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m14radu God Member Offline Take your chance ! Posts: 555 Timisoara, Romania Gender:	Re: Today is a nice day - www.3Dfx.es Reply #30 - 22.12.14 at 13:35:32 Osckhar, where did you find this jewels ????? In the 3dfx Valley of the Kings ? This prototypes are a nice Christmas Present for us !!! Thank you !
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Reply #31 - 22.12.14 at 17:50:04

I don't post too often anymore but still catch up daily. You have some very special things Oscar and I look forward to seeing more! Cheesy

Very neat! Pride went into these things.

Happy Holidays everyone! Merry 3dfxmas!

(file date on the gif was Dec 2009, wow it's been a lone time) /edit: Just saw "V1" and it was dated Dec 2008 LOL)

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osckhar God Member Offline www.3Dfx.es Posts: 812 SPAIN Gender:	Re: Today is a nice day - www.3Dfx.es Reply #32 - 23.12.14 at 12:10:11 @Radu, I was very lucky to find found a big 3Dfx dumpster when this year I was at USA. @Brendan, thanks. ---------- Today, not partners Banshee's. My favourite Banshee prototype card. It looks crazy. #DAY 9 ASSY 600-0033-02 DATE CODE 1998 - Oscar PS. Merry 3Dfxmas all!
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Quaker763 Junior Member Offline It really is kind of ridiculous Posts: 67 Australia Gender:	Re: Today is a nice day - www.3Dfx.es Reply #33 - 23.12.14 at 12:54:26 osckhar wrote on 21.12.14 at 10:14:46: RAMPAGE CHIP OPEN DIE (UNDER MICROSCOPE) Holy shit that is probably the coolest thing I've seen in a while...
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Reply #34 - 23.12.14 at 13:19:43

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osckhar wrote on Dec 21st, 2014 at 9:14am:
RAMPAGE CHIP OPEN DIE (UNDER MICROSCOPE)
dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4383540/3dfx/3Dfx_museum/rampage/die_logo.jp
g

Holy shit that is probably the coolest thing I've seen in a while...

Agree, is amazing when checking open die under microscope you see such sweet thing but really is not the only secret. In each chip family there are others secret hidden. For example in VSA-101, VSA-100, AVENGER... With time and If I find the manner I will show them. I need to find a manner to take out 'graphite' cover die.

Now everyone knows another 3Dfx secret hidden in die chip. Who can arrive at die chip and with an accurate microscope will be to able to find it.

- Oscar.

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ultima God Member Offline Always searching Posts: 876 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: Today is a nice day - www.3Dfx.es Reply #35 - 23.12.14 at 15:06:59 do you mean that the big chip we all now as the avenger is actually not much more then a cover for a much smaller die?? if so, I can open one up and see if I get anything....
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Today is a nice day - www.3Dfx.es Reply #36 - 23.12.14 at 18:04:10 Anyone have a copy of the Rampage die image - I'm getting a 404 error...
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Reply #37 - 24.12.14 at 03:03:41

osckhar wrote on 23.12.14 at 13:19:43:

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osckhar wrote on Dec 21st, 2014 at 9:14am:
RAMPAGE CHIP OPEN DIE (UNDER MICROSCOPE)
dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4383540/3dfx/3Dfx_museum/rampage/die_logo.jp
g

Holy shit that is probably the coolest thing I've seen in a while...

Agree, is amazing when checking open die under microscope you see such sweet thing but really is not the only secret. In each chip family there are others secret hidden. For example in VSA-101, VSA-100, AVENGER... With time and If I find the manner I will show them. I need to find a manner to take out 'graphite' cover die.

Now everyone knows another 3Dfx secret hidden in die chip. Who can arrive at die chip and with an accurate microscope will be to able to find it.

- Oscar.

Looking under the VSA-100 an 101 would be awesome, maybe find a dead card to kindly 'donate' a chip to the cause haha.

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Thandor Full Member Offline What's the fuzz all about? Posts: 226	Re: Today is a nice day - www.3Dfx.es Reply #38 - 24.12.14 at 09:21:35 Good job Oscar! Would also love to see what's inside every other 3dfx-chip . _{Slightly offtopic but if someone is interested in 'die'-shots, but then for CPU's: check out CPU-World.com - My first attempts to take die shots or CPU-World.com - Some shots. Plenty of nice pictures!}
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Reply #39 - 24.12.14 at 11:16:00

Hello,

I actually have some chips decapped, V2 BR and CH, V3, VSA-100. Now I need to find the manner to take out the graphite for VSA-101 and look for a good microscope connected a LCD for taking PICS.

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Today will be last day for Banshee family. I still have here some nice samples but I guess people must be little tired about Banshee cards. I will update my site www.3Dfx.es with all pictures and info for each family.

I continue with Banshee green PCB with his partner. As usual I love proto cards with engineering tag. It makes the card very special with a lot history behind.

#DAY 10
AGP - ASSY 600-0043-01 / DATE CODE 3598
PCI - ASSY 600-0033-03 / DATE CODE 3598

Regards,
Oscar.

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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Today is a nice day - www.3Dfx.es Reply #40 - 24.12.14 at 11:42:18 I actually like the old pre-STB PCB design as well, pity 3dfx purchased them. Things might have been different.
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Reply #41 - 24.12.14 at 12:48:58

osckhar wrote on 24.12.14 at 11:16:00:

Hello,
Today will be last day for Banshee family. I still have here some nice samples but I guess people must be little tired about Banshee cards. I will update my site www.3Dfx.es with all pictures and info for each family.

I continue with Banshee green PCB with his partner. As usual I love proto cards with engineering tag. It makes the card very special with a lot history behind.

#DAY 10
AGP - ASSY 600-0043-01 / DATE CODE 3598
PCI - ASSY 600-0033-03 / DATE CODE 3598

Looking forward to see the other photo's on your site.

I have a 'brother card' of ASSY 600-0043-01. Yours indicates PCB A346, mine is as following:
PCB # A 553
Pass short
ROM V10001A.ET
Pass speedy & unreal
Special DRAM bios
loaded 9/18/98

SGRAM AGP 0043-01

gdonovan wrote on 24.12.14 at 11:42:18:

I actually like the old pre-STB PCB design as well, pity 3dfx purchased them. Things might have been different.

Agree. I think the Banshee-like style looks more true 3Dfx.

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osckhar God Member Offline www.3Dfx.es Posts: 812 SPAIN Gender:	Re: Today is a nice day - www.3Dfx.es Reply #42 - 24.12.14 at 14:27:41 I also love old PCB style. It is still present on V3 reference board but vanish with V3 commercial cards. @Thandor, upload some PIC from your Banshee board. - Oscar.
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Reply #43 - 24.12.14 at 14:36:59

osckhar wrote on 24.12.14 at 14:27:41:

I also love old PCB style. It is still present on V3 reference board but vanish with V3 commercial cards.

@Thandor, upload some PIC from your Banshee board.

- Oscar.

Picture of the backside:click! and picture of the Banshee chip under the heatsink click!. I have another visually almost identical SGRAM based Banshee sample but without e-tag: click

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Reply #44 - 24.12.14 at 18:12:12

It's been a long time since I last have read the forum, but this is the first thread I saw and WOW!!! what a treasure! One can only envy you Oscar

I am so glad that there are collectors like you and there is no better place for all the rare stuff than in a person like you! And thank you very much for sharing all this beauty with us!

Aaaaand Happy Holidays all!!!

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