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OLD NEWS - Feb 7th 1998
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Hi once again. Sorry for the lack of updates yesterday
, however I was away from a computer from 6am - 11pm , so I really didn't
have any time. However , I will make up for this today. Here is what is
coming today , guaranteed!
(1) Outlaw 3D review (preliminary)
(2) New Benchmark page consisting of
(a) 4 Video cards (Warp 5 , Velocity 128 , Outlaw 3D
, Intergraph Intense 3D Voodoo)
(b) DirectDraw , 2D Speedmark , Turok , Quake(2) , Final
Reality , and Image quality comparisons
(c) A New look
(3) Re-review of STB Velocity 128 with Beta OpenGL drivers.
I promise that all of the above WILL be up by today! I
will upload portion at a time , so that you can view one part while you
wait for the rest. Once again I apologize for the lack of updates. |
Hi! I have some good and bad news for you all. First
the good news... I downloaded the Beta drivers for the Velocity 128 and
they do offer a significant increase in speed. In Quake2 , using 5mb of
RAM texture memory , the drivers yielded 9.1fps (640x480 , high quality
sound , highest quality everything...) This may not seem like much , however
, the RIVA is a very CPU-dependent card (These results on a 6x86Lpr200)
and this is a pretty big improvement over the previous 7.6fps. Click
here for the updated review. |
The BAD news... Well , to put it in simplest terms ,
the Outlaw 3D won't work properly. It gives protection errors (Windows
protection error , you need to restart...) and causes another problem which
will not allow me to switch the video mode. If anyone is experiencing these
problems (or similar) please e-mail me. It may have to do with the fact
that I am using a Cyrix chip.. (100% compatibility?) Anyway , I am working
on these problems and I will keep you posted. |
More to come today , so keep visiting ...
New benchmark page (added DirectDraw and Quake2 performance
, Intergraph Intense 3D results)
Also , A site change is in the midst... possible tomorrow... |
THE NEW BENCHMARK PAGE IS HERE! |
OLD NEWS - Feb 5th-6th 1998
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Hi. A few updates for you before I post the preliminary
review of the Intense 3D Pro Voodoo. First of all , my contact at Oak tech.
emailed me today and informed me that Metabyte (www.metabyte.com)
will still be actively marketing its Warp 5 based Wicked 3D. This means
that the Warp 5 chip will make its way to the market! |
RIVA OpenGL **BETA** drivers were released. I will get
my hands on these drivers sometime very soon and right an updated review
of the Velocity 128 as soon as I get this Intense 3D Voodoo review uploaded.
(The review WILL BE UP by today) |
The Intense 3D Voodoo review
is up! Expect a benhcmark page update with Intense 3D Voodoo scores
as well as DirectDraw benchmarks , Quake2 benchmarks , and more! |
It looks as if this site is about to move from tripod
sometime soon..Finally , the dreaded Pop-up window...gone! As you can see
by the sloppy News header , I have NO time right now , but expect those
benchmarks of the Intense along with a new benchmarks tests for all the
cards. |
OLD NEWS - Feb 4th 1998
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Intergraph Intense 3D Voodoo has arrived! This time ,
I was there to pick it up :) So far , the board has installed flawlessly
, and the performance (especially 2D) is better than I expected. Expect
a review and benchmarks real soon! |
OLD NEWS - Feb 3rd 1998
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Today , I promise that some of the CPU page will
be up (if not all)!! |
The Intergraph Intense 3D Voodoo arrived today , unfortunately
, I was not there to pick it up. It will be here tomorrow , so expect a
review very soon. |
Updated links section. Added a link to www.benchmarkresources.com
and www.capacityplanning.com |
It's here , the CPU glimpses page. Expect more of it
up tommorow , along with a glimpse of the Intergraph Intense 3D Voodoo
, w/a full review to follow. |
OLD NEWS - Feb 2nd 1998
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Once again , I have to bore you with these lame excuses...So
I will spare you this time :)
However , I have just received news that I will be receiving
an Intense 3D Voodoo board for review. Expect a review of this very soon!
Sorry for the lack of updates , however , I have been very busy this
week. Hopefully I will manage to get at least part of the new CPU page
up today. Thank you for your patience and please don't give up on me :) |
OLD NEWS - Feb 1st 1998
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Hi again. Today I will be working on more video card
reviews , getting the CPU glimpses page up , and uploading some more little
things such as the Cable modem guide etc. Most of these should be done
by today. |
LATEST - added more graphics and pumped up the
site a little :) It keeps getting better and better , and it won't stop
here :) |
Yes , I have updated the site even more! I changed the
nav bar and added moer graphics. CPU page is coming!! (with more updated
info , of course) , check it out by the end of the day.
Oh yeah...i have received emails tellimg me some of the
Nav bar items don't work. I am aware of that , just I haven't finished
porting everything over from the old version yet. Please be patient , a
new page (or more than one) is going up every day!
Right now im going to eat , and then get back to work
:) |
OLD NEWS - Jan 31st 1998
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Just letting you know that Im working :) Expect Links
section up as well as some Glimpses. Hopefully I will begin some storage
and monitor reviews sometime soon.
Come back in an hour or so to see some new stuff (hopefully
:) Also , I hope you noticed that I added little notes above. These notes
will not be archived into the Old News section , so bookmark the stuff
you wanna see again and come back tomorrow for more "points of interest" |
I added the links page. If you
want your page added , e-mail me!
Also , the Old News page is up. I am taking
a short break now , however expect some glimpses up by the end of today.
(I will be 'porting' some of the old pages to the new format) |
The new Graphic Card Glimpses page is up. Check it out
here. This new page includes 10 all new reviews
of 2D/3D graphic accelerators (not finished yet , will be by tomorrow
at the latest) plus Voodoo 2 & Highlander (PMX , next PowerVR) information! |
OLD JOKE - Jan 31st 1998
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"What's the difference between a Porcupine and a Porsche?
- The Porsche has its pricks inside..." |
OLD NEWS - Jan 30th 1998
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UPDATED - The Motherboard
page is now operational! Check it out , along with the NEW AOpen
AX5T-3.1 review! |
OLD JOKE - Jan 30th 1998
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"Save a Tree , kill a beaver" |
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