The 3Dfx Voodoo 2 - Taking 3D to the Next Level!

vswitchzero November 24, 2022
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The original 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics accelerator completely transformed the world of 3D gaming, but by late 1997 the competition was beginning to heat up. How do you improve on such a legendary card? You double down on EVERYTHING. The Voodoo 2 improves upon the original in pretty much every way and even allows two cards to work together in SLI for truly next-level 3D performance. The 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics Accelerator: https://youtu.be/FgFtNNl2gYQ Matrox G100 Repair: https://youtu.be/sWfLuFG9_D8 Phil’s SLI CPU Scaling Project PDF: https://www.philscomputerlab.com/voodoo-2-and-sli-processor-scaling-project.html Serdashop SLI Bridges: https://www.serdashop.com/3DVideoBridge A huge thank you and shout out goes to Alexander in Germany for his very generous channel donation. Thank you again! If you'd like to support the channel, you can check out my Patreon page. My Patreon supporters get early access to my videos, exclusive behind the scenes content, previews and more. My Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/vswitchzero My Blog: https://vswitchzero.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vswitchzero.com Mastodon: https://bitbang.social/@vswitchzero 00:00 Introduction 01:47 A Look at the Voodoo 2 05:38 A Big Thank You! 06:38 Scan Line Interleaving 08:38 SLI Challenges and Scaling 09:58 Test Setup and Drivers 11:57 Benchmarks 14:10 Some Classic Games 19:41 Conclusion The closing audio track is an original called “Prelude to Space” by Bertrand Guégan. You can find more of his work here: https://soundcloud.com/bertrandguegan

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