Possibly dumb question. 030 vs 040

[rvo_nl]

I never felt BlizzardIV 030/50 faster than A3640 in demos... in fact many won't work on a 030.

I've had quite the opposite experience. Many demos were made to work on a blizzard 1230IV, simply because it was one of the most popular accelerators around. 040's were a bit more rare in the demoscene, while 060 were a bit more common.
 
@runequester: honestly, you'll soon regret you didnt get the 060 straight away. quake wont be running well on a 060, but gloom, ab3d and doom are a lot more playable on 060 compared to 030.

[rvo_nl]

@Crumb: yes, 90's demo's. nowadays I have a 060 so Im not complaining