which 3d card to buy?

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> Hi, > I am looking to get the best gameplay out of my PC right now. I > currently have a Diamond Stealth 2mb PCI video card. > Which 3d card would you folks recommend to play: > driving games: Nascar2, ICR2, GP2 > first person games: Quake, Duke Nukem, etc. > thanks,

I have to admit I'm prejudiced, but if you really enjoy racing the only card that is supported right now is Rendition. And since Sierra/Papyrus has Nascar2 and Indycar2 with full Rendition support it is my pick. Furthermore, you get A-10, Quake and ***gladiators (think Mortal Combat on steroids) all for under $200 at retail or direct from Sierra. And, as always, if you don't like it you can return it for a refund. jerry

Hi, I am looking to get the best gameplay out of my PC right now. I currently have a Diamond Stealth 2mb PCI video card. Which 3d card would you folks recommend to play: driving games: Nascar2, ICR2, GP2 first person games: Quake, Duke Nukem, etc. thanks,

Any of the Rendition cards will fit the bill nicely. The Sierra Screamin'3D and Intergraph's Reactor ship with ICR2 and Quake. Nascar2 is also Rendition Ready. For Duke Nukem, these cards have on-board VESA 2.0 (no need for SciTech's Display Doctor to get the hi-res modes) and these resolutions are very fast. I would recommend the Intergraph because it is $50 cheaper and they offer much better support than Sierra. For details see: http://www.intergraph.com/ics/reactor/ -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

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> Hi, > I am looking to get the best gameplay out of my PC right now. I > currently have a Diamond Stealth 2mb PCI video card. > Which 3d card would you folks recommend to play: > driving games: Nascar2, ICR2, GP2 > first person games: Quake, Duke Nukem, etc. > thanks,

A Rendition card would be your best bargain - at $149 for the Reactor, that'a a 4MB 3D card for the same (or less) price as a bogus Virge card. And it will handle all those DOS games in SVGA fairly well too. Plus, there's the Rendition support in ICR2 and N2, and I saw where Psygnosis' F1 will support Rendition. Bottom line, if you HAVE to have a card NOW, this is a good bargain. Why spend a fortune on a more costly board, only to have it become obsolete with the impending MMX, AGP, etc. etc. etc. ?

He must be right. he knows everything. I thought you would recommend the 3D Blaster. it is the better card. Eric knows all