Upgrade from GTX480

[arc@css]

performance wise it`ll be `on par` with a GTX 750Ti iirc - but as said , take it apart and clean it! a fresh dose of tpaste and de dust , it`ll be like new

I got a GTX 670OC to replace mine

What's the voodoo card like? I didn't think those were released? The last model I had was the 5500.

 

[Harlequin]

old , big and has an external psu

 

[arc@css]

Wow...

So, what did it perform like? Just curious as I've heard about them, but not seen any user feedback.

 

[Harlequin]

DX 6 so no TnL (unlike the GF 256) , was very quick in games like quake 3 (they even made a pre release build including motion blur and depth of field - the headline tech of the card , that and FSAA , which was a new thing - OGSS was the version used IF a card could do it , 3DFX had RGSS - rotated grid super sampling , which was better )

sadly though by 2002 I had a GF3 - still thought the R100 radeon was the best of the bunch at that time though


edit:


http://web.archive.org/web/20060822060317/http://www.*******.com/index.php?/articles/show/3dfx_voodoo_5_6000_review/

the guy there got hold of one *wonder how lol* and did a series of tests , as you can see , thanks to the huge bandwidth at the time , in games that arnt vram limited - the quad sli offered huge performance.

 

[arc@css]

Thanks. I've got very fond memories of my 5500. Great performer until the a new generation of titles came in. Effectively rendered it obsolete over night.

The first radeon I had was the 8500 le 64mb, and that was pretty awesome too. Much quicker than the 5500.

 

[Harlequin]

^^ above is a web archive link to S U D H I A N - which doesn't exist now

 

[arc@css]

Cheers.

 

[itchy]

Definitely my two favourite cards.

The 480 was like an american muscle car. Completely OTT and devil-may-care. Loved it.

I did have to change the cooler to a Zalman though (this was before my watercooling days), the noise was insane.

Yer I changed my cooler also, was like a bloody jet engine when it got going!

American muscle car is spot on! Big, powerful, power hungry and the noise!!( ref cooler that is).