[NTLUG:Discuss] VooDoo3 "1000" AGP

[al]

Steve Baker wrote:

> al wrote:
> >
> > I have an AGP card that says it is a V3 1000,
> > not 2000, 3000, or 3500
> >
> > 3dfx doesnt list this card on their site
> > I have found no mention of it in newsgroups
> >
> > Does any one know what exactly I have?? and dont have??
>
> Are you sure it isn't a V2?   3Dfx make a Voodoo-2 board
> that's labelled V2-1000, but as you say, there isn't a
> V3-1000.
>

yes its a V3 1000 16MB SGRAM AGP
as its manual and box label says
Iam using it now
I know V2 too (the feed thru was what kept me from buying 3d for the
early years)

it is an oem"whitebox" from Fry's that I got for $69
all other V3s that I have seen cost twice that for AGP

>
> The V2 is considerably less good than a V3 because it
> can only do full-screen 3D.  You can tell for sure because
> the V2 has two video connectors on the back (one input
> and one output) where the V3 has only one (erm - at least
> the V3-2000 has only one - perhaps the 3000 and 3500 have
> some fancy TV-out connectors - but still only one PC-video
> connection I think).
>
> The V2 needs to work alongside a regular 2D graphics
> card - which provides your usual 2D desktop when you
> are not running 3D.
>
> If you just bought it in a store, I'd strongly advise you
> to take it back and pay the little extra for a V3 or an
> nVidia card. (a TNT2 ...or GeForce if your pockets are
> deep!  The latest nVidia OpenGL drivers for Linux *rock*)
>
> If it was a super-cheap freebie, it's still a usable card
> for most games (all my stuff supports it) - but pretty
> useless for 3D applications that need heavy GUI support
> or need to run in a window for some reason.
>
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