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Steven Ables <[log in to unmask]>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Harold E. Schumacher, Jr. <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, November 29, 1998 8:48 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] 3D Accelerator


>        I ~do~ know that I have an Diamond Viper 330 AGP card with a PII
>350 on an Abit BX6 board and I as far as video goes, I thought I was
>pretty well set.  Maybe not?  Am I going to be better off with this
>"3D Accelerator"?  What should I be looking for? I need some
>"educatin'" here, please!!


The Viper 330 is a 2D/3D accelerator card. It should work just fine for the
game your son wants as long as it doesn't specify 3DFX which is an add-on 3D
accelerator. Most games work with the combo 2D/3D cards but a few
specifically require the 3DFX cards.

Steven

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