Which Graphics card should i buy

after upgrading from a cyrix 200 (abysmal frame rates) I now have much healthier frame rates with my amd k62 350 but inevitably I would still like more. I have a voodoo 1 card. Would I get better frame rates or detail with a voodoo 3 or should I but a tnt2 chipset card. thanks let me know your views Martin

i know the feeling, im still trying to run gpl on a 233 cyrix, just waitin you are probably best going for a v3 as it will then be more advanced and will last longer in the future if youn want to upgrade to a faster cpu ruby

I don't know much about motherboards except for Intel motherboards. But if u have don't have AGP than get the Voodoo3 but if you do have AGP and that is probably the case get the TNT2 and prefibable the Dynamite Hercules TNT2 Ultra. It is by far the fastest of all cards using the TNT2 chipset. The Ultra costs more cause it can be overclocked with the need of a fan or anything else. The card will come with overclocking software and the extra money u spend for the Ultra version is really worth it. Schumacher

it depends what game hes playing, if its gpl get a v3 as it dont support tnt if its anything else im not sure > I don't know much about motherboards except for Intel motherboards. But if u > have don't have AGP than get the Voodoo3 but if you do have AGP and that is

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> probably the case get the TNT2 and prefibable the Dynamite Hercules TNT2 > Ultra. It is by far the fastest of all cards using the TNT2 chipset. The > Ultra costs more cause it can be overclocked with the need of a fan or > anything else. The card will come with overclocking software and the extra > money u spend for the Ultra version is really worth it. > Schumacher > > after upgrading from a cyrix 200 (abysmal frame rates) I now have much > > healthier frame rates with my amd k62 350 but inevitably I would still > like > > more. I have a voodoo 1 card. Would I get better frame rates or detail > with > > a voodoo 3 or should I but a tnt2 chipset card. > > thanks let me know your views > > Martin

Forget the TnT2 as it has no 3d now support Glide cards work so much better V3 2000 should be a giant leap from the V1 along with the K6!! -- Oliver Nikolic DP-MAX Computers http://www.dp-max.co.yu/ BeoRocket Racing Team (retired) http://www.beorocket.co.yu/

Uh, what? TNT2 has 3DNow! support in the Direct3D drivers. I however am unsure if the OpenGL drivers benefit from the 3DNow card. As to "glide cards working so much better", that really depends on the game. For GPL, most folks will probably get the easiest use out of a Voodoo3 card of some stripe with the latest drivers. For most other general *** or even racing sims, with exception of GPL and N99 (note N3 will support D3D and Glide), any decent 2D/3D or 3D only card will do fine. Depends on your price point you want to spend at. > Forget the TnT2 as it has no 3d now support Glide cards work so much better

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> V3 2000 should be a giant leap from the V1 along with the K6!! > -- > Oliver Nikolic > DP-MAX Computers > http://www.dp-max.co.yu/ > BeoRocket Racing Team (retired) > http://www.beorocket.co.yu/ > > after upgrading from a cyrix 200 (abysmal frame rates) I now have much > > healthier frame rates with my amd k62 350 but inevitably I would still > like > > more. I have a voodoo 1 card. Would I get better frame rates or detail > with > > a voodoo 3 or should I but a tnt2 chipset card. > > thanks let me know your views > > Martin

Once again, GPL DOES support the TNT cards through OpenGL. Granted, it is a beta OpenGL rasterizer, but it does work with both TNT and TNT2 although your mileage may vary depending on the card's manufacturer's drivers it seems. IF you are only interested in playing GPL then its probably best to get a Voodoo3 (if you can wait til Xmas...Voodoo4 (working title) might be out along with the latest Nvidia offering...and N3 will support D3D too). If you dont mind experiementation for GPL and/or grabbing a Voodoo2 at the same time, then its hard to beat a TNT2 for general *** needs to run the latest software at their highest potential.

On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:16:11 -0500, "Chris \"Hollywood\" Schletter" >Uh, what? TNT2 has 3DNow! support in the Direct3D drivers. I however am >unsure if the OpenGL drivers benefit from the 3DNow card. 3dfx has BETTER 3dNow! support. Especially on slightly lower end K6-2/3 processors. Nvidia's drivers are ok, but get blown away by V3 on AMD systems. -- Nathan Wong http://www.nectar.com.au/~alfacors Super Touring - Club Cars - Alfa Romeo http://fullspeed.to/astc Australian Super Touring News and Information