Hello greeting to all... First post :)
I Had an old Banshee card (still have it... and love it) a long time ago but then i wasn't aware of what the name 3Dfx ment. Anyhow i grown up, and about 3 months ago i found a VooDoo 2 of Diamond multimedia on a friends box of old hardware. He gave it to me and i was and still am thanking him for giving her to me. Yesterday another friend of mine found me another 3D monster II, but this one instead of the first (8mb) this one is 12mb. Will SLi work on these two? Ah and also, how much heat do they raise? Cause i might think of a "slight" overclocking ;):)
Sorry for my english... (i speak england very best :P)
10x :)
I dont think it will work,but you can always try.
I am afraid of the cards... If it won't work will it harm them ? :(
That can work (but never tried) but i think that you will have only 4 megs of display memory and 4 megs of texture memory. The other extra 4 megs of texture memory on the 12 meg card will not used.
In short, the result would be as if you were using 2 8-meg cards in sli.
QuoteOriginally posted by aquasonic
I am afraid of the cards... If it won't work will it harm them ? :(
No,
If that doesn' work, the sli will not be detected or perhaps you will get black screen but you can't harm the cards.
Ah nice :) Tnx for the replies :) Also do i need the internal cable or i can use the external VGA->VGA cable?
You will need :
- the standard monitor cable between the (first) Voodoo2 and your monitor
- the vga pass-through cable between your primary card and the first voodoo 2
- the sli cable between your 2 Voodoo2's
:) Look here for the setup :
http://www.shifter.sk/helppage/default_fix.htm#SLI
and here :
https://www.3dfxzone.it/dir/3dfx/voodoo2/releasenotes/fv2_4.0_xp_ge.htm
merci beaucoup mon ami :) (hope i wrote it well... i know only a few French :))
Today i will receive the second card and i hope everything will be fine :)
For a girl you should write "amie" not "ami".;)
oh thought she was a boy... sorry :)
)
Well it works (i made SLi cable myself) but i get the screen... artifacted (only on games)... Is it because of the different memory size?
basicly... on test drive 4 it crashes when it tryies to load the 3Dfx logo, on midtown madness shows the choosen car full of artifacts and then it crashes when it loads :(
Perhaps a stupid question :
but if you try your Voodoo2's separately, do they work ?
Try also to put the output to the monitor from the 8 meg card (and not from the 12 meg card)
Don't use a sli cable too long
And what do you mean "the screen... artifacted" ?
i ment it had artifacts. To tell u the truth i haven't checked them seperatly... only the 8mb card. I had already the 8mb as primary but now i put the 12mb to see how things go...
Also when i select on the drivers (fastVooDoo2) to disable sli midtown madness gives me the option to play on 1024x768 (even though it crashes), but on 800x600 i can put all settings to hi and the game won't loose frames at all! with only the 8mb it was terrible with everything to high. BUT it have
blueish colours...
Finaly the 12mb proven to be dead, because i worked it alone and had the same symptoms. I changed slot and everything but didn't help. At least i made a working SLi cable :)
Ehm, now you have a sli cable (:)) but you need an other V2 (8 meg) or the best 2 V2 (12 meg) (because of the extra 4 megs of texture memory)
Easy in Greece to find a Voodoo2 ?
(i can't answer in your native langage : i don't speak it but your french words are perfect :D )
i found "thanks" in greek but the board doesn't write correctly the words in greek [:p] )
QuoteEasy in Greece to find a Voodoo2 ?
Hmm... I'm afraid not; but if you're lucky you can find one for 15E or so
QuoteOriginally posted by Nightbird
Ehm, now you have a sli cable (:)) but you need an other V2 (8 meg) or the best 2 V2 (12 meg) (because of the extra 4 megs of texture memory)
Easy in Greece to find a Voodoo2 ?
(i can't answer in your native langage : i don't speak it but your french words are perfect :D )
i found "thanks" in greek but the board doesn't write correctly the words in greek [:p] )
:) thanks :)
As for the voodoo... YEAP somebody up there loves me :)the guy who brought me the faulty card found me another one voodoo2... But it is from creative and 16mb never used with all it's package etc (pci sli e.t.c)... but i guess it won't work huh?
A Diamond 8 meg + a Creative Labs 12 meg ?
you like the difficulty [:p]
No chance for an other Creative Labs 12 meg ?
easier :D
edit : if you try, try also this package
https://www.3dfxzone.it/dir/news/3dfx/koolsmoky_v2_driver_test_kit
QuoteOriginally posted by Nightbird
A Diamond 8 meg + a Creative Labs 12 meg ?
you like the difficulty [:p]
No chance for an other Creative Labs 12 meg ?
easier :D
edit : if you try, try also this package
https://www.3dfxzone.it/dir/news/3dfx/koolsmoky_v2_driver_test_kit
i don't know why, but i love pcs earlier 2000. :). Not sure, but the guy told me it is 16mb (did v2 had that ammount of memory?). I will either choose betwin this card or a dual socket 7 motherboard.
Oh, i just saw the 12mb v2 (the faulty one). Looks like it has some kind of thermal paste on 3dfx chips. It is clean, but some of it has been left on it... Could the card be overclocked and produce wrong graphics because of overheating? [?]
QuoteNot sure, but the guy told me it is 16mb (did v2 had that ammount of memory?). I will either choose betwin this card or a dual socket 7 motherboard.
a V2 -> 8 or 12 meg ;)
QuoteCould the card be overclocked and produce wrong graphics because of overheating?
yes [:(]
QuoteOriginally posted by Nightbird
QuoteNot sure, but the guy told me it is 16mb (did v2 had that ammount of memory?). I will either choose betwin this card or a dual socket 7 motherboard.
a V2 -> 8 or 12 meg ;)
QuoteCould the card be overclocked and produce wrong graphics because of overheating?
yes [:(]
well in the second case then, can i underclock it to it's normal clocks... or it has damaged the hardware?
today,I tried a STb blackmagic 12m and a creative 8mb in sli..with the 12mb voodoo 1st..I paly nfs porsche and all is normal except blue squares underneath the cars and some things more..but it rans good..
I tried now changing the position of the boards and all works fine..
QuoteOriginally posted by skinnie
I tried now changing the position of the boards and all works fine..
changing "how" ?
in an other slot pci ?
or
the V2 8 meg is now the card with the output to the monitor ?
thks :)
now the 8mb card is first..and connected to the 2d card with the cable..but I think the wrong textures was due to the non restarting of the system after taking of the tick from "disable SLi detection"
And now we would need a Creative Labs and a Diamond together.
we will see today :)! I am getting the creative card :)
It works smoothly :)! Midtown Madness II will work under 1024x768 with fairly enough framerate. The only problem now is that i work with a Trident ISA vga (640x480@256 colours) and my eyes KILL me (i left the pc about 50' ago and i still feel dizzy). I must remove the TV card [:(]! But i don't care that much right now... I HAVE SLIIIIIII :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
@ aquasonic
Congratulations :D
So skinnie with a STb Blackmagic 12m + a Creative 8mb in sli and now you with a Diamond 8 meg + a Creative Labs 12 meg.
We need to know if you did something "special", your drivers ...
edit :
QuoteThe only problem now is that i work with a Trident ISA vga
no possible to find a better 2D card ? you removed your S3 Trio ?
Thank you! :D Well i am not quite sure if it has worked... I used fast voodoo 4.6 as is. Some games run some not. For example Test Drive 4 runs great and support 1024x768 as mm2, but need for speed 4 crashes on startup when i select 3dfx, but runs at 1024x768 on D3D... How this come?
NEWS :)
I changed to Koolsmoky drivers and added to registry the SSTV2_MISMATCHED_SLI = 1 string and TADA! Full Glide acceleration! 1024x768@85hz and nfs4 rockz! :)