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Newsgroups: alt.games.doom
Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!news.hal.COM!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!rrward
From: rrward@netcom.com (Richard Ward)
Subject: Re: Advice needed: Matrox or ATI?
Message-ID: <rrwardCtvwI4.AHv@netcom.com>
Organization: Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems
References: <31j3nk$faf@agate.berkeley.edu>
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Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 01:37:16 GMT
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In article <31j3nk$faf@agate.berkeley.edu> thorn@uclink.berkeley.edu (Matthew Hastings Thorn) writes:
>
> I am getting a PCI motherboard and a new video card. For video,
>I am either getting an ATI Graphics Pro Turbo or a Matrox MGA 2+. The Matrox
>is much better for GUI use, but really gets blown in dos apps. Is a Matrox
>on a P90 going to suck in dos (i.e no 35fps on doom)? If so I will just
>buy the ATI.....Any help appreciated. Thanks.
>
> -Matt
>thorn@uclink.berkeley.edu
My expeience with ATI is that their boards are fast both in DOS and in Windoze
(maching generation for generation). I would go with the ATI (I would have
one if I could afford it). ATI has a good reputation for good hardware, and
their boards are compatable back to their earlier ones (so if you have old
software that likes the ATI VGA Wonder, the Pro Turbo should run it with no
problems). Be advised that ATI foes have a bad rep for funky drivers. Seeing
as the Pro Turbo has been out for a few months, any bugs in the driver should
be worked out by now.
Richard (Once and future ATI user)