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2 posts by 2 people · 25 Jan 2000 - 25 Jan 2000

NV10 25 Jan 2000#516436
I am not trying to start any argument but I want to ask which graphic card would be the best value for money if I want to play GP3, GPL and SCGT? My computer is an C300A with 96mb ram. Would TNT2, G400 or Voodoo3 work best under GPL's OpenGL mode? Anyone's been using these 3 cards to play the above games? Can you give me some comment? Does Asus 3D glasses work well with the above games?
Dave Henrie 25 Jan 2000#516437
I can't say about gp3 yet, I haven't heard which 3d modes he's supporting. But if GPL is a major portion of your racing, then DO NOT go for either the g400 or the TNT cards. And don't use opengl for the voodoo, it's coded for glide. Open gl was a beta file that has never been finalized. it is mainly for the tnt cards but has a serious problem with mirrors and framerate when in the***pit. SCGT plays fine with 3dfx or D3d. some users have gotten better framerates using the 3dfx drivers, some with D3d. the TNT2 ultra can produce more colors and has decent speed but it just isn't fully compatible with GPL. I have seen some users post about fixing the problem by editing the registry, but I haven't followed that thread as closely as I should have. The GEFORCE by nvidea suffers from the same problems as the tnt2's for GPl, once again, it can be made to work, but the 3dfx card is directly supported by GPL. If you really want GPL to run properly, and get good results with SCGT, & N3/Nl, DTR, and MGPrs etc etc, then the 3dfx Voodoo 3 3000 or 3500 should be the ticket. 3dfx should have next generation cards out by May and the GeForce20 will be close behind. (I have no clue as to GPL compatibility with the new 3dfx cards.) dave henrie > I am not trying to start any argument but I want to ask which graphic card > would be the best value for money if I want to play GP3, GPL and SCGT? > My computer is an C300A with 96mb ram. > Would TNT2, G400 or Voodoo3 work best under GPL's OpenGL mode? > Anyone's been using these 3 cards to play the above games? Can you give me > some comment? Does Asus 3D glasses work well with the above games?

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