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Re: What is the best 3d graphics card/combination

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From: Feck
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 00:00
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On Mon, 10 Mar 1997 17:55:16 -0800, Wallace <wal...@thegrid.net>
wrote:

>Steve Allison wrote:
>> 
>> In article <01bc2c26$e0feb6e0$530520ce@coolio>, Dennis Moran
>> <coo...@coolio9.com> writes
>> >Robert <Ro...@metronet.com> wrote in article
>> ><5fsqpl$s...@newnews.metronet.com>...
>> >> Close, it's actually The Hercules Dynamite 128 with a Orchid3d
>> >> The Hercules is much faster, and has higher refresh rates then the
>> >> Millenium.
>> >>
>> >> meis...@ix.netcom.com (Meister) wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Matrox Millenium and Orchid Righteous 3d are the best combination.  I
>> >> >have this combo and it works awesome!
>> >>
>> >> >Meister
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >Not quite. The Millenium has the highest refresh rates out of all video
>> >cards, and is a lot faster than the Dynamite128.
>> >
>> Oh yes and at what resolution are we talking about? and is this 2D or
>> 3D? the millennium is beaten by the Diamond Stealth 3d for most except
>> 3D.
>>  There are many faster cards on the market now, and getting faster. But
>> which is going to be the best supported? That's the question!
>> 
>> --
>> Steve
>
>Hi all,
>
>I've got a Matrox Millenium.  Do the 3d cards you all are talking about 
>plug into the millenium??  I keep reading about people using 2 cards.  
>Just trying to find out how to speed mine up.  I saw that matrox makes a 
>3d "daughter" card but I don't see any posts on it.  I'm only getting 15 
>fps, i thought the millenium was "the best" when I bought it.
>
>Thnx
>Bill

I'm using the Monster 3d card wich interfaces into an existing 2D card
( I have the STB 128 ). It works better than all the other configs my
friends are using. I read in a PC Gamer mag that using a 2D with a 3D
add-on produced the best overall stats. Maybe not the best mag for
technical data, but hell, all I do with my PC is game and since thats
all they really give a crap about I went with thier suggestion.
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Subject: Re: What is the best 3d graphics card/combination
Date: 1997/03/11
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