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Summary: Narks
Review: i just wanted to post this review because the kids that also wrote one star reviews are NARKS!!!!, i love the Video Card
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Summary: NVIDIA IS FAST BUT.......
Review: As you will see in many reviews that the Voodoo 5500 doesn't have the "horsepower" of the G-Force 2 GTS. This is totally true from the speed side of the house (has a higher pixel fill rate). The difference between them is simple. If you like video games just to aimlessly run around a maze like a mouse trying to shoot other people you might want to consider the G-Force series cards. But if enjoy the effects, awesome detail and flowing graphics along with some of the most stable drivers in the industry THIS IS THE CARD FOR YOU. If you have seen my review of the Voodoo 4500 PCI card you know I like what the Voodoo series of cards can do. Since the 4500, I have upgraded my motherboard and it now supports AGP expansion. So I looked and finally bought the 5500 AGP. I cannot believe the QUALITY of the hardware and drivers! That should be 5 stars alone. The FSAA does work and some uneducated people call this "full sceen blurring" untrue. The effect FSAA has on games is incredible! 3DFX is sadly now just a page of numbers at NVIDIA corp. I have trust in them to produce cards that are diverse like continuing the Voodoo line and not just a Voodoo/G-Force hybrid. If you find this card and look at the scenes when playing a game instead of just beating it then pick it up and by the way it is less money then the older G-Force 2 GTS try and buy a GTS "PRO" or "Ultra" for the same price. Hope this helps.
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Summary: 3dfx is gone, take care
Review: NVidia (of GeForce fame) has purchased 3dfx (maker of this card) - and NVidia has no plans to continue the Voodoo product line. Could still be a great 3D card, at the right price, and if you don't mind no support...
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Summary: 3dfx IS GONE...This is their final product!
Review: As anyone can see on their website (www.3dfx.com), 3dfx went under. I strongly suggest you try as hard as you can to get your hands on this piece of hardware. It's simply a wonderful board. The graphics are wonderful, likely because of 3dfx's solid engineering. Everything this company did was great. It was a major shock to discover this company will be gone shortly. As for the hardware, it is excellant. There is one downside (and this is why I didn't give it a perfect score), it has no S-Video out like the V3 3000 AGP. After this one I don't know who i'll buy my graphics cards from. The great company that was 3dfx will not be there.
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Summary: Clockwork!
Review: Have you ever heard of the expression "fire and forget"? That's right. Nothing to set, all games work, glide and Direct3D supported. This 3d card is great. Just install it in the AGP slot, attach the power source, turn on the computer and you are there. Software installation is the easiest.How does it work with 3d games? Read the title! :) Clockwork. It is perfect. No game will give you one single complaint about it. NFS IV does not list it as supported, but believe me, it works perfectly. I play NFS with the highest video settings and it runs smooth (have in mind I own an Athlon processor 650 MHz with 128 MB). Despite its incredible and flawless performance, there is a problem: When I installed it, I had to move one of my hard drives because this card is so big it wouldn't fit with the hard drive in its original position. Therefore, you might need to upgrade your box before installing, but hey! it is totally worth it. The best of its kind.
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Summary: A fair card
Review: 1/09/01 If you own a socket 7 motherboard and only have a 1.0 compliant slot(although it says 1.1) this will be the only option you have of the higher-end video cards. However, 4 sample anti-aliasing is the only real advantage of this card to your older 3D cards. As far as frame rates, my Tnt2(non ultra) performs almost as well in Ultima Ascension but has screen tearing and other ugliness where as the voodoo 5 allows me to use lower res and 4x anti-alias and looks about 5 times better. Turn down the clips and you've got a good game. As for Quake III their is choppiness and sound stuttering in heavy fights(like Voyager Elite which uses Quake III engine) Baldur's Gate II does not work any better than any other card I've chosen, but that's probably my low-end AMD K6/2 400 mhz and lowsy 1.0 compliance only AGP mother. All-in all if you got a raw deal of a mother like I did, get this card, it'll solve your problems, you can play your old 3d fx and newer titles of 32 bit as well. It doesn't work on Redguard though. Review UPDATE 7/13/01. this is writen after the discontinuation, but hopefully Voodoo 5 will be back on the market. still 3 stars*** I have put this thing to work. It heats up even with the twin fans. It is noisy and it should only be used in ATX style cases. If you are planning on buying a new system, don't even bother with this thing, get a Geforce3, it's expensive but its well worth it. If, however you are stuck with a 1.0 AGP(low voltage) this is the only card in the known Universe that will work on your system. Their are no TNT Ultra's no Geforce 1's(except that one on this site that is over priced) Last year's computer upgrades have been discontinued and abolished!(makes me sick) An AT case will need extra cooling(odviously) I have a slot exhaust fan and a frontal mini case fan on order(hopefully) when I recieve these things my case will be able to use the Voodoo and it will work for more than two frigg'n hours before blacking out. My baby AT case is unusually large(17'' long) so it might not work in yours, measure it. Like I said with the Geforce DDR-DVI DO NOT OVERCLOCK the Voodoo 5500. It is hot. It is dangerous. And besides that it is already fast. In my opinion it is already overclocked and runs Diablo II satisfactorially on a low-end system. Ultima also runs quite well at this time. As for Elite Force(Quake III) heck, my Radeon 64 GTS cannot run that game with my PC either. Again you need a 2.0 AGP(higher voltage to video card). In the case of running a Quake III engine, or a BGII infinity engine well. Your 1.0 should work with the Voodoo on other games.
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Summary: good card
Review: Ok, if you own a Voodoo3, don't bother spending the extra money unless you have to have the latest and greatest. If you are considering buying this card, then I think you are getting alot for your money. I just upgraded from a V-3 and Tnt Ultra-2. I found the Tnt Ultra to be close to to performance of the V-5, but less stable. The V-5 has "64megs" of memory, but really it only allocates 32 megs per procerssor, so it is actually a 32 meg card. The best thing about this card is the FSAA. It will not work great with all games but it is a great feature. FSAA simply smoothes out the jagged edges in games, but does not eliminate them completly. Frame rates are better than the V-3 and TNT Ultra, but only a little. The card is large, so be sure you can fit it in your case. If you have Direct X 8, be sure to get the latest drivers from 3dfx. Nvidia now owns 3dfx, so that may be another deciding factor in buying this card.
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Summary: Clearly the best video card till now
Review: Let's be honest. GeForce2 is a great card but it does not compare to the oomph of Voodoo5. Yes its true that nVidia recently bought over 3Dfx but that only proves that nVidia knows the potential of their patents. The dual VSA100 chips give you a LOT of juice for the programs that actually use the power of Voodoo5. Keep in mind that you will, invariably, notice a fine difference in everything you see, including web sites. The colors are "truer" and more vibrant. But like a new hammer do not try to view everything using the FSAA (Full Scene Anti Aliasing). One the best games I can suggest that will allow you the enjoy the revolutionary architecture of V5 is Diablo2. The game is breathtaking with the FSAA and the T-Buffer renders cinematic interludes so beautifully, you gotta see it to believe. As someone who really does not count himself in either the nVidia or 3dfx camp, take it from me that Voodoo5 is the best card you can buy out there now.
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Summary: 3dfx Leaves The Graphics Card Business
Review: Just an FYI people. Just read over at CNN's Technology Website that 3dfx has closed the doors on their Graphics Card Manufacturing Facility. They will only be selling their graphic chips to second party vendors from now on to produce future Graphic Cards. I almost just bought one of the Voodoo 5500's since I was in the market for a new card since S3/Diamond, maker of my currently lousy Diamond Viper II has also stopped producing Graphic Cards. I went with Creative Labs Geforce 2 GTS, hopefully they'll be around for awhile. Oh, and the Creative Labs Annihilator 2 was only $199 using Amazon's $50 off coupon which is currently available.
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Summary: I love my V5...
Review: I have had this card for sometime, and I'm constantly hearing people saying how slow this card is. I'm not sure what there problem is, but the card really flys. There have been some recent developments with the drivers for this card that look extremely promising. People have always said that the Voodoo5 5500 can't beat the Geforce2 GTS in Quake 3. We'll I have just seen some new drivers from 3DFX that enables HSR suppport that can get your FPS higher than that of a Geforce2 GTS cards when running high resolutions/color bits like 1280x1024 and 1600x1200. It also even allows game to run faster using the Voodoo5's Full Scene Antialiasing. I don't want to say that this card beats the Geforce 2 GTS in pure power, but as the drivers improves, 3DFX is giving us gamers alot more options and the possibility to acheive even better performance. So if you aren't getting this card because some guy as Babbages or at your local computer tells you it sucks, get the GTS....look at him and say "This is my money, and I'm going to get whatever card will serve me better now" And I think after you get the Voodoo5, you will be really impressed with the options and the performance of the card, not to mention how easily it is to setup and run all you favorite games! Don't be fooled by the hype...make up your own mind and you'll see that the V5 5000 is one hella card! l8r
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