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13.08.04 at 12:00:22

HELLO GUYS!

well , im writing to tell everyone there`s one more person who`s fallen under the "voodoo" spell! after buying a used gateway for my daughter i found a voodoo banshee inside ,after asking a friend about it@ work he said it was nothing specail,then asked me to sell it to him!! ive visited here several times looking for up`d drivers and ive gotten hooked you guys(and gals) are great! but one question, can anybody list all of 3dfx`s cards from the company`s start to its end ?? if there is anybody who can help i would be very thankful!! i think i will start collecting voodoo cards and the beggining is the best place to start!! hope everyone is well! by

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NitroX infinity YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 1936 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: ALL OF THEM IN ORDER!!! Reply #1 - 13.08.04 at 12:59:33 Listing all cards is nearly impossible since there are so many different manufacturers who sold 3dfx-based products. This site has loads of info though: http://www.no-x-files.webz.cz/3dfx.htm
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Reply #2 - 13.08.04 at 13:16:44

hello again!

wow Shocked

you guys are fast!!! i do appreciate you helping out the"new guy" so fast,one more question ,the voodoo banshee ive got p#6001005 has had a little problem running fighter ace 3.5,i mean it doesnt hang or anything but the fusalodge of the planes (all of them...) have almost a prizm affect when backgrounds and backdrops all look great,any ideas ??? thanx again for the link and the awsome response Grin

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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: ALL OF THEM IN ORDER!!! Reply #3 - 13.08.04 at 15:02:17 If you post your P.C. specifications and the O.S. you are using, we can recommend the best drivers to use... Oh and glad to see a new face in the Voodoo scene! WELCOME! 8)
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R21vo Junior Member Offline Posts: 85 Latvia Gender:	Re: ALL OF THEM IN ORDER!!! Reply #4 - 13.08.04 at 17:48:59 bat21: welcome! Quote: i think i will start collecting voodoo cards and the beggining is the best place to start!! I think it's easier to collect everything you can get..
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Reply #5 - 16.08.04 at 09:51:25

whatsupeeguys,

here are the specs you asked for , gateway 750(p3 , slot1,750mhz) intel ws440bx , voodoo banshee -gateways p# on the banshee is 6001005 thay have pics on the "vood" @ there spot if that helps, the funny thing is after doing a little research @ gateway i found out this box originaly came with a tnt2 card Sad

but lucky enough someone added a little joojoo Grin

oh the os is windows 98se Wink

almost dropped that one thanx for the help 8) later!

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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: ALL OF THEM IN ORDER!!! Reply #6 - 16.08.04 at 23:43:19 Go to the driver page of the archive here: - http://www.falconfly.de/banshee.htm And download these drivers... "Raziel64' s Evolution Driver Version 1.00.00.Beta" These are the latest available beta drivers for Win9x systems... GOOD LUCK! 8)
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bat21 YaBB Newbies Offline DBZ & VOODOO WHAT ELSE IS THERE??? Posts: 12 meanwhile,at the batcave...... Gender:	Re: ALL OF THEM IN ORDER!!! Reply #7 - 17.08.04 at 17:21:23 hey thanks for the hit , ive installed the driver but im having sone lock up probs with it ill let you know whats up when im done flippin it around maybe i can do something with it .......which may take some time considering my limited skills thanks to all for the help!!!
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Reply #8 - 17.08.04 at 19:27:54

@bat21,

Welcome to this great forum, there are many friendly knowledgable people/collectors here to help with any questions you may have.

Here's a quick & dirty list of chronologically released 3dfx cards :

Voodoo 1
Voodoo rush
Voodoo 2
Banshee
Voodoo 3
Voodoo 4
Voodoo 5

Up to the voodoo 3, 3dfx did not manufacture cards, thus a large quantity of vendors (Diamond, Creative, Orchid etc) licensed 3dfx reference design's/gpu's.

Around the voodoo 3 era 3dfx abandoned this business model (and partners) ??? and decided to acquire a board manufacturing company (STB), and began exclusively producing there own branded boards.

If you go to General discussions > Who collects 3dfx cards on the board? you will get a very good start on all the different variations of cards (released and prototypes Wink

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NitroX infinity YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 1936 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: ALL OF THEM IN ORDER!!! Reply #9 - 17.08.04 at 20:15:17 Quote: Up to the voodoo 3, 3dfx did not manufacture cards... Wrong, 3dfx also did a V2 1000
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Reply #10 - 17.08.04 at 21:31:15

@NitroX infinity,

You are technically correct, 3dfx did produce a branded voodoo 2 card.

The point I was trying to make in my post was that starting with the voodoo 3, 3dfx changed there business model and were not licensing there technology to former/previous business partners. From what I have read in various articles this change in plans was in hindsight a really bad decision, it tied up money and caused substantial delays in upcoming/future product release dates which as we all know contributed greatly to 3dfx's demise.

If I remember correctly 3dfx released this card much later than other company's voodoo 2 offering's.

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NitroX infinity YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 1936 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: ALL OF THEM IN ORDER!!! Reply #11 - 17.08.04 at 22:12:32 Quote: The point I was trying to make in my post was that starting with the voodoo 3, 3dfx changed there business model and were not licensing there technology to former/previous business partners. Wrong again Several companies made Avenger (V3) based products and Napalm based products
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: ALL OF THEM IN ORDER!!! Reply #12 - 17.08.04 at 23:07:07 @NitroX is correct, after all there IS an MSI Voodoo 3 based mainboard!
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: ALL OF THEM IN ORDER!!! Reply #13 - 18.08.04 at 00:15:36 And Asus and Powercolor made V3 and V4 products for sale in the markets outside the USA.
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Reply #14 - 18.08.04 at 00:56:42

Ok, my use of "exclusively" in a previous post was somewhat misleading and it would have been better worded as "almost exclusively".

Except for what ? a handful of board makers/products after the STB acquisition, 3dfx wanted and did take control of the board manufacturing/sales side of the business.

3dfx's success came from focusing there efforts/resources on selling there technology to business partners, not wasting it trying to operate and maintain a board manufacturing facility also

Non 3dfx manuctured/branded boards produced after this acquisition = Trivial

Interesting 3dfx articles:

http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=412
http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=413
http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=414

@NitroX infinity,

Your right, I neglected to mention these other cards Embarrassed

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