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3dfx Voodoo3 2000 PCI 16MB Video Card

3dfx Voodoo3 2000 PCI 16MB Video Card

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Hmmmm.....
Review: ...I finally got the card, and installed it with ease! Unfortunately nothing worked. It caused windows to crash regularilyand wouldn't work with any of my games!

After some tweaking of refreash rates and my "win.sys", I finally got the card to work! But what about people that are new to computers! Not something I recommend for new comers looking to upgrade an existing machine!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Budget Muscle
Review: 3dfx have come in for some heavy criticism lately for falling off the cutting edge, failing to support 32bit colour and so on, but the fact remains that the original leaders of the PC 3D revolution are still producing fine cards. The 2000 is certainly able to cope with anything I've given it, whether in native Glide or Directx. Open GL support isn't great, but for the money and for all bar the most avid gamer, I see no reason to avoid buying this card. Frame rates are certainly high enough, and the fuss over 32 bit colour is a bit of a non-starter as in most games you'll not even notice. this may not be as future-proof as a Geforce for example, but at the price this is a fine upgrade for users of older accelerator users wanting to import some gorgeous graphics onto their system.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Lack luster board
Review: 3dfx started off great at first. I purchased this board with the expectations of it delivering like it predecessors, but I was wrong. This board, in my opinion, was a rush job to match the tnt2 and other high performance video cards, hoping the the loyal supporters of the voodoo cards would again jump on the band wagon. The installation is easy, but getting it to work with your system is a major under taking with few ever becoming successful. It was a major disappointment to me. I could never get it to work, but I'm not alone. Check out the hundreds of other complaints to 3dfx on their own message. Many people are very disappointed. I am one of many.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: not worth it
Review: although the graphics were good had problems with pc shutdown. as a result i will never buy voodoo again. don't make the mistake i did.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: not worth it
Review: although the graphics were good had problems with pc shutdown. as a result i will never buy voodoo again. don't make the mistake i did.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: It's The S***!
Review: Damn i bought it because of the customer reviews, and they right "it is the ____!".I have Unreal Tournament and i could run it so smooth. It never skips or pauses.I have not one problem with it that is because their is no problems with it.I would recommend it who ever plays intense games with high resolutions. You will be pleased by its preformence.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: listen up
Review: every 1 and n-e 1 this card is a VERY good deal, sheer speed is what this baby packs and if u add coolers and add and d/l and overclocker program it can be even better, but even without doing that extra stuff (which i havent done...yet) it is a very sweet card and runs ALL of my games smooth.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best video card for the money available today
Review: First, I have BOTH a Viper 770 card at $250 and a Voodoo3 2000 PCI card at $129. Plugging each card into the same P400 system I can't tell the difference running in non-Glide mode. They are both the fastest gaming cards available on the market for both 2D and 3D. The visual quality of both cards is excellent. However, everything that runs in Glide runs and looks much better so I chose the Voodoo3 as my main card and use the V770 at work. At this time I would have to recommend buying the Voodoo3 2000 for $129 over the Viper 770 at $250. Save the money for the next generation of cards that is coming six months down the road.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent bargain in 3D/2D acceleration
Review: I am very pleased with the V3 2000 I received this week.

Performance has been rock-solid in both 3D and 2D. I chose this card largely based on a value model measuring 3D frames-per-second per dollar. This seems like a good way to sidestep the religious nature that the 3D card debate has taken.

My other considerations were software compatibility, screen image appearance in 3D, and 2D performance superior to my previous 2D card. With early drivers from 3dfx, the Voodoo3's 2D performance was reported to be a weaker point of this card, but with drivers available now I see a noticeable 2D boost over my machine's stock 2D card, the IMS/ixMicro Twin Turbo 128 8MA. My whole system is more responsive and actually seems more stable. And, yes, all my 3D games are gorgeous and fluid under this card at any resolution I please. (Note: I have yet to test Q3A.) Naturally, I'm using the card on a platform that 3dfx doesn't even support or warrant...at least not ``officially''.

If you buy this card for a Macintosh, this is an important thing to know. While my own experience has been fun, considering the product wasn't even packaged or intended for my platform, I'd buy from a retailer with a liberal return policy, just in case you were to run into difficulty with, say, flashing the card's ROM (which ships for Windows/PC use) with the ROM image that 3dfx supplies on the net for Macs. Not to worry otherwise, 3dfx has done a bang-up job of (not?) supporting the Mac. Mac driver updates show up at 3dfxgamers.com every week or two.

3dfx is apparently considering whether to support the Mac only through other board makers as in the past, or to finally go directly to Mac consumers with their brand.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Real GOOD
Review: I bought this card because my Ati All-in-Wonder 128 PCI couldn't handle my games very well. I have an amd 450 and now have both the ati and the Voodoo3 2000 PCI running at the same time and the graphics inceased from 29fps to 60fps and higher. I would definitley recommend this card if you have no agp port.


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