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OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 hours ago

Ancient 3dfx Voodoo2 graphics card coaxed into working in modern AMD Ryzen 9 9900X-powered Windows 11 system — 12MB relic from 1998 successfully runs Quake 2 but crumbles in SLI configuration

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Ancient 3dfx Voodoo2 graphics card coaxed into working in modern AMD Ryzen 9 9900X-powered Windows 11 system — 12MB relic from 1998 successfully runs Quake 2 but crumbles in SLI configuration

www.tomshardware.com

OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 hours ago
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It is great to see legendary old hardware that is still able to work in the latest PC systems.
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    I’m surprised someone managed to get this to work pretty much at all. Figured it would just burst into flames as soon as the MOBO tried to pass power to that card.

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      @supernight52 @OldQWERTYbastard

      That’s what the PCI-X to PCI adaptor is for, keeping the angry pixy smoke in & pushing the 1’s & 0’s. :computerfairies:

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