jpinard

Wow, beautiful, just beautiful.

OK, those not-so-intelligent-person's that posted that I was wrong, here are the facts: 1. Quantum is owned by 3dfx, so they did NOT get an offer they could not refuse. 2. 3dfx is closing its Juarez, Mexico plant - that should speak for itself. 3. The voodoo6 was too costly in its previous form to be even remotely affordable to home users (well over $900 per card at last count). That's 34% more than they originally projected. 4. If you're defending 3dfx, you're probably upset because you're in with a losing company. Also, citing their own propagandic press releases in this thread, does not bequethe the truth. They are always going to try and put a positive spin on negative news. 5. What goes around comes around. NVidia has always simply made cards based on Directx. They've never tried to forcefully drive everyone else out of the 3d acceleration market. 3dfx tried to do that twice. First with glide, second - by not offering their chips to board manufacturers when they bought STB to make their own cards. People were furious about this when it happened as they saw competition being forcefully edged out. Now, they're selling the plant they bought (STB). They're returning to their roots to try and sta alive. Like I said, what goes around comes around. Check this link: http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=11142000-1982 [This message has been edited by jpinard (edited 11-15-2000).]

3dfx stock is at an all-time low ($4/share). Not even when the company went public has its stock been at such a small figure................. If you believe 3dfx can bounce back, now's the time to buy! Their next card is 6-9 months off.

I have an excellent screenshot from one of my custom scenarios, and wanted to show the CM community. Does anyone have a site that would like to host my mods, some motes, and screenshots?

The Amnish horse and buggy.

Actually 3dfx tried to do the same thing a little while ago...... corner the 3d market. They went for broke to dominate and be the ONLY 3d card vendor via the glide API. They paid companies like EA millions of dollars to program specifically for glide. So, I have no compassion for 3dfx since they brought this upon themselves. and yes... the 128 was a terrible card!

Excellent! Me Too!

You know what's really ironic??????????? The GeForce2 can actually perform higher amounts of FSAA (up to 16x) - as compared to the Voodoo 5500's max of 4x. Of course there's not enough memory bandwidth to run 16x at higher resolutions, or in 32-bit color, but still it's kind of amazing - the capability is already built in for the future.

There is no such thing as the "pro", and the GTS is just the ending anacronym for the GeForce2. NVidia came out with the MX late, as a budget card, so it would not impact those that had already bought the GeForce 2 earlier.................... Also there are many games that use T&L currently (good games), and most games being released this Christmas use exclusive features found on the GeForce. People with Voodoo cards will unfortunately be left out. I could list the 15 high profile games being released in the next month that use exclusive NVidia features, but if you really wanted to see it fopr yourself - check out NVidia's site, and the games themselves...................... You also cannot get past the fact that 3dfx is losing gobs of money because of late and lagging technology. The only thing Voodoo offers is slightly better FSAA, but when you run games at 1280x1024 or higher - FSAA is a total waste. I run all my games at 1024x768, 1280x1024, or 1600x1200. Running a game at 640x480 is idiotic and that's what ALL the FSAA comparisons are based on......... Final Fact: Gameplay is much better on a high-end NVidia cards because you have the option to run higher resolutions so you can see more of the screen at once, plus much better 32-bit speed........................ Most of all, I'm trying to point out to those looking for video cards this season that 3dfx will/may end up just like Aureal. Better FSAA in 640x480 mode is NO reason to put your hard earned money into a failing company. [This message has been edited by jpinard (edited 11-13-2000).]

Can we download it somewhere Tiger?

OK, so is it done yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! REALLY looking forward to it!!

The GeForce works great with AMD processors now. I have an AMD 950T. Rock Solid. I can run 4x FSAA, and CM looks beautiful. The main point of this article was: IF YOU ARE THIKING OF GETTING A VIDEO CARD BY 3DFX, THINK TWICE. THE COMPANY IS FAILING ON SEVERAL FRONTS. Please do not get the ATI Radeon. ATI has not written stable - or fully directx compliant drivers - for their card yet. Madden 2001 will not even run on most configs with an ATI Radeon. They're (ATI cards) cheaper, but less stable due to poor driver coding.

Are the graphics pallatable? I thought they looked pretty bad from the screenshots.

Another major letdown from 3dfx. The VOODOO6 has been cancelled because they could not get it to work, and when they did get it to run a few benchmarks, the GeForce2 and the (GeForce2 Ultra) especially blew it away. Now, not only did they lose over $100 million last quarter, but they have no new video cards on the horizon. Meanwhile, now that Directx 8.0 has been released, NVidia will begin ramping up production to release their next-gen successor to the GeForce2. If you're planning on getting a new video card, I would not get one by 3dfx. They may not be around for the long-haul, and within 2 months, 3dfx will be two generations behind NVidia.

Great! Tiger, you have manyu mods to send me now!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!! :0

Mensch, is this based off Tiger's work?

Tiger, I like the second pic better. Can you e-mail it to me please Great job again!

Magua, these look just amazing. PLEASE do more winterized vehicles!!

Excellent. Thanks!

Wow, these look amazing!! Are they available yet? Can you e-mail them to me Tiger?

I'd like it also.

19" Viewsonic or Sony are the best.

Excellent!!

Where are they at your website? I cannot find them. Is any of it available for download yet?

Gorgeous work!!