Posted by c0nsumer on 7, 2000 at 12:55 AM:
In Reply to: Re: I am about to buy a new 3DFX card (Voodoo5 5500 or 6000): Comments? posted by Stan on 6, 2000 at 12:06 PM:
: I'm using the Voodoo5 5500 in DOS using Mon-ARC and I believe it's the fastest most compatible combination out there for arcade monitors. I can't see the 6000 being much faster for any games. The bottleneck seems to be raw CPU power than video performance. Most games run at full speed except some of the newer games.
Uhm... MAME under DOS only uses the 2D functions of your card. There is absolutely no reason to go out and waste your money on a high end 3D card for use with 2D stuff under DOS. The only advantage I can see to a Voodoo 3 is the support that has been written for fixed-frequency stuff.
-Steve