Re: (got flamed) Overclock them suckers!!

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Wed Jun 16 1999 - 10:07:51 EDT


If you're referring to the STB/3DFx Voodoo3 AGP (3000)....that's the one I
returned. They also only compare their card to the Viper 550...not the
770. (Wonder why?)

At 06:40 AM 06/16/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Did you try the new Voodoo3 3000? My son is currently using the 2000 and
>it's faster then my Viper 550. I checked out the latest tests in Gaming
>magazine, PC computing etc before deciding and the concensus was that the
>new Voodoo3 3000 was the best available. Maybe not.... <Shrug> We'll have
>to wait and see! I may end up trading up if it isn't.
>
>Preacher
>99 5.2L CC 4x4 SLT+
>Charlotte, NC
>http://www.bastaards.org
>
>
>At 06:51 PM 6/15/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>I originally had a Viper 330, then a 550, then tried the Voodoo3. There's
>>no comparison with Quake2 at 1280x1024. The Viper 770 literally blows the
>>Voodoo3 away. Don't get me wrong, the Voodoo3 is a fast card....(and yes,
>>the ATI Rage-Fury 128 is slow compared to both the Voodoo3 and Viper
>>770)...but I personally wasn't impressed with the performance.
>>
>>Most of the games I play support OpenGL (Viper Racing, Quake2, Nascar
>>Racing - Sportsman Edition).
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: David Preacher Slocum <preacher@carolina.rr.com>
>>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>>Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 6:09 PM
>>Subject: RE: DML: (got flamed) Overclock them suckers!!
>>
>>
>>> I currently have a Viper 550... a great card but it doesn't support Glide.
>>> Some of the newest games don't support OpenGL but DO support Glide .....
>>> The VooDoo 3000 supports both and is rated faster than even the new ATI
>>> 128bit card.
>>>
>>> Preacher
>>> 99 5.2L CC 4x4 SLT+
>>> Charlotte, NC
>>> http://www.bastaards.org
>>>
>>>
>>> At 02:22 PM 6/15/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>> >Personally, I purchased (and promptly returned) a Voodoo3 AGP card....the
>>> >Diamond Viper 770 is about the fastest damn thing i've seen yet. (I can
>>> >run Quake2 @ 1280x1024 without any video problems).
>>> >
>>> >I saw the fan you were referring to...nice...but freekin' expensive.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >At 11:23 AM 06/15/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>>> >>Bernd - My bad, I though you were talkin about the
>>> >>"whopper sandwich" fan that is like 60 bones. The dual
>>> >>pII fan is what I need to get a hold of, I've been
>>> >>contemplating getting the Riva TNT2 Ultra and it gets
>>> >>hooootttt in there.
>>> >>
>>> >>Preacher - Sounds like you got a nice little setup,
>>> >>gotta get that cable modem in the pIII, that thing
>>> >>will be smokin. I dont know or havent heard of any way
>>> >>to overclock the pIII's, I think they are all
>>> >>multiplier locked, but go check out
>>> >>http://www.overclockers.com if ya get a minute, it's
>>> >>very informative.
>>> >>
>>> >>Later
>>> >>Jack Yates
>>> >>'99 Black CC R/T
>>> >>
>>> >>--- David Preacher Slocum <preacher@carolina.rr.com>
>>> >>wrote:
>>> >>> It's funny that we should be talking about computer
>>> >>> speeds this week. I
>>> >>> have a cable modem hooked to a P166...... the damn
>>> >>> modem is faster than the
>>> >>> computer is! I got tired of not being able to keep
>>> >>> up with my son's PII 400
>>> >>> (I installed a network at home and we game together)
>>> >>> and ordered a new
>>> >>> system this week. It's a PIII 450 w/ 256 megs of
>>> >>> ram, 13Gig HD and a Voodoo
>>> >>> 3 3000 card. I paid extra for a double CPU fan
>>> >>> ($29.00) and for a double
>>> >>> case fan (another $29.00). I think the extra $$ will
>>> >>> be a deal in the long
>>> >>> run.... Now onto the question.... can you overclock
>>> >>> a PIII ? ANyone tried
>>> >>> this? (Don't think I will need to for a while, but
>>> >>> it would be handy to
>>> >>> know when Intel comes out with it's 1gig cpu next
>>> >>> year :-)
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Preacher
>>> >>> 99 5.2L CC 4x4 SLT+
>>> >>> Charlotte, NC
>>> >>> http://www.bastaards.org
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> At 10:36 AM 6/15/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>> >>> >The Dual Fan setups (not doulble-sided) for the
>>> >>> PII's are only $29.95.
>>> >>> >
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Preacher
>>> >>> 99 5.2L CC 4x4 SLT+
>>> >>> Charlotte, NC
>>> >>> http://www.bastaards.org
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>
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>>> >>
>>> >
>>> Preacher
>>> 99 5.2L CC 4x4 SLT+
>>> Charlotte, NC
>>> http://www.bastaards.org
>>>
>>>
>>
>Preacher
>99 5.2L CC 4x4 SLT+
>Charlotte, NC
>http://www.bastaards.org
>



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