What's a "Rendition" Card?

Hi Y'all, I'm new to PC auto racing games/sims. I've read that apart from needing a very fast computer, the video card is critical. In some of these posts I've detected mention of "Rendition". Is this a commercial brand of video card or is it a reference to a particular type of PC-3D technology? I'd appreciate any explanation and recommendations. Thanks, PHIL

Rendition cards refer to those cards that use the Rendition Verite graphics chip. They provide both 2D and 3D acceleration. Currently there are 4 cards being offered, Creative Labs 3D Blaster PCI, Intergraph Intense3D 100, Sierra Screamin3D, and the Canopus Total3D. The first 3 cards are very similar, both physicaly and in performance. The Canpous card adds stereoscopic glasses used by a few games, 3D positional audio, and a faster RAMDAC. Get more info as well as links to each card from Rendition's homepage: http://www.rendition.com -- ...

Go to www.rendition.com you can read what it is all about. They also tell you what cards have it. Pitboy's Sim Racing Site http://www.goldengate.net/~pitboy ... >Hi Y'all, >I'm new to PC auto racing games/sims. I've read that apart from needing a

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>very fast computer, the video card is critical. In some of these posts >I've detected mention of "Rendition". Is this a commercial brand of >video card or is it a reference to a particular type of PC-3D technology? >I'd appreciate any explanation and recommendations. >Thanks, >PHIL

Rendition makes a chipset, the Verite, which is used in video cards from several manufacturers (Sierra's Screamin' 3D, Intergraph's Reactor, one from Canopus, and there's a fourth one). It does both standard 2D acceleration as well as 3D acceleration, and is very competent at both, though not the ultimate at either. You see it mentioned here because it's currently the only 3D chipset for which serious racing sims -- Indycar2 and NASCAR2 -- are available. 3D acceleration offers a major and highly desirable improvement in both the appearance and the framerate performance of supported games. |--RichC-------------------------Interfacing is Easy--|

GoTo http://www.rendition.com/ All you need. Mr Bill > Hi Y'all, > I'm new to PC auto racing games/sims. I've read that apart from needing a

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> very fast computer, the video card is critical. In some of these posts > I've detected mention of "Rendition". Is this a commercial brand of > video card or is it a reference to a particular type of PC-3D technology? > I'd appreciate any explanation and recommendations. > Thanks, > PHIL

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>> I'm new to PC auto racing games/sims. I've read that apart >> from needing a very fast computer, the video card is >> critical. In some of these posts I've detected mention of >> "Rendition". Is this a commercial brand of video card or >> is it a reference to a particular type of PC-3D >> technology? >Rendition makes a chipset, the Verite, which is used in video cards from >several manufacturers (Sierra's Screamin' 3D, Intergraph's Reactor, one >from Canopus, and there's a fourth one). It does both standard 2D >acceleration as well as 3D acceleration, and is very competent at both, >though not the ultimate at either. >You see it mentioned here because it's currently the only 3D chipset for >which serious racing sims -- Indycar2 and NASCAR2 -- are available. 3D >acceleration offers a major and highly desirable improvement in both the >appearance and the framerate performance of supported games.

You forgot Monster Truck Maddness trough Direct3D. MTM in advanced mode with pedals is very realistic in simulating a HUGE heavy RWD, 4WS monster. and with smoothed fast 3D graphics is almost as challenging and fun as ICR2. >|--RichC-------------------------Interfacing is Easy--| -- --------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------