I have a TNT2 running 3.53 reference drivers (Score 1)

And I really don't give a crap who the hell knows. It's a video card for cripes sake. The game REQUIRES 3d acceleration. If id were just sending Q3 version information for update purposes, wouldn't you assume they know you have a 3d card of some kind anyway? What the hell difference does it make if they know the brand? The only ones that will run q3 decent are 3dfx and Nvidia cards anyway. I believe Carmack when he said they use it for support data. What else would they use it for? Forget that, I don't want to know any crazy conspiracy theories. Mellow out people.