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3dfx Pulled From Shelves

By Steve Gibson, Dec 20, 2000 3:20pm PST

Well this is interesting, according to a memo sent to all BestBuy stores around the nation, NVidia has requested that all current 3dfx 3D cards be...

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" I really doubt it. They are pulling cards. They are going to be grind up and end up in some ..."

- baron calamity see all 293 comments

NVidia & 3dfx Aftermath

By Steve Gibson, Dec 19, 2000 5:34am PST

Its aftermath time for the NVidia buyout of 3dfx. If you're interested in reading some of the impacts and speculation about how this will impact...

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"hmmmm... how did I miss this story? hehe Well... not surprising really. Consolidation in ..."

- Gareth Bryne see all 53 comments

More 3dfx/NVidia

By Maarten Goldstein, Dec 18, 2000 8:05am PST

CNN Financial has another story on the 3dfx buyout, more technical. Thanks Rosewood. NVidia will have a webcast at 10am EST about it.

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"so now when my voodoo 5 takes a shit , what is nvidia's top of the line card?"

- toydrvr see all 4 comments

Developers On 3dfx Buyout

By Maarten Goldstein, Dec 16, 2000 10:03am PST

Of course, with the whole 3dfx buyout story, developers have their own opinion about it too. Voodoo Extreme got in contact with The Carmack, who...

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" Actually within the context you are using it the correct spelling is "poseurs" :)"

- FluffyBunnyOfDoom see all 73 comments

NVidia On 3dfx Buyout

By Steve Gibson, Dec 16, 2000 2:43am PST

Well guys, remember a little while back we posted a story about a possible NVidia buyout of 3dfx? People balked... (Jack was wrong) Hell, I thought...

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"what a damn sad story. Ever since im into computers i was a huge fan of 3dfx, since the vodoo ..."

- rookieone see all 125 comments

3dfx Dissolving

By Maarten Goldstein, Dec 15, 2000 2:13pm PST

Holy shit news of the day; looks like 3dfx is going out of business. In a press release just issued, the company is recommending that shareholders...

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"Buh-bye 3Dfx. You were on top with one of your chipsets...the original Voodoo, after that you ..."

- Thradar see all 598 comments

Voodoo5 6000 Preview

By Maarten Goldstein, Dec 05, 2000 10:13am PST

Voodoo Extreme has a Voodoo5 6000 preview complete with benchmarks and all. Of course, this card will probably never make it to retail but you can...

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"#34- I have news for you, NOT THAT MANY people are waiting for another shitty 3dfx product. ..."

- Prowerr see all 35 comments

New V3 3500 TV Drivers

By Maarten Goldstein, Dec 02, 2000 7:06am PST

3dfx has released new Voodoo3 drivers for the V3 3500 TV. They are release candidate 1, and still in beta.

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"Now that i have this thing working i'm afraid to install these. Don't want to have to reinstall ..."

- JustinSane see all 3 comments

3dfx Phantom

By Jack Mathews, Nov 30, 2000 3:12pm PST

Whoops! 3dfx had some items in their technology glossary that some people on the fools boards noticed (thanks Rod). Those items have since been...

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" Yeah, but instead of releasing lower-than-expected specs to decieve the competition, 3Dfx ..."

- LordVeXeN see all 436 comments

3dfx Cards Break On P4's

By Jack Mathews, Nov 30, 2000 7:53am PST

Here's another interesting tidbit on the P4 situation (thanks Kyle Bridges). The Register is reporting that Voodoo 3 and Voodoo 5 AGP cards do not...

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"#508- 3dfx has time and time again stuck their own dick up their ass. Nvidia will not be ..."

- Prowerr see all 512 comments

Voodoo5 Drivers Fast?

By Steve Gibson, Nov 30, 2000 3:13am PST

Hrm, so is it too late for 3dfx? I sure hope not, the more competition the better. If you just look at hardware the V5-5500 should really be...

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" cant dispute the vlaidy of my post so you RESORT to the spelling?? WEAK. and OWNED"

- Cygnus X-1 see all 75 comments

V5-6000 Benchmarks

By Steve Gibson, Nov 23, 2000 8:59am PST

FiringSquad is probably the last out of the gate with their Comdex wrap-up. The special part about this warp-up though is that they managed to get...

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"I agree with #3, even if the chips and memory on the 6000 were running at 200mhz there's no way ..."

- idealego see all 9 comments

On V5-6000

By Steve Gibson, Nov 22, 2000 7:24am PST

As there was some speculation still going around about the V5-6000 coming out in some form by 3dfx, I got an email from 3dfx stating clearly this:...

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" Oh and, on the catalog it said it was retailing for a wonerful and fabulous 600 dollars. yes ..."

- Brandino see all 20 comments

3dfx Rampage Specs

By Maarten Goldstein, Nov 17, 2000 1:52pm PST

HardOCP has some leaked 3dfx Rampage specs. Supposedly, rumored numbers from Comdex are similar to these. Back in March we posted some specs as...

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"Now we never see this card. 3DFX? who are they, they doint exist."

- bugsY see all 742 comments

3dfx Card Clarification

By Maarten Goldstein, Nov 16, 2000 12:55pm PST

The Register and a Gamecenter 3dfx interview both mention that despite what some might have thought (myself included), 3dfx will not cease make...

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"STB originally stood for "Simply The Best". Now I guess it stands for "Stupid To Buy" "

- CAPUT see all 98 comments