TNT Go Boom! (Creative 3D Blaster Riva TNT2 M64)

Member Name: Rossissor

Product:	Creative 3D Blaster Riva TNT2 M64
Date:	13/05/01 (1090 review reads)
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Advantages: Good compromise between quality and price, Doesn't need updating for a while, Speed-improving drivers for download

Disadvantages: Not the fastest, The GEForce 2 MX is only a little bit more

I have had this video card since September 2000. It was a replacement for my ultra-outdated 3DFX Voodoo 2. I play a lot of 3D games and this card suits them well. If you are on a budget but require a graphics card which can cut the mustard in both 2D and 3D applications and games you can't go far wrong here.

The main problem with it is that for about £30 more you can now get a super GEForce 2MX which beats it in all areas. The games I play on this card don't suffer from any sort of slowdown on my AMD K6-2 500mhz with 128MB RAM + this graphics card. I play mainly 3D games such as Half-Life, Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, Black and White, Hitman and Delta Force 3.

Installation is simple but if you are scared of your PC exploding when you touch it its best to get a tech-head to pop it in (and if it explodes you don't get hurt!). Then all you have to do is put the CD in the drive, remove your old graphics card drivers and tell Windows to locate the drivers which are on the CD. I recommend visiting www.nvidia.com to download the Detonator 3 drivers which can give you a speed increase of up to 50%.

Once thats over you can sit back and play games. Despite super-fast new cards being out if you have a PC around my specification this gives you the highest speed and quality because the newest cards need the newest processors to run well (so if you want a GEForce 3 you'll be needing a Pentium 4 and a well-payed job). From my view I won't be needing another graphics card until sometime in late 2002.

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