unfairly > >dismiss the Banshee (surprise, yes I have one!). You can get one for $70 or > >so now, so it's a deal. And, if the game does not utilize multi-texturing > >(does anyone know of a *sim* that does?), it is marginally better than a TNT, > >ATI Fury, or V2, and has the Glide support that only the Voodoos have. No, it > >isn't up to the class of a V3, V2 SLI, or TNT2. I'd fork out the extra $50 > >or so and get a V3 2000 at least. But if you really want to keep it cheap,

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> >the Banshee will serve you well. > I ba\ck up everything David says. Sure, if you can get one, V3 is now > the way to go. However, when I got my cl banshee, v3 didn't exist, and > for low spec machines like mine, i reckon banshee is ideal. I'm well > chuffed with mine. > -- > SJKH, > Ipswich, UK > "I have several test post replies listed on e-bay. Contact me if you are > interested." - Randy Smith.