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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (12290)	5/5/1999 2:15:00 PM
From: Peter S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Sun, the K7 is due in 6/99. You can keep an eye on this and other shifting goalposts at: maximumpcmag.com Yes, the Voodoo drivers have better performance under 3DNow than TNT2. This is one of the reasons why the V3 is the recommended card for all AMD rigs and mid-range Pentiums. Peter S

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (12290)	5/5/1999 2:35:00 PM
From: Plaz	Respond to of 16960

3dfx has the best 3DNow support of any 3D card. I think AMD actually enhanced the original 3dfx mini-GL driver for quake and then gave the code to 3dfx who has since maintained and enhanced it. nvidia says they have 3DNow enhanced drivers, but they only make something like a 5 fps difference. They also claim to be working on better 3DNow drivers. Anandtech recently did a review of super7 systems 3D performance: anandtech.com He didn't test the TNT2, but 3dfx seems well in the lead (~2x) over the ATI and TNT. Even Tom said, grudgingly, in his TNT2 preview that K6-2 owners may want to consider the voodoo3, at least until nvidia releases better drivers. I heard that Camino is delayed until September not because of technical reasons, but for Rambus production to ramp up to acceptable levels. Just a rumor. Plaz

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (12290)	5/5/1999 2:50:00 PM
From: Scott Garee	Respond to of 16960

Sun, Camino is delayed till the fall. Most best guesses have it based on the lack of RDRAM availability (and price.) I haven't heard of any issues with functionality of the chipset, but it is possible they had to have a respin, as the delay matches the timeframe for such action. The cost of a Camino board, plus a processor to put on it, plus memory, plus an AGP4X video card will be so far above the price/performance sweet band I can't see going that route for some time. Right now it's hard to beat a Celeron on any front, though I would love to have a box which would give me > 30fps in Falcon4.