Quake 3 Test, How much better with a TNT2 Ultra over a Voodoo 2

[Handag]

i just downloaded the new Quake 3 test game. When I put all the graphics options up to the top it will go - 800x600, 32bit Textures and 16bit Colour, I get slowdown on detailed parts of the game.

Will this problem go away and will it improve if I get a TNT 2 Ultra?

If so How much will it improve?

I have a
P2 300Mhz
192Mb RAM
Voodoo 2
etc

[a Bill]

Not to put too great a damper on things, but don't forget that Quake3 is only a test so it doesn't matter what current benchmarks say, the final product will respond differently.

Save your money until later if all you need are good Q3 benchmarks.

[WhoKnowsWho]

3dfx was rushed in releasing a opengl incomplete ICD that performs horribly. Hopefully they get it done correctly (since all they are doing is converting opengl calls to glide calls as far as I know... that's probably why it has taken them so long) on my regular TNT2, I could turn everything up and still run above 30fps almost all the time, while my friends with V2's had to turn details down to get a playable game most of the time. Plus it looks a lot nicer on the TNT2. But as a Bill said, it is only a test, and may improve on the V2 as time goes on... but even then, the V2 still doesn't support 32-bit color and large textures, two things which help make Q3 test, or final, look much better.

And why don't you try overclocking that PII 300?

[steveakaflash]

Q3 test runs great on my tnt2@175/210 , at 1280x960 res 32 bit color! TNT2 Rocks!!

Steve