| From: | Vidar Langberget |
| Date: | 6 Jun 2001 at 11:29:55 |
| Subject: | Re: cost of amigaone ? |
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Peake" <gary@amiga.com>
> >i do read the news, but the fact is, the geforce cards are the fastest
> >avaible today... even the mx geforce is miles infront of the g450max....
> >take a look at this pic and see what you think for yourself...
> >i use pcs and i have an amiga, i hate pcs but i just use them for the
> >games... simple reason ? they are very quick and very powerfull and
> >everything supports them... trouble is i cant play the settlers, banshee,
> >all the great classics that i was used too when i first had an amiga.
its
> >just simple maths, have something that slow, or have something that fast,
i
> >know which way i would go. im sorry, but have yo seen the new geforce 3
or
> >even the gts at work ? im sorry, but its fast as nuts.... dont get me
wrong
> >guys, i loev the amiga and everything that it represents, but you want a
> >fast machine, you have to have fast hardware to begin with.
>
> Have you personally compared the two in the same PC under the same exact
> conditions?
>
You're not doing anyone a favour by hyping the G450/G400. People will only
be disappointed. It is old and slow in 3D.
>
> IF you want a quite fast card that is also more of a professional
(WYSIWYG)
> look, then Matrox is better. Ask anyone who stares at a computer screen
for
> long periods of time which card they prefer. They will say the Matrox
card.
Matrox is king when it comes to 2D, but the others are only marginally
worse.
>
> No wavering lines, no problems with getting too hot and it showing up on
> your screen, no hardware acceleration issues, good solid drivers with
> Matrox.
Matrox had bad drivers when the G400 was released. They are good now, but
they have had a LOT of time improving them. If they are good at writing
drivers will be seen when their true next-generation chip is due.
Vidar
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