Reply 40 of 54, by retep_110
Garrett W wrote on 2023-05-31, 21:32:I do not have personal experience with 8MB V2 cards, but considering that the 12MB version already struggles with textures in some games even from 1998 (Unreal shows off texture thrashing) and it struggles even worse in SLI at 1024x768, I'd urge you to rethink your approach.
Miro were among the better manufacturers around, they even made "special" 3Dfx cards (their Voodoo 1 with 6MB was somewhat legendary).
Thanks for the info. The final decision has not been made yet. At first I need to get the p3 800mhz system in my hands (it will happen next week, june 10th) and then I need to test the functionality. Only when everything works as it should I will purchase the cards.
Both options are still potentially interesting. A Voodoo 2 Sli set for glide gaming only and a better direct 3d card like the geforce mx440 does not sound like a bad solution.
If the price is concerned a decent Voodoo 2 2000 agp card would also be attrative. There is not doubt about it. I am quite confident that for 97 and 98 glide games the Voodoo 3 would be very good gaming partner.
The only grey horse in that regard is the year 1999. There are opinions out there that the Voodoo 3 can strangle with same games from that year especially some direct 3d games. In that regard The SLi System would be the better option because the geforce mx440 would run everyting from 99 just fine.
I need to look into that matter more closely before making my final decision. Need to find out how many games are there really out there that do not run that well on the Voodoo 3 and if I even care about these games. If I do not care about these games this con of the Voodoo 3 would be irrelevant .