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I'd go with the Creative Labs Voodoo2

If your 2d performance in Winders is ok, then I would limit my purchase to
the 3D card only.

Voodoo2 w/8Mb is about $199.00 after the $30 rebate.

Jason Ash wrote:

> Hi.
> I am currently looking to upgrade my video, but can't decide between
> three cards (money is some object [getting married (:O ])
> Right now I have a Diamond Stealth 3000 (2 Mb VRAM).
> I am looking at either replacing the card entirely with either a Diamond
> Viper 330 (PCI), or a Diamond Stealth II S220 (the Rendition V2100).
>                              OR
> Purchasing the 2 Mb upgrade for the 3000, and getting a Monster 3D.
>                              OR
> Leaving the 3000 alone, and getting a Monster 3D II.
>
> I have only a few DOS games that will use a 3D card (Tomb Raider,
> Carmageddon), but a few Win95 that will use it (Jane's F-15, Jedi
> Knight, Mercenaries, Interstate '76)
> Any suggestions?
> I would like to keep the price below $250 tops!
> The Viper and the Stealth II I can get through my work for below retail
> (about $160 for the Viper [retail box], and under $100 for the Stealth
> II {also retail box})
> The company doesn't currently carry Voodoo based cards :(, so I would
> need to get that through a retail outlet....
>
> Thanks
> Jason A.



