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STB Black Magic 3D

 

Conclusion

The STB Black Magic 3D makes a good system even better. If you already have a voodoo2 then you may be looking in the wrong direction, but as far as pure performance goes this is a great card. The only missing features are the same as the whole voodoo2 family: lack of higher resolutions, different color depths and system requirements (for optimal play). Another good reason to buy a voodoo2 -other than amazing speed- is the ability to use Glide. There may not be many new games that support only Glide, but several old games (old, but still good) support Glide or software only.. for example, two of my all time favorites, Carmageddon and Grand Theft Auto.

 

[+] Good
High performance/price value
The fastest solution on the earth* (voodoo2 SLI in most cases)
Nearly 100% Compatibility

Two full retail games included

 

[-] Bad

No 32 bit color options
Image quality slightly worse than other newer chipsets
Needs a P2 233 or faster to show good numbers

 

 

STB Black Magic 3D Score
Cost (higher is cheaper) 9.0
Performance 9.6
Features 8.0
Quality 9.5
Tweak Factor (Tweakable?) 9.0
Overall 8.8

 

Award

An overall rating of 8.8 means this item receives an award.

Bronze Medal

 

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