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I'll keep it short. Papy sims are written for rendition, the best is a hercules
thriller 8 meg.
But if you play other games that require 3dfx then... put in a second card.

JPet555 wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> It's been awhile since I've been on the newsgroup.  I need a little advice
> about which video card to buy.  I've have a Cyber Max PII 333 with a Permedia
> card.  I'm looking to add a 3d card for gaming.  I running mainly Nascar 2 but
> do like other racing sims.  What would the advice be for an all round gaming
> card.  Is the Monster 3d with 12 meg the best choice.
>
> What about the Rendition cards?  I have one in my old 233 mmx..  How are the
> Rendition cards now?  And is there a pick of the bunch?
>
> One last question.  When I run NR1999 I have to use the software option to
> start it.  I assume that is because my video card will not support the 3dfx
> option.  Also I find contray to the readme file that my proformance is much
> better in DOS then running out of windows.  In windows the grapics look nothing
> like they do in DOS.  Not just frame rate the the actual appearance.  Is this
> because of the lack of 3dfx support?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Gerald Hetrick



