Hercules Dynamite TNT2 Ultra

As you'd expect, 3dfx takes the lead on the slower systems as the TNT2 is much more CPU dependent than the Voodoo3/2.  The 195/220 TNT2 Ultra isn't too far behind, followed closely by its unoverclocked brother, and the rest of the NVIDIA clan.  Here you get into a battle of CPU dependency, the Voodoo3 isn't as CPU dependent as NVIDIA's TNT2 Ultra, but the TNT2 Ultra isn't as CPU dependent as Matrox's G400/G400MAX.  So you end up with the TNT2 Ultra as a better option, even for 32-bit rendering than Matrox's G400MAX.  Oh how things can change with the flip of a processor...

With a CPU slower than a Pentium II 350, there is absolutely no point to the increased clock speeds the Dynamite TNT2 Ultra offers.  You're better off buying a cheaper 150/183MHz solution or if you're willing to take a small drop in performance, a non-Ultra TNT2 will do you just fine.  You're better off putting some extra money into a faster processor (Celeron 366's aren't too expensive) and getting a non-Ultra TNT2 than spending a lot of money on the Dynamite TNT2 Ultra and not really gaining any benefit.  If you're planning to upgrade your CPU in the near future however, then the Dynamite TNT2 Ultra isn't as bad of a choice as it will scale quite nicely with your processor.