3DFX collection LOL

[djdrastic]

That V5 6000 reminds me , of the Beta Creative Labs AWE 32 cards . I wonder if anyone here can remember those cards ;-)

 

[Brian48]

Well, my 3dfx collection was never so large. Limited to just the following (that I actually paid with my own money).

Guillemot Maxi-Gamer 3D (Voodoo 1)
Creative Labs 12mb V2 SLI
3dfx STB 12mb V2 SLI
Wicked3D 12mb V2

I jumped on the TnT2Ultra bandwagon when the V3 (really "Banshee II") came out and it didn't seem to be that great of an improvement from my then current SLI setup. The V2 was 3dfx's greatest achievement, bar none.

The Creative cards are the only ones I still have now. Used them for over 3.5 straight years before I finally retired both cards about two years ago when I stopped playing Diablo II (the last great Glide game). Thinking back, the $550 I spent for both cards in 1998 was actually a pretty good deal considering the mileage I've gotten out of them.

Anyway, I've decided recently that I'll never sell these card off. They're officially in my private hardware "hall of fame" now. I just wish I kept the boxes for them.

 

[Brian48]

By the way, here's that old article about the guy who got over $2000 for his V5 6000 on eBay.

http://www.maximumpc.com/features/feature_2001-12-05.html

Interesting read for the 3dfx history buffs.

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: edmundoab


-1 Voodoo 1 Diamond Monster 4 MB PCI card (bare card)

Ahh, the good ol' Diamond Monster 3D. My first 3D accelerator. Brings back memories.

 

[edmundoab]

i asked pillage2001 to do me a favor since he has been on AT for so long to post this collection on the forum, but he never got the interest to do it with all his free time,
oh well, I decided to do it myself

 

[BoomAM]

Amazing collection you have there, but ive spotted a card that you dont have.
A Voodoo2 8mb. You have the 12mb version, but not the 8mb.

 

[Adul]

now that is a nice collection you have amassed there. nice job,


:camera:'s?

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: djdrastic
That V5 6000 reminds me , of the Beta Creative Labs AWE 32 cards . I wonder if anyone here can remember those cards ;-)

Have 2 of them

But the V5-6K looks a bit more...brutal

 

[bgeh]

Creative Labs 12mb V2 SLI

hmm.....i have one of those in one of my old rigs.......brings back the memories......i can still play CS on it

 

[pukemon]

an oddball card you (original poster) might want to look for is the 3dfx Velocity 100. There were both AGP and PCI versions, they were aimed at "business desktops." Basically, it was a 16MB Voodoo3 2000 with one TMU disabled (in software) but a registry hack enabled it, and the card could very easily be overclocked to V3-2000 and sometimes even 3000 speeds.

I had one of these... for what it was worth they were a great deal in early 1999. They were about 2/3 the cost of a V3-2000 and were only available as white box OEM models.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: pukemon
an oddball card you (original poster) might want to look for is the 3dfx Velocity 100. There were both AGP and PCI versions, they were aimed at "business desktops." Basically, it was a 16MB Voodoo3 2000 with one TMU disabled (in software) but a registry hack enabled it, and the card could very easily be overclocked to V3-2000 and sometimes even 3000 speeds.

I had one of these... for what it was worth they were a great deal in early 1999. They were about 2/3 the cost of a V3-2000 and were only available as white box OEM models.

I think that was the same as the V3 1000(which he has).

 

[Kevstir]

I still have my voodoo 3 2000 and to this day i still think it gave a better picture than most cards iv seen today.
its not getting used at the moment but its still got life in it yet lol ,think i managed to get return to castle wolfie to work on it realy well.

I was at my work placement today and came across a vodoo 5 5500 i think , it had 2 gpu's on it looked a meaty card anyway lol

Bring back 3dfx any day.....

Kevstir

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: edmundoab
i asked pillage2001 to do me a favor since he has been on AT for so long to post this collection on the forum, but he never got the interest to do it with all his free time,
oh well, I decided to do it myself

Still a pimp.

 

[JC]

My first 3Dfx card was an 8mb Voodoo2. Paid like $150 for it, new
Upgraded that to a Voodoo3 AGP w/TV out (never used the TV out), still have that card.
Upgraded that to a Voodoo5. Still have that one too.
Also have 2x Creative Voodoo2 12mb cards with enough cables to run separately or in SLI

 

[ElFenix]

thats prett damn sweet.

i thought it was voodoo 2 1000 though

 

[4thman]

My first 3dfx was a voodoo1.Unlike the 4 megs most had this one had 6 megs(not a voodoo rush either).It was made by Canopus.Wish I kept it,not many of those around.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: 4thman
My first 3dfx was a voodoo1.Unlike the 4 megs most had this one had 6 megs(not a voodoo rush either).It was made by Canopus.Wish I kept it,not many of those around.

I'm trying to remember the 6mb's claim to fame; it had an extra 2 megs of texture memory, right?

 

[bluemax]

That's right. The Canopus Pure3D - by far a HUGE hit!
I had one too... I was after an 8MB Voodoo2 but they'd sold out (brand new) so I got the Canopus instead. If I'd got the V2 I might have kept it longer.

 

[edmundoab]

yeah, I was wondering if the velocity 100 is equivalent to my voodoo 3 1000
which I already have..., ( see link I have posted )

to pillage2001:-
bah, can't count on you to do these stuffs man... and all you know how to say is "pimp?"
start collecting NV 1 onwards, then you got the right to call me that LOL
whats the use of 11K posting when you can even do a simple favor..... sigh....

 

[BoomAM]

I thought that the Velocity 100 was the extended name for the V-100 chips on the Voodoo4/5. I`m sure it is, i read it somewhere a while ago.

 

[DanFungus]

Originally posted by: edmundoab
i have a close up picture of that card

UPCLOSE PICTURE OF V5 6000

oh...my....god....DROOOOL

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: BoomAM
I thought that the Velocity 100 was the extended name for the V-100 chips on the Voodoo4/5. I`m sure it is, i read it somewhere a while ago.

The Velocity 100 was a crippled V3 chip; the chip in the V4/5 was the VSA(Voodoo Scalable Arcitecture)-100.

 

[Steven the Leech]

Nice collection.

 

[Luagsch]

muhaha, you're tha pimp-master

i'm still sitting on
diamond monster 3d 4mb,
hercules voodoo rush (2nd revision)
creative v2 12mb sli,
v banshee 16mb
v3 2000 pci
and v5 5500

me = little pseudo pimp:Q

 

[Paulson]

I've only got one voodoo 3 2000, and it's running in my pc right now as the main vid card. (I don't game much anymore)