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Pieter
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posted September 13, 1999 20:33     Click Here to See the Profile for Pieter     Edit/Delete Message
is it worth it ?

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Adrian
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posted September 13, 1999 23:49     Click Here to See the Profile for Adrian     Edit/Delete Message
Listening to Half-Life on a vortex 2 card is just a different game.

Upgrade completely worth it.

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Pieter
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posted September 14, 1999 01:49     Click Here to See the Profile for Pieter     Edit/Delete Message
but basicly i have a Vortex card allready, all it does is use the cpu more ?

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MeenMunky
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posted September 14, 1999 20:34     Click Here to See the Profile for MeenMunky     Edit/Delete Message
Upgrading to Vortex2 is like buying a whole new stereo system! When I first played Half-Life with my MX300 I almost peed my pants, it was just awesome! It also gives me an edge in deathmatches since I can tell where the ememy is coming from without lokking around!

Anyone heard of ESS's Canyon3D chip that incorporates Sensaural Positional Audio? It is supposed to kick Vortex2's ass.

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Adrian
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posted September 15, 1999 13:34     Click Here to See the Profile for Adrian     Edit/Delete Message
The amazing thing is that you can tell if things are to the left, right, infront, behind and even above and below. The technology is truely awesome. As I say ... all you have to do is to play Half-Life and then you will know!!!

One of the main differences between Vortex 1 and Vortex 2 is the fact that the Vortex 2 chip supports occlusions (Hearing music from behind a wall sounds very bassy etc) and reflections (How sounds bounce off walls).

True - it does use more CPU time, but 3dnow! drivers are supposed to be in either the next or the next but one driver release, which should suit it perfectly.

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Pieter
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posted September 16, 1999 01:50     Click Here to See the Profile for Pieter     Edit/Delete Message
thanx for the input ill think it over the cards cost about $75 here wich is okay for such a card.

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