voodoo3 & voodoo5:
you're right, win 9x drivers cover win me..best choice for games released till the end of 2000.
well, win xp is very difficult (at least for me  ); if you want to use it, take the actual amigamerlin drivers.
personally, i decided to choose win 2000+sp4 for best compatibility to old and new games (yes i know, nobody thinks so, but believe me..win 2000 just doesn't has all the useless stuff win xp is clutterd with..) beside, i can still use original 3dfx win2000 drivers (bundled with directx 9 a relativly good choice)

voodoo2:
here it's the same thing (see above).
for win xp/2000 use fastvoodoo2 drivers (maybe you still need a tuning tool, search the falconfly archive), for win 9x you can still use originals as they work fine with games up to the year 1999...for newer games choose win 2000/xp

decide by yourself...'cause i don't know which cards you have 

If you're going to the extreme of putting multiple pieces of hardware, I'd have to recommend using multiple OS's!

Dual boot Windows ME and Windows 2000, or 98SE and XP, or any combination thereof.  The only reason I don't recommend XP in this situation is because XP is kind of tricky, some driver sets have Glide working, some don't, some have 3dfx Tools, some don't, etc...  But 98, ME, and 2K all work flawlessly with Voodoo 3's, 4's, and 5's - I've used all OS's and all cards!

And personally, under Windows 9x, I still recommend my own "NuDriver 5" - I can't say it's the best anymore, I'm not sure what else has come out - but at the time, it was simply the best driver; visually appealing, fastest, and and stable.  You can get it from http://drivers.NuAngel.net

On a side note, I recommend NuDriver 2K X^2 for Windows 2000 users, because, as I explain in the readme, it contains functionality and texture support from 3Dhq drivers that was dropped in later revisions of their own driver.  You'll be able to play some DX8 games, such as NHL 2002 and Unreal Tournament 2003 with few, if any, texture issues on Voodoo 5 cards!

I don't just brag these up because I'm the one who did them, I brag them up because THEY WORK.

NuAngel

Well I was thinking of building up a system containing a Voodoo1, Rush, 2xVoodoo2's, Voodoo3-3500/4-4500TV/VoodooTVFM and a Voodoo5 5500 AGP.
Obviously, I would have to keep swapping between them, but I wanted to ideally, choose one OS that would have drivers which are reliable as well as top performance. Suggestions? 

Hey NuAngel,
your NuDriver5 for Win9x is still the most compatible set released so far. With this one I was able to play NFS:Underground as well as Colin McRae 3.
So I still recommend this driver set for everyone on Win9x.
Thanks a lot...

Nice amount of Smileys, paulpsomiadis! 

I understand your concern, but it's not PHYSICALLY impossible to install all those Voodoo cards in one machine (big phat case with loadsa PCI's).  It's nearly SOFTWARELY (see what I did there? 8)) impossible but...

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I don't mind uninstalling and re-installing drivers all the time, between the switches.  During benchmarking, something's got to give, right?

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The pattern they will be run in will be one main 2D/3D card with one accelerator.  I know my limitations and the boundaries involved, just involves a little swapping and switching between the cards.

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Ever heard of the old 'Onboard Dolby 5.1 Sound cards'?  I'm not after anything major in sound, more visual. After all, a lot of 3D Benchmarking will be involved.

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Turn the music up!   No, seriously, it doesn't bother me, and if it gets too bad, it's easy to get hold of sound proofing equipment for the PC.  Plus, there is no fans on the Voodoo1, Rush and 2x Voodoo2's. That leaves only a couple of fans to run.

Janskjaer.

Hey everyone!

I am trying to find a driver for this card.  But so far nothing has worked.  Is there a generic (or all inclusive) download that can detect what driver would work for a STB 3DFX card.  I have tried several downloads and nothing has detected it.  the SNU31649007d if that helps or BMG312.

Any direction or help is GREATLY appreciated..

David

Hello everyone,

THANK YOU ALL!!!

I appreciate your help in getting this thing up and running.  I GREATLY appreciate all your help.

I am currently with Patience's 'safe' driver - will slowly experiment beyond. 

Thanks again

ps, I wish I knew the 'inside' comments.....
have a good one!!

doG