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To: John Coltrane who wrote (3436)	3/1/1998 2:05:00 PM
From: lml	Read Replies (1) of 4679

The following compares DIMD's 8MB Monster 3D II with CREAF's 12MB 3D Soundblaster card: tomshardware.com Here's some highlights for thought & discussion: "Tests showed that there was hardly any game so far, that would be able taking any significant advantage of the 2 MB more texture RAM and hence there's now the question if the 12 MB Voodoo2 cards are mainly a marketing gag or if we really get additional performance for additional money." "The 3D Blaster Voodoo2 comes without any game bundle. In the box you'll find a CD with the latest drivers, a pass through cable which is significantly thinner and cheaper than the one shipped with Diamond Voodoo and Voodoo2 boards and a SLI cable that allows you to hook up two 3D Blasters together, enabling either double performance at the same resolution or higher resolution at sustained performance. In my box there was also a blue piece of paper which said that the SLI cable is too long, 3" instead of 1.5", which could be the reason for trouble in SLI mode. I guess that Creative Labs will solve that problem finally, but it shows how desperate Creative must have been shipping this product as early as possible, even when they would have to include a too long SLI cable." "Hundreds of you asked me if the 12 MB 3D Blaster Voodoo2 is any better than the 8 MB Monster 3D II. The answer is certainly not 'yes', I don't want to put a clear 'no' here as well though. . . For now it doesn't give you much of an advantage though and by the day when these games are out we can probably already expect the next generation 3D chips on the market. A 12 MB Voodoo2 board is something for people who want to have the possibly fastest and who don't care about the additional cost. However, the 'normal Joe' will most likely be just as happy with an 8 MB Voodoo board." ------------------------ This one reviews the Soundblaster & makes reference to a potential heat problem, so DIMD's heat testing wasn't off the mark: next-generation.com I have my own take on these reviews. You can be your own judge & come to your own conclusions.

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