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Title: found some old news/benchmarks
Post by: secretfj on 11 January 2005, 09:04:40
from Tom's Hardware Guide -- a topic on Voodoo 2
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/19980902/index.html

one question: for Quantum Obsidien 2 AGP, does it mean that the 2D card must be PCI? or it also have 2D display quality on the AGP card?

it's quite a rare card, i've never seen one before
Title: found some old news/benchmarks
Post by: NitroX infinity on 11 January 2005, 10:51:44
That Obsidian 2 AGP is an onboard SLI solution, so you have 2 Voodoo II's on one board. Since you put the board in the AGP port, the 2D card, obviously, has to be PCI.
Title: found some old news/benchmarks
Post by: secretfj on 11 January 2005, 15:13:58
thanks phalax..
one more question..
the TV out in those V2s, will it be functional even V2 is not doing anything (i.e. no 3D jobs for V2 but just plain desktop jobs or even POST screen)?
thanks
Title: found some old news/benchmarks
Post by: no-X on 11 January 2005, 17:55:54
QuoteOriginally posted by Phalanx

That Obsidian 2 AGP is an onboard SLI solution, so you have 2 Voodoo II's on one board. Since you put the board in the AGP port, the 2D card, obviously, has to be PCI.

Obsidian 2 S-12 AGP is not SLI solution. It has only one V2 chipset.

(http://www.3dfx.cz/voodoo2/obs2s12agp_1.jpg)

(http://www.3dfx.cz/voodoo2/obs2s12agp_2.jpg)

secretfj: I know, that TV-out on V1s works permanently (analog loop-back connection with 2D card is enough)
Title: found some old news/benchmarks
Post by: secretfj on 12 January 2005, 01:37:37
no-x: it's very nice to hear that..
you know, it's a waste to buy a new display card just because it have TV-out while my onboard solution doesn't
thanks a lot
Title: found some old news/benchmarks
Post by: NitroX infinity on 12 January 2005, 08:58:19
Hmm, must have gotten my wires crossed and mistake this one for another :D