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Topic: Feature / Hardware: Graphic Wisdom: 3d Survey
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boshar
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Member # 2166
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posted 05-07-2001 03:56 PM
    
Great subject,Looking forward to a comparisson between a G-force 2 MX 400 and the Kyro II as they seem to be the best options for my budget. I'm curious if you found a way to get a consistent benchmark from a SIM (fraps and a demo mode perhaps?). I would like to see the FPS performance of different sims with these cards. If the Kyro II trick works in sims it could be the best card ever. A game like Panzer Elite has o lot of hidden polygons and if the card just renders the vissible ones it wil do wonders performance wise. I'm also curios if the Geforce 3 has any advantages over the Gforce2. The graphics engine in most flight sims is based on the old DirectX 7 api the Gforce 3 seems to perform little better than the 2 in these kind of games but thats all in the Quake and race games world I hope that we finaly get a good flightsim benchmark for these cards.
Posts: 94 | From: Rotterdam, the Netherlands | Registered: Jan 2000 | IP: Logged
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Donster
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Member # 196
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posted 05-07-2001 03:57 PM
Can't wait for Part II:More on KYRO II and GeForce 3! I checked out the Hercules site and they are selling the new "Hercules 3D Prophet 4000XT" for only $79.95! If this card does what they say it does then I am going to order one ASAP! I am using a Diamond TNT2 Value card now. Does the KYRO II work well with either Athlon or Intel PIII or P4? Thanks in advance!Donster -------------------- "Its a dog eat dog world out there, and I'm wearing Milkbone underwear!"
Posts: 10794 | From: Cedar Rapids, Iowa USA | Registered: Sep 1999 | IP: Logged
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Viking1
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Member # 5
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posted 05-07-2001 07:24 PM
The GF3 is slightly faster (2fps) than GF2 in CFS2, and much slower than GF2 in FS2000 (5fps).But with the ULTRA it's another story. GF2 Ultra beats GF3 in both sims. Until games support DX8, its not a bargain. quote:
I checked out the Hercules site and they are selling the new "Hercules 3D Prophet 4000XT" for only $79.95! Does the KYRO II work well with either Athlon or Intel PIII or P4?
Yep, but there have been driver issues so buy the board where you can return it in case it doesn't work well with your sim of choice. btw, the XT version not only has less memory but is clocked slower so performance is not as good as GF2. -------------------- Viking1
Posts: 917 | From: Kelowna BC CANADA | Registered: Sep 1999 | IP: Logged
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