From: Superfro <Superfro@ecis.com>
To: ml@qoole.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.971201143236.22564A-100000@qoole.com>
Reply-To: ml@qoole.com
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 16:56:06 -0800
Subject: Re: AGP and GLqoole/quake

MATT!!   do you have my power strip? its not with me, and the sheradon doesnt have it..  


At 04:02 PM 12/1/97 -0800, you wrote:

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>On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, Gordon White wrote:

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>> mattlee@mit.edu wrote:

>> > The nVidia RIVA chipset scales with the processor a lot more than the 3Dfx

>> > chipset does.  On a Pentium II 300, the RIVA slightly beats out a 3Dfx in

>> > GLQuake, and does better in Direct 3D.

>> 

>> I am about to buy a new PII and have a choice AGP cards.  The sales man 

>> just told me the Number 9 revolution (4mb) uses the RIVA chipset.  Will 

>

>The Number 9 Revolution 3D does NOT use the nVidia RIVA 128 chip.  The

>Diamond Viper V330 has the chip however.  In all of the benchmarks I've 

>seen, the Revolution is better at 2D, the Diamond better at 3D.

>

>> this AGP card play glquake and therefor GLQOOLE? He also told me my 

>> monster 3d add on card would not work with an AGP card.

>

>GLQoole currently only supports 3Dfx Glide.  A later version will likely 

>support Direct3D and OpenGL.

>

>Matt

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Superfro..

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