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Article #452Re: #9 REVOLUTION 3D - SHOULD I GET IT?
From: ari...
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 00:00
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On Thu, 18 Sep 1997 19:45:34 -0400, CAP <c...@clark.net> wrote: >I currently have a #9 Motion 771 4M VRAM vid card that I enjoy >playing games with and want to try the *buzz* 3D thing. I've >played on other systems and have not been impressed yet with video >quality. >I am seriously looking at getting a #9 Revolution 3D 8M WRAM vid >card. >The card supports Direct3D and Open GL APIs and claims to perform >well >in 2D/3D/MPEG video. I work at 1280 X 1024 16bit rez and bumping up >to 8M would allow me to go 32bit. > >- Would this card support games with a 3Dfx stamp? > >- Is going to 8M on the card overkill for games since few games > just started going SVGA? > >I also am debating on going from 32M on to 64M for memory on my W95 >machine. This is because I will start playing with NT next week. > >- Is the extra 32M on games going to be *really* noticeable, or would > that be overkill again? > >I'd appreciate any comments anyone would have on my questions. I'd >like to ask if you could please include my e-mail address in your >replies. Thanks. > >I'm also hoping the card would support Quake II nicely? > >- >-- >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >c...@clark.net >MERC on Kali/ICQ >CAP on NetConference/NetMeeting/CoolTalk > >/ RA_CS - NetMech - MercNet - ATF_G - 688(i) - Quake \ >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Intense 3d Voodoo it is awesome but only has 6mb memory, it will run just about everything...
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