🚀 go-pugleaf

On Fri, 5 Dec 1997 05:41:53 -0600, "Gregory Cook" <gfox...@rice.edu>
wrote:

>
>STB's Velocity 128 kicks ass, 2-D AND 3-D.
>

Sorry to piss on your fireworks Greg, but the benchmarks would dispute
your statement. With the new 250 MHz RAMDAC the Millennium II
certainly 'kicks ass' in 2D - but for 3D, yes, the Velocity wins by a
mile (better still, the Number Nine Revolution 3D - 80% faster than
the Millennium II for 3D... but for such a high price it should be).

Simple rule - if you want 3D performance then stick with OpenGL-based
cards if you can afford it, or DirectX-based cards (eg. Velocity 128)
if you can't. But for overall Windows performance plus more than just
reasonable 3D performance thrown in for good measure, you can't beat
the Millennium II at the current low price. A real bargain.

BTW - I also made the mistake of buying the 128, so don't feel too bad
it... :))

Pete.