ATi Rage Pro vs. Vooddoo2

[newParadigm]

I have a PC that i was fixing for a freind of mine. It has ATiRagePro Graphix onborad, and a Vooddoo2 card for 3D, I was wondering if the performance would be better or worse with the onboard only as opposed to with the Vooddoo2.


Thanks,
newParadime

 

[Schadenfroh]

simple solution, the rage pro for 2d and the voodoo2 for 3d

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
simple solution, the rage pro for 2d and the voodoo2 for 3d

No doubt. Rage Pro is teh stinxorz, but V2 can at least play old games. Buy another and go sli, for some real UT power.

 

[Bateluer]

You can get a far superior 2D/3D card for aound 20 to 30 USD easily.

 

[Yanagi]

But V2 is leet!

 

[CraigRT]

I'd use the 3DFX card... I love their stuff, and I'd try to use one whenever possible
I still have a V3 3000 at home.. not worth anything to sell, so I'll try to keep it for fun

 

[newParadigm]

Thanks guys, will proly end up using the Rage though, as i am installing winXP, and Voodoo2 has weird Win2k/XP drivers, i am running 3dMark99MAX in Win98 to see which has beter performance in this particular system

 

[ScrewFace]

I still have my 3Dfx Voodoo5-5500 AGP which I'm keeping as a collectors item. Up until I installed Windows XP Pro on my old Abit-ST6-RAID I used it for all Quake and QuakeII-based games and it was marvelous...so bright and clear! ATI and nVidia STILL can't do Anti-aliasing even close to the Voodoo5's quality!

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: ScrewFace
I still have my 3Dfx Voodoo5-5500 AGP which I'm keeping as a collectors item. Up until I installed Windows XP Pro on my old Abit-ST6-RAID I used it for all Quake and QuakeII-based games and it was marvelous...so bright and clear! ATI and nVidia STILL can't do Anti-aliasing even close to the Voodoo5's quality!

V5 had stellar IQ, no doubt. It was far too slow to run FSAA at modern resolutions though, and if you're telling me some V5 8X6 AA is looking better than 6800GT 12X10 AA, I beg to differ.

 

[Delorian]

Originally posted by: Rollo

Originally posted by: ScrewFace
I still have my 3Dfx Voodoo5-5500 AGP which I'm keeping as a collectors item. Up until I installed Windows XP Pro on my old Abit-ST6-RAID I used it for all Quake and QuakeII-based games and it was marvelous...so bright and clear! ATI and nVidia STILL can't do Anti-aliasing even close to the Voodoo5's quality!

V5 had stellar IQ, no doubt. It was far too slow to run FSAA at modern resolutions though, and if you're telling me some V5 8X6 AA is looking better than 6800GT 12X10 AA, I beg to differ.

Yes but the point remains that if 3dfx had remained and there was a "voodoo 10" or something with today's technology with the same trends, 3dfx would blow ATI and Nvidia out of the water.