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Actually Brian for your processor a 4meg hercules thriller will be up to10fps
faster than a 12 meg voodoo2. Thats because papy sims are written optimized for
the rendition video chipset which is in the hercules thriller cards. On a 300mhx
cpu it is a tossup unless you have an 8 meg thriller which will be better again.
At 400mhz cpu the load is carried by the cpu so at this point it is a tossup for
speed. FYI you can get a thriller 4 meg for $35.
JM

Brian Fox wrote:

> I just purchased a stealth s220 ($32 with a $30 rebate) for my p200mmx to
> get me by until my summer or fall upgrade to a 400+ processor.  I thought
> for $2 it would have to be better than the worthless 4mb Hercules voodoo
> rush board I've been using for the last year.  Mostly all I do is nascar2
> and gpl, with the occasional nfs3.  I was also thinking about adding a
> monster 3d II in a month or two, so I would already have a good 3d card once
> I made the switch to the 400mhz.  My question is, since I don't know
> anything about rendition, wouldn't a 12meg voodoo2 run gpl better than a
> 4meg rendition?  I know some people have said that rendition has clearer
> picture quality and better coloring than 3dfx, but I haven't heard much
> about the speed.  Also, how does the 2d of the stealth compare to the 2d of
> the voodoo rush?  And finally, the stupidest question of the bunch, I
> thought I read somewhere back when I got my herc stingray that I couldn't
> add another 3d card to my computer because the voodoo rush wouldn't be
> compatible?  Could someone be so kind to clear this up for me?  I don't plan
> on keeping the s220 once I do upgrade the processor, so does anyone have any
> suggestions for a new 2d/3d card?  Isn't a new rendition supposed to be
> coming out some year :)? Thanks.
>
> Brian Fox
> http://www.geocities.com/~foxman



