3D
ACCELERATORS
AOpen
PA2000
3D
GameGauge Score: 383.8
Rating: 
Price: $179 for 12MB
Contact: AOpen, (888) 852-6736. www.aopen.com
Pros: Extensive software bundle; nice CD hard case.
Cons: Just another reference board design that ships with
the reference drivers.
Here we
have a Voodoo2 reference board. We immediately noticed that the
PA2000 number was taped on the PA2000 circuit board. Peeling the
label back revealed the 3Dfx logo, something we'd only seen on
3Dfx reference boards. 3Dfx reference drivers would run well on
this particular card.
The best
price I could find for this card was $179; even the Diamond Monster
3D II can be found for less. The bundle is interesting, except
that many of the games are merely playable demos. There are full
versions of Turok, Flight Unlimited II, Stratosphere, and Joint
Strike Fighter, though the documentation is entirely on the CD.
This is
an undistinguished Voodoo2 design that clearly demonstrates the
increasing commodity nature of 3Dfx accelerators.
