Further to the previous reply, I have recently changed from a Voodoo (1) to a Banshee. I have found a dramatic improvement in any program that uses hardware acceleration. My system is also State of The Ark ( 6x86 200MX, 32mb, W95) not a P2 and it works just fine with the Banshee I were you I wouldn't buy a Voodoo 1 because they'll be obsolete soon. -----Original Message----- From: John D. Penberthy [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 30 November 1998 03:16 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Banshee or Voodoo2 You can buy Voodoo (1) cards for $99 bucks, (Diamond Monster), or Best Data for $49, ( www.bestdata.com ), that will work just fine with your regular Pentium chip. The difference will be negligible with your Pentium chip than if you had installed a Voodoo2. The Banshee is a solution that can transfer to your Pentium II system, but without the second texture mapping buffer of a true Voodoo2 you will not get the ultimate performance from 3Dfx chipset. Recommendation: Buy a Voodoo (1), then if you upgrade get a Voodoo3 (next June/July) for your new system. -----Original Message----- From: Jun Qian <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Saturday, November 28, 1998 11:57 AM Subject: [PCBUILD] Banshee or Voodoo2 >Hi all, >My computer is P233mmx, i want to upgrade the video card so that i can >play 3D games. I heard that Voodoo2 and Banshee are both designed for >PII cpu. But i'm not rich person, I can't get a PII at the moment. my >problem is, I want to buy a 3Dfx based card to get max game support, so >I looked for a Banshee or a Voodoo2 based card. They both have similary >price. can someone tell me which one is best fit for my computer, a 12Mb >Monster 3D 2 or a PCI version 16Mb Banshee based? TIA > >Jun > >PS: if i use Banshee, I don't know what to do with my current 4Mb video >card. PCBUILD mailing list is brought to you by: The NOSPIN Group http://nospin.com Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://nospin.com/pc/pcbuild.html