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3dfx Voodoo 1 (Diamond Monster 3D) problem...

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First post, by HansZ

Posted on 2014-09-14, 00:07

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Configuration:

Pentium 233mmx
P5I430VX/250DM Explorer II motherboard
2x32Mb of edo ram
Promise Ultra TX100 IDE card
Kingspec 16Gb Pata SSD
Diamond Stealth II S220
Diamond Monster 3D
Mitsumi CD ROM
Panasonic 1.44MB FDD
Aopen AT Case
Optiquest 17" LCD

OS is Windows 95 OSR2.5 release. I'm using latest 3dfx reference drivers. Problem is in GLQuake and Quake 2, some weird (black) rendering artifacts, flashing... I tried changing drivers, updated DirectX version to 6.0, no success. DXDiag runs fine, all test are successful.No issues in Unreal or Populous. Did anyone had any similar issues with Voodoo 1 boards before?

Reply 1 of 11, by meljor

Posted on 2014-09-14, 22:03

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Voodoo not overclocked? Maybe try a cooler pointing at the voodoo and see if that helps. Perhaps it overheats a little.

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Reply 2 of 11, by HansZ

Posted on 2014-09-17, 17:56

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I've purchased some heat sinks matching size of Voodoo chips from the card.. Once they arrived, will posts results. Thanks.

Reply 3 of 11, by HansZ

Posted on 2014-10-01, 14:58

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Few weeks later, 28mmx28mm heat sinks arrived from China (Ebay) and after attaching them to both 3dfx chips from Monster 3D and running Quake 2 for over an hour , not a single rendering artifacts including flashing appeared. Here is the picture of my Diamond Monster 3D:

Reply 4 of 11, by PhilsComputerLab

Posted on 2014-10-01, 15:07

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Interesting! I guess these also fit on a Voodoo 2?

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Reply 5 of 11, by HansZ

Posted on 2014-10-01, 17:24

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Yes, size is perfect, and you need 3 heat sinks per Voodoo 2:

Reply 6 of 11, by PhilsComputerLab

Posted on 2014-10-01, 17:39

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Cool! Found them on eBay. How did you find the supplied glue?

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Reply 7 of 11, by HansZ

Posted on 2014-10-01, 20:04

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Glue is included with this auction:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/5pcs-28mm-Aluminium-Co … =item19e8d12672

Reply 8 of 11, by meljor

Posted on 2014-10-01, 20:18

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Pointing a fan at them also will be even better but glad you fixed the problem.

Reply 9 of 11, by HansZ

Posted on 2014-10-02, 16:50

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meljor wrote:
Pointing a fan at them also will be even better but glad you fixed the problem.

This is installed right under 😊 :

Reply 10 of 11, by nforce4max

Posted on 2014-10-02, 16:51

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Nice find and they are just the right size..

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Reply 11 of 11, by HansZ

Posted on 2014-10-02, 20:43

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nforce4max wrote:
Nice find and they are just the right size..

Fits perfectly, recommend especially due to low price of $6 a piece. Anyhow i've let system run Quake 2 demo for 5-6 hours, not a single problem.

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