RogueTrip2012 wrote:According to Quantum3D, 3dfx Banshee and Voodoo2 Chips contain a Bug which could cause them to overheat in modern Motherboards
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According to Quantum3D, 3dfx Banshee and Voodoo2 Chips contain a Bug which could cause them to overheat in modern Motherboards
(e.g. Pentium4 or AthlonXP based Systems)
This overheating effect has been observed to a lesser extend with the Voodoo3 as well.
It is assessed to be most critical on passive cooled Banshee Cards, where it can lead to thermal failure within one Minute of operation or less.
When using a such combination for the first time, leave the Case open and closely monitor Chip/Cooler Temperatures of the Card.
Quoted from falconfly. That doesn't sound so good to me. At least have some fans pointed at those bad boys!!
This is good information to know and new to me!
How does one monitor the temperature of the Voodoo's anyway? I'd think they would be too old to have any kind of thermal reading locked within their chips?
And what causes this overheating in the first place? Is it caused by the voodoo's having to work too hard due to the amount of data the cards have to process?
And wouldn't it still be safe to use them if given some good active cooling? Like strapping a 8cm case fan to them?
As far as V3 PCI is concerned, I did notice my V3 PCI's little heatsink becoming VERY hot after even a short while, right to the point I (maybe because I'm quickly worried about my precious 3DFX cards getting damaged and subsequently dying from overheating) fixed a 5cm fan above the HS+Little HS area, and the 5cm fan does very well at keeping both HS's cool to the touch.
Edit: Link to the falconfly quote, clicky me