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Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 21:55:06 -0700
From: "Richard J. Kocher" <rjkocher@uswest.net>
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Hi,

I have a PII-350 with 64 megs of ram, a SB16, and a Diamond Stealth II
S220 Video card.  I get good framerates, but only if I am alone or far
away from other cars.  I would like to get a new video card to
compliment the PII.  I am leaning towards a Voodoo2, as I would use it
in GPL and Need For Speed 3 (or any current or future Glide-supporting
games), but I am wondering if not having an AGP card will be a
disadvantage in the future.  Is a RivaTNT or Rendition V2200 (the AGP
versions) worth it, or is the Voodoo2 that much faster?  Is the Voodoo2
picture quality as bad as I've read?  I would like to buy a card that
won't be terribly outdated in a few months, as I am only 16 and have a
limited budget.  By the way, the only games that I play are racing
games.

Thank you in advance for your time and effort,
Ryan Kocher

P.S.  I love VROC!!!  What is the best modem choice (56k) for online
racing?  Thanks again!!

