[SunHELP] Ultra1 170E vs 200E

[Kevin Stevens]

I believe there were some issues with Creator card versions needed to work 
properly on a 200.  Don't quote me, but you may want to check before 
acquiring a separate Creator card.

Creator 3D and Creator 2D cards perform identically in 2D applications.

KeS

>I have not seen this issue addressed elsewhere, how well does an
>Ultra 1 170E compare to a 200E?  Aside from the slightly faster CPU
>were there any other changes? Different L2 cache, firmware/rom issues? Has 
>anyone noticed a 200E to feel that much faster than a 170E or perhaps 
>hasn't noticed any difference at all?  I am
>considering an "E" series Ultra 1 and Creator 2D for a desktop
>workstation, perhaps another one for a server. Both would
>have plenty of RAM and disk. Have also been giving some thought to
>Ultra 2 and Ultra 30 due to the constantly decreasing going rate.
>Also, does the Creator 3D offer any additional 2D performance over
>the Creator 2D? I won't be using any 3D graphics, but would like decent 2D 
>performance.

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