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pa...@mfltd.co.uk (Paul Spencer) wrote:

>I was really excited about this, finally something that will lift the
>PC above the Playstation and Saturn.	

>Yeah, right.	

>Then I saw the price they want to charge 349 US dollars.

>Shit, that's 50 dollars more than a playstation, and with a
>playstation you get a lot more than just a graphics chip.	

The $349 is probably the MSRP and will be lower on the street. I think
the major lure of this card is that it will work in conjunction with
your current video card (I spent $220 on a Diamond Stealth) and does
NOT come with sound built in (I have a Sound Blaster AWE32). So, I'm
not going to trash these two cards to buy one with 2D video
acceleration and digital sound built-in. I think ALOT of people are in
the same situation as me. Also, the Creative card accelerates polygons
and the Diamond card does something different so there might be a
speed difference in 3D acceleration. Don't know for sure. One thing I
do know is that by the time I'm ready to buy one, there will be lots
to choose from.

Cheers,  Todd.