I have a rare 3dfx prototype.....

j-dogg · 05-July-04, 02:41 PM

I did a little sleuthing and with some help from they guys at voodoofiles.net, I have discovered I have a rare Voodoo 3 2000 prototype card. In BIOS it says 'Voodoo 3 2000 LC', it's a 16mb SGRAM card and looks like a Voodoo Banshee. It's PCI, and has solder joints for 4 more SGRAM chips. It runs considerably hotter than my Voodoo 3 2000 which has the same cooler modded onto it. It also performs better than my Voodoo 3 2000 PCI, in Halflife it didn't lag even on the big maps.

Yes, you heard me. I modded a $1,000 3dfx prototype card. Oops.

Spectrum · 05-July-04, 02:48 PM

Yeah, your still crazy.

Joose · 05-July-04, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by j-dogg


	I did a little sleuthing and with some help from they guys at voodoofiles.net, I have discovered I have a rare Voodoo 3 2000 prototype card. In BIOS it says 'Voodoo 3 2000 LC', it's a 16mb SGRAM card and looks like a Voodoo Banshee. It's PCI, and has solder joints for 4 more SGRAM chips. It runs considerably hotter than my Voodoo 3 2000 which has the same cooler modded onto it. It also performs better than my Voodoo 3 2000 PCI, in Halflife it didn't lag even on the big maps. Yes, you heard me. I modded a $1,000 3dfx prototype card. Oops.

More power to ya!

BTW - I liked your pimp-dog avatar better

$SOLID$ Necro · 05-July-04, 08:52 PM

What is it that you modded? Why can't you put it back to stock?

Is that the card that can run SLI mode?

me_john85 · 05-July-04, 08:55 PM

i think he put a pentium heatsink on it like his other ones.

Vada Fae · 05-July-04, 08:57 PM

But he didn't say shwinn or stormdrain.

j-dogg · 05-July-04, 08:58 PM

No this isn't an SLI card. Just got out of Halflife and this thing is slaughtering my Voodoo 3 2000 PCI.

Ya I have the stock cooler but I would rather make good use of the card than have it sit on the shelf and collect dust.

Is Valve really dropping WON at the end of the summer?

05-July-04, 02:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Melbourne, Fl-HOE-rida Posts: 8,821	I have a rare 3dfx prototype..... I did a little sleuthing and with some help from they guys at voodoofiles.net, I have discovered I have a rare Voodoo 3 2000 prototype card. In BIOS it says 'Voodoo 3 2000 LC', it's a 16mb SGRAM card and looks like a Voodoo Banshee. It's PCI, and has solder joints for 4 more SGRAM chips. It runs considerably hotter than my Voodoo 3 2000 which has the same cooler modded onto it. It also performs better than my Voodoo 3 2000 PCI, in Halflife it didn't lag even on the big maps. Yes, you heard me. I modded a $1,000 3dfx prototype card. Oops. Attached Thumbnails __________________

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$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lima, Ohio Posts: 7,217	What is it that you modded? Why can't you put it back to stock? Is that the card that can run SLI mode? __________________ Join the PC Apex "Overclock and Benchmark" team today! Click Here! Necro's "Ultimate Links" Collection Click Here!

05-July-04, 08:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
me_john85 Camp Pen-Hoe-tan's Hoe Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 2,375	i think he put a pentium heatsink on it like his other ones. __________________

05-July-04, 08:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Melbourne, Fl-HOE-rida Posts: 8,821	No this isn't an SLI card. Just got out of Halflife and this thing is slaughtering my Voodoo 3 2000 PCI. Ya I have the stock cooler but I would rather make good use of the card than have it sit on the shelf and collect dust. Is Valve really dropping WON at the end of the summer? __________________

05-July-04, 08:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Vada Fae Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: REEN-HOE, NV Posts: 729	But he didn't say shwinn or stormdrain.

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