Making a Voodoo3 1000 into a 2000/3000

[CPSLOJester]

I found tons of posts all over the internet stating that the Voodoo3 1000 can be "converted" into a 2000/3000 card by enabling the 2nd texture unit via a registry hack. Now everyone claims there is one but no one actually has one. Do you guys know a link for this registry hack or where it is located in the registry? I looked thru the 3dfx interactive section in the registry and didn't find anything.

Oh yeah, I'm doing this for a friend who has a Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGPthat I'm trying to get running a "little faster than normal" if you get my drift. Right now it's running stably at 150Mhz and it would be sweet if we could get that 2nd texture unit running!

 

[xtreme2k]

I thought it is Velocity 1000 that can be converted, not Voodoo3 1000

 

[LXi]

Its actually the Velocity 100, not 1000. I think the Voodoo3 1000 already has the 2nd texturing unit enabled.

 

[xtreme2k]

 

[Grminalac]

Yes i have tried it, the velocity 100 ran fine, but don't try to run games at 1024X786 cause the 8 megs of ram cause wierd things to occur. Also due to the SGRAM the memory wouldn't overclock much past 155. I think anandtech actually posted an article on it. I wouldn't bother with a velocity 100 though, buy a v3 2000 add a fan and run it at 183.

 

[LXi]

<<but don't try to run games at 1024X786 cause the 8 megs of ram cause wierd things to occur.>>

Thats absolutely correct, I try to run NFS4 at 1024x768 with the Velocity 100, and artifacts and missing textures start to show up.