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So who remembers 3dfx?

Berserker

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Almost 10 years since their demise after being swallowed and asset-stripped by nVidia. They pioneered some of the technologies we take for granted - not least, SLI.

This thread is not rose-tinted. They brought about their own demise thanks to mis-timed moves in the market, but nonetheless I'm sure some have fond memories.

It's also brought to you because I found my old Voodoo3 3500TV yesterday. Sadly it's destined for the tip this weekend (though I'd be happy to donate it to a loving home if anyone wants it).
 
Had the 3500tv too, then a 5500 dual beast, il never forget the massive blue cable everything connected to lol, made me think it was pro haha!
 
buttkinz said:
Had the 3500tv too, then a 5500 dual beast, il never forget the massive blue cable everything connected to lol, made me think it was pro haha!
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Damn thing was so heavy it'd pull the cable out of the graphics card if you didn't secure it properly! :D
 
Voodoo class card ,, i had the first one i.e Monster 3d 4mb version then played Quake :D i got the 12mb version later (Voodoo2) on but could not afford a Second 12mb card ,
i was given one last year though and would love to build a retro pc gaming system (well i have all the parts but Cpu).

I do remember the "Click" :D Ahh 3D gaming , nice felling at the time.
 
I still have a voodoo 1 obsidian board (without the daughter board) and a voodoo 3 2000 PCI (that the memory is fried on I think - last time I tried it it just came up with gibberish).
 
Well worth it tho :D I remember playing quake 2 and jedi knight for the first time on a proper 3D renderer (Voodoo 1) instead of software (ATI Rage II+)... was just jaw dropping at the time.
 
what gets me now is My tomtom is just as fast. there is even a doom game can run on it .

still i will never forget 3DFX ..
 
I found my old Orchid Righteous when clearing out some boxes in the parents cellar a few weeks ago. Keep meaning to plug it in and see if it still works...

Also got a Voodoo 3 2000 PCI somewhere. Was re-flashed with a Mac ROM, can't remember if it got it flashed back to a PC one tho after the Mac got sold...
 
REAPERUK said:
what gets me now is My tomtom is just as fast. there is even a doom game can run on it .

still i will never forget 3DFX ..
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My phone's 3D hardware is roughly the same specs as my first voodoo 1 board lol... infact better because it has shader support... polygon and pixel fillrates are in the same ballpark.
 
Rroff said:
My phone's 3D hardware is roughly the same specs as my first voodoo 1 board lol... infact better because it has shader support... polygon and pixel fillrates are in the same ballpark.
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i hope your running higher than 680, if not the phone is a waist of time lol
 
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