Hello,
Not to beat a dead horse, but Just what is the best video card to get? My
current system is as follows...
Compaq Presario 5220
AMD K62 - 380 Mhz with 3DNOW!
ATI Rage LT Pro (2x AGP)
64 Meg Ram
As most of you know the ATI Rage pro is useless with N3 and probably GPL
(should be getting GPL in a few days). I have been looking at the 3dfx
Voodoo 3 3500. Everything I have seen on the R.A.S. group says that the
Voodoo 2 is good with GPL but what about the Voodoo 3 3500? How about with
N3? Also would it be possible to use both a new 3dfx card with my existing
ATI Rage card?
Thanks,
Ed
On Tue, 08 Feb 2000 02:41:08 GMT, "Ed Carpenter"
>As most of you know the ATI Rage pro is useless with N3 and probably GPL
>(should be getting GPL in a few days). I have been looking at the 3dfx
>Voodoo 3 3500. Everything I have seen on the R.A.S. group says that the
>Voodoo 2 is good with GPL but what about the Voodoo 3 3500? How about with
>N3? Also would it be possible to use both a new 3dfx card with my existing
>ATI Rage card?
The ATI Rage Pro doesn't support Glide, Rendition or OpenGL and so
will be useless for Grand Prix Legends, you're right.
Whilst the Voodoo 2 was an excellent graphics card, and still is, it
has been passed by far superior cards, such as the Voodoo 3.
The Voodoo 3 will work perfectly well in Sports Car GT, Na scar 3 and
Grand Prix Legends, but you will need to download the latest drivers
for it to prevent texture corruption which appears in GPL.
The 3500 is the fastest and best of the Voodoo 3 series, but also the
most expensive.
You could buy a Voodoo 3 now, or wait a couple of months for the
release of the Voodoo 4, 5 and 6 and buy one of them, or enjoy the
price drop of the Voodoo 3.
You wouldn't need to use your ATI Rage Pro as a 2D card any more. The
Voodoo 3 is a 2D/3D card in itself. Besides, it's so much more
powerful than the Rage Pro, you'll never look at games in the same
light again.
Neo
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> Hello, > Not to beat a dead horse, but Just what is the best video card to > get? My > current system is as follows... > Compaq Presario 5220 > AMD K62 - 380 Mhz with 3DNOW! > ATI Rage LT Pro (2x AGP) > 64 Meg Ram > As most of you know the ATI Rage pro is useless with N3 and probably > GPL > (should be getting GPL in a few days). I have been looking at the 3dfx > Voodoo 3 3500. Everything I have seen on the R.A.S. group says that > the > Voodoo 2 is good with GPL but what about the Voodoo 3 3500? How about > with > N3? Also would it be possible to use both a new 3dfx card with my > existing > ATI Rage card?Unless he wants the TV tuner or TV out. I agree with your assessment,
tho.
Gunner
