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To: Fred Fahmy who wrote (50888)	3/20/1998 7:19:00 PM
From: David S.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Fred, Paul, etc. Was researching graphics processors and came across Creative Technology's website and comments about their new 3D accelerator card based on Voodoo2 chipset. In the technical FAQ section they warn against the use of non-Intel processors for their products: <<The data sheet states that a "Genuine Intel Pentium, Pentium Pro, or Pentium II processor" is required. Does this mean that it won't work on my non-Intel processor? The card should work on Intel-compatible processors not manufactured by Intel, but we won't be performing any testing or certification on them. Additionally, many Intel-compatible processors have floating-point processing performance that's inferior to that of Intel processors. While this isn't a problem for many types of applications, it can really show up when running high-performance games. This occasionally leads to end users believing that the fault is with their 3D accelerator. If the ultimate in game speed is what you're after and your PC uses a Intel-compatible processor with slower floating-point speed, you might actually consider moving to an Intel processor before investing in the 3D Blaster Voodoo2.>> I guess all the graphics/gaming devotees better avoid AMD or Cyrix CPUs!!!!!!!!! Regards, David S. Long on Intel, Iomega and WorldCom (out of Neomagic)