The only thing I don't like about this auction is that it has been reworked (modified) to function with the standard molex. Even if it's 100% stable and functional, I'd rather have the card in it's non-functioning, original state. From a collector's standpoint, this would be the more desirable from both a historical and resale perspective.
This card is meant for mounting on a wall, not running in a modern PC.
This card is meant for mounting on a wall, not running in a modern PC.
SketchMaster
Diamond Member
- Feb 23, 2005
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Yes they were.
I can't help but wonder what it would be like now if they were still around. Would they have speed up the advance of GFX cards? Maybe we would be playing games with Unreal 3 like graphics.
Man, it makes me kinda mad to think about it. Dang crappy bigwigs.
Originally posted by: sandorski
You probably meant Doom3.Quake 3 ran fine on a Voodoo 5 5500.
No, i meant Quake3. I doubt a 6000 would even load up Doom3.
ultimatebob
Lifer
- Jul 1, 2001
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Originally posted by: rimshaker
Originally posted by: sandorski
You probably meant Doom3.
No, i meant Quake3. I doubt a 6000 would even load up Doom3.
Actually, someone successfully did it. It ran like crap, but it did work:
http://www.x86-secret.com/articles/divers/v5-6000/v56kgb-7.htm
They also have some Voodoo 6000 benchmarks in there. It seems that the performance lands somewhere in between a GeForce 2 and a GeForce 2 Ultra in most games.
Hmmm doesn't look like it.
V5 6000s are a LOT rarer than 5800Us, they sold 1000s of them.
V5 6K would be fun to have, not worth $1200 to me though.
A 5800u would also be fun to have. You know, to hang it up on the wall, blow the leaves off your lawn, or even run 3dmark05 and see how much pain you can inflict on it...
moonboy403
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- Aug 18, 2004
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Back in the voodoo days, this was my most wanted card ever. I saved up the $600 which was the stated retail price and waited for the release which never came....ended up buying a GF 2 instead. Brings back memories.
RelaxTheMind
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- Oct 15, 2002
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I remember rumors of a 256mb one with an external power supply... iirc they had 512mb versions out made for commercial video editing type stuff (could have been that ancient SLI). I actually picked up and read those "text" based computer magazines back in the day. maybe im wrong....
I like this statement "Doom 3 isn't really playable on the Voodoo 5 6000 because its lack of T&L support (remember that it's a 5 years old card), the best that we can do with all options set to the minimum is something like 5-10fps in 640x480 and thus is unplayable."
almost made me seriously feel bad for the 6000
I like this statement "Doom 3 isn't really playable on the Voodoo 5 6000 because its lack of T&L support (remember that it's a 5 years old card), the best that we can do with all options set to the minimum is something like 5-10fps in 640x480 and thus is unplayable."
almost made me seriously feel bad for the 6000
Errr, whatever floats your boat I guess.
To me, the 5800U was a fun card to have when it was the second fastest card you could buy, these days it's just an old video card with a loud fan.
wow 1.2k for a video card thats as fast as a geforce3. Is a 386DX a collectors item? Its got 1 MB ATI graphics card and can run doom1.
DanTMWTMP
Lifer
- Oct 7, 2001
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ahhh the voodoo days, those were the good ol days when we started to see crazy shiet like half-life, unreal (we would constantly use the minigun and observe how you can shoot an enemy and he's still be standing and shaking back and forth as you kept on shooting it, that was cool. and headshots where the head would fly off and it'd bounce on the floor lol), decent, etc...
well, since SLI is back, i guess the nostalgia of SLI is gone lol. But ya, I saw someone w/ two voodoo's, and i remember seeing him play unreal in superhigh smoothness goodness (ehh high fps lol).
voodoo 6k is a collectible, and rightfully so, since there's so few of them, it never made it to the public, and it was the last card of a cool company that brought many of us here to get into computers.
well, since SLI is back, i guess the nostalgia of SLI is gone lol. But ya, I saw someone w/ two voodoo's, and i remember seeing him play unreal in superhigh smoothness goodness (ehh high fps lol).
voodoo 6k is a collectible, and rightfully so, since there's so few of them, it never made it to the public, and it was the last card of a cool company that brought many of us here to get into computers.
How do you reckon? As I recall, the best renderer at the time was MeTaL since it was fast and exclusively used the high resolution textures. MeTal was exclusively for S3 cards such as the Savage4 and Savage 2000. Conversely, Glide was the worst since it not only lacked hi-res textures but was also incapable of full colour. Most other cards were fastest at D3D. Once the OGL "hack" became available to utilize S3TC, then essentially any OGL capable card which was faster than the Savage's was best. As far as I remember, 3dfx failed to offer full OGL before they went belly up.
about few years ago some guy sold an unmolested one for 10 grand on ebay.
if i have the money i'd buy it. it's a peice of history.
Hmm, did a quick search and it seems they did offer dodgy beta drivers but perhaps releasable ones only a few months before taking a dirt nap at which point their hardware was dated anyway (little consolation). Searching also reminded me that there was actually an independent company which wrote and sold a driver directly to end-users since 3dfx's was so bad. What a laugh. Mongo says: standards good, proprietaries bad!
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