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To: Ron Kline who wrote (2871)	5/2/1998 12:49:00 AM
From: Chip Anderson	Respond to of 16960

I have both boards in my machines now. They are literally almost identical. I have 2 Creative Labs 12MB boards in SLI mode in one machine and then I have a single Monster3D board (12MB) in each of two other machines on my net. I can't say that I found any distinguishing differences between them. I'd recommend choosing based on the local price difference and/or the gaming bundle (if any) that come with them (if that matters to you, it doesn't to me). 12MB vs. 8MB has been a bit of a controversy all over the Net recently. I'm a big believer that upcoming games such as "Unreal" and "Quake 3" will receive a significant benefit from the extra texture memory. If your machine is less than a 200Mhz Pentium, it probably won't matter however. Just something to consider. Chip coolhistory.com "Fresh off the presses!"

To: Ron Kline who wrote (2871)	5/2/1998 4:17:00 PM
From: Burlitis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16960

Ron, Go pick up the latest issue of Computer Gaming World. In it you will find every 3dfx and other 3D cards ratings, and what best suits the system you are currently running. Actually everybody who is in this stock should go pick up a copy. They cover everything including our coming competition. The best part for us Bulls is TDFX gets the lions share of recommendations. They don't say go buy a Voodoo, but the gist of the articles recommend it. I have a Voodoo 1 with a P200 MMX, and on my P2300 i have 1 8 mb Creative card. I liked the Creative cards game bundle, so i went with it. I haven't bought another card for SLI yet, i still have an empty AGP slot,and will probably go with the Obsidian card when it comes out. Alex