Ancient 3dfx Voodoo2 graphics card coaxed into working in modern AMD Ryzen 9 9900X-powered Windows 11 system — 12MB relic from 1998 successfully runs Quake 2 but crumbles in SLI configuration
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/ancient-3dfx-voodoo2-graphics-card-coaxed-into-working-in-modern-amd-ryzen-9-9900x-powered-windows-11-system
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ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 272d
That's what I ran Half Life on, seeing the smooth fps was awe inspiring.
2fm@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 271d
Got a Voodoo Banshee mid-way through my first Half-Life playthrought. What a mind blowing experience back then. I regret that I have absolutely no idea what I did with the card though =/
ripcord@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 271d
At least 20fps!
frongt@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 272d
Okay now do it with an AGP card
y0din@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 272d
Or a VESA Local Bus card ... remember when I got my first Cirrus Local graphics card after years with ISA cards 🙂
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 272d
Damn…. I haven’t thought about those in so long I forgot it was a thing for a minute.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 272d
I had that card. Adding a second card and seeing so little improvement is what convinced me to never try that again.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 7 pts · 272d
I remember SLI! Those were fun times. With today's prices I'm glad the concept never amounted to anything, though.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 271d
So that bunch of ICs can render this.
Makes me wonder if we got something wrong with our current multi-GHz, 1 GW monoliths.
Gerudo@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 272d
To this day, I don't know how I convinced my mom to take me Black Friday shopping to CompUSA to go buy this. It was on a door buster, and my scrawny little ass squeezed past a crowd to grab the last one on the shelf. I ran that card forever and got my money's worth.
supernight52@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 272d
I'm surprised someone managed to get this to work pretty much at all. Figured it would just burst into flames as soon as the MOBO tried to pass power to that card.
milagemayvary@mstdn.social · 8 pts · 272d
@supernight52 @OldQWERTYbastard
That's what the PCI-X to PCI adaptor is for, keeping the angry pixy smoke in & pushing the 1's & 0's. :computerfairies:
SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org · 4 pts · 271d
I remember I jury-rigged a little fan on the PCB, cause those chip ran quite hot.
tordenflesk@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 272d
I too got recommended that video, Mr. Tom Hardware...
Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 271d
You are saying I can finally again use one but not both at the same time?
Oh, no SLI, still amazing!
... wait, no I can't, Windows :/.
(Nvm me, they are just one of by fondest possessions/memories so I like to mention them whenever I can.)