This GPU cost $15,000 and there’s only ONE like it – 3dfx Voodoo 5 6000

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Check out the $14.99 Minnow set and the $19.99 Moray set at: https://www.ifixit.com/LTT 3dfx was the king of the graphics card world in the 90s, and in a flash they were gone. The Voodoo 5 6000 was the last GPU 3dfx produced, and released – Could it have changed the face of PC gaming? Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1505531-this-23-year-old-prototype-video-card-has-four-gpus%E2%80%A6-and-it-works/ The deal fell through and this card is still for sale! Contact Ross at voodoo56000prototype[at]gmail.com Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET MERCH: https://lttstore.com ► LTX 2023 TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW: https://lmg.gg/ltx23 ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: https://lmg.gg/lttfloatplane ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners ► OUR WAN PODCAST GEAR: https://lmg.gg/wanset FOLLOW US ---------------------------------------------------   Twitter: https://twitter.com/linustech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LinusTech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linustech TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linustech Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linustech MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712 Artist Link: https://soundcloud.com/laszlomusic Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw Artist Link: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/ Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0  https://geni.us/PgGWp Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 1:17 What makes this so special? 2:13 Firing it up and Half-Life 1 4:40 Tribes 2 5:58 3DMark 2001 7:22 The prototype isn't the only way to play 8:04 It was doomed to failure 9:03 Why was 3dfx even successful? 11:52 3dfx got complacent 13:29 Forced to compete without a competitive product 14:11 The doors close and Nvidia takes over 14:52 Conclusion - Competition is good