3DFX Voodoo3 3000

WHAT'S HOT: The $150 Voodoo3 3000 provides quick performance when driving 16-bit color. In Quake 3 Arena, it ran at 59 frames per second at 800-by-600 resolution--well above average. Plus, a video-out port lets you view graphics on a TV.

WHAT'S NOT: As with other Voodoo3-based boards, the 3000 can support only 16-bit color with 3D graphics (others here support 32-bit, which adds more realism to a scene). Although this card offers terrific speed, it generated flat lighting in Quake and poor detail on objects in Viper Racing. Using the card's Direct3D driver, it produced overly bright scenes and inaccurate colors in games. But by using 3dfx's Glide driver, it was capable of displaying much more realistic images.

WHAT ELSE: 3dfx throws in Electronic Arts' Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, GT Interactive's Unreal (along with a coupon for a free copy of Unreal Tournament) and a demo of Interplay's Descent III Sol Ascent. Plus, 3dfx provides toll-free technical support and a lifetime warranty (more than any other board vendor here).

BEST USE: Pleasing speed and video-out connection suits it for most gamers.

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