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Reference to the Voodoo1 in GeForce GT430 Underclock?

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First post, by PKFreeZZy

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I was checking my graphics card temps in MSI Afterburner just recently, then started wondering why of all frequencies it clocks down to these specific numbers:

https://i.imgur.com/nggqGnF.png

After suddenly realizing I've seen similar clock speeds on the Voodoo1 in a comparison video, research yielded these results:

https://i.imgur.com/SmiNCoM.png

Could this actually be a reference (hence NVidia owns the remenants of 3dfx) or is it just an otherworldly coincidence?

My Windows 98 PC: Slot 1 Pentium III 600 (Katmai) | 256MB PC133 SDRAM | 64MB Leadtek WinFast GeForce2 Pro | Creative SB16 CT2230 | Intel PRO/100+ with Alert on LAN* | 18.64GB Seagate ST320011A | Corsair CX430 | ASUS P2B Rev. 1.04

Reply 1 of 3, by Davros

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looks its getting mixed up with your voodoo card but should be 50mhz 50mhz not 50mhz 135mhz
maybe its reading 66 on the mem and assuming its ddr or something
do you have anything in your autoexec.bat thats starts with SST_
the speeds for a gt430 are 700mhz (gpu) 1600mhz (mem) 800mhz ddr3

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Reply 2 of 3, by PKFreeZZy

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I don't have a Voodoo in this PC nor do I own one at all. The clock speeds reported by Afterburner in that image are of its "neutral gear" frequencies after being freed of load. I know their speeds of 135MHz are a mismatch but it's still a close relation, IMO.

My Windows 98 PC: Slot 1 Pentium III 600 (Katmai) | 256MB PC133 SDRAM | 64MB Leadtek WinFast GeForce2 Pro | Creative SB16 CT2230 | Intel PRO/100+ with Alert on LAN* | 18.64GB Seagate ST320011A | Corsair CX430 | ASUS P2B Rev. 1.04

Reply 3 of 3, by Davros

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The clock speeds are similar to many cards of the same era
including the virge, verite, rage3d, Alliance Semiconductor AT3D, Permedia, ect
not sure why you think it's linked to the voodoo

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