atom1kk wrote on 2022-09-02, 14:39:

I am planning to look for a voodoo 1 card. Are there any vwrsions which i should avoid tegarding quality or compatibilities?

Some exotic Voodoo1 cards with more than 4 MB of VRAM can cause issues with older Glide games. It may be possible to fix some of those using environment variables, but if you want to be safe, stick to the standard 4 MB cards.

The one you can get for a reasonable price and still works is fine ... 😁

On ebay here spme where sold for around 40-60 Euro. I think i will stay in that range

Personally I'd love a Voodoo 1 card with electromechanical passthrough relays instead of the bus switch IC found on at least the cards I've dealt with, if they exist. Haven't explored the market. My voodoo 1 cards severely degrades image quality in passthrough mode, I believe those ICs are to blame.

Most Voodoo 1 cards followed original 3dfx design with only minor deviations.

kaputnik wrote on 2022-09-02, 16:20:

Personally I'd love a Voodoo 1 card with electromechanical passthrough relays instead of the bus switch IC found on at least the cards I've dealt with, if they exist. Haven't explored the market. My voodoo 1 cards severely degrades image quality in passthrough mode, I believe those ICs are to blame.

That means you want the Orchid Righteous 3D, as that was (one of the?) only card with those relays. Can't say I've noticed any difference with say a Diamond Monster3D in terms of image quality - but I like the *click* sounds.

Also a reminder that 3dfx's visual smudgy blurriness is a standard fully-intended feature (that can also be env'd off). Make sure that's not the IQ issues you're thinking of.

I just bought a orchid v1 card. The price was bit higher than i wanted but since i remember orchid was one of the better brands i decided to give it a go. It costs me 75 incl. Shipping. Think its ok. Now i need a loop cable. All cables i find are between 20 and 30 euro. I have found on ebay this one. I think it should do the same. What do you think?