[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: What is a VooDoo3 "1000"??[ The 3dfx Answer]

[Steve Baker]

alh wrote:

>> The V3 1000 is identical to the 2000, except for a slower clock speed.
>> It is clocked at 127 as opposed to 143 on the 2000.

Ah.  The leftover chips that didn't make the speed grade...or a deliberate
crippling to provide a lower price point without dropping prices
at the high end of their range?!

Well, I doubt you'd notice that much speed difference in normal
use...sounds like this is a good deal.

With the V1's and V2's, there was a config variable to allow you
to overclock the card's core clock.  If that's available for the
V3, you might want to try it.  I'm not normally a fan of overclocking,
but in this case it could be justified.

For Voodoo-1, the variable was 'SST_GRXCLK' - I'm fairly sure it's
SSTV2_GRXCLK on Voodoo-2 but I don't *think* it's SSTV3_GRXCLK for V3...
that would be just *too* logical.  Anyway, I'm sure you can track that
down on the web somewhere.

> > I never see the "1000" model discussed anywhere
> > is it a crippled model?
> > does it support DRI like all the other VooDoo3 models do?

Yes - it'll certainly do that.

> > other than core clock, what are the differences between the
> > 1000,2000,3000,3500?

I know the 3000 and 3500 have a couple of extra goodies like
TV outputs and stuff - probably more RAM and somewhat higher
clock rates.  That'll be on http://www.3dfx.com

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