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Arnie wrote in message <34888082...@news.firstnet.co.uk>...
>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).


Well, I didn't say it kicks the Millenium II's ass. I wouldn't know since I've
never seen a computer running with a Millenium II.

>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... :))

It's not a mistake! It runs all my games better than my old system and my old
ATI Mach64 ever could.

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