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nvidia=evil

Considering that I'm the person who posted the infamous pdf file, I think I know that it was not intended for internal use only! Yes, Nvidia's PR stated that it was but that was a blatant lie, and one that the fanboys obviously were all too willing to buy into.
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- Post #117
- Jun 15, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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3DFX is back BABY!!!!!!!

This is patently untrue, guys. Sellers has already disavowed any relationship with 3DPower and the latter makes Nvidia boards.
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- Post #7
- Jun 7, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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do u guys really care what monitor you have?

Absolutely! It's one of the most important aspects of my gaming rig 'o pleasure.
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- Post #15
- May 2, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Pics of the Dead 3DFX Rampage

http://216.97.44.162/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=000131 Check the originating url of the pics, check the date of that thread, see how it spread over to B3D's forums, etc. And then check the email address in my profile. Oh, yea, and I'm the guy who released the Nvidia on...
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- Post #16
- Apr 27, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Pics of the Dead 3DFX Rampage

Man, I release these pics on my site and get no credit for it by these sites. Sheesh. ;) No big deal, but it is pretty bad when sites can't even list the source of the material they're posting. I saw so many sites act like they were the ones to post the Nvidia on Kyro2 pdf that I originally...
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- Post #5
- Apr 27, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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GeForce 3 At Tom's Hardware!

Vlieps: I've used both a V5 and a GTS card last year, so, yes, I know what I'm talking about. While what constitutes 'smooth' frame rate is subjective, I don't think most people would feel that any of last year's cards would give playable performance levels with both 32-bit and 4x FSAA...
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- Post #13
- Feb 27, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GF3 bench, Quake 3

Yes, the quality is good. I wouldn't go so far as to say amazing. It's probably between 2x and 4x RGSS, though closer to 4x. Should we really jump up and down that Nvidia is finally offering AA that's comparable to something that's going on a year old? Hmmm, not sure about that. I'm not...
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- Post #10
- Feb 27, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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GF3 bench, Quake 3

GF2U No AA = 100 fps GF2U 2x2 or 4 Sample AA = 25 fps GF3 Quincunx @ 3.2 x GF2U Speed = 80 fps Actually, the Quincunx # that Nvidia is currently using is 71fps at 1024x768x32 in Q3. Is that 2x AA or 2x2? We know the Ultra's score was 2x2, probably with trilinear. Note also that...
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- Post #8
- Feb 27, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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GF3 bench, Quake 3

No, Quincunx is not Nvidia's "new" AA method. The GF3 uses OGMS (ordered grid multi-sampling), with a blur filter (called Quincunx) available as an additional option (that also hits performance by another 20% above and beyond whatever frames are lost by enabling AA). I'm also curious...
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- Post #6
- Feb 27, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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GeForce 3 At Tom's Hardware!

Oh, and as for Tom's article the man doesn't have a clue what he's talking about when it comes to multi-sampling. More holes in it than a piece of swiss cheese. But try emailing Tom and pointing this out and watch him beat his chest and become Tom the Teutonic Tech-lord, master of all he surveys.
- Ahriman6
- Post #8
- Feb 27, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GeForce 3 At Tom's Hardware!

Travis: No, the problem with a reviewer like Tom is that he won't come off 32-bit output, even if the game really doesn't show a difference between 16- and 32-bit. And, let's face it, combining 32-bit and FSAA on any of last year's cards would result in a slide show.
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- Post #7
- Feb 27, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GF3 bench, Quake 3

Tom also probably didn't have anisotropic filtering enabled, which you definitely need since multi-sampling, unlike super-sampling, doesn't address texture filtering. 2x2 AA, Quincunx, and 32-tap anisotropic are going to bring a GF3 to its knees in a game like Quake3 (should be usable for most...
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- Post #4
- Feb 27, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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My "Start" menu on the bottom line of Windows get collored after a game play .

It's because Nvidia is pulling so many, ummmm, tricks in their Windows drivers to falsely inflate benchmark scores. I mean, c'mon, do you guys really think version after version of their drivers get mysteriously 'leaked' without Nvidia's being involved. It's called avoiding WHQL certification...
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- Post #6
- Feb 23, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Poll: Am I crazy? I am actually considering picking up a Geforece 3

Just wait until you can get it from a reliable online vendor. If they MSRP for $500 in March then you'll probably be able to find one online in April for around $400, which wouldn't be too bad. Just don't walk into a Best Buy or CompUSA and pay that full $500.
- Ahriman6
- Post #14
- Feb 22, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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It's coming!!!!

Greatly improved FSAA? Not sure about that. Its performance will be better, but its edge AA quality probably won't be significantly improved, at least not at equivalent samples. The 64-tap anisotropic filtering will be nice, though I hear it's currently causing around 30% frame rate hit just...
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- Post #6
- Feb 21, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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