Hi,
I have an AMD k6-3 450 (1 MB cache) and a Riva TNT2 with 32 MB RAM and it can
run any game thrown at it at full res. I can run Quake 3 at 1024x768 and 32
bit color depth smoothly without any jerks at all.
I did a lot of reseach before i upgraded my PC. I realized that i could
compromise on my processor and get a good video card. And BTW, K6-3 in not
bad by any standards. I can do all raw processing very well but only when it
comes to FPU does it get a beating. But thanks to my video card, i don't have
any problem in games.
Adityan
Nick Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 30, 2000 at 11:46:24PM +0530, eccentric globetrotter wrote:
> > I dont know how relevant all this info is but still.
> >
> > k6-2 was released as a competitor to p-II. As far as floating point
operations are concerned p-II did better... but for regular applications..
k6-2 faired much better. So its a trade off... frankly if u are playing
games... by p-2 otherwise k6-2 is a better buy. Besides... these days the
3dnow technology is well supported... so graphics is well taken care off...
p-2 is better doesnt in anyway impy k6-2 is bad... looking at the price to
performance ratio is it a good buy.
> >
> > k6-3 was release when p-3 was released. it has the tri-level cache concept
which is plain bullshit and a waste of money. k6-2 is a better buy than that.
> >
>
> oh, u think the tri-level cache is BS? i think u ought ta brush up on u're
tech
> concepts pretty soon. i think shanu has already told that the athlon is the
equivalent
> of a piii. the fact that k6-3 was released when p3 was released doesn't make
any
> difference. AMD was late to bring out its competitor as against the p2. the
piii,
> esp. the copermine, kix Athlon's ass anyday. 3dnow, MMX, SSE, katmai, all
these
> do make a difference, but that's not much as compared to the raw clock speed
of
> the processors.
>
> and as far as 3dnow goes, all it can be used in is in the video card
drivers, to
> accelerate them too. unless u've got a good 3d accelerator, u're not gonna
see
> any FPS i u're games. all u're gonna get is SFP (secs. per frame). heh. w/o
> a 3d card u'll be needing a beowulf to do u're rendering.
>
>
> > But if i am buying anything from the current market.... Athlon is the one
to go for... it kicks ass and i wont elaborate anymore. This is one time AMD
had really come up with a masterpiece. No wonder it holds 49% of the
marketshare already. It main advantage is sheer processing power. Yes P!!! is
great too... but it is way to expensive. Buy a good m/b.
> >
>
> i think its better that u dont elaborate more. either u haven't seen a
copermine
> performing, or u've been living in a cave all this while long. the
copermine
> justifies the higher price. have u thought about SMP at all? Athlon doesn't
do
> any _reliable_ SMP. even a dual celeron system will beat an Athlon anyday.
I'm
> not saying that the Athlon hasn't got stuff, but the PIII is better off, if
u're
> willing to pay the extra moolah. IIRC, Athlons have a bit of RISC in them.
Have
> u seen the similarity between the arch. of an Athlon and a 68000?
>
> > As a word of caution... if any1 is buying athlon... and obviously an
athlon m/b then.. be careful not to buy cardex or asus riva tnt2 cards... go
for creative.
> >
> > for 3dfx as such u need to buy voodoo cards... savage .. err hehe sorry
their days are over. Creative Riva TNT2 (beware not M64) is a good buy because
it has a tweak for 3dfx so u can enjoy best of both worlds. Diamond Viper 770
is good too. And ofcourse.. for something offbeat but excellent... try matrox
g400 dual head.. its a heavenly experience. bla bla bla... i am sick of typing
so much... buy anything yaar... everything is good... btw... just for info...
hehe i have a s3 virge in one of my machines and frankly... its good enough.
> >
>
> now u're really off! savage is an S3 card. and voodoo cards are from 3dfx.
the
> last i heard, they're 2 _different_ companies. and NVIDIA is the OSS
nightmare.u say
> 3dfx's days are over eh? i wonder why the V5 6000 manages to kick even
NVIDIA's
> latest GeForce 2's ass. have u even heard of the ATI Radeon 256? as for the
> "tweak" u mention in the Creative TNT2 cards, its just an emulater for the
glide
> instruction set, which is available for any card that does D3D. glide is on
the
> downhill ride, its support is not very important t'day. But if u've seen
glide
> in all its glory on _original_ 3dfx cards, u'll see the difference in
quality
> and clarity. i think ppl. need to dig out _facts_ before they say anything.
>
> Nikhil.
>
>
>
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